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California’s Laws on Cell Phone Use While Driving Are Not Good Enough
Washington and Oregon, which have similar distracted driving law on cellphone use, reduced crashes at a higher rate than California
August 9, 2022
How to Get Bike Lanes in Your Town
"We can't afford it" means "I don't care about it." Either politicians don't see its potential value for themselves, or they don't feel the pain of its absence in the way that people outside of cars do.
August 5, 2022
Op-Ed: Why California Should Ban Parking Minimums
In most California cities, whenever developers construct a new building, local governments force them to provide a certain amount of parking as well. These rules - minimum parking requirements - are bad for the state, and they get in the way of meeting housing, transportation, and climate goals by making it harder and more expensive to build housing. They also increase driving, air pollution, and carbon emissions.
August 3, 2022
Local Transportation Ballot Measures Aren’t Supporting Better Transportation Choices
In November, voters in regions around the state will be asked to vote on local sales tax measures to raise money for transportation, which often means more highways.
August 1, 2022
Missed Climate Targets, Misalignment of Transportation Funding: Why California Needs A.B. 2438
A.B. 2438 would require transportation funding programs to incorporate urgent climate goals. Its fate is uncertain.
July 28, 2022
How to Overcome Political Hurdles that Block Bike Lanes
Ninety-minute webinar proposes that building bike lanes is fundamentally about political will - and explains how to build and harness it
July 26, 2022
Where Is California’s E-Bike Incentive Program? Part 2
The California Air Resources Board was supposed to launch the program by July 1, but has not yet chosen an administrator
July 19, 2022
Roundup: Grants; Climate Research; New Community Resilience Program
Opportunities to weigh in on climate and community priorities, and money to support Clean Air Day events
July 15, 2022
Caltrans’ Plan for Making Complete Streets a Priority
The department's Complete Streets Action plan is basically a list of specific actions to be taken by Caltrans to encourage the shift towards equitable and safer transportation that it says it is embracing.
July 13, 2022
Pilot Programs Aim to Address Gaps in Transportation Access
Three pilots, in Oakland, Bakersfield, and Pittsburgh PA, are testing the concept of Universal Basic Mobility
July 12, 2022
