How Are We Going to Fund Our Transportation Needs?
At this spring's Joint meeting between the California Transportation Commission, Air Resources Board, and Department of Housing and...
THE EJ THRONSON BLOG
Taken from years of public policy work, these posts are intended to advance the conversation and enliven the debate. The perspectives presented here represent the firm's general point of view, any comments or concerns are welcome.
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ethronson7
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
Spending a Windfall Wisely
The State surplus of 2021 caught nearly everyone by surprise. At this time last year, facing the uncertainty of a global pandemic and the...
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ethronson7
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Trouble with Setting Speed Limits
Believe it or not, setting the speed limit on city streets is more complicated than you might think. In California, as in most places in...
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ethronson7
- Apr 9, 2021
- 3 min
Does Incremental Change Make a Difference?
The California Legislature sometimes pursues policies that, at first, seem to make little difference. These minor shifts, this sometime...
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ethronson7
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
Regions Make the World Go 'Round
Next week I will be (virtually) attending the California Association of Councils of Governments’ Regional Leadership Forum, and I have to...
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ethronson7
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
Can We Solve California's Active Transportation Enigma?
It’s that time of year again. The California Transportation Commission (CTC) is voting on the new program of projects for its Active...
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ethronson7
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
Zero-Emission Shipping Vessels are Critical to Our Future
Historically, over 90 percent of the world trade is carried across the oceans by some 90,000 marine vessels. Like all modes of...
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ethronson7
- Feb 13, 2021
- 3 min
What's Up with Truck Speed Limits?
Anyone traveling on California highways has had the experience of getting stuck behind a big rig as fellow passenger cars zip by you in...
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ethronson7
- Feb 6, 2021
- 3 min
What Will Transit Become?
No one doubts the tremendous impact this pandemic has had on our state’s transit providers. Some systems experienced a loss of 90 percent...
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ethronson7
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
Climate Change Costs Will Come Due
Transportation infrastructure in California is expensive. The state’s road and highway system used to be one of its great economic...
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ethronson7
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
Interagency Cooperation is Key to Accomplishing State Goals
California is known as a leader in the national and international stages. People love to say, “As California goes, so goes the nation.”...
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ethronson7
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
The Changing Landscape of Transportation Policy
In the more than 15 years I have been working on transportation, the focus has truly shifted. For decades in America, transportation...
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ethronson7
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
On Things Not Always Going the Way You’d Like
Public policy is not simple math. It is more of a tug-of-war game, sometimes in a 3-D space with opponents in every direction. In theory,...
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