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California leaders can transform the state's most-polluting transportation program into climate, freight, and community benefits by supporting AB 2535 (Bonta) 

Advocates fought for funding to preserve transit service in California, winning a partial victory—and secured new guidance that could unlock billions more

California's leaders have an opportunity to lead on clean transportation by prioritizing public transit—but the bus is leaving the station soon. 

Environment, health, and justice groups are looking for the Governor and Legislature to ensure California's transportation investments match its lofty climate goals.

The United States Congress fell short on prioritizing investments in Indigenous communities through the bipartisan infrastructure law. Now it’s up to the USDOT, tribal leaders, and all fifty states to do so instead.

Roughly 535 Indigenous people die every year from vehicle crashes, at a rate significantly higher than other racial/ethnic groups in the United States.

Cities across the country have been raising the bar for climate action with parking policies and incentives that shift travel from cars to healthier, low-carbon mobility choices. A new "Implementation Guide" aims to help more cities follow suit.

Saint Paul has taken an ambitious and important step toward meeting its climate and equity goals, passing two new ordinances—one eliminating parking minimums, and the other introducing rules that prioritize safer, healthier, low-carbon transportation options in new development projects.

Toolkit captures lessons learned from recent bus priority successes in major U.S. cities