Recent Streetsblog LA posts about cap and trade

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | | No Comments
Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation  related to sustainable transportation. Clean vehicles: S.B. 1204, Ricardo Lara (D-Huntington Park/Long Beach) and Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), which passed the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality on a 6-1 vote, was read for the first time in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill creates the California Clean […]

CA Transportation Choices Summit Tackles Policy Issues

By Melanie Curry | | 14 Comments
The California Transportation Choices Summit, held in Sacramento this week, was an opportunity for sustainable transportation and public health advocates to spend the day learning about current state policies and legislation in the works to change them. This year’s summit was titled “2014: A Year of Opportunity.” The “opportunity” comes in the form of new funds from […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | | 1 Comment
For social media coverage focused on statewide issues, follow Melanie Curry @currymel on Twitter or like our Facebook page.  Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of legislation and events related to sustainable transportation at the California capitol. This week, the legislature was out for Spring Recess, giving legislative staff time to prepare for the onslaught of […]

TransForm to Host Third Transportation Choices Summit in Sacramento

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TransForm, an organization that advocates for sustainable transportation, smart growth, and affordable housing throughout California, will host its third annual summit next week to discuss the state’s transportation priorities. The Transportation Choices Summit will take place in Sacramento on Tuesday, April 22, and feature speakers from advocacy organizations including the Greenlining Institute, Move LA, and Safe Routes […]

CA Sen. Steinberg Proposes New Spending Plan for Cap-and-Trade Revenue

By Melanie Curry | | 15 Comments
Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) announced a proposed plan to create a permanent spending strategy for cap-and-trade revenue [PDF] that prioritizes investments in affordable transit-oriented housing, transit expansion, and CA high-speed rail. Unlike the Governor’s plan for this year’s budget, Senate Bill 1156 also proposes investments in “complete streets” and transit operations. Calling the […]

Updated Report Shows CAHSR’s GHG Reductions Less Costly Than Thought

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UCLA’s Lewis Center revised some of the estimates in its recent report comparing the costs of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using California high-speed rail to those of bike, pedestrian, and local transit projects. The report’s authors found that high-speed rail is not as expensive as an emission reduction as they first thought. The update makes several adjustments to […]
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