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Senate Transportation Committee Recap: Transit Consolidation Bill Pulled
Also, a bill from Senator Blakespear to reduce delays for building safer bike lanes along the California coast returns
January 9, 2024
Task Force Meets to Address the Future of California Transit
California's Transit Transformation Task Force must address a wide range of issues. Here are three that are crucial, from the perspective of one of the task force members.
January 4, 2024
Eight New Year’s Resolutions For Transportation Decisionmakers
As we do every year, we're challenging the architects of our transportation system to do better.
January 2, 2024
What’s on Caltrans’s $16B Holiday SHOPP-ing List?
The $15.7 billion State Highway Operations and Protection Program is one of the state’s biggest infrastructure packages. But what’s really in the 599 projects?
December 21, 2023
Anatomy of a Complete Streets Policy
How San Diego advocates pushed for, and won, a better approach to road design
December 20, 2023
Strategic Growth Council Announces Round 5 Transformative Climate Communities Grants
$98 million for eleven community-led climate projects throughout California that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
December 18, 2023
Highway Expansion Project Not Approved by California Transportation Commission
Adding another lane won't reduce congestion, yet Caltrans keeps doing it, and the CTC usually approves the money for it. There's too little discussion of alternatives.
December 14, 2023
Funding for Rail Projects: An Incomplete Roundup
Various federal, state, and local funding sources are lining up.
December 8, 2023
California Can’t Be a Climate Leader Until it Stops Building Freeways
Caltrans should be inducing demand for active transportation and transit with protected bikeways and bus-only lanes.
December 8, 2023
Feds Award $3B for CA High-Speed Rail, and $3B for Vegas-to-LA HSR
"This show of support from the Biden-Harris Administration is a vote of confidence in today’s vision and comes at a critical turning point, providing the project new momentum.”
December 6, 2023
