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CA Legislative Update: ATP, Bikes, and Budget

By Melanie Curry | Jun 1, 2016 | 3 Comments

California budget negotiations have moved into high gear with the naming of Senate and Assembly members to the bicameral budget conference committee. Leaders of the two bodies named five members each—up from three in previous years—and the conference committee held its first hearing this morning. The committee’s job is to find agreement among the three […]

California Legislative Update: Bikes, Transit, Environmental Justice, More

By Melanie Curry | Apr 22, 2016 | 3 Comments

Today is the deadline to pass any policy bills that have a fiscal impact out of all California legislative committees, so the last two weeks have seen a flurry of long hearings. Here’s a quick recap of pertinent bills. BIKES Riding side-by-side is okay: Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) has a bill, A.B. 2509, that […]

Bill to Eliminate Free Parking Could Help Disabled People Find a Spot

By Melanie Curry | Apr 14, 2016 | 13 Comments

Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) has introduced a bill that would require some people with disabled parking permits to pay, rather than park for free as long as they want. If it works, A.B. 2602 could free up parking spots for every driver, including disabled people who most need them. It could also potentially discourage […]

A State Legislator Is Really Proposing to Slash Fines for Running a Red Light to Turn Right

By Damien Newton and Roger Rudick | Jan 28, 2016 | 10 Comments

State Senator Jerry Hill (D-Millbrae) has been earning a lot of attention recently for a proposal to slash the fine for drivers turning right at a red light without stopping. This move seems particularly heartless considering California’s streak of leading the country in traffic fatalities, nearly a quarter of which were pedestrians. Failure to yield […]

Governor Signs Bill to Ease Parking Requirements for Affordable Housing

By Melanie Curry | Oct 12, 2015 | 12 Comments

Governor Jerry Brown had a Sunday deadline to sign legislation or veto it. Late in the day on Friday he signed Assembly Bill 744, which allows affordable housing developers to build less parking than many local zoning regulations currently permit. The bill is a victory for affordable housing advocates, who have been saying for a […]

The Next Step in Getting Rid of Level of Service: Coming Soon

By Melanie Curry | Oct 9, 2015 | 22 Comments

After several years of work, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is almost ready to release draft guidelines on replacing vehicle Level of Service measures under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The shift was called for by Senate Bill 743, which passed late in the 2013 legislative session. OPR will propose measuring […]

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