Recent Streetsblog USA posts about California

Schedule for Transpo Bill Listening Tour Announced

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 28, 2011 | 3 Comments

More committee news… Yesterday’s field hearing of the House Transportation Committee on high-speed rail in New York City wasn’t officially part of the series of field hearings on the reauthorization. The tentative schedule hits small towns, big cities, and suburbs: February 14th – West Virginia (Ranking Democrat Nick Rahall’s home state) February 17th – Philadelphia area (Republican […]

CA Rep. Hunter: Roads Constitutionally Mandated, Transit Must Pay For Itself

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 27, 2011 | 71 Comments

Streetsblog Capitol Hill caught up with Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) yesterday after the T&I Committee meeting wrapped up. He’s the only new Republican on the committee who’s not also a new member of Congress. He followed his father, also named Duncan Hunter, into the seat in 2008. Hunter is on the Republican Study Committee that […]

With Los Angeles as Inspiration, San Diego Enviros Call for 50/10 Plan

By Damien Newton | Jan 24, 2011 | No Comments

Environmentalists from San Diego are echoing the rhetoric of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the battle to expand the local transit network and reduce funding for highway expansion. Enter the newly branded, “50-10” plan. Los Angeles’ 30/10 advocates can eat their hearts out. Brought to you by the Save our Forest and Ranchlands (SOFAR) […]

Calif. Leads Nation in Green Transpo Policies. How Does Your State Rank?

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 14, 2010 | 4 Comments

In the absence of strong guidance from the federal government on climate policy and carbon emissions, states are left to their own devices. And since transportation is the number two source of carbon emissions, accounting for 31 percent of the total, state-level transportation reform must play a large role in any serious effort to reduce greenhouse gas […]

GOP Demands a Stop to Stim Spending. What Will It Mean for Rail Projects?

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 1, 2010 | 15 Comments

The top Republican currently on the Appropriations Committee wants to take back stimulus funds promised to states and localities for much-needed infrastructure programs, including more than $6 billion in transportation funding. High-speed rail projects would take an especially big hit under the plan. Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) has introduced H.R. 6403, the American Recovery and Reinvestment […]

The Silver Lining: 73 Percent of Transpo Ballot Measures Win

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 3, 2010 | 3 Comments

Ready for some good news? Voters around the country got to decide on 29 transportation-related ballot initiatives yesterday. According to an analysis by the Center for Transportation Excellence, transportation advocates and reformers won 73 percent of them. If you add in other initiatives that passed earlier this year, the victory rate jumps to 77 percent. […]