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In the end, when Governor Newsom signed the budget, the claw-back of ATP funds was gone.

California leaders cannot continue giving equal weight to a proven technology that will improve rail service (catenary electric trains) and a wasteful experimental technology (hydrogen trains) that could lead to worse service and reliability than the status quo.

Not every project funded by S.B. 1 aligns with California's climate goals, but what drivers are paying at the pump is definitely being spent to improve their travel. News media should adapt their headlines accordingly.

This Fourth of July, we wish we could celebrate true freedom — from terrible public service announcements from our government.

California's Climate Action Plan for Transportation Investments calls for putting state funding towards projects that reduce vehicle miles traveled. But CTC approved several VMT-inducing projects anyway.

The Chicago and Illinois transportation departments, and the Chicago Park District, have gone out of their way to minimize the effect the race will have on local drivers, largely ignoring people on foot, bikes, and transit.

"Anne Hidalgo understands that cities must respond to the urgent crises of climate change and pedestrian and cyclist safety."