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California's Climate Action Plan for Transportation Investments calls for putting state funding towards projects that reduce vehicle miles traveled. But CTC approved several VMT-inducing projects anyway.

The post California Will Continue Funding Projects that Induce Driving, Despite State Policy appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Continually watering down projects, be they bike lanes or transit lanes, costs people their lives. The advocates with Traffic Violence Rapid Response took a detailed look at how this plays out with the Tempo bus on International in Oakland and San Leandro

A huge share of one of DOT's most important discretionary grant program's funds will go to communities that were historically harmed by transportation investments.

The post This Year’s RAISE Grants Will Help Disadvantaged Communities appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

S.B. 532 would raise tolls on local bridges and allocate that money for transit

The post New CA Bill Would Raise Bridge Tolls to Provide Relief for Bay Area Transit appeared first on Streetsblog California.

The Metro Planning Committee will vote on a Metro staff proposal to allocate $8 million for a 405 Freeway expansion project that would add additional lanes to the 405 between Artesia Boulevard and the 105 Freeway.

The post LA Metro to Shift Funds and Seek Grant Money for 405 Freeway Widening appeared first on Streetsblog California.

The info-free outreach and terrible designs put on display how little SFMTA management really cares about bicycle safety

The marquee component of the Page Street Neighborhood Way project was supposed to be the city's first raised intersection, also known as a speed table, planned for Page and Buchanan. In this configuration, pictured below in a rendering, the entire intersection is kept at sidewalk level to force motorists to slow down as they cross. Note the minimal curb at the corners.

A federal grant program aimed at speeding the transition to zero-emissions transit is being undermined by allocations for low-polluting vehicles, an advocacy group warns.

The post ‘Low No’ is a Blow to the Electric Bus Transition, Advocates Say appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Advocates held mock funerals Saturday in Oakland and San Francisco for BART, Muni, AC Transit, and other agencies that could be forced to make severe service cuts depending on ongoing budget negotiations in Sacramento. From coverage in SFGate: