Dublin BART Parking Battle Takes on a New Twist
A local assemblymember secured a promise of $20 million in state funding to build a parking garage for BART. But in the interim staff had come up with intriguing alternative proposals, and the board of directors opted for the quicker and less expensive option.
August 9, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Sacramento’s First Cycle Track Appears Near Amtrak
Sacramento's first protected bikeway turns out to be a hint of many good things to come in terms of bike infrastructure in the city.
August 3, 2017
Californians Are Worried About Climate Change, Support State Policies
The nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released results of a survey that found that most Californians favor the state's greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. This is so even while most of them expect gas prices to rise as a result of policies to reduce GHGs.
July 28, 2017
Preview: Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to Hold Bike Summit August 8
The SVBC Summit agenda includes a talk by Tamika Butler, former head of the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition.
July 27, 2017
Governor Brown Signs Cap and Trade Extension
With sunny San Francisco as a backdrop in the distance, at the same spot where Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the original California Global Warming Solutions Act in 2006, today Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 398, which will extend California's climate change policies into the next decade.
July 26, 2017
Legislative Update: Equity on the California Transportation Commission
A.B. 179 tries to ensure that the concerns of people affected by transportation projects—not just those who use them—will be represented on the California Transportation Commission. But the bill has been softened to a statement on the need for diversity.
July 21, 2017
Vote on Cap-and-Trade Bills Postponed to “Allow Discussion”
Governor Brown is pushing hard to pass two bills that would reauthorize California's cap-and-trade system, telling the Sacramento Bee that to lose would be a tragedy “for California and for the world.”
July 12, 2017
Bike-Share Launches in the East Bay
Other places may have had bike-share for a while, but the cities of the East Bay have had to wait while the kinks were worked out elsewhere. It was worth the wait.
July 11, 2017
Help Ensure that S.B. 1 Tax Money Is Wisely Spent
While there is a push to make quick decisions and get projects on the ground fast, there is also counter pressure to take enough time to get these decisions right. There won't be another opportunity to raise money for transportation any time soon.
July 11, 2017
Projects to Improve Transit in California Get Money
Caltrans recently allocated $34 million to 125 projects under the Low Carbon and Transit Operations Program. It's not a lot of money, but these relatively small investments have the potential to make an immediate difference in local, and global, emissions.
July 7, 2017
