After Years of Inaction, a Rush to Approve CA Transportation Funding Bill
A fix to a late amendment wasn't enough for environmental justice advocates, and the Republicans--well, their support is irrelevant. But the rush to pass S.B. 1 is hampering what could be a very good transportation funding bill.
April 5, 2017
Transportation Funding Bill Poisoned by Truck Amendment
A last-minute amendment exempting trucks from air quality rules threatens to poison an otherwise strong[er] transportation funding bill. The political calculus to get 2/3 vote makes this kind of amendment a risk.
March 30, 2017
Air Resources Board Releases White Paper on Health Benefits of Activity
It's not exactly news, but yes: physical activity and exercise is necessary for good health. And the way communities are built can help increase or decrease how much physical activity people get.
March 29, 2017
Air Resources Board: We Need to Align Transportation Funding With Climate Goals
“We have an ongoing discussion in this state that needs to be resolved,” said ARB chair Mary Nichols. “Whenever you add capacity to existing roads, it does create induced demand, and it fills up immediately.”
March 28, 2017
Silicon Valley Bike Vision Plan Is a Great Tool for Advocates Everywhere
The Silicon Valley Bike Vision report shows what peninsula cities are doing right, as well as what they could do better to improve conditions for bicyclists and encourage more people to ride. It serves as a vision of what bicycling could be like, and provides a general roadmap on how to get there.
March 24, 2017
Air Resources Board to Discuss Greenhouse Emission Targets
More ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets are needed, but regional governments say they can't meet them without more aggressive changes--which they say they don't have the power to impose.
March 23, 2017
CTC Approves Regional Active Transportation Projects
Yesterday the California Transportation Commission approved 62 projects for a total of $103.3 million from the Active Transportation Program. The projects were submitted by the Bay Area, Fresno, Sacramento, San Diego, Southern California, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Kern regional governments.
March 17, 2017
California Sues to Defend Auto Emission Rules
Governor Brown didn't mince words. The decision to "weaken emission standards in cars is an unconscionable gift to polluters," he wrote. "Once again, you’ve put the interests of big oil ahead of clean air and politics ahead of science."
March 16, 2017
Report: What California Is Getting From Cap-and-Trade Investments
This report on cap-and-trade investments should satisfy legislative demands to know where all that money is going and what benefits California is getting from climate investments. It describes the programs being funded, how much those programs are reducing greenhouse gases, and what other benefits the state is getting from its investments.
March 16, 2017
Draft Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Guidelines Released
The AHSC connects planning for housing and transportation, and supports building affordable housing that makes it easy for people not to drive. It's a small program with a big mandate, and one of the few sources of state money for affordable housing. Here's a look at new draft guidelines for applicants.
March 13, 2017
