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Senate approves 3-foot passing bill

California could soon become the nation’s 19th state to enact a 3-foot passing law to protect bicyclists. Last week the California Senate approved CBC-sponsored Senate Bill 910 by a 27-9 vote, sending the bill to the Assembly…..

Assembly OKs CBC’s Caltrans reform bill

CBC continues to make progress toward ensuring that motorist interests aren’t the only road users involved with shaping Caltrans policies about traffic signals, signs and pavement markings….   Not-so-bike-friendly California: Despite being home to nearly 20% of the nation’s bicycle-friendly communities, California has been ranked just 20th in bike-friendliness by the League of American Bicyclists. The state ranked 7th in 2008 but has seen its ranking fall every year since then. The League gave the state an overall grade of D….. CicLAvia rescheduled: Organizers of cicLAvia have cancelled the July 10 open streets event in Los Angeles so they can concentrate on an expanded event in October. Los Angeles hosted its second ciclovia in April, attracting some 150,000 people to a 7.5-mile route. The October event will feature new branch routes as well as more activities along the way. LA bike routes: The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition’s campaign for bike lanes on Seventh Street in Los Angeles has reached an important milestone with the beginning of planning for 5.4 miles of bike lanes between the Koreatown and Boyle Heights neighborhoods. The first 2.2 miles of lanes west of downtown will be striped in September. Meanwhile, the City of Los Angeles has begun preliminary planning for its first bike boulevard on 4th Street between the Koreatown and Hancock Park neighborhoods. The nearly 4 mile-long route will be implemented sometime during the next fiscal year.