Recent Streetsblog SF posts about California

Replacing LOS: CA Hones Details on Its New Transportation Planning Metric

By Melanie Curry | Oct 8, 2014 | No Comments

Agreeing on a new way to measure transportation impacts — and not just delays for drivers — is no simple task for California’s planning policymakers. The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is fine-tuning its proposal to replace Level of Service, the metric recently ditched by the state which focused exclusively on car delays, […]

Brown Vetoes Road User Safety Laws Including Hit-and-Run, Vulnerable User

By Melanie Curry | Oct 1, 2014 | No Comments

Jose Vasquez leaves a candle at the ghost bike memorial for Andy Garcia, killed in a vicious hit-and-run last year. Sahra Sulaiman/LA Streetsblog In the last hours before the deadline for signing legislation from this year’s legislative session, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a batch of bills that could have improved safety for bicyclists, pedestrians, […]

Governor Vetoes One of Four Hit-and-Run Bills; Deadline for Others: Today

By Melanie Curry | Sep 30, 2014 | No Comments

Glendale Police released a video showing a woman being struck by a car in a hit-and-run last week. Governor Jerry Brown vetoed one of four hit-and-run bills passed by the California Senate and Assembly. A.B. 2337, by Assemblymember Eric Linder (R-Corona), would have increased the automatic driver’s license suspension for a hit-and-run conviction from one […]

Governor Brown Signs Protected Bike Lane Bill, Car Fee for Bike Paths

By Melanie Curry | Sep 22, 2014 | No Comments

Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills on Saturday that will make it easier for California cities to build better bike infrastructure. The governor approved Assembly Bill 1193, which means protected bike lanes, or cycletracks, will become an official part of Caltrans’ guidelines on bike infrastructure. Brown also signed Senate Bill 1183, which will allow local governments to use a vehicle surcharge […]

Governor Brown Signs Bill Allowing 3-Bike Racks on Some Buses in CA

By Melanie Curry | Sep 11, 2014 | No Comments

California transit agencies are now allowed greater use of bus-mounted bike racks that hold three bicycles. Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 2707 Tuesday, a bill authored Ed Chau (D-Monterey Park) to allow 40-foot-long buses to be equipped with folding bike racks that can carry up to three bikes. It was the first bill signed by the governor this […]

CA Tackles the Question: What Is a “Disadvantaged Community”?

By Melanie Curry | Sep 5, 2014 | No Comments

In a packed, airless room last night in Oakland, several hundred people grappled with the question of how to define “disadvantaged communities” in California that shoulder the heaviest burden of pollution. The workshop was led by the California Air Resources Board and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) to gather input on the question. The room was packed with […]

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