State Capitol Updates
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Legislative Update: New Session Brings New Bills for Bikes
A few of the more than 2,500 bills introduced for the current California legislative session hold specific interest for bicyclists.
March 1, 2019
CA Legislative Hearings Discuss Progress on Gas Tax Investments, Housing
An update on S.B. 1, and some conversation but no clarity on the notion of conditioning transportation funds on housing production
February 28, 2019
Proposal for No-Speed-Limit Highway Widening Is Partisan Trolling
In an interview with Road and Track Magazine, Moorlach unabashedly reveals that he has no idea if speed limits have anything to do with crash rates or pollution--but it sounds good
February 22, 2019
A CA Bill Would Double the Size of Highways 5 and 99, and Remove Speed Limits
Moorlach wants to double the size of Highways 5 and 99 and remove speed limits. That will solve congestion, he says, and even--wait for it--reduce greenhouse gas emissions!
February 19, 2019
No, Mr. President, You Can’t Have California’s High-Speed Rail Money Back
Trump tweets, then Governor Newsom responds, making it clear that high-speed rail is not going away
February 14, 2019
Newsom’s State Budget Connects Housing Needs and Transportation Funding
But details are a bit murky
January 10, 2019
Early Legislative Roundup: A New Session Begins
Some bills introduced in the new session's first week provide a glimpse into what legislators are thinking about, and what issues they plan to work on over the next two years.
December 7, 2018
California Leaders Say: Trump, Don’t Touch Clean Car Standards!
Press conference reinforces California's intent to maintain its right to regulate emissions from cars
October 26, 2018
Legislative Update: Governor Brown’s Last Bills
Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force, bike-miles-driven incentives, housing, CEQA, and a few stadiums
October 1, 2018
Legislative Update: Brown Signs Bills on Electric Vehicles, Bike Miles Driven, Street Vending
California will begin regulating emissions from ride-hail companies, sometime, soonish--and give them credit for bike-miles driven. Governor Brown signed that and several other livability bills.
September 18, 2018