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California Assembly: Bill Would Allow “Traffic School” for Bicycle Violations

By Melanie Curry | Mar 30, 2015 | 8 Comments

A bill that would allow bicyclists who are ticketed for traffic violations to reduce their fines by attending a traffic safety class was introduced in the California Assembly last week. Assemblymembers Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) and David Chiu (D-San Francisco) amended A.B. 902 to repeal a provision in the vehicle code that currently prohibits such […]

California Says It Is Committed to Increasing Biking, Walking

By Melanie Curry | Mar 18, 2015 | 7 Comments

CalSTA, the state agency that oversees all state transportation departments including Caltrans, is committed to improving conditions for transit, biking, and walking, according to its Deputy Secretary for Environmental Policy and Housing, Kate White. “Thirty percent of all trips in California are less than a mile,” said White, testifying at a legislative hearing yesterday in […]

New Bills in CA Legislature Send Mixed Messages for Livable Streets

By Melanie Curry | Mar 4, 2015 | 3 Comments

The deadline for introducing new bills to be considered in the 2015 California legislative session passed last Friday. Out of the total 2,295 bills, there are not very many pertaining to bicycling and walking, and some of those that do are not very bicycle-friendly. Overall it may end up being a lackluster session for bike […]

CA Legislature’s New Session: Hit-and-Run, Cap-and-Trade, No Tolls for Bikes

By Melanie Curry | Dec 8, 2014 | 8 Comments

A new California legislative session started last week with the swearing-in of ten new Senators and 27 new Assemblymembers, the introduction of a hundred new bills between the two houses, and adjournment until January 5. These first-out-of-the-gate bills can be discussed in hearings as soon as the legislature reconvenes, since by then they will have […]

CA Environmental Groups Grade Legislators

By Melanie Curry | Oct 31, 2014 | 2 Comments

It’s scorecard season in California. Advocacy groups are giving grades to legislators based on how they voted on bills in the last year’s sessions, and releasing the scores just in time to influence next week’s election. The California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) and the Sierra Club both scored legislators according to how they voted on environmental […]

Brown Vetoes Road User Safety Laws Including Hit-and-Run, Vulnerable User

By Melanie Curry | Sep 30, 2014 | 8 Comments

In the last hours before the deadline for signing legislation from this year’s legislative session, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a batch of bills that could have improved safety for bicyclists, pedestrians, and other road users. Included in the list of today’s vetoes are three bills addressing the problem of hit-and-run crimes. Two of them […]

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