Tag: Transportation
California Interstate System Ranks High for Congestion/Road Deterioration Rate
The rate of congestion, road and bridge deterioration in the California Interstate system is among the highest in the country, according to a report...
Air Board Proposal Makes More Businesses Subject to Its Jurisdiction
Do you get deliveries to your business? I expect you do. Under a new rule being considered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB),...
Job Creator Fostering Technological Innovation Wins OK from Assembly Fiscal Committee
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill that encourages technological innovation passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee this week with bipartisan support.
AB 1195 (O’Donnell;...
Amendments Put Balance in Former Job Killer Bill
Legislation that began as a targeted mandate increasing transportation costs has been amended at the urging of the California Chamber of Commerce and its...
CalChamber-Backed Student Team Shows Levitating Model of High-Speed Transit Pod
A transit pod prototype designed and built by a team of student engineers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) demonstrated the potential...
Assembly Committee Rejects Highway Repair Streamlining Bill
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill to expedite and reduce costs for transportation infrastructure projects was voted down by an Assembly policy committee this...
Expanding Opportunity
It’s a timeworn California cliché: an earthquake splits the state from the rest of the country—freeing us from the hidebound thinking of Old America.
Well,...
Road Repair and Congestion Relief Solution Awaits Legislative Consensus
Since 1991, California’s population has increased 31%, resulting in a 36% increase in vehicle miles traveled on the state’s streets and roads.
In addition, the...
Moving California Goods: Draft Freight Action Plan Raises Concerns
The California Chamber of Commerce is engaged in a multi-agency process geared toward changing California’s freight system. The results will affect any business that...
CalChamber-Backed Student Team Reaches Finals in Transit Pod Design Competition
A University of California, Santa Barbara student team, supported in part by the California Chamber of Commerce, is among the finalists in a competition...
