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Will A.B. 371 Help Keep Sidewalks Safe or Kill Micromobility (or Both)?

By Damien Newton | Mar 15, 2022 | No Comments

What those costs would be to the micromobility providers can be estimated, but not guaranteed, because no insurance company offers insurance at those rates to bike and scooter share companies.

Amtrak's newest Acela. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Manchin Machinations Seem Promising for Bullet Train

By Roger Rudick | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments

Federal funding picture remains in flux.

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

More Traffic Safety Bills: Speed Cameras Again, and Head Starts for Pedestrians

By Melanie Curry | Feb 17, 2022 | No Comments

Speed cameras and "pedestrian lead intervals" are among legislation proposed for this year

One of Sacramento's poorest neighborhoods doesn't have enough crosswalks. It also has a high rate of jaywalking arrests. Image: KXTV

Assemblymember Phil Ting Reintroduces Bill to Decriminalize Jaywalking

By Melanie Curry | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments

Citing statistics that show that jaywalking laws do not make walking safer, Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced a new bill, A.B. 2147, to end the practice of stopping pedestrians that pose no danger to themselves or others when they cross a street.

Bike Bills: An Omnibus, and Stop-as-Yield

By Melanie Curry | Feb 11, 2022 | No Comments

Is this the first time the legislature has seen "bicycle" and "omnibus" in the same phrase?

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CA Bill Would Outlaw Freeway Expansions through Environmental Justice Communities

By Melanie Curry | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments

Maybe this is what it takes: Asm. Cristina Garcia's A.B. 1778 would prohibit the state from funding or permitting freeway expansions in "Environmental Justice" communities

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