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. Today California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a package of bills and budget proposals [PDF] aimed at supporting cities to plan and zone for new […]
San Diego Will No Longer Require Parking at New Housing Near Transit
In a sign that maybe San Diego leaders are beginning to understand that the status quo isn’t going to solve the city’s congestion and transportation problems, the City Council approved new rules that eliminate parking requirements for new housing in areas close to public transit. The new rules will also reduce parking requirements in downtown […]
CA Legislative Hearings Discuss Progress on Gas Tax Investments, Housing
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. Gas Tax Update The Senate Transportation Committee heard an update this week on progress made in investing last year’s gas tax. The hearing focused […]
Proposal for No-Speed-Limit Highway Widening Is Partisan Trolling
When I helped launch Streetsblog Los Angeles eleven years ago, I never imagined that transportation would become so partisan. Educating politicians is of course a core part of any movement, and the movement for safe streets is no exception. But over the last decade, how one views efforts to make our transportation network more clean, […]
A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits
Senator John Moorlach, a Republican representing Orange County, has introduced a bill that shows he is either painfully uninformed or extremely cynical. Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even–wait for it–reduce greenhouse gas emissions! Most media coverage on Moorlach’s […]
No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back
The president resorted to his favorite communication tool when he caught wind of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s equivocal support for the state’s high-speed rail project. On Twitter, he wrote: California has been forced to cancel the massive bullet train project after having spent and wasted many billions of dollars. They owe the Federal Government three […]