Recent Streetsblog SF posts about California

Protected Bike Lanes Grow in CA as Cities Face Down Old Concerns

By Melanie Curry | Jul 21, 2014 | No Comments

More and more California cities are looking to bring protected bike lanes to their streets, and a growing body of research showing the benefits they provide are giving city leaders a stronger case in the face of opposition to change. The demand to make streets better for walking and biking is clear: local jurisdictions in […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | Jul 11, 2014 | No Comments

Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation. The legislature is in recess until August. Light-rail no longer illegal in LA’s San Fernando Valley: A.B. 577 from Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown last week. The bill repealed a 1990 law that prohibited construction of […]

CA Assembly Bill Aims to Delay Cap-and-Trade for Fuels

By Melanie Curry | Jul 9, 2014 | No Comments

In a last-minute maneuver before the California Legislature’s summer recess, Assemblymember Henry Perea (D-Fresno) amended a bill to delay the application of California’s cap-and-trade system to fuels until 2018. Co-authors of the bill, A.B. 69, include Assemblymembers Cheryl Brown (D-Fontana), Tom Daly (D-Anaheim), Isadore Hall (D-Rancho Dominguez), Roger Hernandez (D-West Covina), Freddie Rodriguez (D-Chino), and […]

CA Asm. Richard Bloom Talks Budgets, Cap-and-Trade, Streetcars, and More

By Melanie Curry | Jul 1, 2014 | No Comments

Last week, Streetsblog sat down with California Assemblymember Richard Bloom, who represents Santa Monica and other West Los Angeles communities. We asked him to talk about the state budget, the cap-and-trade expenditure plan, and funding for transit and housing. Bloom chairs the Subcommittee for Transportation for the California Assembly Budget Committee. Bloom talked about the […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | Jun 30, 2014 | No Comments

Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation. School Zone Safety: S.B. 1151 from Anthony Canella (R-Ceres) would raise fines for traffic infractions within school zones. The bill passed the Assembly Transportation Committee, 14-0, and now goes to the Appropriations Committee. Vulnerable User Law Jumps Ahead: A.B. 2398 from Marc Levine […]

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 […]

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