Active Transportation

As California’s High Speed Rail Project Barrels Down the Tracks of Uncertainty, Could the Money Be Put to Better Use?

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The on-going story of California’s ambitious and controversial high-speed rail project is a tale of two trains. To hear High Speed Rail Authority’s Chief Executive Officer Brian Kelly tell it, high-speed rail is a transformative endeavor that will propel California into a carbon-free future at 220 miles per hour while creating jobs, economic stimulus, and … Read more

Will Uber and Lyft be part of climate change solution, or part of the problem?

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(AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) Richard Vogel AP By Rocky Rushing This opinion piece first appeared in the Sacramento Bee California’s greenhouse gas pollution is below 1990 levels four years before the state’s deadline, but California’s 26.9 million drivers deserve none of the credit. Californians rolled up 31.2 million miles in April, up 1 percent from … Read more

Sometimes the Best Bills are the Hardest to Pass in the State Legislature

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Sometimes bills that make the most sense can be the hardest to pass in California’s Legislature. And so it goes with Senate Bill 210 by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino). This bill isn’t so difficult to understand. It simply requires big-rig diesel trucks to get smog certified. You didn’t know that those heavy-duty trucks rolling to … Read more

The Beginning of the End for Gasoline Cars?

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By Kyle Pennell, CCA Guest Blogger Which countries have plans for gasoline car bans? While bans may appear harsh, they can be an effective method for accomplishing necessary changes for protecting the environment. While no country has banned gas cars yet, changes are coming. Will gas car bans work? Here are some of the countries … Read more

Statement of Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern on Passage of California Clean Air Iinitiative Funding

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“Today the Legislature passed the California Clean Air Initiative, the largest ever single-year commitment of funding devoted to reducing air pollution in our state. AB 134 takes $900 million of funds derived from auctioning off carbon allowances and puts it into incentives for reducing emissions from cars, trucks, buses and other engines. These funds will … Read more

Action Alert! Support Clean Air the Senate Clean Transportation Action Plan

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Take a stand for clean air! California can only improve its air quality by transforming the vehicles we drive. Cars, trucks and other vehicles are responsible for most of the air pollution in the state. Reducing emissions from California’s vehicles is a daunting challenge. However, thanks to California’s climate program, we have a golden opportunity … Read more

Statement of the Coalition for Clean Air Policy Director Bill Magavern on Senate Clean Transportation Action Plan

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“The Senate’s new California Clean Transportation Action Plan makes a bold commitment to cleaning up the air pollution that still plagues most of the state. With the vast majority of our air pollution coming from cars, trucks and other mobile sources, the Senate plan would invest in proven programs that reduce toxic diesel exhaust and … Read more

Guest Blog | Why Does the California Bicycle Coalition Care about Clean Freight?

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By Jeanie Ward-Waller The California Bicycle Coalition is the newest member of the California Cleaner Freight Coalition. CalBike’s mission is to enable more people to bicycle, for healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities for all. You may now be wondering, what does bicycling have to do with moving goods around our state? A lot of things, … Read more