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Agenda Item 5.

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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY
Memorandum
To: 

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee

From:

Christina Watson, Director of Planning

Meeting Date:

May 4, 2022

Subject:

Legislative Update

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

RECEIVE update on state legislation and PROVIDE input to staff.

SUMMARY:
Staff will present several proposed state bills that pertain to bicycle and pedestrian priorities for the Committee to provide input on possible positions for the TAMC Board of Directors to consider.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The bills could present a financial impact to TAMC or its member jurisdictions.
DISCUSSION:

Attached is a draft bill list showing the status of bills as of the end of March. Bills of interest to this Committee include:

 

  • Assembly Bill (AB) 1713 (Boerner Hovath): Vehicles: required stops: bicycles - this bill was amended to apply only to two-lane highways with stop signs on all approaches. The bill, as amended, would also include warning citations for bicyclists under 18 who fail to stop at a stop sign.
  • AB 1909 (Friedman): Vehicles: bicycle omnibus - this bill was amended to authorize jurisdictions to limit e-bikes on equestrian, hiking, or recreational trails.
  • AB 2264 (Bloom): Pedestrian crossing signals - this bill would require a traffic signal to have a 3- to 7-second leading pedestrian interval, no matter the context of the signal.
  • Senate Bill (SB) 932 (Portantino): General plans: circulation element: bicycle and pedestrian plans and traffic calming plans - this bill was amended to require bicycle and pedestrian plans and traffic calming plans for the urbanized areas within a county or city general plan and require implementation of the plan within 2 years of adoption. It also allows a person injured to have a cause of action against the county.

 

Staff will provide a verbal update on bills that may have been amended by the date of this meeting.

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Draft bill list