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Sierra Bonita Housing in West Hollywood. Image courtesy of Patrick Tighe Architecture

Legislative Update: Bills Supporting More, Fairer, and Infill Housing

By Melanie Curry | Sep 7, 2018 | 6 Comments

Bills that make changes to the way regions set and enforce housing allocations, that expand exemptions from the California Environmental quality Act, and that affirm fair housing rules.

The North Berkeley BART station is, like others, surrounded by a sea of parking that could be put to much better use. Photo: Google

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Legislative Update: Housing at BART Stations

By Melanie Curry | Sep 6, 2018 | 4 Comments

Building housing at BART stations should be a no-brainer, and BART has committed to it. But cities resist. A.B. 2923 would make it easier by giving BART authority to zone its lots rather than waiting for cities to do so.

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Bill Legalizing Sidewalk Vending Statewide Moves Through Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 23, 2018

Using the hashtag “EloteJustice” and some maize emojis, Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) announced on twitter Monday that S.B. 946 – the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act aimed at legalizing street vending statewide and allowing cities to establish permit programs governing the practice – had passed through the Assembly with bipartisan support. Tuesday night, he sent […]

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Helping Communities Benefit from California’s Climate Investments

By Melanie Curry | Aug 16, 2018 | 1 Comment

Senate Bill 1072 and a new round of TCC grants aim to help communities transform themselves

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Legislative Update: Scooters, Speed Limits, and Parking

By Melanie Curry | Aug 14, 2018

The California legislative clock is ticking down to August 31.

The Bay Area's Ford GoBike bike-share system is now owned by Lyft, which bought Motivate. Does it make sense for miles ridden on bike-share to be counted towards zero emission miles produced by Lyft? Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

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Bill to Increase Use of Zero-Emission Vehicles Could Credit Uber, Lyft for Bike Miles

By Melanie Curry | Jul 16, 2018 | 1 Comment

This bill could give Uber and Lyft a strong interest in making bike-share successful and encouraging its use--and could also motivate them to support cities in improving bike infrastructure to get more people riding them.

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