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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill aims to prevent cities and counties from holding public meetings to reconsider or delay pedestrian and bicycle safety projects that are part of an approved general plan. It also restricts the ability of local governments to terminate these projects unless specific findings are made at a public meeting and prohibits requiring petitions for traffic-calming measures to have excessive signatures. Furthermore, the bill establishes a new Pedestrian Mall Law of 2026 to provide an alternative process for cities to authorize pedestrian malls, including provisions for private business use and compliance with environmental quality standards.
Key provisions
- Prohibits reconsideration of approved pedestrian/bicycle safety projects in public meetings.
- Limits petition signatures for traffic-calming measures to a majority of residents within 1,000 feet.
- Establishes the Pedestrian Mall Law of 2026 for authorizing pedestrian malls.
- Allows private businesses to use and improve pedestrian malls.
- Exempts pedestrian mall establishment and expansion from CEQA requirements until 2040, with specific conditions.
- Requires a skilled and trained workforce for project construction.
- Provides a process for establishing pedestrian malls on state highways with Department of Transportation approval.
- Declares pedestrian mall establishment consistent with California Coastal Act requirements.
Who is affected
- Cities and Counties
- Residents of Cities and Counties
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