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Complete Streets Bill Passes Assembly Transportation Committee
/in Newsroom, Streets for Everyone, The Latest /by Laura McCamyThe Complete Streets for Active Living Bill (SB 127) passed the Assembly Transportation Committee July 8. This was a hard-won victory. CalBike and our coalition partners negotiated with and educated stakeholders and potential opponents up until the moment of the vote. In the end, the difference was the 1,000+ CalBike members and supporters who contacted […]
Tell Your Assembly Member to Vote YES on SB 127 for Complete Streets
/in Newsroom, Streets for Everyone, The Latest, Transportation Justice /by Linda KhamoushianThe Complete Streets for Active Living Bill (SB 127) passed the Assembly Transportation Committee, but it has more hurdles to go before it becomes law. Even after months of negotiations with stakeholders to get the bill approved by the Senate, Assembly Members could kill or severely weaken the bill. Every provision that elevates the importance […]
Assembly Transportation Committee Supports E-bikes for Mobility Option
/in Healthy Climate and Communities, Newsroom, The Latest /by Linda KhamoushianOn Monday, July 1, the E-Bikes for Mobility Bill (SB 400 – Umberg) passed in the Assembly Transportation Committee. The vote was 14-0. This bill expands the definition of “mobility options” in the Clean Vehicles for All program to include bikesharing and electric bicycle purchases. Currently the Clean Vehicles for All program provides vouchers for […]
CALPIRG Report Identifies California Highway Boondoggles
/in Newsroom, The Latest, Transportation Justice /by Laura McCamyLast week, CALPIRG released its annual Highway Boondoggles report. The report details the way our nation’s policymakers continue to prioritize major highway expansion projects, while failing to spend the money needed to repair our crumbling infrastructure. “[Y]ear after year, state and local governments propose billions of dollars’ worth of new and expanded highways that often […]
Senate Advances Better Bikeway Design Guidelines
/in Newsroom, Streets for Everyone, The Latest /by Laura McCamyThe Better Bikeway Design Bill (AB 1266 – R. Rivas) moved forward in the Senate Transportation Committee yesterday, after passing the Assembly in mid-May. The bill provides important bikeway design guidelines for planners and public works departments. Bike lanes often disappear at intersections, which are the site of most collisions and greatest confusion for all […]