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. California’s Senate Transportation Committee passed several bills yesterday, as listed at the end of this post. Among them was one that seeks to dramatically […]
State Bill Would Dramatically Restructure Active Transportation Program
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 bill that seeks to make major changes in the Active Transportation Program (ATP) will be heard on Tuesday in the Senate Transportation Committee. […]
Housing-Near-Transit Bill Passes Its First Hearing
A controversial bill from Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) that would rezone every city in California to a higher density near transit had its first hearing yesterday in the Senate Housing Committee, which he chairs. Not surprisingly, it passed, although the 9-1 vote in favor was notable, given opposition to the bill from several quarters. […]
Bill Aims to Reshape Active Transportation Program
A bill sponsored by the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) would restructure the way funding is allocated and projects are managed in the Active Transportation Program. S.B. 152, authored by Senator Jim Beall (D-Campbell), would hand over 75 percent of ATP funding to regional Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)–including MTC–and allow them to create their […]
Gov’t Analyst: Despite Lack of Data, Let’s Rethink the Active Transportation Program
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. This is the second part of our two-part look at the first official analysis of the Active Transportation Program. In […]
Gov’t Analyst: Active Transportation Program Data Is Lacking
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 Legislative Analyst’s Office, a nonpartisan state office tasked with analyzing government policies, just released its first analysis of the […]