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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
Governor Signs Housing, Sustainable Transportation Bills
But he vetoes a bill declaring housing as a human right, inconsistent with his willingness to set aspirational goals in other areas (such as electric vehicle mandates)
September 29, 2020
Bill to Streamline Transit, Bike, Pedestrian Projects Sails Through to the Governor
It's a tiny beginning towards balancing the scales between car travel and cleaner, more sustainable modes.
August 31, 2020
Bill That Would Have Crushed Bike and Scooter-Share Amended
AB 1268 would have made e-scooter-share and e-bike-share companies functionally uninsurable — until advocates successfully pressured California to amend the controversial bill.
August 27, 2020
This Bill Could Kill Bike and Scooter Share in California
Assembly Bill 1286 would functionally ban scooters, e-bikes and other electric-assist modes from the road — if advocates don't speak up.
August 25, 2020
