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

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - These maintenance staff comprise about one ‑third of Caltrans ’ workforce. In addition, staff overseeing highway construction work and administrative staff sometimes must drive among highway sites and department offices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - For example, in the short term, one ‑time funding for additional commercial drive tests through overtime, as proposed by the Governor, would address the pandemic ‑related increased demand for these licenses needed for commercial trucking in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

California's Transportation System [Publication Details]

Jun 7, 2018 - The subsequent five chapters consist of visual charts that provide information about the following: Driving. Provides information on drivers, vehicles, state highways, and local streets and roads. Mass Transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3860

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - One example of this is the Clean Car Standards, which —by requiring cars to become more fuel efficient —have the effect of reducing the cost of driving. Consequently, it becomes less expensive to drive, and consumers will drive more.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - For instance, the significant reductions in driving allowed Caltrans and other transportation agencies to accelerate projects. In addition, national reports have indicated that reductions in driving resu lted in significant decreases in carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in April 2020, which have been offset by some increases in May as driving increased.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

A Review of the State's Active Transportation Program

Mar 1, 2019 - Introduction Active transportation includes walking, biking, and other active or “human ‑powered ” ways that people get from one place to another. In recent years, the state has taken steps to improve the infrastructure for this type of transportation due its many potential benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3955

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The budget includes $5.5  million on a one-time basis from the General Fund in 2022-23 for CHP to establish a task force focused on investigating sideshows. A sideshow is defined in Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code as an event in which two or more persons block or impede traffic on a highway for the purpose of performing motor vehicle stunts, motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of speed, or reckless driving for spectators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - Additionally, the Legislature may want to consider developing new sources of funding, such as road charges where drivers pay for road maintenance based on the miles they drive (as explored by a pilot study established via Chapter 835 of 2014 [SB 1077, DeSaulnier]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - In order for the pilot program to effectively determine the feasibility of charging road users based on the number of miles they drive, accurate methods to report actual miles driven is required. The pilot includes multiple mileage reporting options for participants to record the number of miles driven on public roads in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499