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CA’s Regional Agency Reps Tout Increased Ped Safety Funding in Sacramento

By Melanie Curry | May 15, 2014 | No Comments

The Peds Count! 2014 Summit kicked off in Sacramento with a panel of top-level executives from regional planning agencies celebrating their accomplishments in improving conditions for pedestrians. The speakers represented an alphabet soup of major metropolitan transportation agencies in California: SANDAG, the San Diego Association of Governments; SACOG, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments; SCAG, […]

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CA Transportation Choices Summit Tackles Policy Issues

By Melanie Curry | Apr 24, 2014 | No Comments

The California Transportation Choices Summit, held in Sacramento this week, was an opportunity for sustainable transportation and public health advocates to spend the day learning about current state policies and legislation in the works to change them. This year’s summit was titled “2014: A Year of Opportunity.” The “opportunity” comes in the form of new funds from […]

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TransForm to Host Third Transportation Choices Summit in Sacramento

By Melanie Curry | Apr 16, 2014 | No Comments

TransForm, an organization that advocates for sustainable transportation, smart growth, and affordable housing throughout California, will host its third annual summit next week to discuss the state’s transportation priorities. The Transportation Choices Summit will take place in Sacramento on Tuesday, April 22, and feature speakers from advocacy organizations including the Greenlining Institute, Move LA, and Safe Routes […]

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Meet Our New Sacramento Teammate: Melanie Curry

By Damien Newton | Jan 24, 2014 | No Comments

Streetsblog SF and Los Angeles have a new hire starting on February 1 that will dramatically expand our coverage. I am pleased to announce that Melanie Curry will be as full-time writer covering news out of the California capitol and across the state. Melanie will be covering statewide issues that impact transportation, open space, livability […]

Streetsblog Hiring a Reporter to Cover Statewide News Out of Sacramento

By Streetsblog | Nov 25, 2013 | 1 Comment

Streetsblog is happy to announce the opening of a new, full-time Sacramento-based reporting position to cover livable streets news from around California and the state capitol beginning in early 2014. The writer would cover the state legislature, executive branch, Caltrans, high-speed rail, and other issues outside of the greater Los Angeles and Bay Areas, working […]

Like Bike Lanes and Transit? Hope You Like the Sacramento Kings Too.

By Autumn Bernstein | Sep 12, 2013 | No Comments

Note: This post originally appeared at Climate Plan. What do the hoop dreams of a software mogul have to do with CEQA reform? As of last night, everything. In the waning days of session, strange things happen in Sacramento. Late last night, Senate President pro Tem Steinberg announced that he cut a deal with Governor […]

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