Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transportation Funding

Bill to Prohibit Building Freeways through Sensitive Communities Moves to Assembly Floor

By Melanie Curry | May 19, 2022 | No Comments

The bill would prohibit Caltrans from using state resources on any project, or on permitting any project, that does not meet certain criteria measured by the California Healthy Places Index.

Talking Headways Podcast: A ‘Communities First’ Infrastructure Alliance

By Jeff Wood | May 19, 2022 | No Comments

Why this is an important moment for infrastructure equity.

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Calif. Gov. Doubles Down on Free Money For Drivers

By Melanie Curry | May 13, 2022 | No Comments

A huge surplus, relief for car owners, and peanuts for the best form of climate action available: active transportation

A car-free event in Jakarta, Indonesia. Image: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC

Ten Ways the U.S. Could Cut Gas Reliance Right Now (But Probably Won’t)

By Kea Wilson | Mar 23, 2022 | No Comments

A top intergovernmental organization released a 10-point plan to cut gasoline use worldwide in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine — but the U.S. will have trouble actually implementing it without an upheaval on our national transportation culture.

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Much-Needed Transit Assistance Announced in Calif.

By Melanie Curry | Mar 4, 2022 | No Comments

The American Rescue Plan will give California transit agencies another $632 million for operations

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Induced Demand Is Hard to Explain – But It’s Crucial to Get It

By Melanie Curry | Mar 2, 2022 | No Comments

For the last fifty years, road builders have tried to solve congestion by building more lanes, and it hasn't worked. Yet they still don't connect expanding capacity with increasing congestion.

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