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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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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...
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Jun 25, 20212 min read
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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Jun 2, 20212 min read
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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May 7, 20212 min read
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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Apr 8, 20213 min read
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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Mar 19, 20213 min read
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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Mar 5, 20213 min read
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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Feb 25, 20212 min read
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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Feb 12, 20213 min read
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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Feb 5, 20213 min read
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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Jan 29, 20212 min read
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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Jan 27, 20212 min read
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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Jan 22, 20212 min read
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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Jan 22, 20212 min read
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