State and National Allies
State Allies
Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership: The California Bicycle Coalition convenes this group of statewide advocates to advance policies and increase state funding supportive of bicycling and walking, especially in disadvantaged communities, across California. The following organizations are also members of the Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership:
- California Walks
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership
- PolicyLink
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- American Heart Association
- Breathe California
- California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
- California Park and Recreation Society
- Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
- Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
- TransForm
Sustainable Communities for All Coalition: CalBike also works closely with a cross-sector coalition that advocates for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund investment in sustainable communities and transportation affordable for all Californians. The other members of the Sustainable Communities for All Coalition are the following:
- TransForm
- Housing California
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership
- Public Advocates
- Move LA
- California Releaf
- Trust for Public Land
- The Nature Conservancy
Active Transportation Resource Team: CalBike is part of this four-organization effort to help government agencies and organizations in California’s disadvantaged communities make the most of the Active Transportation Program.
Women on Bikes California: Women on Bikes California uses the Pedal Love communications platform to advocate for active living for women by sharing dynamic and compelling stories of how ordinary people are making extraordinary changes to their lives by bike. Women on Bikes is fiscally sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition.
National Allies
Each of the following national organizations is a valuable partner.
People for Bikes, the bicycle industry’s association, is a major contributor in many ways to efforts across the country to enable more people to ride bicycles.
League of American Bicyclists is the national association of bicycle advocates, organizers of the annual National Bicycle Summit and the Bicycle Friendly Communities program.
Alliance for Biking & Walking creates, strengthens, and unites bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations across the country.
Association of Bicycle and Pedestrian Professionals supports the individuals working to make our communities easier places for bicycling and walking.
Adventure Cycling Association, America’s bicycle travel experts, are great partners in promoting bicycle tourism and access for bicycle tourists.
National Center for Bicycling and Walking, of the Project for Public Spaces, organizes the biannual ProWalk – ProBike – ProPlace conference.