Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. An outdated Orwellian California law requires speed limits to be set according to how fast people drive. That’s no typo: the current method for […]
CSU Builds Expensive Parking, Does Nothing for Other Ways to Get to Campus
A state audit of four campuses of the California State University system [PDF]–Fullerton, Channel Islands, Sacramento State, and San Diego State–slammed the CSU Chancellor’s office on two issues. The Chancellor, it says, hid over $1.5 billion from unspent tuition revenue it accumulated over a period of time marked by a doubling in tuition costs for […]
Federal unSAFE Rollbacks Would Have Dire Consequences for California Air Quality
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. A few weeks ago, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a joint workshop to discuss potential ramifications […]
Quick Legislative Update: Micromobility Regulations, Amtrak Bus Tickets, Affordable Housing Near Bus Rapid Transit
Here’s a quick peek at a few bills moving through the California legislative session before the Memorial Day Weekend. Underutilized Intercity Bus Routes Senator Ben Allen’s S.B. 742 would correct an old law that hampers intercity bus service in California. Basically, it would allow passengers to buy a bus ticket on existing Amtrak bus routes […]
Latest Cap-and-Trade Auction Shows Strong Results
The California Air Resources Board just released the results from the latest – the 15th – joint California-Quebec cap-and-trade auction, and the program seems to be performing as hoped. That is, the price of emission allowances is rising steadily, and is well above the government-set floor price. Also, the market for allowances is quite stable. […]
State Grants Awarded for Active Transportation, Sustainable Communities
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Caltrans just awarded $40.5 million in Sustainable Communities grants for projects “that reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of climate change.” Also […]