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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Technical Advisory Committee | | From: | Christina Watson, Director of Planning | | Meeting Date: | May 5, 2022 | | Subject: | Legislative Update |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | | RECEIVE update on state legislation and PROVIDE input to staff. |
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| | | | | | | | | SUMMARY: | | Staff will present several proposed state bills for the Committee to provide input on possible positions for the TAMC Board of Directors to consider. |
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| | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT: | | The bills could present a financial impact to TAMC or its member jurisdictions. |
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| | | | | | | | | 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. |
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