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San Joaquin Council of Governments funded 21 projects throughout the county to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, including adding bicycle lanes to Yosemite Avenue in Manteca. Photo of Yosemite Avenue Alternative 2 courtesy of City of Manteca.

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San Joaquin County Bike, Ped Projects Get Money from Local Sales Tax Measure

By Minerva Perez | Mar 26, 2018

SJCOG awarded funds for 21 projects in San Joaquin County, including off-street bike paths, on-street bike lanes, signaled bike routes, cycletracks, sidewalks, crosswalks, pedestrian crossing beacons, and several studies.

Sparse attendance at the Natural Resources Agency hearing on CEQA updates may reflect the wonky quality of the changes. Image: Screengrab from Cal-span.org

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Public Weighs in on Proposed CEQA VMT/LOS Changes

By Melanie Curry | Mar 15, 2018

Not many people attended the hearing, but those who spoke up were pretty consistent in their feedback: don't exempt transportation projects from measuring how many vehicle miles they will encourage.

"San José is a unique place, playing a vital economic and cultural role within North America," says the city's website.

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San Jose Becomes Fourth California City to Adopt VMT as Metric for Traffic Impacts

By Melanie Curry | Mar 6, 2018

The South Bay city joins Pasadena, San Francisco, and Oakland in moving away from a focus on vehicle delay and towards induced car trips to measure of environmental impacts of development.

Researchers found that pollution from highways affected surrounding routes, especially downwind. Image: Boriboonsomsin and Luo

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Measuring the Risk to Bike Riders of Breathing Pollution

By Melanie Curry | Feb 7, 2018

Bike riders are vulnerable road users, exposed to a variety of dangers, but the dangers imposed by pollution are not usually taken into account when planning bike routes.

Earthjustice's Right to Zero campaign is hosting a series of discussions around the state. Tomorrow: Sacramento

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How California Can Move Towards Zero Emissions: Event Tomorrow

By Melanie Curry | Jan 22, 2018

A panel discussion in Sacramento tomorrow afternoon will discuss California's zero energy future.

Map shows Bay Area highways and bridges (in red) vulnerable to a relatively low estimated 1.5-foot sea level rise. From Caltrans Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Map

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Caltrans Releases Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Bay Area

By Melanie Curry | Jan 2, 2018

This first report focuses on Caltrans District 4, which covers the greater Bay Area. It sets out to begin a discussion about what sea level rise and rising temperatures might mean for state highways.

The Gilman Street I-80 Interchange was awarded ATP funds for a bridge that take pedestrians and bicyclists out of the picture. Image: Build alternative from the Gilman/I-80 interchange project website.

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California Transportation Commission Adopts More ATP Projects

By Melanie Curry | Dec 8, 2017

24 projects will be awarded at total of $32 million in Active Transportation Program funds.

Fresno is the poster child for how to collaborate on climate initiatives.

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Strategic Growth Council Narrows List of Potential TCC Grants

By Melanie Curry | Nov 2, 2017

The Transformative Climate Communities grant program aims to encourage neighborhood-level plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities. The Strategic Growth Council will award approximately $140 million in TCC grants.

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Governor Vetoes State Agency Bike-Share Bill

By Melanie Curry | Oct 10, 2017

Governor Brown continues to work through a pile of bills on his desk, signing some and vetoing others.

Governor Brown signs a package bills legislators hope will begin to solve the housing crisis. Image: LiveStream

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Governor Signs 15 Bills to Make Building Housing Easier

By Melanie Curry | Sep 29, 2017

Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a package of fifteen bills that will lay the groundwork for increasing housing, affordable housing, and homeless services in California.

A bill to clarify that pedestrians can begin crossing after the pedestrian countdown begins--as long as they have time to cross--is headed for the governor's desk. Photo: Melanie Curry

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Bill to Clarify Pedestrian Countdown Signals Improved and Passed

By Melanie Curry | Sep 12, 2017

A bill to correct the motor vehicle code to allow pedestrians to use countdown signals the way they were intended--as information they could use to decide whether they have time to cross an intersection--has passed both houses of the legislature and is headed for the governor's signature.

Caltrans is looking for applicants for a new California Walk and Bike Technical Advisory Committee, to represent the needs of people of all ages and abilities. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

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Planners, Time to Get to Work: Lots More Bike/Ped Projects to Get Money

By Melanie Curry | Sep 5, 2017

CTC staff have recommended 63 projects that had previously applied for ATP grants, but didn't get them, for funding. Also 21 already-awarded projects will get their money sooner--some as soon as this year.

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