January 23, 20132 Comments on 2014 California budget and active transportation
For this 2013 budget, California Governor Jerry Brown proposes a consolidation of several bicycle and pedestrians programs into a single budgetary bucket called the Active Transportation Program (ATP). Several advocacy groups have issued petitions to ensure funding for bicycle programs remain at current levels.
January 14, 20131 Comment on Healdsburg CA to consider vulnerable users ordinance
The Healdsburg city council in Sonoma County California will consider a proposal for a vulnerable user ordinance, according to the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition (SCBC). The proposed ordinance allows cyclists and pedestrians to file a civil suit against motorists who harass them and is modeled on similar legislation now in effect in the city of Los Angeles.
January 10, 20132 Comments on House Transportation Committee members and their transit ridership
Field Guide to the 113th Congress House of Representatives Transportation Committee and Their Support for Bicycling
Cap’n Transit in New York has done something pretty cool. He took the newly designated members of the US House of Representatives House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, looked up the American Community Survey numbers for the number of car-free households and transit riders in their respective districts, and created charts showing who these members represent.
Here are the Republican members of this committee from California, for example:
January 7, 2013Leave a Comment
The Sacramento Bee reports that Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has released the full Senate committee roster for the 2013-2014 legislative session that begins today.
Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) returns as chair of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, which is where you’ll find most bills that will affect cyclists. The Republican co-chair, Ted Gaines of Roseville, is an avid cyclist who can often be seen biking to work in the state capital. DeSaulnier voted in favor of extending the cell phone ban to cyclists, while Gaines voted against it. Both DeSaulnier and Gaines voted against High Speed Rail. Both voted in favor of Lowenthal’s 3 foot passing law.
December 26, 20125 Comments on California bicycle crashes 2012
I began geocoding bike and bicycle related ‘incidents’ reported to the California Highway Patrol dispatch centers last May. Here’s what they look like on a map.
December 7, 20123 Comments on A green lane for El Camino Real
The city of San Clemente, California in Orange County considers several bicycle facility projects. Among this is a proposal to paint the outside lanes of El Camino Real green to emphasize their use as shared space for cars and bicycles.
