Bill Aims to Complete High-Speed Rail
No guarantees, but it could provide funding for CA's program, if it passes
February 24, 2020
TransForm: California Needs More Housing, It Needs to Be Near Transit, and It Must Be Affordable
Upzoning is necessary, but doing it without adequate anti-displacement and affordability requirements puts upward pressure on areas near transit, creating a whole cascade of unwanted effects.
February 19, 2020
Senate Transportation Vice-Chair Says Active Transportation Projects Increase Emissions
Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), vice chair of the state Senate Transportation Committee, doesn't seem to understand what active transportation projects are, who they benefit, or why California is investing in them
February 13, 2020
Bill to Reform How Speed Limits are Set
A.B. 2121 is a very small first step toward reforming California's absurd speed limit laws
February 7, 2020
Report: Change the Way Speed Limits Are Set
The "85th Percentile Rule" relies on outdated assumptions and needs to be fixed
February 6, 2020
Assembly Appointee to the California Transportation Commission Has Clean Air Experience
New Commissioner Joseph Lyou is president and CEO of Coalition for Clean Air as well as a former member of South Coast AQMD
February 5, 2020
Dangerous by Design 2020: California, Like Most States, Is Not Improving Safety
California set targets to INCREASE deaths and injuries of the most vulnerable users of its road system
January 16, 2020
Advocate Resigns from California Transportation Commission
It looked like there might finally be a commissioner to articulate the challenges of people living in poor and underserved communities
January 14, 2020
Wiener Reintroduces Housing-Transit Bill; Some Advocates Shout Him Down
Senator Scott Wiener reintroduced his ambitious bill to increase housing near transit
January 7, 2020
Legislators Announce a California Green New Deal
The authors called it a "new California compact for a better, greener life for all."
January 7, 2020
