State Capitol Updates
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Governor Newsom Signs: Enforcement Cameras on Buses, Speed Limits Reset
But he vetoes: Safety stop for bikes, decriminalizing jaywalking.
October 8, 2021
Op-Ed: A.B. 43 Would Let Cities Set Safer Speed Limits
Current speed limit rules reward those that travel fastest, regardless of safety
October 7, 2021
Op-Ed: No, Dan Walters, A.B. 43 Would Not Allow “Speed Traps”
And the 85th percentile rule is anything BUT scientific
October 6, 2021
Extension of Road User Charge Pilot Will Consider Efficiency and Equity
Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation.
September 30, 2021
California Walks Urges Action on Jaywalking Bill
Call, tweet, contact the Governor in support
September 29, 2021
Advocates Ask You to Call the Governor
Lower speed limits, Idaho stop, jaywalking reform--help push the Gov to sign these bills into law
September 21, 2021
Legislative Update: Big Wins on Traffic Safety
A pile of bills await the Governor's signature, among them some pretty big wins for bicycle and pedestrian safety.
September 10, 2021
High-Speed Rail Impasse Means No Active Transportation Boost, Other Projects Also Denied Funding
$500 million proposed as a one-time augmentation for Active Transportation Projects will go back to the General Fund - as will a total of $3.3 billion in other proposed allocations including for LA Olympics projects
September 7, 2021
Another Quick Legislative Update: Traffic Safety and Housing Bills
Appropriations Committees' Suspense Ends
August 27, 2021
Quick Legislative Update: “Light-Touch Density” and Permanent Slow Streets Move Ahead
A few weeks remain to get bills passed, and they are moving.
August 24, 2021