Recent Streetsblog SF posts about California

ABC 7: Our Drivers Won’t Follow CA’s 3-Ft Bike Passing Law, So Why Bother?

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 10, 2014 | 18 Comments

ABC 7 is back with another blurry watercolor painting of street safety issues — this time, setting sights on California’s new 3-foot bicycle passing law. ABC reporter Dan Noyes went to great lengths to film real-world examples of the issue, setting up a camera to film passing bike commuters and drivers on Market Street, and drawing […]

Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Spending Plan Gains Momentum, No News on Deal

By Melanie Curry and Damien Newton | Jun 10, 2014 | No Comments

Despite being only 0.5 percent of the California budget, cap-and-trade revenue spending is emerging as a sticking point in Sacramento as Democrats in the Assembly, Senate, and Governor’s Office push three different spending plans. The legislature must approve a state budget by June 15. Each of the three proposed plans for spending cap-and-trade revenue to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) […]

Infographic: Comparing California’s Three Cap-and-Trade Spending Proposals

By Melanie Curry | Jun 9, 2014 | No Comments

In the midst of California’s state budget negotiations, the legislature must separately decide how to spend the state’s cap-and-trade revenue, be it on public transit, high-speed rail, affordable housing near transit, or other emissions-reducing programs. Three different proposals for slicing this new pie come from Governor Jerry Brown, the Senate, and the Assembly. This week, legislators […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | May 30, 2014 | No Comments

The California Legislaturee saw a lot of action in the last two weeks on bills related to sustainable transportation. The deadline to pass bills out of committee was on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, and today is the deadline for all bills to be voted on by their houses of origin. If they couldn’t […]

CalBike Pushes for Protected Bike Lanes, Vulnerable User Laws in Sac

By Melanie Curry | May 23, 2014 | No Comments

The California Bicycle Coalition held its Advocacy Day this week in the state capitol to lobby legislators on several key policy reforms to promote bicycling. Joined by local bicycle groups from around the state and participants who finished the California Climate Ride in Sacramento, CalBike met with state legislators and staffers and urged them to support two […]

Dangerous by Design: CA Has Second-Highest Fatality Rate for Older Peds

By Melanie Curry | May 20, 2014 | No Comments

Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition released their Dangerous by Design 2014 [PDF] report today, showing that California has the nation’s second-highest pedestrian fatality rate for older pedestrians (age 65 and older). The report highlights the ways car-centric design in US cities makes streets dangerous for walking, and ranks major metropolitan areas using the […]

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