(Very) Early Peek at 2023-24 Legislative Agenda
Bills introduced on: aligning climate and transportation funding; stopping new freeways; and allowing bikes to treat stop signs as yields.
December 15, 2022
Caltrans to Report on Achievements from Statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plan
The department extended the public comment period on this draft report until January 13, and is holding a webinar to talk about it on December 16.
December 14, 2022
Active Transportation Program Is Highly Competitive, and Its Budget Isn’t Big Enough
... and other analysis of the Cycle 6 funding that was just announced, by Safe Routes Partnerships
December 13, 2022
CTC Adopts Staff Recommendations for ATP Funding
$1B in a one-time boost in funding made it possible to approve 93 new high-scoring projects. The CTC plans to request a larger allocation for the ATP in future state budgets.
December 12, 2022
Advocates Score California Legislators on Transportation
Streets for All recognizes champions of safer streets in the state legislature, acknowledges some rising stars, and notes who opposes efforts to improve transportation safety
December 8, 2022
Transformative Climate Community Grants Announced
Strategic Growth Council approves seven planning and three implementation grants that emphasize cooperation on resilience, emission reductions, public health, workforce training, and community engagement.
October 31, 2022
CalBike Has Some Answers to Questions about State E-bike Incentives
The program is still under development, but the California Bicycle Coalition already has about 8500 people signed up to receive updates
October 24, 2022
Active Transportation Program: Cycle 6 Staff Recommendations Released
High scores, 434 application requesting $3.1 billion. So far, 93 projects recommended, for about $1 billion.
October 24, 2022
High-Speed Rail Sustainability Report 2022 Released
Too bad the station renderings show such car-centric places
October 20, 2022
Local Ballot Measures: Sales Taxes for Transportation Are Tricky
Local sales tax measures are increasingly tapped as a source for highway widenings, and they're getting tricky about it
October 19, 2022
