The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - In addition, we find that allocating one ‑time funding to these new programs would provide the opportunity to pursue and pilot different types of projects of varying scope to help guide future budget and policy decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean California Local Grant Program

Feb 10, 2022 - Given that CCLGP is a new program, the reported outcomes are intended to provide the Legislature with information on how effectively the program met its core objectives, which could then be used to guide future funding decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4526

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Trailer bill language —Chapter  81 of 2021 (A B  149 , Committee on Budget) —guided the implementation of this new program. State Beautification Projects ($287   Million). For Caltrans to implement beautification projects on the state highway system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - SB 1077 also required the California Transportation Commission (CTC), in consultation with CalSTA, to create a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to guide the design, development, and evaluation of the pilot program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - In  response to Executive Order N ‑19 ‑19, which called for CalSTA to leverage discretionary state transportation funds to reduce GHG emissions in the transportation sector and adapt to climate change, CalSTA developed ten guiding principles to leverage state transportation dollars to meet the state ’s climate, health, and social equity goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - We recommend the Legislature develop its own package of budget solutions based on its highest priorities and guiding principles. In the brief, we identify key questions the Legislature could use in developing its own budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - We identify four key criteria the Legislature can use to help guide its evaluation of options for addressing declining state transportation revenues: “User‑Pays” Principle. Are the costs of maintaining and improving the state’s transportation system paid by those who use and benefit from the system?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821