Senate
Infrastructure Year Has Already Begun
Here's what advocates need to know about the basics of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill and how to get involved.
April 8, 2025
Duffy Delivers Mixed Messages on ‘Woke’ Transportation Funding Delays
The U.S. DOT secretary says he's drowning under a backlog of grants from the Biden administration — but somehow has time to scrutinize them all for a "woke" agenda.
April 2, 2025
SOFTBALLS: Eight Takeaways from Trump’s DOT Choice Sean Duffy’s Confirmation Hearing
The former reality star, congressman and Fox News host said "yes" to just about everything during his confirmation hearing — but wasn't asked the hard questions.
January 15, 2025
Could California (Finally) Get That Stop-as-Yield Law?
California bike riders are this close to getting the right to treat stop signs as yield signs.
August 23, 2022
Today: Insurance Committee to Consider Bill That Could Kill Bike-Share
The California Senate Insurance Committee will consider a bill that would kill bike- and scooter-share systems in California.
June 22, 2022
New Bill Would Create an Incentive to Go Car-Free in California
Bill from Senator Portantino would offer a tax credit to people who do not own cars
June 6, 2022
Extension of Road User Charge Pilot Will Incorporate Efficiency and Equity
Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation. The idea is that drivers would pay a per-mile fee, thus theoretically paying a fair share of road maintenance needs. That is, those who drive […]
September 30, 2021
Legislative Update: Big Wins on Traffic Safety
A pile of bills await the Governor's signature, among them some pretty big wins for bicycle and pedestrian safety.
September 10, 2021
Advocates Find More Surprises in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Amendments
As the Senate crawls through hundreds of amendments on President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill, advocates are still combing through the text of the monster bill — and they're finding some surprises.
August 5, 2021
Senate Bill Would Put Teen Drivers in Big Rigs
The latest Senate transportation bill would make it legal for freight companies to hire teenagers to drive big rigs, among other dangerous new policies that advocates say have no place in federal law.
July 8, 2021
