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Three-Foot Bike Passing Bill Passes CA Assembly, Needs Gov’s Signature

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 28, 2012 | 6 Comments

The California State Assembly passed a bill yesterday that would require motorists to provide three feet of space when passing bicyclists. SB 1464, which passed with a 50-16 vote, is expected to be signed by Governor Jerry Brown in September following a “largely procedural” approval by the State Senate, which already passed the bill in May, according […]

Three-Foot Passing Bill Up for Vote at State Assembly Friday

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 22, 2012 | 16 Comments

A state bill that would require drivers to give three feet of leeway when passing bicyclists in California is headed to the State Assembly for a vote this Friday. TransForm and the California Bicycle Coalition are calling on supporters to email their Assembly members and urge them to vote “yes.” If approved by the Assembly, the bill […]

CA Parking Reform Bill Shot Down by Assembly Committee

By Damien Newton | Jul 5, 2012 | No Comments

With the clock ticking, a state bill that would have banned parking minimums near transit nodes in certain circumstances was pulled from the July 3 California Senate Governance and Finance Committee agenda, shooting down major statewide parking reform efforts for at least another year. A.B. 904, a bill which was praised by parking policy guru and UCLA professor Donald Shoup, appears […]

CA Senate Passes 3-Foot Passing Bill. Will Gov Brown Sign It This Time?

By Aaron Bialick | May 25, 2012 | 12 Comments

The three-foot passing bill for bicyclists sailed through the California Senate today, reports the California Bicycle Coalition on Twitter: Senate just voted 27-6 to approve SB 1464. No debate or opposition! 6 Republicans voted YES. The bill still needs to make its way through the State Assembly, but all signs point to little opposition. The […]

Tell Your State Senator to “Give Me 3” This Thursday

By Damien Newton | May 22, 2012 | No Comments

Senate Bill 1464, the three-foot bike passing bill proposed by California Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), heads back to the Senate on Thursday, May 24 after sailing through committee last week. Buoyed by a strong campaign by the California Bike Coalition (CBC) and TransForm, thousands of supporters have already written letters to their senators urging them to pass the bill. […]

State Assembly Undermines Bill to Let California Cities Build Safer Bikeways

By Aaron Bialick | Jan 11, 2012 | 32 Comments

On Monday, the State Assembly Transportation Committee passed a watered down version of AB 819, the bill aimed at freeing California planners to install next-generation bikeway designs that other American cities are using to improve street safety and make cycling a more accessible mode of transportation. Assembly members undermined the bill’s original intent by removing […]

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