Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Trucks

GAO: Trucking the Least Efficient Mode of Freight Shipping

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 1, 2011 | No Comments

Freight transportation, which accounts for nearly a quarter of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, doesn’t get as much attention as passenger transportation because most people don’t feel it affects them as much. But more than 15 million trucks deliver 70 percent of the goods this country consumes – and the GAO says that’s a mistake. The […]

New Report: Congress Should Boost Truck Efficiency by Raising Gas Tax

By Elana Schor | Apr 1, 2010 | No Comments

As the federal government moves forward on a mandate to set stronger fuel-efficiency rules for trucks and buses, a new report from an independent scientific body is urging lawmakers to take another approach: raise fuel taxes. The 2007 federal energy law aimed to set new fuel-efficiency rules for trucks as well as buses. (Photo: TTI) […]

Expansion of I-710, One of Worst Highway Projects in the Country

By Damien Newton | Dec 17, 2008 | 8 Comments

As activists continue to make the case that any infrastructure-based stimulus package has to promote green and alternative technologies or it will do more harm than good in the long term; a 2004 report, Road to Ruin, by the Friends of the Earth is getting some new attention. In addition to detailing the amount of […]

Air Resoure Board Sets Greenhouse Standards. Vote on Diesel Later Today.

By Damien Newton | Dec 12, 2008 | No Comments

Yesterday, the California Air Resource Board voted to adopt what are being hailed as the "nation’s first comprehensive plan to slash greenhouse gases" despite protests from businesses and car dealerships that contend the new standards will be bad for business. While the new regulations aim to cut emissions in all sectors of the economy, almost […]

Portland Water Bureau Launches Bike/Truck Safety Campaign

By Brad Aaron | Oct 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

Check out this video, via BikePortland.org, on bicycle safety, part of a Portland Water Bureau campaign to reduce truck-cyclist collisions there. Last month, the Water Bureau held a bike safety seminar, which involved cyclists climbing into the cab of a city truck to see (or not see) driver blind spots for themselves. The accompanying vid […]

Lowenthal Won’t Introduce New Container Fee Legislation

By Damien Newton | Oct 2, 2008 | No Comments

An angry State Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-LB) vowed yesterday to continue fighting for clean air, but won’t be re-introducing legislation next year that would place a container fee on all freight using the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland to raise funds for clean air initiatives. In a statement released to the press, […]

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