Press Releases

AB 371 Could Deal Fatal Blow to Bike/Scooter Sharing

June 8, 2021/in Press Release, The Latest /by Dave Snyder

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPDATED: July 7, 2021 AB 371 Could Deal Fatal Blow to Bike/Scooter Sharing Sacramento – The California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) opposes AB 371 by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer that would impose an onerous insurance burden on shared-mobility providers and likely put them out of business across the state. A similar provision was defeated […]

Full Assembly to Vote on AB 1238, to Decriminalize Jaywalking

May 31, 2021/in Press Release, The Latest /by Jared Sanchez

May 31, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: CalBike: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org | 714-262-0921 California Walks: Caro Jauregui, caro@calwalks.org | 562-320-2139 Los Angeles Walks: John Yi, john@losangeleswalks.org | 213-219-2483 AB 1238 To Decriminalize Jaywalking to California Assembly Floor Vote Sacramento – The Freedom to Walk Act, a bill to eliminate jaywalking laws in California, will be […]

CalBike succeeds in passing e-bike voucher bill in Senate

E-Bikes Are the Best Climate Investment for California

May 10, 2021/in Press Release, The Latest /by Dave Snyder

DATE May 10, 2021 CONTACT:Dave Snyder, Executive Director, California Bicycle Coalition, 916-251-9433, dave@calbike.org STUDY: E-Bikes Are the Best Climate Investment for California SACRAMENTO – A recent study found that subsidies for electric bikes are more cost-effective than electric car incentives at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from private cars. Yet very few programs to incentivize the uptake […]

CalBike Announces New Legislation to Eliminate Jaywalking Tickets in California

March 25, 2021/in Press Release, The Latest /by Jared Sanchez

March 25, 2021 March 25, 2021 For Immediate Release Contact: CalBike: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org | 714-262-0921 California Walks: Caro Jauregui, caro@calwalks.org | 562-320-2139 Los Angeles Walks: John Yi, john@losangeleswalks.org | 213-219-2483 CalBike Announces New Legislation to Eliminate Jaywalking Tickets in California San Francisco: Jaywalking is arbitrarily enforced throughout California. When it is, tickets are disproportionately […]