Caltrans
Highway Widening--Crazy Business
11/18/16 Filed in: Transportation
Planning
TRANSDEF
submitted comments on Caltrans’ proposal to add
lanes to Highway 101 in San Mateo and Santa Clara
Counties. The letter details how futile it would
be to add more lanes to the highway, thereby
further continuing dependence on solo driving, the
cause of congestion in the first place.
Protecting Niles Canyon
03/03/17 Filed in: Transportation
Planning
TRANSDEF
submitted comments today on Caltrans’ proposal to
replace the 89 year-old bridge over Alameda Creek
on SR 84, to allow higher speeds “to meet driver
expectations.” i
Caltrans Leaps into the Present
04/07/15 Filed in: Transportation
Planning | Climate
Change
Caltrans has released
its draft California Transportation Plan, or CTP
2040. The draft plan is a dramatic change from
decades of status quo thinking. The plan is
specifically designed to answer a question posed by
the Legislature in 2009’s SB 391: What is needed for
California to reduce emissions from motor vehicles to
meet the AB 32 and Executive Order GHG emissions
reduction targets.
TRANSDEF wrote a series of letters praising the Plan and suggesting improvements. They include overview comments, detailed comments, and their attachments. Streetsblog wrote an excellent article covering the Plan. Read More...
TRANSDEF wrote a series of letters praising the Plan and suggesting improvements. They include overview comments, detailed comments, and their attachments. Streetsblog wrote an excellent article covering the Plan. Read More...
Caltrans Introduces Smart Mobility
06/22/09 Filed in: Climate
Change |
Transportation
Planning
Caltrans offered a
workshop last week in Sacramento on their new Smart
Mobility Framework. This is a program that
Caltrans has developed in association with EPA.
It takes Smart Growth principles and integrates
them into transportation in a manner that
environmental activists will find both familiar and
heartening. Read
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