Governor Appoints Two New California Transportation Commissioners
Paul Van Konynenberg, the problematic CTC chair, is out. The new appointees represent labor and business development. One more commission seat remains up in the air.
June 22, 2020
Evictions Still on Hold, For Now: Judicial and Legislative Moves
California's Judicial Council declined to lift the temporary eviction moratorium, and a bill was introduced that would codify eviction protections beyond the judicial ban on serving eviction notices.
June 15, 2020
Bill to Incentivize Bike Parking in New Housing Moves to Senate
Building parking is expensive, and drives up the cost of housing, even affordable housing, especially where cities require a minimum amount of parking to be built per unit. Research shows that a lot of this parking is unnecessary, and in response some cities have reduced or eliminated their minimum parking requirements.
June 9, 2020
Evictions and Homelessness Will Rise Precipitously Once COVID Restrictions Are Lifted
New UCLA Luskin Center report warns of a dire future in L.A., if big changes aren't made now - but the lesson is relevant statewide. Nationwide.
June 5, 2020
Surprise! Even Partial Automation Is Encouraging Drivers Not to Pay Attention
Among the many dangers faced by people on streets in this nation today, distracted driving in automated vehicles has not been uppermost in people’s minds. But research from U.C. Davis suggests policymakers should maybe pay a little more attention.
June 3, 2020
How to Have a Say in and Get Complete Streets Elements into Caltrans Projects in Your Town
CTC workshop will discuss the 2022 SHOPP process and gather input on how to best engage advocates, planners, and district staff.
May 21, 2020
Creating Vitally Needed Hand-Washing Stations for Homeless Residents
LavaMaeX's Hand Washing For All campaign aims to teach people how to make, maintain hand-washing stations to help stop spread of coronavirus
May 15, 2020
Portraits of San Diego’s Sustainable Commuters
May 14, 2020
CTC Approves SHOPP, Including Funding Specifically for Complete Streets
Caltrans requested $100 million "reservation" in SHOPP for Complete Streets, and got $42m plus a commitment to approve the rest next month
May 14, 2020
