On California Clean Air Day, Pledge to Take Action
Organizers of California Clean Air Day are asking individuals and companies to pledge to take small actions that support clean air efforts on Wednesday - and every day.
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Office of Traffic Safety Announces $127.3M in Grants
Increased funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration makes this a historic amount of money for a historic number of grants
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Caltrans Pending Complete Streets Guidance Ignores Bike Safety
But somewhere along the way, highway interchanges - roads crossing and going under and over freeways and highways - were exempted from the guidelines
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California Has to Stop Building Freeways. Now.
"People aren't used to thinking of freeways as fossil fuel infrastructure, but they are." And once built, there's no going back, no making up for the extra driving by trying to convince people that a bus or train might be a better choice - we're stuck with it.
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Caltrans Explains Why VMT – Vehicle Miles Traveled – Is Such a Concern
And then turns around and says: oh, but new freight truck traffic induced by new highway capacity doesn't count! Really, Caltrans?
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Caltrans “Shakeup” Is a Bad Sign
Why was one of Caltrans' most staunch advocates for sanity within Caltrans "reassigned"?
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All Kinds of Safety and Sustainability Bills Made it to the Governor’s Desk
And some have been held for next year
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CA Legislature Passes Speed Camera Bill
Now it's up to Governor Newsom to sign it
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Carbon Emissions Disclosure Bill Is Headed to the Governor
The California legislature passed a bill today that would require all large corporations that do business in California to measure and publicly report their carbon emissions.
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Here We Go Again: Pedestrian Safety Month Means Watch Out, People!
California Highway Patrol supports Pedestrian Safety Month with yet another tone deaf Public Safety Announcement putting the onus for safety on the most vulnerable people using roads
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