Review of the Draft 2020 High-Speed Rail Business Plan

Mar 13, 2020 - We note that a separate ridership analysis of Los Angeles area projects performed by Metrolink estimated that such projects would result in average annual ridership increases of roughly 5. 3  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4202

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - This program provides the staff support necessary to deliver transportation infrastructure projects, such as engineering and design, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition support, and construction administration and oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - The budget includes a net increase of $104.7  million and 548 full-time equivalent staff for the Capital Outlay Support Program, which provides the staff support necessary to deliver transportation infrastructure projects, such as engineering and design, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition support, and construction administration and oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - We note that the NREL analysis of the commission ’s past spending of about $ 160  m illion on ZEV infrastructure estimated that this spending would result in direct emissions reductions of about 150, 000 t ons annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - This program provides the staff support necessary to deliver transportation infrastructure projects, such as engineering and design, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition support, and construction administration and oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - For instance, such an analysis should compare the potential cumulative costs of repeatedly rebuilding an erosion‑prone stretch of highway to those associated with relocating it to a more stable location.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - Our office will continue to monitor trends in fuel consumption, prices, and vehicle registrations and will provide an update as part of our analysis of the Governor ’s 2021 ‑22 budget proposal, which will be released in January.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

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

Feb 15, 2022 - For example, at the time of this analysis, DMV recently implemented a new federal regulation which requires CDL applicants to provide proof of driver training. This additional requir ement could discourage some potential CDL applicants from applying, and therefore, possibly decrease the number of CDL  applications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

May 13, 2018 - Moreover, neither Caltrans nor DGS was able to document the basis for the cost estimate at the time this analysis was prepared. Training ($1  Million, Ongoing). The Governor proposes $1  million ongoing for Caltrans to contract with universities to provide project management and leadership training to COS employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Major proposals include: (1) $ 120  m illion (growing to $ 150  m illion annually) for an increase of 677 p ositions and equipment replacements for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; (2) $ 80  m illion on a one ‑time basis for the California Natural Resources Agency to collect data and create maps of the state using light detection and ranging analysis
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135