AB 1193, as introduced, Ting. Bikeways.
Existing law requires the Department of Transportation, in cooperation with county and city governments, to establish minimum safety design criteria for the planning and construction of bikeways, and authorizes cities, counties, and local agencies to establish bikeways. Existing law requires all city, county, regional, and other local agencies responsible for the development or operation of bikeways or roadways where bicycle travel is permitted to utilize all minimum safety design criteria and uniform specifications and symbols for signs, markers, and traffic control devices established pursuant to specified provisions of existing law. Existing law authorizes a city or county to prepare a bicycle transportation plan with specified required elements for these purposes.
This bill would declare the Legislature’s intent to enact subsequent legislation that would authorize all city, county, regional, and other local agencies responsible for the development or operation of bikeways or roadways to exercise the same discretion in the design of their bikeways that they exercise in the design of local streets, roads, and highways.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
The Legislature finds and declares the following:
2(a) Statutory provisions impose on local agencies a mandate to
3follow obsolete standards for the design of bikeways, while they
4permit the application of industry standards for the design of local
5streets, roads, and highways.
6(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent
7legislation that would authorize all city, county, regional, and other
8local agencies responsible for the development or operation of
9bikeways or roadways to exercise the same discretion in the design
10of their bikeways that they exercise in the design of local streets,
11roads, and highways.
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