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Committee advances bill to create Caltrans pilot for "bike highways" in two metro areas
Summary
AB 954 would authorize Caltrans to implement two pilot bike-highway corridors and direct a report to the Legislature on a potential statewide program; the Assembly Transportation Committee advanced the bill after supporters said bike highways boost safety, connectivity and climate goals.
AB 954, a measure to establish two Caltrans pilot programs for "bike highways" and to require a legislative report on a potential statewide bikeway program, was advanced by the California State Assembly Transportation Committee.
Assemblymember Bennett, the bill uthor, told the committee the measure would take "the first concrete steps" toward a statewide bike-highway program by establishing two pilot programs. Proponents recommended the pilots be sited where regional partners expect the best chance for early success. Jared Sanchez, policy director for the California Bicycle Coalition…
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