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Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

Last Legislative Update: What Bills Were Signed, Vetoed, or Never Got that Far

By Melanie Curry | Oct 3, 2022 | No Comments

A final update on the 2021-22 California Legislative Session: Final outcome on bills on bicycle and pedestrian safety, public transit, and climate including a recap of some of the ones that never got to the governor.

Newsom Vetoes Bill to Align Transportation Funding with Climate Goals

By Melanie Curry | Sep 30, 2022 | No Comments

Assemblymember Laura Friedman's A.B. 2438 would have required California's transportation funding programs to incorporate strategies from the state's Climate Action Plan for Transportation Investment.

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Legislative Update: No Tax Credit for Living Car-light and Other Newsom Vetoes

By Melanie Curry | Sep 29, 2022 | No Comments

No permanent e-bike incentive program, either. But cities and counties will be required to incorporate Safe Systems Approaches - bike and pedestrian safety - into their traffic circulation plans on a somewhat accelerated schedule.

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Legislative Update: Newsom Signs Bill Giving Pedestrians Priority at Signals

By Melanie Curry | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

LPIs increase pedestrian visibility, reduce conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles, increase the likelihood of motorists yielding to pedestrians; and enhance safety for pedestrians who may be slower to start into the intersection.

San Diego eliminated parking requirements in new developments near transit in 2019. Photo: Rupert Essinger / Esri

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Celebrating a Big Win for the Climate, Housing, and Rational Planning: Newsom Signs Parking Bill

By Melanie Curry | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

A.B. 2097 is a "no-brainer" climate bill - now law- that will prohibit cities from setting a minimum parking requirement on developments near transit.

Illustration by AnChi Shen. "To clarify," she writes, "I do get free parking at work! But if I don’t use it, I get💰!"

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Bill Would Benefit Workers Who Don’t Use Free Employee Parking

By Melanie Curry | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

Assemblymember Alex Lee's AB 2206 would fix gaping loopholes in current "parking cash-out" law.

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