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Governor Brown Signs Bill Allowing 3-Bike Racks on Some Buses in CA

By Melanie Curry | Sep 11, 2014 | No Comments

California transit agencies are now allowed greater use of bus-mounted bike racks that hold three bicycles. Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 2707 Tuesday, a bill authored Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) to allow 40-foot-long buses to be equipped with folding bike racks that can carry up to three bikes. It was the first bill signed by the governor this […]

CA Agencies Host Workshops on Cap-and-Trade Funding Programs

By Melanie Curry | Aug 26, 2014 | No Comments

State agencies are figuring out how to best spend new cap-and-trade revenue, and the first step is asking the public for input on creating guidelines for eligible projects. The Strategic Growth Council held workshops last week on guidelines for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program. This week and next the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) […]

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 […]

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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