Despite Spin, Calif.’s Transportation Commission Funded a Lot of Highway Expansion Last Week
The gaslighting is almost as bad as the funding decisions.
March 26, 2026
Study: How Ambiguous Definition of ‘Major Transit Stop’ Creates Wiggle Room for Municipalities
This is a story of how well-intentioned efforts by the state to tie new development to transit hinge on how local governments (with their own incentives) interpret broad state law.
March 19, 2026
New Calif. Legislation, Backed by Bike Safety Groups, Proposed to Regulate E-Motos/E-Bikes
Electric bicycles are transforming how Californians get around, but the rapid rise of high-powered electric devices has created confusion that puts people at risk,” said Marc T. Vukcevich, Director of State Policy for Streets For All.
February 23, 2026
Calif. Advocates Stand Against Proposed Nuisance E-Bike Laws
...and for enforcement of good e-moto laws already on the books.
February 19, 2026
Proposed E-Bike Legislation That Includes Mandatory License Plates Panned by California Safety Advocates
"I think everyone agrees there's a safety issue with motorized bikes and modified e-bikes being treated as bicycles, but based on early reviews this legislation won't solve those problems."
February 18, 2026
Another Conspiracy Theory, This One Around a Vehicle Miles Tax, Comes to California
"None of this required secret meetings or hidden language in the bill. It only required repetition — and the willingness to treat worst-case hypotheticals as settled fact."
February 10, 2026
Highway Projects Still Grab Biggest Share as California OK’s Nearly $1B in Transportation Funding
But transit and active transportation also get boosts.
February 6, 2026
Report: Speed Cameras Working in San Francisco, Floundering in Bureaucracy in L.A.
Great progress and success in the Bay Area, while So Cal lags.
December 11, 2025
San Diego Is Latest California City to Welcome Waymo
The Alphabet-owned company announced plans to begin mapping city streets and launching limited operations sometime next year — but whether that move will help advance San Diego’s safety and climate goals remains to be seen.
November 6, 2025
Traffic Congestion Is a Housing and Transit Problem, Not a Highway Problem
To truly solve tangled traffic in California (and across the U.S.), we need to take the problem out of the hands of the road builders and address the root causes of congestion: building more affordable housing near jobs and improving public transportation options.
October 23, 2025