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Extension of Road User Charge Pilot Will Incorporate Efficiency and Equity

Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation. The idea is that drivers would pay a per-mile fee, thus theoretically paying a fair share of road maintenance needs. That is, those who drive […]

Melanie Curry

September 30, 2021

Extension of Road User Charge Pilot Will Incorporate Efficiency and Equity

Streetsblog NYC |Air Quality

OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!

An add-on to the congressional reconciliation package could help climate, congestion and health in New York and around the nation.

Renae Reynolds

September 20, 2021

Streetsblog California |GJEL1

Legislative Update: Big Wins on Traffic Safety

A pile of bills await the Governor's signature, among them some pretty big wins for bicycle and pedestrian safety.

Melanie Curry

September 10, 2021

Streetsblog California |Legislation

Update: E-bike Incentives Are Funded, Policy Bill Will Add Equity Guidelines

$10 million has been set aside in the state budget to help people in California buy e-bikes. An accompanying policy bill, A.B. 117, will contain rules to make sure the money goes to people who need it most.

Melanie Curry

July 9, 2021

Streetsblog California |Bicycling

A Tragic Story, Used to Oppose Stop-as-Yield Bill on Safety Grounds, May Not Be True

A "safety advocate" rewrote the story of her friend's tragic death and has been using it to bolster for her personal "safety" agenda.

Melanie Curry

May 17, 2021

Streetsblog California |GJEL1

Legislative Update: Long-awaited Speed Limit Flexibility Bill Moves Forward

A.B. 43 passed the Assembly Transportation Committee on a 15-0 vote.

Melanie Curry

April 19, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

Bike Light Legislation Renews Debate Over Policing’s Role In Traffic Safety

"There are concerns we have that this would be enforced through police interactions, and we know those to be inherently inequitable, and that they lead to more drastic incidents for people of color."

Christian MilNeil

March 19, 2021

Streetsblog California |GJEL3

CA Bill Would Ban New Fracking Permits and Phase Out the Practice

It also takes up the unfinished arguments around the state about buffers around active oil wells near homes and schools

Melanie Curry

February 17, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Legislation

Final Bond Bill Sets 20-Cent ‘Transit Access Fee’ For Uber/Lyft Rides

In 2018, there were about 50 million Uber and Lyft rides that originated in Boston and Cambridge alone, which could have contributed around $10 million in new revenue for the T had this policy been in place then.

Christian MilNeil

January 6, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Legislation

Rep. Pressley Calls on Feds to Fund Highways, Transit Equally

Since 1982, federal transportation funding has been governed by the "80-20 split," which restricts the federal Department of Transportation from spending more than 20 percent of its Highway Trust Fund money on transit projects, leaving the majority of federal funding for highway projects.

Christian MilNeil

December 11, 2020

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