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Speed Camera Bill Passes a Major Hurdle
Safety advocates are thrilled that Laura Friedman's bill has made it to the Assembly floor
May 19, 2023
Back for Another Try: Stop Sign Bill Passes First Committee
Other conversations of interest in the Assembly Transportation Commission included a bill to shift transportation funding towards "priority populations" and the annual attempt to take funding away from the high-speed rail program
April 25, 2023
Speed Cameras, Bike Lane Camera Enforcement, and RSR Bridge Bills Pass First Committee
California legislative update: Here's a brief recap of yesterday's Assembly Transportation Hearing
April 18, 2023
Speed Camera Bill Up for the Umpteenth Time; Supporters Speak Out
Several previous versions of the automated speed camera bill were stopped in the black box process of the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
April 13, 2023
State Bill to Take Away Bike Lane on RSR Bridge for Cars Tries to Hide its Intent
Pretending that adding a car lane could bring social and environmental justice for people stuck in traffic jams is just an ugly lie
March 24, 2023
Traffic Safety Bills Pass First Committee
"Daylighting" intersections, studying weight-based vehicle registration fees, allowing bikes on sidewalks where there's no other safe option
March 21, 2023
Bill Would Create a California Bicycle Safety Handbook
The idea is to make bicycle safety information available to all road users
March 10, 2023
Legislative Update: Traffic Safety and Public Transit Bills
CalBike has a rundown of some key bills the legislature is considering this session - and there are a lot of them
March 3, 2023
New Bill Would Improve Sight Distances at Intersections
Assemblymember Alex Lee's A.B. 413 would prohibit vehicles from parking or stopping at the curb within twenty feet of a marked crosswalk or intersection
February 3, 2023
(Very) Early Peek at 2023-24 Legislative Agenda
Bill language is still very open-ended at this early stage, but Asm Friedman plans to tackle the climate goals/transportation funding gap, and Asm Boerner Horvath is trying again on allowing bikes to treat stop signs as yields
December 14, 2022