Active Transportation Program: guidelines.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Wicks
Last action: 2026-04-21
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact nature and enforcement of penalties are not detailed in the provided sources.

Active Transportation Program: Guidelines

This law updates the guidelines for the Active Transportation Program to include new types of projects and criteria that focus on improving access to public transit, especially in underserved areas.

What This Bill Does

Changes project eligibility rules to add safe routes to transit facilities and schoolbus stops by biking or walking, as well as investments in transit-rich and infill opportunity areas.
Adds criteria for selecting projects based on their potential to increase access to public transportation and recommendations to maximize state funds for active transportation improvements.
Gives higher priority to projects that allocate at least 50% of state funds for active transportation enhancements.

Who It Names or Affects

The California Transportation Commission
People who apply for funding from the Active Transportation Program

Terms To Know

Active Transportation: Travel by walking, biking, or using other human-powered methods.
Infill Opportunity Areas: Areas with existing infrastructure where new development can be added to improve the community.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how penalties will be enforced.
It is unclear what specific penalties will be included in the guidelines.

Bill History

2026-04-21 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-14 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-17 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2168, as amended, Wicks.
Active Transportation Program: guidelines.
Existing law establishes the Active Transportation Program in the Department of Transportation for the purpose of encouraging increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. Existing law requires the California Transportation Commission to develop guidelines with regard to project eligibility that include, among other project types, safe routes to transit projects that will encourage transit by improving biking and walking routes to mass transportation facilities and schoolbus stops.
This bill would instead require the guidelines with regard to project eligibility to include projects for safe routes to transit projects that encourage access to transit
and investments in transit-rich and infill opportunity areas, as specified.
facilities and schoolbus stops by biking and walking, as specified, and projects that will expand access to transit in underserved or rural areas.
Existing law requires the commission to develop guidelines with regard to project selection that include, among other criteria, identification of walking and bicycling routes to and from schools, transit facilities, and community centers.
This bill would require the guidelines with regard to project selection to also include as criteria
the potential for encouraging increased access to public transit and
recommendations to maximize commitments of state transportation improvement program funds to projects funded by the program.
The bill would require higher priority to be given to projects that allocate 50% or more of state transportation improvement program programming capacity to active transportation improvements.
This bill would require the commission’s guidelines to include a progressive range of penalties for an applicant that failed to use previously received program funds in a timely manner, as specified.

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