Three weeks into 2017, the forecast is already predicting potential downpours of new transportation funding in Sacramento.
The Legislature has introduced a huge new infrastructure funding package...
Sacramento
11/15/2016
Many of us woke up exhausted after Election Day, uncertain of what the future holds and hoping for a moment to catch our breath. But for transportation decisions in Sacramento, there’s no...
10/04/2016
It is not often that transportation advocates get to claim “solid victories” in a year-in-review summary. But this year, a lot of hard work paid off and California’s leaders made some great decisions...
07/06/2016
Each year the California Legislature takes a month-long break from business in the Capitol Building – a summer vacation, if you will. This gives us advocates a moment to take a breath, step back for...
05/17/2016
After two hot days in Sacramento, my body really appreciates the opportunity to settle into this air-conditioned seat on Amtrak. But my brain is bouncing with new ideas from our Transportation Equity...
09/10/2015
With two days left in the legislative session, Governor Brown and leaders of the Legislature announced last night that they would remove the provision from SB 350 that would have set a goal for the...
09/09/2015
With only three days left in the California legislative session (counting today), I’m confident our state leaders will make history – if not for the laws they pass, then for the sheer madness of 2015...
04/28/2015
The atmosphere at our 4th annual Transportation Choices Summit yesterday was electric. Over one hundred advocates, experts, and community leaders came from all over California by plane, train, bike,...
01/21/2015
Casual Friday it was not at the State Capitol on January 9, when reporters, advisors, policymakers, and agency leaders put on their best as they gathered in Sacramento to hear Governor Brown release...
08/15/2013
The clock is ticking on the Governor’s Active Transportation Program proposal, which must be adopted by the Legislature by August 31. Inaction puts $134 million in annual funding for walking and...