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Mineta National Policy Summit on Transportation Finance: Catching up with the Rest of the World
From the Commonwealth Club:
June 17, 2013
The Big Leap from Car-Lite to Car-Free
While owning a car is a massive financial burden, economic incentives can still get in the way of the transition from car ownership to living car-free, even if you already don't drive much.
April 30, 2013
Advocates: San Mateo County Needs Full-Time Bike/Ped Coordinator
Margaret Pye has been bike commuting from San Carlos to her job at a law firm in Palo Alto for the past 10 years. Pedaling home on Middlefield Road through Menlo Park and Atherton, there are bike lanes, but when she gets to North Fair Oaks in unincorporated San Mateo County, the bike lanes suddenly end with no signs indicating where bike riders should go.
November 1, 2012
A Critical Change in Leadership Faces San Mateo County’s Planning Agency
As San Mateo County’s congestion management agency, the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG), is supposed to be responsible for reducing auto congestion. It also controls the purse strings on transportation projects, doling out millions of dollars in state and federal grants to the region’s 20 cities, whose appointed representatives make up the agency’s governing board.
October 30, 2012
The Washington Nationals: Winning at Sustainable Transportation?
Ever wondered how your favorite sports team is doing in the sustainable transportation arena? Many urban stadiums have some transit connections and some bike racks. From there, though, it can be difficult to measure success.
October 11, 2012
SPUR: Next Steps for Greening Multifamily Housing
From SPUR: Image credit: Flickr user Diana Marsh Existing multifamily buildings, especially affordable multifamily housing, tend to fall through the cracks with respect to state-funded energy efficiency and greening programs. But a new report from the cities of Berkeley, Oakland and Emeryville, and new efforts spearheaded by the California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC), works towards helping … Continued
June 24, 2012
Study: In Baltimore, One in Six Drivers Pass Cyclists Illegally
This is one of the worst parts of biking on a typical American street: You're riding your bike and you hear a car coming up from behind you. It's loud; you can tell it's going fast. Does the driver see you?
April 13, 2012