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Legislative Update: Bikes at Stop Signs, Jaywalking, and Camera Enforcement on Buses
Key transportation safety and equity bills move forward after Senate Transportation Hearing
June 30, 2021
CTC Delays Weighing in on Sale of Multi-Family Property in South Pasadena
Tenants, City say they had first right of refusal; Caltrans claimed a strict "decision waterfall" was preventing them from doing the right thing
June 28, 2021
L.A. Transit Oriented Communities Program Likely to Benefit from A.B. 1401 Parking Reforms
Some observers have worried that eliminating parking requirements might have the unintended consequence of reducing affordable housing production, but we see no evidence of this - and see some evidence that it would help.
June 28, 2021
Feds Restore Trump-Blocked Bullet Train Funds
Almost $1 billion in funds from D.C. released to the project
June 11, 2021
California Won’t Be Getting Speed Enforcement Cameras Soon
A.B. 550 was killed without discussion
May 25, 2021
Parking Requirements Are Not a Useful Bargaining Chip for Increasing Affordable Housing
Opponents of A.B. 1401 concede that parking requirements are bad policy, but worry that removing them will undermine affordable housing production. Evidence suggests that's not the case.
May 20, 2021
Newsom Proposes $4.2 Billion for Bullet Train
If adopted, Newsom revise budget could end wrangling to divert funds away from High-Speed Rail electrification
May 19, 2021
Governor Newsom Proposes $500M Bump to Active Transportation
It's not the $2B requested by the CA Transportation Commission and advocates, and it's not even near what he proposes for litter cleanup, but it would help
May 14, 2021
Bill to Decriminalize “Jaywalking” Sails Through Assembly Transportation Committee
A.B. 1238 heads to the Assembly floor for final passage before heading to the State Senate.
April 27, 2021
Legislative Update: Bike Safety Stop Bill Passes CA Assembly
Now the CA Senate must weigh in
April 26, 2021
