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Active Transportation Program Calls for Volunteer Evaluators
Apply to be a volunteer ATP application evaluator by May 10.
Bill to Require Speed Control in Vehicles Goes Limp
Also passed yesterday were the Complete Streets bill, a bill on Bay Area transit funding, and a prohibition on state funding for Class III bikeways.
Brightline West Breaks Ground on Vegas to SoCal High-Speed Rail
Brightline West will be a 218-mile 186-mile-per-hour rail line from Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga - about 40 miles east of downtown L.A. - expected to open in 2028
CalBike Summit to Advocates: Don’t Take No for an Answer
"Persistence with kindness." "Keep trying different things." "You have to be kind of annoying." "Light up their phones."
LAPD Shoots Unarmed Unhoused Man as He Walks Away from Them
The newly released briefing video depicts Robles as non-compliant and claims officer Gomez-Magallanes shot him for pointing a weapon at officers, but body cam footage shows a slightly different story.
Legislators Tackle AV, School Zone Safety
Are AVs freight trucks ready to be deployed on California roads with no one in them?
CA High-Speed Rail Takes a Step Towards Acquiring Trains
The contract calls for two prototype trainsets for testing to be delivered by 2028, and four trainsets to be used on the "early operating segment" between Merced and Bakersfield, ready between 2030 and 2033.
More Early Bill Approvals: E-bike Classifications and Batteries, Adding Malibu to Speed Camera Program
Drilling down on e-bike safety, and whether speed cameras belong everywhere
Early Committee Approval for a Few Bike Bills
Bills to allow Marin County to pass an age and helmet restriction on Class 2 e-bikes, prohibit ATP funds from being used on useless Class III bikeways; and make it permanently illegal to charge bike riders and pedestrians tolls on bridges.
State Active Transportation Program Issues Call for Projects
Bay Area region issues its regional application at the same time. Project applications are due June 17.