Recent Streetsblog LA posts about cap and trade

The City of Montebello last month moved to send more than $240,000 of its 2018-19 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program funds to Foothill Transit. Since the funds were not spent within the required timeframe, MBL fell out of compliance and became ineligible to receive future funds. The move brought the City back into compliance. Image: Montebello Bus Lines

Montebello to Transfer Low Carbon Operations Funds to Foothill Transit

By Kristopher Fortin | May 26, 2021 | No Comments

Montebello Bus Lines is sending $240,000 of its 2018-19 LCTOP funds to Foothill Transit, since the funds were not spent within the required timeframe. The transfer makes MBL eligible to receive future LCTOP funds.

Leaders cut the ribbon on L.A.'s new electric car-share program for disadvantaged communities. All photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

LADOT And BlueLA Partner For Low-Income Electric Car Share

By Joe Linton | Jun 9, 2017 | 9 Comments

Today the city of Los Angeles and BlueLA launched a new program to provide electric-powered car-sharing for low income communities.

CA Cap-and-Trade Transit Funding Awarded to Metro, Other SoCal Agencies

By Joe Linton | Aug 18, 2016 | 3 Comments

This week, the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) announced the recipients of its Transit and Intercity Capital Program (TIRCP) grants. TIRCP distributes state cap-and-trade funding to local transit agencies for projects that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In greater Los Angeles, funds were awarded to Metro, Foothill Transit, Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail […]

Can High-Density Housing Solve Our Regional Housing Crisis? The Answer: It’s Complicated

By Jason Islas | Aug 28, 2015 | 12 Comments

Southern California Public Radio affiliate KPCC, in partnership with the Milken Institute, assembled a panel of experts Wednesday night to answer the question: can high-density housing solve the housing crisis currently facing L.A. County and California? For those who have been following news about the crippling housing supply crisis in our region, it may not […]

Fighting Climate Change Is Not Hurting CA Economy: It’s Contributing

By Melanie Curry | Mar 27, 2015 | 2 Comments

Despite predictions that California’s climate change policies would destroy its economy, recent data seems to show that the opposite is happening. Derek Walker, writing for the Environmental Defense Fund, points out that recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) not only show strong job growth in California, but that clean energy jobs are […]

California Says It Is Committed to Increasing Biking, Walking

By Melanie Curry | Mar 18, 2015 | 7 Comments

CalSTA, the state agency that oversees all state transportation departments including Caltrans, is committed to improving conditions for transit, biking, and walking, according to its Deputy Secretary for Environmental Policy and Housing, Kate White. “Thirty percent of all trips in California are less than a mile,” said White, testifying at a legislative hearing yesterday in […]

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