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California governor: cap and trade fees to fund high speed rail

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Under California’s cap and trade program, money collected by the state from climate polluters need to be reinvested in emissions-reducing projects. Governor Jerry Brown‘s made the connection between transportation projects and the climate, and suggested using cap and trade revenues to fund the California High Speed Rail project—a smart financing idea that implicitly acknowledges the … Continue reading →

Environmentalists, fiscal conservatives suggest buses instead of planes

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The recent FAA reauthorization bill contains funding for Essential Air Service, a program under which the government subsidizes rural flights, by up to $1,600 per trip. An unlikely group of environmentalists and libertarians are now looking to express buses to provide a cheaper, greener, alternative. According to Streetsblog Capitol Hill: “The House wanted to end … Continue reading →

Bikes, metro, and rollerblades beat JetBlue in LA’s “Carmageddon” challenge

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With a stretch of Los Angeles’ 405 freeway closed this weekend, JetBlue thought they’d get a PR win by offering cheap $4 flights between Burbank and Long Beach airports. But the news was overshadowed by their defeat in a nationally-followed race between four modes of transportation: bike, metro + foot, rollerblade, and plane + taxi. … Continue reading →

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The paper plane image in the header is an edit of a ca. 2007 Brooklyn piece by street artist Bloke, based on a photo by Todd Hryckowian (photo used under Creative Commons licensing).