BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 35 (Simitian)
As Introduced April 5, 2011
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :38-0
TRANSPORTATION 11-1 APPROPRIATIONS 15-1
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|Ayes:|Bonnie Lowenthal, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey, | |
| |Jeffries, Achadjian, | |Blumenfield, Bradford, | |
| |Blumenfield, Bonilla, | |Charles Calderon, Campos, | |
| |Buchanan, Eng, Galgiani, | |Donnelly, Gatto, Hall, | |
| |Logue, Miller, Portantino | |Hill, Lara, Mitchell, | |
| | | |Nielsen, Solorio, Wagner | |
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|Nays:|Norby |Nays:|Norby | |
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SUMMARY : Designates a bicycle and pedestrian bridge that crosses
State Highway Route (SR) 280 as the Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian
Bridge. Specifically, this bill :
1)Recounts the life and career of Don Burnett, a bicycle advocate
who served the Valley Transportation Authority as a volunteer on
the Citizens Advisory Committee and Citizens Watchdog Committee.
2)Designates the bicycle and pedestrian bridge which crosses SR 280
at Mary Avenue between the cities of Cupertino and Sunnyvale in
the County of Santa Clara as the Don Burnett Bicycle-Pedestrian
Bridge.
3)Requests the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to determine
the cost of appropriate signage showing this special designation
and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that
cost, to erect those signs.
EXISTING LAW : Assigns Caltrans the responsibility to operate and
maintain state highways. This includes the installation and
maintenance of highway signs.
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FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee,
minor costs to Caltrans to make and erect appropriate signs; these
costs are covered by donations. (State Highway Account.)
COMMENTS : According to the author, the concept for the
bicycle-pedestrian bridge was originated in the early 1990s by
bicycle advocate Don Burnett. As a Cupertino city councilman, Mr.
Burnett played a major role in galvanizing support for the
bicycle-pedestrian bridge, currently referred to as the Mary Avenue
Bridge. When the steel suspension bridge opened on April 30, 2009,
Mr. Burnett was one of four honorary residents to take the maiden
bicycle ride across the bridge. On September 11, 2010, Mr. Burnett
lost his battle with cancer. The purpose of the resolution is to
recognize Don Burnett for his numerous achievements and
contributions, especially to the cycling community, by
re-dedicating the Mary Avenue Bridge as the "Don Burnett
Bicycle-Pedestrian Bridge."
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 FN:
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