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The environmental report for the Yolo Bypass project understates the true impacts of the project, according to the lawsuit

The post Environmental Groups File Suit Against I-80 Highway Expansion appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Caltrans districts and local cities have bike and pedestrian safety plans, but too often Caltrans uses excuses - including cost and delay - to avoid following them. This bill would stop that practice.

The post CalBike Summit Preview: Complete Streets Bill Would Require Caltrans to Implement Its Own Policies appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Leaders plan to put a regional tax measure on the ballot, but first they need to show what those taxes would do for the Bay Area transit system

The post Bay Area Transit Agencies Struggles to Define a Vision for the Future appeared first on Streetsblog California.

California Transportation Commission staff released their recommendations for local projects to protect transportation infrastructure from climate change. The list will be considered by the CTC in December.

The post Projects Chosen for Climate Adaptation Funding appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Every dollar spent on widening highways right now is a dollar not spent on better, cleaner, safer, and more sustainable alternatives. It is also a dollar that will require future dollars to be spent in order to maintain what it is building today. Widening highways now is a way to keep the status quo in place for years into the future, when we need to change that status quo.

The post California Transportation Commission Chair: “Widen Freeways for the People” appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Decriminalizing fare evasion and sidewalk riding bills killed; Transparency and climate accountability bills signed; More to come

The post Legislative Update: Governor Is Powering Through Bills appeared first on Streetsblog California.

A new analysis from the Natural Resources Defense Council found that California allocates less than twenty percent of available transportation funding to low-carbon modes - despite climate and livability goals to increase walking, biking, and transit as modes of choice. At the same time, the state is still investing in highway expansion.

The post California Spends Too Little on Environmentally Friendly Transportation Options appeared first on Streetsblog California.

While some Bay Area legislators supported the idea of raising bridge tolls to help fund transit, there was enough opposition that its author, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), decided to put S.B. 532 on ice for now.

The post Bill to Fund Transit with Bridge Toll Hike Paused appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Don't believe it

The post Asm. Connolly Wants People to Think Bike Lanes Cause Pollution appeared first on Streetsblog California.