The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - The Legislature could require the program to further prioritize these communities, such as by adding a focus on multiunit dwellings, given that existing chargers are more heavily located in affluent areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - Driving Fatalities Climbing in Recent Years After Sharp Decline In 2015, vehicle crashes in California caused 3,176 fatalities and 251, 000 i njuries —averaging to about one fatality every three hours and one injury every two minutes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture - High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture [Video]

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture May 10, 2011 In this 5-minute video, analyst Eric Thronson discusses the LAO report "High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture. "
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=10&videoId=115

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $8  million on a one-time basis from MVA to cover overtime costs associated with providing protection and security at the State Capitol Complex. Child Sexual Abuse Investigations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - As we discuss in a recent report, The 2023‑24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees , the Governor is requesting that the Legislature reauthorize a set of expiring vehicle fees (known as “AB 8” fees) and continue using them for the clean transportation programs they currently support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - Recommendation Approve Funding for TSN Replacement With Added Budget Bill Language. The replacement of the current TSN is necessary for the department to comply with federal law and to remain eligible for federal highway funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Transportation

Feb 14, 2017 - Background The Governor ’s 2016 Zero Emission Vehicle Action Plan, among other goals, calls for the installation of 30 new public “direct current (DC) fast-charging stations ” —electric vehicle charging stations that can recharge the battery of an electric vehicle to an 80  percent charge in 30  minutes —at highway rest stops or other Caltrans properties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3560

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget includes $20.8  million from the General Fund through Caltrans to support four local transportation projects, including: (1) $8  million to repair storm damage to bluffs in Crescent City, (2) $5  million for the Active Transportation Program to support bike lanes that connect disadvantaged communities to higher education facilities and job centers, (3) $4  million to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, a  2015   economic assessment  by the Risky Business Project estimated that if current global GHG emission trends continue, between $8 billion and $10 billion of existing property in California is likely to be underwater by 2050, with an additional $6 billion to $10 billion at risk during high tide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - For example, the measure requires electric trains capable of operating speeds of at least 200 miles an hour and specifies maximum travel times along specific routes, such as nonstop travel from San Francisco to Los Angeles being no more than two hours and forty minutes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394