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CA Assembly Committee Moves Bill to Delay Level Of Service Phase-Out

By Melanie Curry | Apr 30, 2015 | No Comments

The California Assembly Natural Resources Committee voted Tuesday to move legislation that will delay the state’s shift away from car-centric planning. A.B. 779 aims to slow the removal of Level of Service (LOS) from California environmental regulations by delaying implementation of guidelines currently being developed by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR). In 2013, California passed S.B. […]

CA Legislative Update: Bike Lights and Three Feet for Safety

By Melanie Curry | Apr 24, 2015 | No Comments

Here is our regular roundup of California legislation of interest to livable streets advocates. As always, let us know if we missed anything in the comments. Freshman Assemblymember Kansen Chu (D-San Jose) has listened to feedback and amended his bike light bill, A.B. 28. It started out badly, requiring a flashing white rear light on […]

CA Legislative Update: Raise the Gas Tax? Cap and Trade, HOT Lanes

By Melanie Curry | Apr 17, 2015 | No Comments

Bills have started moving through committees in both houses of the California legislature as the hearing season starts. For those of you just joining us, we try to provide a regular roundup of legislation of interest to livable streets advocates. Highlights from the current session are included the bills below. Let us know if we […]

Caltrans Wants to Triple Biking, Double Walking and Transit By 2020

By Melanie Curry | Apr 16, 2015 | No Comments

Caltrans has a new goal of tripling California’s share of bicycling trips, and doubling that of walking and transit by 2020. Caltrans’ new Strategic Management Plan [PDF] includes performance targets for advancing its new stated priorities, at the top of which are increasing active transportation and reaching Vision Zero — an end to traffic deaths. The message demonstrates a […]

CA Bill to Prohibit GG Bridge Bike/Ped Tolls Expanded to All State Bridges

By Melanie Curry | Apr 15, 2015 | No Comments

A California Assembly bill that would prohibit tolls for pedestrians and bicycle riders on state-owned bridges passed the Assembly Transportation Committee with a vote of 31 to 2. Assemblymember Phil Ting’s A.B. 40, originally drafted to apply only to the Golden Gate Bridge, was amended to apply statewide. A.B 40 was a response to a proposal last year from […]

Caltrans: Don’t Forget, California’s Highways Were First Built for Bicycles

By Damien Newton | Apr 13, 2015 | No Comments

“Did you know the movement to create a state highway system came not from automobile drivers or manufacturers, but bicyclists?” As part of Caltrans’ 125th Anniversary, the agency is creating a video series about the history of the state’s agency. The first video highlights Caltrans’ current shift away from auto-centric planning to multimodal planning by acknowledging that the […]

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