Update: On July 24, 2018, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously (a week after the SamTrans Board did so) to approve the final investment plan and place a strong, forward-...
Traffic reduction strategies
05/09/2018
This post was co-authored by Montzerrat Garcia Bedolla at Youth Leadership Institute and Chris Lepe.
Last summer, Alma, who is a senior at Half Moon Bay High School, had an internship...
04/27/2018
What are the transportation preferences and challenges of workers commuting in Silicon Valley, and how might a proposal like the Highway 101 Managed Lanes project be designed to meet their needs? How...
04/10/2018
Update: On April 17, SB 827 died in the Assembly Transportation and Housing committee. We expect new bills in the next legislative session will attempt to address the same issues, and we are hoping...
12/20/2017
The growing and interrelated transportation, affordability, and climate crises call for our communities and public agencies to set a high bar for new transportation investments.
The Highway 101...
11/13/2017
In an attempt to address the housing crisis, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has proposed a goal of developing 25,000 new homes -- with at least 10,000 of these (or 40%) being affordable homes --...
10/20/2016
Our transportation system is stuck in 70 year-old thinking. We need innovation to win on climate and equity while solving our traffic mess.
California is a global climate leader with a focus...
03/23/2016
A few years ago, TransForm proposed a bold idea for reducing congestion on our highways. Instead of continuing to build bigger highways for cars – a practice proven to induce more driving and...
11/11/2015
Turn on the radio on any given morning in the Bay Area, and you’ll hear one word over and over again: traffic.
This year, San Francisco was named the second most-congested city in the United...
09/23/2015
There’s a parking revolution happening in California.
Instead of thinking about how long until our meter expires, we’ve started thinking about how we can turn unused parking into homes, parks, and...
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