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Does a Helmet Law Make Sense in California?

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2015 | No Comments

The proposed California-wide bicycle helmet law has stirred up a passionate debate on blogs and bike club lists as well as in the media. Unfortunately, many discussions have degraded quickly into name-calling and personal insults–like the oh-so-droll “hard-headed bicyclists” headline several media outlets thought was so clever. Many people also expressed off-the-point misunderstandings of objections […]

New Report Tells CA How to Get More Bang for its Transportation Bucks

By Melanie Curry | Feb 20, 2015 | No Comments

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. Authored by researchers at the Climate Change and Business Research Initiative, a partnership between the law schools at […]

Coming Soon: Streetsblog California

By Damien Newton | Feb 13, 2015 | No Comments

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. SBCA will feature Melanie Curry’s coverage of policy issues in Sacramento and around the state and some of the work being done […]

2015 CA State Transportation Budget: More of the Same

By Melanie Curry | Jan 9, 2015 | No Comments

Governor Jerry Brown released his preliminary budget proposal [PDF] today in Sacramento, missing the opportunity to articulate the connection between spending on roads and meeting the climate change goals he proposed Monday in his inaugural speech. The draft budget holds no huge surprises for sustainable transportation advocates. It mostly follows last year’s budget for transportation spending. […]

CA High-Speed Rail Breaks Ground in Fresno

By Melanie Curry | Jan 8, 2015 | No Comments

California signaled its commitment to high-speed rail with a groundbreaking Tuesdayday in Fresno. The ceremony, featuring a speech by Governor Jerry Brown, marks the official beginning of construction on the long-awaited train. It also puts California on track to be the first state in the nation to build high-speed rail. That depends on how you […]

Exposed: Oil Industry’s Astroturf Tactics Against CA Cap-and-Trade

By Melanie Curry | Dec 1, 2014 | No Comments

It’s no surprise that the oil industry is fighting California’s cap-and-trade program. But it is enlightening to see the strategy laid out in a leaked PowerPoint presentation [PDF]. Last week, Brad Wieners at Bloomberg Businessweek leaked a presentation put together by the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), an oil industry lobby firm that operates in California. […]

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