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California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1193


Introduced by Assembly Member Ting

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(Coauthor: Assembly Member Gatto)

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February 22, 2013


An act to amend Sections 890.4 and 891 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to bikeways.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1193, as amended, Ting. Bikeways.

Existing law defines “bikeway” for certain purposes to mean all facilities that provide primarily for bicycle travel. Existing law categorizes bikeways into 3 classes of facilities.

This bill would additionally provide for a classification of Class IV bikeways, as specified.

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 requires the department to establish uniform specifications and symbols regarding bicycle travel and bicycle traffic related matters. 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 that law.

This bill would require the department, in cooperation with local agencies, to establish minimum safety design criteria for Class IV bikeways.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code,
2begin deleteas amended by Section 17 of Chapter 523 of the Statutes of 2013, end delete
3is amended to read:

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890.4.  

As used in this article, “bikeway” means all facilities
5that provide primarily for bicycle travel. For purposes of this
6article, bikeways shall be categorized as follows:

7(a) Class I bikeways, also known as “bike paths” or “shared-use
8paths,” which provide a completely separated right-of-way
9designated for the exclusive use of bicycles and pedestrians with
10crossflows by motorists minimized.

11(b) Class II bikeways, also known as “bike lanes,” which provide
12a restricted right-of-way designated for the exclusive or
13semiexclusive use of bicycles with through travel by motor vehicles
14or pedestrians prohibited, but with vehicle parking and crossflows
15by pedestrians and motorists permitted.

16(c) Class III bikeways, also known as onstreet or offstreet “bike
17routes,” which provide a right-of-way designated by signs or
18permanent markings and shared with pedestrians and motorists.

19(d) Class IV bikeways, also known as “cycletracks” or
20“protected bike lanes,” which provide a right-of-way designated
21exclusively for bicycle travel within a roadway and which are
22protected from other vehicle traffic with devices, including, but
23not limited to, grade separation, flexible posts, inflexible physical
24barriers, or parked cars.

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SEC. 2.  

Section 891 of the Streets and Highways Code is
26amended to read:

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891.  

(a) All city, county, regional, and other local agencies
28responsible for the development or operation of bikeways or
P3    1roadways where bicycle travel is permitted shall utilize all
2minimum safety design criteria and uniform specifications and
3symbols for signs, markers, and traffic control devices established
4pursuant to Sections 890.6 and 890.8, except as provided in
5subdivision (b).

6(b) The department shall establish procedures to permit
7exceptions to the requirements of subdivision (a) for purposes of
8research, experimentation, testing, evaluation, or verification.

9(c) The department, in cooperation with local agencies, shallbegin delete,
10on or before June 30, 2015,end delete
establish minimum safety design
11criteria for Class IV bikeways, as designated in Section 890.4.



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