CHAPTER 8. Nonmotorized Transportation [885. - 894.]
Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 517, Sec. 2.
§§ 885–894 · 31 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 885–886 · 4 sections
- § 885 The Legislature hereby finds and declares that traffic congestion, air pollution, noise pollution, public health, energy shortages, consumer costs, and…
- § 885.1 This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Protected Bikeways Act of 2014.
- § 885.2 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s bicycle programs have not been fully developed or funded. (b) The Legislature and…
- § 886 There is in the department a bicycle facilities coordinator who is responsible for the administration of bicycle-related activities of the department.
ARTICLE 2. Nonmotorized Transportation Facilities §§ 887–888.8 · 9 sections
- § 887 As used in this chapter, “nonmotorized transportation facility” means a facility designed primarily for the use of pedestrians, bicyclists, or equestrians. It…
- § 887.2 The department, in cooperation with local agencies, shall publish a statewide map illustrating state highway routes available for the use of bicyclists and,…
- § 887.4 Prior to December 31 of each year, the department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Legislature summarizing programs it has undertaken for the…
- § 887.6 Upon the request of a public agency, as defined by Section 6500 of the Government Code, the department may enter into an agreement with the agency for the…
- § 887.8 (a) After consulting with the law enforcement agency having primary traffic law enforcement responsibility with respect to the state highway, the department…
- § 888 The department shall not construct a state highway as a freeway that will result in the severance or destruction of an existing major route for nonmotorized…
- § 888.2 The department shall also incorporate nonmotorized transportation facilities in the design of freeways on the state highway system along corridors where…
- § 888.4 Each annual budget prepared pursuant to Section 165 shall include an amount of not less than three hundred sixty thousand dollars ($360,000) for the…
- § 888.8 The department may enter into any agreements, execute any documents, establish and manage any accounts or deposits, or take any other action that may be…
ARTICLE 2.5. California Bicycle Routes of National, State, or Regional Significance §§ 889–889.2 · 3 sections
- § 889 This article shall be known and may be cited as the California Bicycle Routes of National, State, or Regional Significance Act.
- § 889.1 (a) The department may establish a process for identifying and promoting bicycle routes of national, state, or regional significance that meet specified…
- § 889.2 (a) The department may install bicycle route signs, identifying bicycle routes of national, state, or regional significance, that are associated only with the…
ARTICLE 3. California Bicycle Transportation Act §§ 890–892 · 13 sections
- § 890 It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to establish a bicycle transportation system. It is the further intent of the Legislature that…
- § 890.2 As used in this chapter, “bicycle” means a device upon which any person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears, and…
- § 890.3 As used in this article, “bicycle commuter” means a person making a trip by bicycle primarily for transportation purposes, including, but not limited to,…
- § 890.4 As used in this article, “bikeway” means all facilities that provide primarily for, and promote, bicycle travel. For purposes of this article, bikeways shall…
- § 890.6 (a) The department, in cooperation with county and city governments, shall establish minimum safety design criteria for the planning and construction of each…
- § 890.8 The department shall establish uniform specifications and symbols for signs, markers, and traffic control devices to designate bikeways, regulate traffic,…
- § 891 (a) All city, county, regional, and other local agencies responsible for the development or operation of bikeways or roadways where bicycle travel is permitted…
- § 891.2 A city or county may prepare a bicycle transportation plan, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements: (a) The estimated number of…
- § 891.4 (a) A city or county that has prepared a bicycle transportation plan pursuant to Section 891.2 may submit the plan to the county transportation commission or…
- § 891.5 The Sacramento Area Council of Governments, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2551, may purchase, operate, and maintain callboxes on class 1 bikeways.
- § 891.8 The governing body of a city, county, or local agency may do all of the following: (a) Establish bikeways. (b) Acquire, by gift, purchase, or condemnation,…
- § 891.9 (a) On and after January 1, 2025, an agency responsible for the development or operation of bikeways or highways where bicycle travel is permitted shall not…
- § 892 (a) Rights-of-way established for other purposes by cities, counties, or local agencies shall not be abandoned unless the governing body determines that the…
ARTICLE 4. Electric Bicycle Safety and Training §§ 893–894 · 2 sections