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Save the Date for Pedal Power 2008
Please save April 30 and May 1, 2008, for the fourth annual California Pedal Power bicycle lobbying days in Sacramento. Modeled on the League of American Bicyclists National Bike Summit in Washington D.C., Pedal Power bring bike advocates and bike-related industry and businesses together to take the case for better bicycling conditions directly to our elected representatives. (Website update currently under development. See last year's website by clicking on link at left.)

2007-08 Legislative Session
The Legislature began the second year of its two-year session in January. Four bills sponsored or supported by CBC are currently being heard, including one bill held over from the 2007 session. Read more here.

Walk/Bike California Conference
CBC's third biennial conference on biking and walking was held in Davis on September 11-14. Over 400 advocates, professionals (including Caltrans Director Will Kempton) and elected officials (including US Congressman James L. Oberstar) were in attendance. For more information, and to download presentations from the conference (uploaded 12/21/07), visit www.walkbikecalifornia.org.

Bicycle Transportation Funding Increases
A ray of sunshine pours through the finally-approved State budget: the Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) will be funded at $7.2 million this year, $2.2 million more than required. The additional funds equate to bike commute-friendly projects in the ground in communities throughout the state, and reflect CBC's hard work in the Capitol.

CBC and Complete Streets in the News

• Hundreds of bicyclists injured by vehicles in county every year, Ventura Star, June 6, 2007
• Cars vs. bicycles, part II, Orange County Register , June 3, 2007
• Efforts aim to make intersections safe on foot, USA Today, March 26, 2007
• Controversy over smart growth principles persists, Amador Ledger Dispatch, March 21, 2007