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Category: Transportation

A passenger boards a Bakersfield-bound train at the Emeryville Amtrak station on Dec. 16, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inTransportation

A bumpy ride for California’s Amtrak as pandemic surges

Elizabeth Castillo by Elizabeth Castillo December 16, 2020December 17, 2020

Amtrak has lost a staggering $800 million, with California’s three routes losing 65-85% of passengers. Service has been cut back substantially.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands in front of four electric cars to announce an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool
Posted inEnvironment

Newsom orders ban of new gas-powered cars by 2035

Avatar by Rachel Becker September 23, 2020September 25, 2020
Yonas Paulos, who is visually impaired and relies on buses to get to his medical appointments, takes a seat on a Fresno Area Express bus in downtown Fresno on Aug. 28, 2020. He is concerned about catching the coronavirus while riding the bus or at a stop with too many people. Photo by Craig Kohlruss, The Fresno Bee
Posted inTransportation

Longer waits and fewer buses: Pandemic worsens shortfalls and service cuts

Elizabeth Castillo by Elizabeth Castillo August 28, 2020August 31, 2020
Posted inEnvironment

Five automakers finalize deal with California to clean up car emissions

Avatar by Rachel Becker August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
Evening traffic in Oakland on February 18, 2020. The Trump administration has announced new rollbacks to emissions standards. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inEnvironment

California poised to sue Trump again to stop another clean car rollback

Avatar by Rachel Becker March 31, 2020March 31, 2020
New legislation would end single-family zoning in cities across Californi. Here, a BART train runs above single family homes in Albany. Photo by Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters
Posted inHousing

Wiener’s new housing bill would still end single-family-only zoning — but more “gently”

Avatar by Matt Levin March 10, 2020March 10, 2020
Toyota Prius Hybrid vehicle offering rides for UBER and LYFT in San Francisco Bay Area
Posted inEnvironment

California is taking aim at Uber and Lyft’s outsized climate consequences

Avatar by Carlyn Kranking March 3, 2020March 3, 2020
Local high school students catch the light rail at the end of the day in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inTransportation

Could free transit for kids help California beat climate change?

Avatar by Jakob Lazzaro February 24, 2020April 27, 2020
A BART train runs through a neighborhood of single-family homes in Albany. California lawmakers again rejected a bill that would have led to denser development along public transit routes. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHousing

California’s most controversial homebuilding bill just died. What will Newsom do now?

Avatar by Matt Levin January 30, 2020January 31, 2020
A concrete batch plant near Sacramento, California
Posted inClimate Change

Clean up cars and cement industry to reach California’s climate goals, report says

Avatar by Rachel Becker January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

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