Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes 2 regional bike highways in California.

Highlights:

• Requires the department to prepare a proposal for the development, including the selection, of sites for a pilot program establishing branded networks of bicycle highways that are numbered and signed within two of California’s major metropolitan areas in different regions of the state (Sec. 1).

• Requires that the selection of the sites for the pilot program be based on regional support, connectivity to other bike routes, and potential to maximize active transportation and its associated benefits. (Sec. 1).

• Requires that the pilot program restrict use of a network to bicyclists, and ensure the network contains intermittent entrances and exits, serves trips of 5 miles or more, and supports higher speed travel of up to 25 miles per hour (Sec. 1).

• Requires that on or before January 1, 2030, the department shall include the proposal, prepared under subdivisions in the draft interregional transportation improvement program and shall perform all other actions necessary, including, but not limited to, developing a project study report or major investment study (Sec. 1).

• Requires that on or before July 1, 2031, the department shall report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the status of the pilot program and recommendations for the development of additional networks of bicycle highways (Sec. 1).

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