Transportation Archives | Hills For Everyone

$1B in Conservation Estimated for Mitigation Program

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on February 3, 2023 with No Comments

Our partners at Friends of Harbors, Beaches & Parks (FHBP) coordinated a large coalition, of which Hills For Everyone was deeply engaged, to get a mitigation policy adopted by Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). Through our work with the Power in Nature Coalition we provided details on the policy’s status. Thanks to FHBP’s heavy lift, the policy framework was unanimously approved Thursday, February 2, 2023 by the SCAG Regional Council. The SCAG Project List includes this advance mitigation with … Read More

Wildlife Movement Areas Gain Traction

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 2, 2021 with No Comments

From Vermont to Montana, California to Florida–the retrofitting of roadways with wildlife overpasses or underpasses is finally gaining traction. With ~1.5 million vehicle-wildlife collisions each year and costing more than $8 billion annually it is time we start providing safe passages for deer, cougars, elk, alligators, bears, porcupines, etc. In the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor, Coal Canyon was the first preserved wildlife underpass. The second, was the retrofitting and addition of an underpass at Harbor Blvd. More locations are in … Read More

Land Bridges Connect Wildlands

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on January 24, 2020 with No Comments

Connecting our landscapes together is important for many reasons–none the least of which is animal-vehicle collisions. More than one million collisions occur annually. Transportation planners are doing a better job planning for creative land bridges or underpasses designed specifically for the animals. Read the Healthy Food House article.

Survey About SoCal Land Uses

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 12, 2019 with No Comments

The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), a regional planning agency, is soliciting feedback on the future of SoCal’s development, transportation, and open space. If you support open space–and we think you do–make sure you state that in the survey (which takes about five minutes to complete). This information will be used by the Association to help plan for the needs of the region. We do attend the planning meetings, but when they ask for public input–we really need your help … Read More