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LADOT count shows a 22% increase in biking, 6% drop in walking in 2019 from 2017

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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has published findings and data from its inaugural study counting the number of people biking and walking on Los Angeles streets. Track usage before and after transportation projects and programs are implemented. What gets measured matters.

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Los Angeles to receive more than $200M in state grants for active transportation projects

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The City of Los Angeles is set to receive more than $200 million in Active Transportation Program (ATP) grants following a vote on Wednesday by the California Transportation Commission (CTC). The CTC awarded ATP Cycle 6 grants to six separate projects within the City of Los Angeles.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. Learning to install solar with GRID Alternatives in 2009. Learning to install solar with GRID Alternatives in 2009. Installing the 5.2

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South Bay Bicycle Coalition Scores $240,000 Grant! Huge Grassroots Victory for Brand New Bike Group

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The group hopes to see more South Bay cities install such bicycle-friendly facilities. For the health of not just all the kids, but for your friendly neighborhood Greenius as well. That's South Bay Bicycle Coalition Chairman, Todd "Elvis" Dipaola rocking the shades. Steve McCrank, Daily Breeze Staff Photographer).

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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To figure out how to make electric trucks work in practice, the manufacturer, the state of California, and a wide array of partners—more than a dozen all told—launched the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project in 2019 to test its first electric Class 8 tractors with multiple Southern California operators.

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Transportation details of LA Mayor’s proposed Green New Deal

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On Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti released his version of a Green New Deal (LAGND). The LA Green New Deal seeks to “zero out” Los Angeles’ main sources of harmful emissions: buildings, transportation, electricity, and trash. Install 10,000 publicly available EV chargers by 2022 and 28,000 by 2028.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Selected projects, by size of award, are: State of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Utah Clean Cities Coalition’s Clean Cities Transportation Sector Petroleum Reduction Technologies Program.