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LA Times Opposes CA Helmet Law, But Gets One Point Wrong
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times wrote a mostly thoughtful editorial against Senate Bill 192, Carol Liu's proposed mandatory helmet law for bicyclists. In the Times' opinion, there isn't enough evidence to show that helmets make bicycle riders safer to justify changing the law.
March 23, 2015
CalSTA Rep: Let’s Make Biking and Walking the First Choice for Short Trips
CalSTA, the state agency that oversees all state transportation departments including Caltrans, is committed to improving conditions for transit, biking, and walking, according to its Deputy Secretary for Environmental Policy and Housing, Kate White.
March 19, 2015
San Francisco, East Bay Bicycle Coalitions Win Bike Summit Awards
Congratulations to two Bay Area bicycle advocacy organizations who won top awards from the Alliance for Biking and Walking at the National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., this week.
March 13, 2015
California Long-Range Transportation Plan: GHG Goals Are Elusive
Caltrans has been in the process of developing its long range transportation plan for the last two years. Now it has released the draft California Transportation Plan 2040 [PDF]. Public input will be solicited at workshops throughout the state in March and April, starting today in Sacramento.
March 11, 2015
Technical Assistance Available for CA Active Transportation Program
The guidelines for the second cycle of California's Active Transportation Program, which funds projects that encourage bicycling and walking, are in their final stage of revision. Staff will present the guidelines to the California Transportation Commission for approval at the commission's next meeting on March 25 and 26. The call for projects is expected to be released on March 26, with applications due June 1.
March 6, 2015
New Bills in CA Legislature Send Mixed Messages for Livable Streets
The deadline for introducing new bills to be considered in the 2015 California legislative session passed last Friday. Out of the total 2,295 bills, there are not very many pertaining to bicycling and walking, and some of those that do are not very bicycle-friendly. Overall it may end up being a lackluster session for bike policy.
March 5, 2015
CA Coalition Calls for More Funding, Staffing for Active Transportation
A coalition of advocacy groups released a petition yesterday calling for California to increase funding for active transportation to help the state meet its climate goals.
February 27, 2015
Caltrans Report Celebrates Its Support of Active Transportation
Caltrans, the California Department of Transportation, just released its annual report to the legislature [PDF] on its achievements last year in the area of “non-motorized travel,” and this year the document is more celebratory than it has been in the past.
February 27, 2015
New Report Tells CA How to Get More Bang for its Transportation Bucks
A new report [PDF] offers suggestions for ways that California could better spend the roughly $28 billion it invests in transportation every year, both to be more cost-effective and to better align with the state's environmental goals.
February 20, 2015
Coming Soon: Streetsblog California
Following the launch of Streetsblog in Texas, Ohio, Saint Louis, and the Southeast, we have more good news to bring. Starting in early April, Streetsblog will launch its newest news site, Streetsblog California.
February 13, 2015