A new era of clean transportation requires new leadership on the Assembly’s Transportation Committee
In summary Assembly Transportation Committee Chair Jim Frazier has obstructed progress in moving toward clean transportation. By Mary Creasman, Special to CalMatters Mary Creasman is CEO of the California League of Conservation Voters, mary@ecovote.org. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that California will eliminate the sale of gas powered cars by 2035 is finally jumpstarting the big […]
Governor’s Executive Order Takes a Step Toward Climate Action in Transportation Sector
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Traffic congestion, transportation policies, and the performance of first responders
Publication date: September 2020 Source: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Volume 103 Author(s): Daniel Brent, Louis-Philippe Beland
A Reform Agenda for the U.S. Department of Transportation
Introduction and summary The goal of the U.S. transportation system is to safely, sustainably, and cost-effectively facilitate the movement of people and goods. When done right, infrastructure investments produce broad-based prosperity for American workers and firms. Conversely, poor project selection can increase local pollution burdens, create barriers to opportunity, and produce unproductive assets that serve […]
Now Is the Perfect Time to Rethink Green Transportation
By Kevin J. Krizek Sticking closer to home because of COVID-19 has shown many people what cities can be like with less traffic, noise, congestion and pollution. Roads and parking lots devoted to cars take up a lot of land. For example, in Phoenix, Los Angeles and New York City these spaces account for over […]
Oil Industry and Allies Look to Pump Brakes on Democrats’ Plans to Move Transportation Off Petroleum
Read time: 8 mins This week Congressional Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives put forward policies, including passing a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill on July 1, aimed at cleaning up the number one source of carbon pollution in America — the transportation sector. The oil and gas industry and its supporters quickly weighed in, […]
The Moving Forward Act: Ten Ways the House Infrastructure Proposal Will Increase Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy, and Resilient Transportation
shebalso/Flickr This blog was written in collaboration with Shana Udvardy, Climate Resilience Analyst in the Climate and Energy Program. Today, US House passed their infrastructure proposal, the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2)*. This massive infrastructure bill is the result of the work of many committees in the House. The centerpiece is the surface transportation bill […]
Electrification of transportation sector nears tipping point
Transportation accounts for nearly 70 percent of U.S. oil consumption and 28 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, making it a prime target for technological improvements that can reduce emissions and combat climate change. Electrification of the transportation sector represents one of the highest impact strategies to help achieve that goal. Demand is rapidly […]
