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Protected Bike Lanes Bill Passes CA Senate Transportation Committee

By Melanie Curry | Jun 30, 2014 | No Comments

The “Protected Bikeways Act,” A.B. 1193, passed the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee Thursday on a 10-0 vote, despite opposition from some quarters. The bill must still be approved by the full Senate and Governor Jerry Brown. The proposed legislation, introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), would compel Caltrans to create guidelines for protected bike […]

CA Senate Committee to Consider Protected Bike Lanes Bill Tomorrow

By Melanie Curry | Jun 25, 2014 | No Comments

A key hearing will be held in Sacramento tomorrow on legislation that would pave the way for more California cities to build protected bike lanes, also known as “cycle tracks.” Currently the California Highway Design Manual does not allow protected bike lanes, and state law requires local jurisdictions to follow Caltrans specifications for bicycle facilities […]

Caltrans Endorses the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

By Melanie Curry | Apr 11, 2014 | No Comments

It wasn’t a total surprise, but exciting nevertheless for bicycle advocates gathered at the NACTO “Cities for Cycling” Road Show in Oakland last night. Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty announced that the agency will endorse the use of the National Association of City Transportation Officials Urban Street Design Guide, giving California cities the state DOT’s blessing to install […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | Apr 4, 2014 | No Comments

For social media coverage of California’s statewide transportation issues, follow Melanie @currymel on Twitter or like the Streetsblog California Facebook page. Here’s Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of legislation and events related to sustainable transportation at the California capitol. News on the implementation of S.B. 743, which removes Automobile Level of Service from consideration as an environmental impact […]

Spectacular New Devil’s Slide Trail Difficult to Reach Without a Car

By Andrew Boone | Apr 1, 2014 | 21 Comments

The 1.3-mile “Devil’s Slide” segment of Highway 1 just south of Pacifica is the latest addition to San Mateo County’s 20 parks. The freshly-paved walking and biking trail offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastal cliffs, and it’s by far the widest trail in the San Francisco Bay Area, with 12 feet striped for […]

California Biking, Walking, Transit Use Up Despite Little Investment

By Melanie Curry | Mar 14, 2014 | No Comments

The news from Caltrans’ 2012 California Household Travel Survey is not too surprising: Californians are making more trips by walking, bicycling, and transit than they were in 2000. The survey found the percentage of trips by these modes doubled in ten years and make up nearly 23 percent of all trips in the state. That means car […]

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