Streets Blog SF
By Melanie Curry
On Monday, S.B. 922 from Senator Scott Wiener passed the Senate on a vote of 30-3, which means it is now headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. The bill would accelerate approval of bike, pedestrian, light rail, and rapid bus projects. S.B. 922 would extend and improve upon previous legislation from Senator Wiener (S.B. 288 from 2020) to expedite sustainable, climate-friendly transportation projects by exempting them from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)...
S.B. 922 is bipartisan legislation sponsored by SPUR, the Bay Area Council, LA Metro, the California Transit Association, and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Assemblymembers Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) and Devon Mathis (D-Porterville) are principal co-authors of S.B. 922, and Senator Josh Becker (D-San Mateo) and Assemblymembers Tasha Boerner Horvath (D-Encinitas) and Phillip Chen (R-Brea) are co-authors.