Legislation

CalBike urges you to weigh in with the Assembly Transportation Committee on the Complete Streets Bill, which would require Caltrans to ensure safety for people biking, walking, and taking transit.

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Bills move along the process towards their final hearings

The post More Bills: E-bikes, Speed Notifications, Malibu Added to Speed Camera Pilot? appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Are VMT measures hurting rural areas? Or do they give us a better idea of which projects are sprawl projects?

The post Legislative Update: Bike Lanes at the Coast, VMT in Rural Areas appeared first on Streetsblog California.

The team at the California Bicycle Coalition tracks bills that affect active transportation.

The post Legislative Update: Bike-Friendly Bills at the Midpoint appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Also passed yesterday were S.B 961, the Complete Streets bill, a bill on Bay Area transit funding, and a prohibition on state funding for Class III bikeways.

The post Bill to Require Speed Control in Vehicles Goes Limp appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Drilling down on e-bike safety, and whether speed cameras belong everywhere

The post More Early Bill Approvals: E-bike Classifications and Batteries, Adding Malibu to Speed Camera Program appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Bills to allow Marin County to pass an age and helmet restriction on Class 2 e-bikes, prohibit ATP funds from being used on useless Class III bikeways; and make it permanently illegal to charge bike riders and pedestrians tolls on bridges.

The post Early Committee Approval for a Few Bike Bills appeared first on Streetsblog California.

It's a good time to take a peek at how sustainable transportation and related topics are showing up on legislators' priorities. Here's a very NON-comprehensive list.

The post Legislative Update: Some Bills to Watch This Session appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Caltrans districts and local cities have bike and pedestrian safety plans, but too often Caltrans uses excuses - including cost and delay - to avoid following them. This bill would stop that practice.

The post CalBike Summit Preview: Complete Streets Bill Would Require Caltrans to Implement Its Own Policies appeared first on Streetsblog California.