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Legislative Update: “Idaho Stop” and Pedestrian Signals to Be Heard Next Week

By Melanie Curry | May 4, 2017 | 51 Comments

Two bills very pertinent to bicyclists and pedestrians are set for their first committee hearings in the California legislature on Monday's Assembly Transportation Committee. One would allow bike riders to roll through stop signs--when safe; the other would make clear that pedestrians are allowed to cross while their signals are counting down.

CA Legislative Update: Transit Passes, Transportation Commission Representation, Automated Speed Cameras

By Melanie Curry | Apr 26, 2017 | 7 Comments

A bill to create a statewide youth transit pass program passed the Assembly Transportation Committee, as did one that would require that at least one member of the California Transportation Commission represent low-income communities. Another bill, to create a pilot program to use automated speed enforcement cameras in San Francisco and San Jose, was put off for a year.

Yvonne Burke trying to get Caltrans staff to say that crashes are caused by distracted pedestrians at the most recent CTC meeting. Image: Screengrab from Caltrans.

Who is the California Transportation Commission?

By Melanie Curry | Apr 21, 2017 | 9 Comments

The CTC is responsible for programming and allocating money for most of the state's transportation projects, so it's a pretty important body. But Governor Brown must either believe that things are going well on the commission, or that decisions made by the CTC don't really matter.

Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) presenting his bill to the Assembly Transportation Committee. Image: Screengrab from CA TV

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Bill to Stymie 710 Tunnel Is Stymied by Asm Transportation Committee

By Melanie Curry | Apr 20, 2017 | 110 Comments

A bill that would have ended consideration of a potential tunnel on the 710 freeway through Pasadena fell short of votes. Assembly Transportation Committee members hesitated to step into what they call a "local issue."

Webinar Offered Wednesday: How to Set Up a Bicycle Traffic Diversion Program

By Melanie Curry | Apr 10, 2017 | 3 Comments

A California bill passed in 2015 allows bicyclists who get tickets to attend "bike traffic school" and reduce their fines, but currently there are few places where that is possible. The California Bicycle Coalition will present a webinar on how to get a diversion program started.

S.B. 1 needed 54 votes in the Assembly to pass, and this was how the vote looked for a good five minutes at the end of the night. Assemblymembers Cooper, Grayson, and Muratsuchi eventually voted yes.

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Transportation Funding Bill Passes with Closed-Door Deals and Public Posturing

By Melanie Curry | Apr 7, 2017 | 18 Comments

All afternoon the Senate and Assembly had hosted “debates” on the bill, but those served mainly as an opportunity for grandstanding. Most minds had been made up, and the real negotiations, to convince the few undecided votes, was going on behind closed doors.

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