CA SB671

Requires state-owned or operated traffic signals and pedestrian hybrid beacons to have accessible pedestrian signal (APS) pushbuttons or touch-free APS that communicate walk/don't walk information through audible tones, speech messages, and vibrotactile surfaces for pedestrians who are blind or have low vision

Mandates touch-free APS installation at new signalized pedestrian crossings on state highway capital projects, encroachment permit projects, and highway maintenance-funded projects approved or listed on or after October 18, 2021

Requires leading pedestrian intervals (LPIs) of 3-7 seconds to be implemented at existing state-owned traffic signals in residential districts, business districts, school zones, safety corridors, and areas with high pedestrian/cyclist concentrations during the next regularly scheduled operational review

Directs Caltrans to identify and record all existing state traffic signals in designated high-priority areas in the Traffic Management System (TMS) inventory database to track LPI implementation

Requires local agencies operating state-owned traffic signals to report their LPI implementation to Caltrans for inclusion in the TMS database, with state reimbursement for mandated costs if determined by the Commission on State Mandates