Court: Environmental Review for San Diego’s Highway-Happy Plan Inadequate
The California Court of Appeals yesterday confirmed a lower court ruling that the environmental impact report (EIR) for San Diego's long-range regional transportation plan was inadequate. The EIR, said the court, underplayed the impact of the emissions that would result from its highway-building, sprawl-inducing plan.
November 25, 2014
Officials Celebrate BART’s Shiny, Costly New Oakland Airport Connector
The ribbon was cut Friday on BART's new $484 million Oakland Airport Connector, with a ceremony complete with the requisite speeches, live music, and even a raffle. Free rides were given to everyone who came.
November 24, 2014
Speaking With Steven Cliff, Caltrans’ New Sustainability Director
As part of its ongoing work to expand its focus beyond just highways, California's Department of Transportation, better known as Caltrans, recently created a new position -- the Assistant Director of Sustainability. Steven Cliff, the new hire, will oversee the integration of one of the department's newest goals: “Sustainability, Livability, and Economy.”
November 21, 2014
No, Sacramento is NOT Seriously Considering a Bicycle License Law
After a woman was hit by a bicyclist riding on a Sacramento sidewalk, she threatened the city with a lawsuit, and her attorney is pushing the city to pass one of the most restrictive bicycle licensing laws in the country.
November 10, 2014
Replacing LOS: Experts Debate How CA Should Measure Transpo Impacts
California planning experts continue to debate how to most effectively measure transportation impacts in a way that will foster smarter growth, after the state abandoned the car-centric metric known as Level of Service (LOS).
November 7, 2014
A Look at Election Results on CA Transportation Ballot Measures
Below are the results from local voter registrars after Tuesday's election. Vote-by-mail ballots are still being counted, and with the low voter turnout (29.9 percent statewide), this means in some places a third or more of the ballots have not yet been counted. For some measures, this means the tide could yet turn, which is why these are only “semi-official” results.
November 6, 2014
CA Voters Vote on a Swath of Transportation Measures Today
While you're standing in line waiting for your turn to vote, be glad that you don't have to weigh in on every fiscal measure on the ballot.
November 4, 2014
CA Environmental Groups Grade Legislators
It's scorecard season in California. Advocacy groups are giving grades to legislators based on how they voted on bills in the last year's sessions, and releasing the scores just in time to influence next week's election.
October 31, 2014
CA’s “Hidden Gas Tax” That Doesn’t Exist
You may have seen the ads on Facebook, or on one of the roving billboards being pulled by a gasoline-powered truck. They warned darkly of a coming "hidden tax" on fuel that was so hidden nobody in the media was talking about it. You may have wondered what it meant, even as the ads urged you to sign a petition today.
October 28, 2014
Four CA Colleges Win 2014 Bicycle Friendly University Awards
Congratulations to several California colleges that won 2014 Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) awards from the League of American Bicyclists. Thirteen California colleges have made the list in the last few years.
October 22, 2014