For Immediate Release: 9/30/24 Contact: Jared Sanchez, 714-262-0921, jared@calbike.org SACRAMENTO — Today, CalBike is releasing a new report: Incomplete Streets: Aligning Policy with Practice at Caltrans. The report details where Caltrans has succeeded in adding elements for people biking, walking, and taking transit when it repairs state roadways that serve as local streets. But the findings […]
For Immediate Release: 9/27/24 Contact: Jared Sanchez, policy director, CalBike (714) 262-0921, jared@calbike.org SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the Complete Streets Bill, SB 960, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (pictured above) and sponsored by CalBike, SPUR, AARP California, and others. The Complete Streets Bill will require Caltrans to consider the needs of people […]
For Immediate Release: 9/6/24 Contact: Kendra Ramsey, executive director, CalBike, kramsey@calbike.org, 707-469-3387 SACRAMENTO – With the conclusion of California’s legislative year, eight bills sponsored or supported by CalBike are now on the governor’s desk. The governor has until September 30th to sign or veto bills. If he takes no action, the bill becomes law. “This […]
MEDIA ADVISORY for Monday, July 1, 2024 Contact: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org, (714)262-0921 SB 960 Complete Streets Bill Hearing in Assembly Transportation Committee Monday, July 1, 2024 SACRAMENTO – The Complete Streets Bill of 2024, SB 960, authored by Senator Scott Wiener, will be heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday, July 1, 2024, at […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org, (714)262-0921 SACRAMENTO — CalBike appreciates the Legislature and Governor’s efforts to restore the $600 million cut from the Active Transportation Program in the governor’s May Revise. The final budget, announced over the weekend, restores $100 million in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with another $100 million promised for 2025-2026. […]
New CalBike Report Details the Unfulfilled Promise of Complete Streets in Caltrans Projects
/by Brian SmithFor Immediate Release: 9/30/24 Contact: Jared Sanchez, 714-262-0921, jared@calbike.org SACRAMENTO — Today, CalBike is releasing a new report: Incomplete Streets: Aligning Policy with Practice at Caltrans. The report details where Caltrans has succeeded in adding elements for people biking, walking, and taking transit when it repairs state roadways that serve as local streets. But the findings […]
Governor Newsom Signs SB 960, the Complete Streets Bill
/by Brian SmithFor Immediate Release: 9/27/24 Contact: Jared Sanchez, policy director, CalBike (714) 262-0921, jared@calbike.org SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the Complete Streets Bill, SB 960, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (pictured above) and sponsored by CalBike, SPUR, AARP California, and others. The Complete Streets Bill will require Caltrans to consider the needs of people […]
Bike and Pedestrian Safety Bills on Gov. Newsom’s Desk 2024
/by Brian SmithFor Immediate Release: 9/6/24 Contact: Kendra Ramsey, executive director, CalBike, kramsey@calbike.org, 707-469-3387 SACRAMENTO – With the conclusion of California’s legislative year, eight bills sponsored or supported by CalBike are now on the governor’s desk. The governor has until September 30th to sign or veto bills. If he takes no action, the bill becomes law. “This […]
SB 960 Complete Streets Bill Hearing in Assembly Transportation Committee Monday, July 1, 2024
/by Brian SmithMEDIA ADVISORY for Monday, July 1, 2024 Contact: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org, (714)262-0921 SB 960 Complete Streets Bill Hearing in Assembly Transportation Committee Monday, July 1, 2024 SACRAMENTO – The Complete Streets Bill of 2024, SB 960, authored by Senator Scott Wiener, will be heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee on Monday, July 1, 2024, at […]
Budget Deal Partially Restores Active Transportation Funding
/by Brian SmithFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org, (714)262-0921 SACRAMENTO — CalBike appreciates the Legislature and Governor’s efforts to restore the $600 million cut from the Active Transportation Program in the governor’s May Revise. The final budget, announced over the weekend, restores $100 million in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with another $100 million promised for 2025-2026. […]