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. Among the bills that died or survived last week’s Appropriations committee hearings were two key bills for people who walk, bike, or take transit. […]
Introducing: the Streetsblog California Index*
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 seemingly random numbers on traffic safety. Number of people who die in crashes on U.S. roads every day: […]
High-Speed Rail Authority Updates Plan to Finish Central Valley Segment
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. The annual update on progress and planning for the California High-Speed Rail program includes more precise estimates of costs and an outside analysis of […]
National Center for Sustainable Transportation Explains New Induced Travel Calculator
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. The National Center for Sustainable Transportation will host a webinar later this month to discuss research that shows that building new and wider roads […]
Legislative Update: Amtrak Bus Tickets, Vouchers for E-bikes, Smog Check for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Here is a very incomplete summary of bills that have passed their policy committees this week, which is the deadline to do so. If they failed to pass, they are dead for this year. If they passed, they have to either go to a finance committee or to a floor vote before being passed along […]
CA DMV Releases Proposed Regulations for Testing Autonomous Trucks on Public Roads
The California Department of Motor Vehicles just released proposed regulations to allow companies to test light-duty autonomous vehicles on public roads. These are minor amendments to current regulations on autonomous vehicle testing, removing a prohibition on trucks and on using test vehicles to deliver goods. The DMV’s “statement of reasons” says this is in response […]