2022 Legislative Endorsements
2022 has the potential to be a historic year for transportation in California! This year, Streets for All has a dedicated team making sure the California legislature makes as much progress as possible in creating a safe, sustainable, and equitable transportation future. We are proud to announce our support of the following bills this session.
✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!
SB-932: Requires cities fix deadly streets
Sen. Portantino
Requires cities to plan for traffic calming measures on their highest injury corridors.
✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!
SB-1079: Reduces illegal noise pollution
Sen. Portantino
Directs California Highway Patrol to perform a test of automated noise camera technology for potential use in reducing noise from illegally modified mufflers.
✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!
AB-2264: Standardizes pedestrian head starts
Asm. Bloom
Standardizes leading pedestrian intervals at city intersections. LPIs make it safer for pedestrians by giving them a head start to walk across the intersection and makes them more visible to drivers.
✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!
AB-2496: Requires noise polluters fix illegally modified mufflers
Asm. Petrie-Norris
Freezes registration for cars with unresolved fix-it ticket violations for illegally modified mufflers.
❌ Died in Committee
AB-1975: Builds bus shelters
Asm. Nazarian
Expedites placement of bus shelters & street furnitures at bus stops to provide shade and improve comfort for bus riders.
❌ VETOED by Governor
SB-457: Low-income tax credit for being car-free
Sen. Portantino
Creates a refundable tax credit for low-income families who do not own a car.
❌ VETOED by Governor
AB-1685: Forgives parking fines for people experiencing homelessness
Asm. Bryan
Forgives up to $1,500 in parking tickets for people experiencing homelessness.
❌ Pulled by Author
AB-1713: Allows cyclists to yield at stop signs
Asm. Boerner Horvath
Allows cyclists to yield at stop signs when cars are not already at the intersection, reducing interactions between cyclists and police by codifying normal cycling behavior.
❌ Died in Committee
AB-1778: Ends freeway widening
Asm. Garcia
Prohibits freeway widening projects in areas with high rates of pollution and poverty.
✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!
AB-1909: Makes cycling safe and easy
Asm. Friedman
Requires cars to use a full lane when passing cyclists, allows cyclists to use pedestrian walk signals, prohibits cities banning e-bikes on bike paths and from mandating bike licenses.
❌ VETOED by Governor
AB-1919: Gives young people free transit
Asm. Holden
Gives free public transit passes to all public school and public university students in California.
✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!
AB-2097: Removes parking minimums which allows for Transit Oriented Development
Asm. Friedman
Removes minimum parking requirements for housing and commercial development within ½ mile of a transit stop.
✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!
AB-2147: Decriminalizes walking
Asm. Ting
Decriminalizes safely crossing the street at non-intersections.
❌ Pulled by Author
AB-2237: Makes cities plan for sustainability and GHG reduction
Asm. Friedman
Requires cities to evaluate transportation projects against GHG reduction goals, develop guidance for 15 minute cities, and require CalTrans to develop a proposal for 2 bike highways in the state.
❌ Died in committee
AB-2336: Cameras to help minimize deadly speeding
Asm. Friedman and Ting
Creates a speed safety camera pilot program in LA, SF, Oakland, San Jose, and 2 other cities on high injury and school zone streets to crack down on dangerous speeding.
❌ VETOED by Governor
AB-2438: Aligns transit investments with climate goals
Asm. Friedman
Aligns state transportation plans and greenhouse gas emissions reduction standards
✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!
AB-1938: Allows cities to lower speed limits
Asm. Friedman
Authorizes a local authority to lower the speed limit by five mph of the 85th percentile - a cleanup bill from last year’s AB 43.
✅ SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!
AB-2863: Creates bicycle parking standards for new homes
Asm. Wilson
Establishing minimum bicycle parking standards for multifamily residential dwellings.