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Early Legislative Roundup: A New Session Begins
Some bills introduced in the new session's first week provide a glimpse into what legislators are thinking about, and what issues they plan to work on over the next two years.
December 7, 2018
State Releases Guidelines for Autonomous Vehicles
California Governor's Office of Planning and Research wrote a set of principles to guide government agencies thinking about a future full of autonomous vehicles
November 27, 2018
Media Blitz from Oil Industry Tries to Stoke Fears About “High Gas Prices”
Huge banner ads in the LA Times and other outlets proclaim that “unelected state regulators” are circumventing the law and raising gas prices
November 15, 2018
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Grants Now Available
$395 million is available from cap-and-trade for affordable housing near transit, plus bike, pedestrian, transit projects
November 8, 2018
State Awards Bicycle and Pedestrian Education Grants
These grants focus on education and enforcement, which are only two parts of the safety equation
November 2, 2018
Modesto Plans a New Road Diet
The planned changes should bring similar safety benefits and speed reductions seen after a road diet was completed along College Avenue.
October 24, 2018
Five California Cities Are Ranked in Top 50 U.S. Bicycling Cities
Los Angeles is notably absent
October 12, 2018
Mitigation Banks: How Benefits from Upcoming CEQA Change Could Be Captured, Shared, Amplified
A new report takes a look at a pioneering new way to handle mitigation under the California Environmental Quality Act that has huge potential benefits for communities far beyond a particular development.
October 5, 2018
The Point of California’s Global Climate Action Summit
The focus of the summit was on industry's bottom line, and whether it's possible to “do good while doing well,” rather than encouraging people to make the changes necessary to slow climate change.
September 17, 2018
Is the E-scooter Bill under Attack?
Several articles in mainstream media outlets describe a "spike" in injuries to e-scooter riders, while a bill aiming to encourage scooter riding is waiting for the governor to sign it.
September 11, 2018
