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California Agencies Begin to Grapple With Racial Equity and Environmental Justice

California Air Resources Board hosts heated exchange over perceived lack of transparency on racial justice statement; other state agencies moving towards learning about dismantling their racist structures

Melanie Curry

October 29, 2020

California Agencies Begin to Grapple With Racial Equity and Environmental Justice

Streetsblog California |GJEL1

CA Governor Signs Housing, Sustainable Transportation Bills

But he vetoes a bill declaring housing as a human right, inconsistent with his willingness to set aspirational goals in other areas (such as electric vehicle mandates)

Melanie Curry

September 29, 2020

Streetsblog California |Bicycling

Cali 2035 Gas Car Ban Barely Mentions Non-Drivers

Governor Newsom's executive order calling for cleaner transportation only hints at the most important way to reduce transportation emissions and make life in California better: by encouraging and supporting walking, biking, and transit.

Melanie Curry

September 24, 2020

Streetsblog California |Governor Newsom

Governor Newsom’s Executive Order: No New Fossil-Fuel Vehicles in California by 2035

As part of Climate Week 2020, California Governor Newsom today issued an executive order declaring the goal of eliminating fossil fuels from transportation, a sector that produces half of California’s toxic and greenhouse gas emissions. The order calls for ending all sales of new fossil-fuel-powered vehicles in the next fifteen years, and calls on various […]

Melanie Curry

September 23, 2020

Streetsblog California |Promoted

BART Gets $1.2B Grant for Service Expansion; State Rewarded for Readiness with ~$500m

Federal government announces two pots of federal funding for California transportation

Melanie Curry

September 15, 2020

Streetsblog California |Promoted

California Doing Okay, Not Bad, on Walkability – But It’s a Low Bar

The scores are based on metrics like whether the states have policies or offer funding in support of walkability, whether they focus on high-need communities, and whether they do anything to support active schools and neighborhoods.