State Grants Awarded for Active Transportation, Sustainable Communities
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There are, as always, far more projects applying than there is money for. A complete list of projects here.
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Streetsblog California
Californians Are Worried About Climate Change, Support State Policies
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The nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released results of a survey that found that most Californians favor the state’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. This is so even while most of them expect gas prices to rise as a result of policies to reduce GHGs. Many people being interviewed for the survey at […]
SoCal Regional Government Wants Exemptions, to Keep Planning for Cars
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SCAG sent a last-minute letter attempting to delay progressive updates to California’s outdated environmental standards. In the letter [PDF], Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)—the regional transportation planning organization for much of southern California—requested exemptions for highway expansion projects and freight corridors from proposed state rules that could show their true environmental impact in a […]
California Streetsies: Legislator of the Year: Richard Bloom
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Welcome to the California-wide Streetsie awards! SBCA did things a little differently from our sister Streetsblog sites for this first-ever round of California Streetsies. Instead of inviting our informed readers to weigh in, SBCA editors are selecting a few noteworthy recipients. Let us know if you agree, or who else you think deserves a California […]
New Caltrans Design Bulletin OKs Protected Bike Lanes in CA!
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Squeezing up on its statutory deadline, Caltrans issued its “Class IV Bikeway Guidance [PDF]” on the last day of 2015. There are already existing sources of information on best practices and engineering guidance for protected, or separated, bikeways but this is the first from Caltrans. It was prepared in response to the Protected Bikeways Act […]
No, Don’t Let Volkswagen Off the Hook
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Because Elon Musk, a guy with lots of money and some wacky ideas, added his name to a letter begging the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to be lenient in its dealings with VW, the media responded as if the idea had merit. The letter, signed by 45 people in the clean tech and investment […]