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CA Senate Committee to Consider Protected Bike Lanes Bill Tomorrow
A key hearing will be held in Sacramento tomorrow on legislation that would pave the way for more California cities to build protected bike lanes, also known as "cycle tracks."
June 25, 2014
California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update
Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation.
June 20, 2014
California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update
Here's Streetsblog's compilation of California legislative news for this week.
June 13, 2014
Gatto Legislation Would Create Alert System For Hit-and-Run Crashes
It is too common a story. A family is crossing the street or some friends are bicycling along when a negligent car driver changes their lives forever. While the victims lie wounded in the street, the driver flees and is never heard from again. Advocates for safe streets, victims of hit-and-run crashes, and their friends and family say that there are not enough resources or legal protections for victims.
June 13, 2014
Breaking News: Deal Reached on CA’s Cap-and-Trade Spending Plan
Earlier this evening, the bicameral Budget Conference Committee approved a compromise between state legislators and Governor Brown on how to spend $850 million in revenues from the state's cap-and-trade system for the next fiscal year.
June 12, 2014
SGC Awards Grants to Boost Smarter Urban Planning in CA Cities
The Strategic Growth Council, a state committee made up of representatives from six California agencies, awarded over $40 million in planning grants last week for projects large and small that are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
June 11, 2014
Steinberg’s Cap-and-Trade Spending Plan Gains Momentum, No News on Deal
Despite being only 0.5 percent of the California budget, cap-and-trade revenue spending is emerging as a sticking point in Sacramento as Democrats in the Assembly, Senate, and Governor’s Office push three different spending plans. The legislature must approve a state budget by June 15.
June 10, 2014
California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update
The California Legislature saw a lot of action in the last two weeks on bills related to sustainable transportation. The deadline to pass bills out of committee was on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, and today is the deadline for all bills to be voted on by their houses of origin. If they couldn't pass by today from the Senate to the Assembly, or vice versa, then they died for this session.
May 30, 2014
CalBike Pushes for Protected Bike Lanes, Vulnerable User Laws in Sac
The California Bicycle Coalition held its Advocacy Day this week in the state capitol to lobby legislators on several key policy reforms to promote bicycling.
May 23, 2014