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CA Senate Committee to Consider Protected Bike Lanes Bill Tomorrow

By Melanie Curry | Jun 25, 2014 | 4 Comments

A key hearing will be held in Sacramento tomorrow on legislation that would pave the way for more California cities to build protected bike lanes, also known as “cycle tracks.” Currently the California Highway Design Manual does not allow protected bike lanes, and state law requires local jurisdictions to follow Caltrans specifications for bicycle facilities […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | Jun 20, 2014 | 1 Comment

Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation. Vulnerable Users Bill Watered Down: In its slog through the legislative process, AB 2398 from Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) was amended to lower the maximum fine on a conviction for causing bodily injury to a special class of “vulnerable road users” from $1,000 […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | Jun 13, 2014 | No Comments

Here’s Streetsblog’s compilation of California legislative news for this week. Money, money, money: The legislature was focused on discussing the budget, which must be passed by Sunday at midnight for legislators to avoid having their pay docked. Bills that passed from one house to the other before last week’s deadline are in the midst of […]

Gatto Legislation Would Create Alert System For Hit-and-Run Crashes

By Damien Newton | Jun 13, 2014 | 1 Comment

It is too common a story. A family is crossing the street or some friends are bicycling along when a negligent car driver changes their lives forever. While the victims lie wounded in the street, the driver flees and is never heard from again. Advocates for safe streets, victims of hit-and-run crashes, and their friends […]

Breaking News: Deal Reached on CA’s Cap-and-Trade Spending Plan

By Melanie Curry | Jun 12, 2014 | 6 Comments

Earlier this evening, the bicameral Budget Conference Committee approved a compromise between state legislators and Governor Brown on how to spend $850 million in revenues from the state’s cap-and-trade system for the next fiscal year. The new plan largely stuck to the Governor’s original proposal for the first year of the expenditure plan, but it […]

SGC Awards Grants to Boost Smarter Urban Planning in CA Cities

By Melanie Curry | Jun 11, 2014 | No Comments

The Strategic Growth Council, a state committee made up of representatives from six California agencies, awarded over $40 million in planning grants last week for projects large and small that are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One of the grants went to the Los Angeles City Planning Department to help quantify the GHG emission reductions […]

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