Recent Streetsblog SF posts about California

CA Seeks Input for Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program

By Melanie Curry | Aug 19, 2014 | No Comments

Housing advocates and local officials gathered in Oakland last week to discuss guidelines for California’s new Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (AHSC). It was one of three packed meetings held throughout the state by the Strategic Growth Council (SGC), the state agency that oversees the AHSC, to gather input on the new program’s guidelines. The ASHC was created to […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | Aug 15, 2014 | No Comments

Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation. With a deadline for amendments looming next Friday, marathon floor sessions are keeping legislators in the capitol churning through long lists of bills. Protected Bike Lane Bill Still Being Amended: A.B. 1193 from Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) is the bill that would […]

The Debate Over CA’s Cap-and-Trade Funds Is Not Over

By Melanie Curry | Aug 14, 2014 | No Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti led a group of California mayors on a trip to Sacramento to push for legislation on a number of issues that impact cities before the final, frantic weeks of August that mark the end of the legislative session. On their agenda was getting assurance that cap-and-trade funds would be available […]

List of Projects Poised for Funding From CA’s Active Transportation Program

By Melanie Curry | Aug 13, 2014 | No Comments

The California Transportation Commission has released a list of recommended projects that could get funding from the state’s Active Transportation Program. The ATP is a new statewide grant program that funds bicycle and pedestrian improvements throughout California. The list is expected to be approved by the full CTC at its August 20 meeting. Under the ATP, the […]

California Has Officially Ditched Car-Centric ‘Level of Service’

By Damien Newton and Melanie Curry | Aug 7, 2014 | No Comments

Ding, dong… LOS is dead. At least as far as the state of California is concerned. Level of Service (LOS) has been the standard by which the state measures the transportation impacts of major developments and changes to streets. It is basically a measurement of how many cars can be pushed through an intersection in a […]

Appeals Court Lifts Bond Restrictions on CAHSR, Funding Picture Clears

By Roger Rudick | Aug 1, 2014 | No Comments

A California Court of Appeals has removed the most significant legal impediment threatening California’s High-Speed Rail project. The unanimous decision of the three-judge panel, rendered on Thursday, reversed Judge Michael Kenny’s Nov. 25, 2013 ruling, which had blocked the state from issuing bonds under Prop. 1A, the High Speed Rail Act of 2008. Justice Vance Ray, the […]

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