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Bikes parked in front of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento

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Legislative Update: Newsom Signs Bill Giving Pedestrians Priority at Signals

By Melanie Curry | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

LPIs increase pedestrian visibility, reduce conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles, increase the likelihood of motorists yielding to pedestrians; and enhance safety for pedestrians who may be slower to start into the intersection.

A bus lane in downtown Oakland. Photo credit: Hayden AI

Sponsored Post: How Keeping Bus Lanes Clear Makes Transportation More Equitable.

By HaydenAI | Sep 27, 2022 | No Comments

Public transit unlocks jobs, education, recreation, and other essential services for thousands of people across the country. But slow and unreliable service reduces access to opportunities for those who need it the most. Automated bus lane enforcement is a powerful tool to take back road space for transit riders.

San Diego eliminated parking requirements in new developments near transit in 2019. Photo: Rupert Essinger / Esri

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Celebrating a Big Win for the Climate, Housing, and Rational Planning: Newsom Signs Parking Bill

By Melanie Curry | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

A.B. 2097 is a "no-brainer" climate bill - now law- that will prohibit cities from setting a minimum parking requirement on developments near transit.

The Internal Combustion Car Did Us a Favor

By Josh Stephens | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

Thank the conventional car. It was just awful enough, at just the right moment, to inspire a revolution in land use regulation.

Illustration by AnChi Shen. "To clarify," she writes, "I do get free parking at work! But if I don’t use it, I get💰!"

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Bill Would Benefit Workers Who Don’t Use Free Employee Parking

By Melanie Curry | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

Assemblymember Alex Lee's AB 2206 would fix gaping loopholes in current "parking cash-out" law.

Governor Newsom surrounded by California state legislators

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Governor Signs a Raft of Climate Bills

By Melanie Curry | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California. Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. At a press conference in Vallejo today, Governor Gavin Newsom and a large cohort of legislators celebrated the passage – and signing – of […]

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