Yolo County Transportation Digest

When California motorists fill their tanks, they are often paying the nation’s highest gas prices, an average of $4.65 a gallon currently and about $1.50 above the national average.

For the last century, the money has gone to counties with large amounts of federal land that can’t be taxed. Congress failed to include it in the upcoming budget.

Work on clearing a massive rockslide is progressing smoothly and one lane of Highway 140 into Yosemite National Park is expected to reopen within days.

Finding a previous location unsuitable, the Woodland City Council is working with the Yolo Transportation District to identify an alternate location. Read on for details.

A major rockslide has closed the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park. Read on for details.

The permit lays the groundwork toward a driverless taxi service. Tesla has said it will launch such a service in Austin, Texas in June.

The ports of LA and Long Beach are the biggest sources of air pollution in the LA basin. Air quality officials have drafted new rules to help electrify the ports. But community groups representing 400,000 residents say they don’t go far enough or fast enough to clean up their dirty air.

Read on for more information about the new solar EV charges installed at Playfields Park in Davis.

Read on for details about the 12th annual Citywide Bike Swap at César Chávez Elementary School in Davis on April 6.

In their March 4 meeting, the Davis City Council approved a request by the Davis Police Department to purchase addition license plate readers and cameras. Read on for details.

Read on for details about a Sacramento Area Council of Governments presentation to the Davis City Council about the long term land use and transportation "Blueprint 2050" for the Capitol Region.

Due to rainy weather, CalTrans postponed the closure of east bound Highway 50 and rescheduled it to Friday 3/14 9pm to Tues 3/18 5am. Read on for details.

Read on to learn how you can volunteer with the Davis Bike Campaign teaching bike skills to local elementary school students.

Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.

Since 2016, the DMV has collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 car sales, according to a CalMatters analysis.

Get ready for the upcoming closure of eastbound I80/US 50 for pavement work coming March 7-11. Read on for details.

California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard has been stalled because it lacks ”clarity.” The new standard, which offers incentives for cleaner fuels, is highly controversial because it would raise gas prices.

California lawmakers are rushing to fix last year’s controversial changes to the state’s lemon law, which critics say weakened protections for car buyers.

Yolo County was awarded a $4.16 million federal grant to relocate and upgrade the dangerous roadway crossing to the north of the City of Davis on County Road 32A. Read on to learn more about the crossing relocation and redesign.

The California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grant of $315,000 to the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency in support of its ongoing Child Safety Seat Education Program. Read on to learn more about the program.

In a striking setback to reduce California’s air pollution but a win for trucking companies, state regulators have walked away from their ambitious plan to phase out diesel trucks less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

While cities in California continue to pass ordinances to combat illegal sideshows, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws that go into effect this year statewide to give municipalities more legal tools to address them. 

Read on to learn more about how a middle-schooler pushed for the flashing crosswalk beacons recently installed on West Main Street and Anderson Avenue in Winters.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decree that by 2035 all new cars sold in California must be powered by batteries or other zero-emission systems has received a double dose of legal and political support.

The US EPA granted California’s waiver, which the incoming Trump administration is likely to try to overturn in the courts. The state’s zero-emission vehicle mandates have been the driving force behind California’s progress in cleaning up dangerous air pollutants.

The Biden administration is awarding Inflation Reduction Act money to help clean the air before President-elect Trump takes over.

California has an aggressive mandate for zero-emission trucks, which are powered by electricity or hydrogen. But trucking companies face big obstacles — and people are still breathing dangerous diesel exhaust.

The SmaRT Ride on-demand transportation service offered by Sacramento Regional Transit will be discontinued at the end of December. Read on to learn what will be replacing it.

Most ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only 16 ships. Experts say invaders like mussels are inevitable under current rules and enforcement.

Get the details of the Sacramento City Council consideration of a Pedestrian Safety State of Emergency declaration and the increasing pedestrian and cyclist fatalities behind it.

Experts don’t know how much gas prices may rise from the revised California climate program, which tightens standards and gives incentives for low-carbon fuels. The board ordered an annual review of the cost impacts.

California motorists buy and consume a billion gallons of gasoline each month and are very sensitive about pump prices, which are markedly higher than those in other states. Naturally, they are a political football.