The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget also provides Caltrans with $17.6  million on a one-time basis from the State Highway Account for the Games Route Network and other related highway improvements. Additionally, SB  128 appropriates $1,000 from the State Highway Account for Caltrans to fund capital projects that support the Games Route Network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Despite the MVA ’s projected near-term stable condition, the account ’s surplus margins remain slim and the administration estimates it will become insolvent in 2028-29. These projected out-year shortfalls likely will make it challenging for the account to fund core expenses such as CHP salaries and could increase pressure to raise fees on drivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

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

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - As the climate changes and extreme weather events become more common, maintaining transportation infrastructure ’s expected usable lifespan will quickly become infeasible unless it is developed to be resilient to more frequent and intense stressors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - As part of the transportation budget package approved last year, this funding was originally set aside to support critical projects for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Under the Governor ’s proposed package, the use of the funding would be available for any eligible transit and rail project in the broader Southern California region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - MVA Projected to Become Insolvent Beginning in 2025 ‑26. Without action, MVA is projected to become insolvent in 2025 ‑26 with deficits increasing in future years, as shown in Figure  3 . Specifically, if left unaddressed, MVA is projected to have a deficit of $87  million in 2025 ‑26, increasing to $1.9  billion by 2029 ‑30.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Schools and child care providers will need to plan for how they can maintain continuity of education and services—particularly for more vulnerable and impacted students—as climate change disruptions become more frequent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean California Local Grant Program

Feb 10, 2022 - This information likely will become available as projects near their required June 2024 completion  date. Recommendation Reject Additional Funding for CCLGP Until More Data on Project Outcomes Are Available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4526

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - Assumes Additional Funding Will Become Available for Remainder of Phase  I. The plan discusses potential sources that might be available to partially fund the remainder of Phase  I, but does not include a full funding plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394