Yolo County Local News: Transportation

09/13/2023
Hydrogen fueling stations will get 15 percent of funds in a state program — even though Californians own only about 12,000 hydrogen cars. The funds come from fees paid by drivers.

08/28/2023
Two people wearing masks dart into a busy street in San Francisco. One of them hauls a big orange traffic cone. They sprint toward a driverless car and set the cone on the hood.

08/17/2023
With only 12,000 hydrogen cars on the road, and just two models for sale, California lawmakers are debating how much state money should support them.

08/15/2023
The Greater Sacramento Economic Council submitted an application for the Economic Development Administration Tech Hub program that aims to establish a Zero Emission Vehicle innovation asset on the campus of Sacramento State.

08/13/2023
Hundreds of driverless cars have been roaming San Francisco streets over the past couple of years. Now the California Public Utilities Commission has voted to let self-driving car companies expand their programs and start charging passengers like taxis.

08/10/2023
A transportation startup is planning to open a huge charging depot off Interstate 5 near the Sacramento International Airport in 2025 that will be geared toward commercial trucks driving through the I-5 corridor.

07/05/2023
Cyclists in Sacramento may have noticed some changes to bike lanes along 19th and 21st streets. That’s likely thanks to Sacramento’s Central City Mobility Project, which recently began construction on additional protected bike lanes.

07/02/2023
Joyce Adams-Watkins started driving buses for the Sacramento Regional Transit District in 1980. More than four decades later at age 74, she still gets behind the wheel and is the longest-tenured employee at the agency.

04/24/2023
A bipartisan congressional group from Nevada and California is asking the Biden administration to fast-track federal funds for a private company to build a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.

02/27/2023
Public transit is a lifeline for low-income Californians, and the key to realizing reduced carbon emissions. But the state’s major public transit agencies are facing myriad issues and are looking to state lawmakers for a solution.

12/15/2022
The law was prompted by an audit revealing that up to 35,000 parking placards in use were in the names of deceased people.

03/08/2022
The Biden administration will allow California to set its own rules on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks, rebuffing a Trump-era decision.

02/08/2022
The California High Speed Rail Authority announced Feb. 8 that efforts to create a high-speed rail line connecting north and south will cost another $5 billion more than anticipated.

08/24/2021
Caltrans hosted a virtual open house on Aug. 25 to share plans and updates with the Yolo 80 Managed Lane Project.

05/23/2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision calls for $500 million in new funding for safer sidewalks and bike paths. Safety experts see an urgent need: More than 1,000 pedestrians died in California last year.