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Road Raids

November 24, 2008

Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution

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ab32, californiadriving, CEQA, traffic

My colleague Victoria Rome wrote a post last week about raids by the California state government on transportation funds.  One thing that Victoria pointed out is Governor Schwarzenegger's attempt to "expedite construction of new roads and highways while skirting environmental...continued→

Getting California's Mobility Back

August 26, 2008

Posted by David Pettit in Solving Global Warming

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ab32, airpollution, californiadriving, CEQA, gasprices, mileage, SB375, traffic, urbansprawl

I grew up in Los Angeles.  When I was a teenager and gasoline was 33 cents/gallon, getting your driver’s license and bumming your parents’ car meant mobility and freedom.There isn’t much mobility left in L.A.  The population has more than...continued→

David Pettit
David Pettit
Director, Southern California Air Program
Santa Monica, CA
I grew up in the L.A. area and am a die-hard Dodgers and UCLA Bruins...
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