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

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

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

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

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - All augmentations shall be authorized no sooner than 30 days after written notification to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. Budget Does Not Include Previously Planned GGRF for Highways to Boulevards Pilot Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - The IG ’s proposed work plan envisions that OIG will conduct six programmatic reviews annually, as well as investigate complaints (such as from whistleblowers) and conduct ad hoc reviews. We summarize OIG ’s work plan for 2024 ‑25 in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - However, this would not be sufficient on its own to address the fund condition and would lead to increased cost pressures in the near future because the principal and interest for the loan still would need to be repaid by June 30, 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - Thus, the proposal assumes that Caltrans will add 782 new state staff by June 30, 2019. However, because the hiring is spread evenly throughout the year, this equals only 393 new state staff on a FTE basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

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

Feb 27, 2023 - Adding additional commitments to the fund —such as the $25  million in annual debt service for current proposed projects and additional debt service for forthcoming projects —would accelerate the fund ’s anticipated insolvency and necessitate legislative action to address the fund condition somewhat sooner than would  otherwise  be  the  case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710