Induced Demand
Plan Bay Area Analyzed In Depth
06/01/17 Filed in: Transportation
Planning
TRANSDEF submitted
its comments today on Plan Bay Area, the
regional transportation plan for the Bay Area.
A condensed version
for policymakers was
submitted earlier. Here’s a summary of the top
points about the Draft EIR: Read
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ARB Scoping Plan Comments Filed
The Air Resources Board
produces a Scoping Plan every 5 years. It is the
guiding document for the GHG emissions reductions
needed to implement California’s climate policy.
TRANSDEF submitted a massive comment set, made up of
1). General Comments; 2). VMT Reduction
Comments,
Attachment: Comments on State-level
Strategies; 3). Environmental Assessment
Comments,
Attachment: Comments on CHSRA 2016 Business
Plan; and
4). Comments on Regional Emissions
Reduction Targets. For more climate change
resources, see this page.
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
Finally, Someone's Writing about Highway Widening
11/24/09 Filed in: Climate
Change |
Transportation
Planning
MTC continues to make
ludicrous claims that their proposed HOT lanes
network will result in decreased GHG emissions,
despite the new lanes’ encouragement of a significant
increase in driving in the Bay Area. Given MTC’s
intention to go forward with this massively
counterproductive project, it is heartening that the
Sightline Institute has produced an important study
on the expected long-term increase in GHG emissions
that will result from highway widening. Finally,
someone in transportation is making sense! See
our Smart Growth
Resources page.