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Legislative Update: Long-awaited Speed Limit Flexibility Bill Moves Forward
A.B. 43 passed the Assembly Transportation Committee on a 15-0 vote.
April 19, 2021
Legislative Update: Bill to Remove Parking Minimums Near Transit Passes First Committee
Asm. Friedman's A.B. 1401 would allow developers to "right-size" the number of parking spaces
April 15, 2021
Bill Would Eliminate Problematic Minimum Parking Requirements
Among the unintended consequences of minimum parking requirements are: more driving, more traffic, more delays for everyone including transit, longer distances between destinations, more fuel use and emissions, more difficulty and danger for people who are not in cars, and much higher housing costs.
April 6, 2021
Legislative Update: Transit Boards, High-Speed Rail, New Agencies
Continuing our very early look at upcoming California bills
March 5, 2021
State Legislation Would Reshape VTA Board
New legislation would shake up the VTA board. But would service actually improve?
March 3, 2021
Legislative Update: A Few Bills on Transit
Bay Bridge bus service, bus lane/stop violation camera enforcement
February 26, 2021
Legislative Update: Bills About Bikes and Traffic Safety
Traffic safety, treating a stop sign as a yield sign, e-bike rebates
February 23, 2021
CA Bill Would Ban New Fracking Permits and Phase Out the Practice
It also takes up the unfinished arguments around the state about buffers around active oil wells near homes and schools
February 17, 2021
A Conversation with New Assembly Transportation Chair Laura Friedman
Assemblymember Laura Friedman talks about her new position as Senate Transportation Committee chair, and about her thoughts on furthering sustainable transportation in California.
January 29, 2021
Legislative Update: Corporate Accountability for Climate Change
Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and two co-author Assemblymembers Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) and Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced S.B. 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act.
January 27, 2021