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Link to: E-Bike Purchase Incentives
$10M E-Bike Affordability Program
On an e-bike, hills are flattened, distances shortened, and strenuous trips are made easy. Getting e-bikes into the hands of more people can dramatically increase bicycling, as people who wouldn’t normally bike are able to forego their cars. California offers financial incentives to people who buy electric cars; it should provide the same for people who buy e-bikes. CalBike is sponsoring AB 117, the E-Bike Affordability Bill, plus a $10 million allocation in the budget process, to provide purchase incentives to help Californians buy e-bikes.
Legalize the Bicycle Safety Stop
The Bicycle Safety Stop, sometimes called the Idaho stop, legalizes commonsense bicycling behavior. People on bikes slow as they approach stop signs and look both ways. If there is traffic, they stop; if not, they roll safely through the intersection. This is safe and smart bike riding; legalizing this move will make the road safer for all users. It will also reduce opportunities for police harassment of BIPOC Californians. CalBike is sponsoring AB 122, the Bicycle Safety Stop Bill, to make our streets safer and more equitable.
Link to: 2022 Legislative Watch
Passing Bike-Friendly Legislation in Sacramento
Every year, legislators introduce nearly 3,000 bills to change state law. The California Bicycle Coalition monitors each one of those bills. We are your voice to support the good ones and oppose the bad ones. You can watch, too. We update our Legislative Watch page regularly.
Get a Free Copy of CalBike’s Quick-Build Guide
CalBike has partnered with Alta Planning + Design to create a guide for projects that can be built quickly and with minimal expense. This free guide will help California communities build the safe streets we need now. Download your free copy.
Link to: Community Bike Shops
Supporting Nonprofit Community Bike Shops
Everyone needs a bike shop nearby. In disadvantaged neighborhoods, nonprofit community bike shops are often the first and only option for purchase, repairs, and maintenance. They offer cheaper alternatives to mobility. They create jobs and promote community. Join us to support these vital organs of our communities across California.
Bike the Vote
Every two years, voters send 120 Assembly Members and Senators to Sacramento to make policy on behalf of 40 million Californians. The California Bicycle Coalition engages in key districts to help get bike-friendly candidates elected, and to remove opponents. We also weigh in on key ballot measures. Democracy requires informed voters; CalBike delivers the information so you can make an informed choice.
Link to: California Bicycle Summit
California Bicycle Summit
Every two years, CalBike brings together movers and shakers in sustainable transportation: planners, government officials, politicians, agency staff, bicycle activists. During three jam-packed days of presentations, panels, lively discussions, and fun social events, people from across California’s diverse communities come together to learn, listen, and share. The next Summit will be held in October of 2021. Explore our past summits.
Better Bikeway Design
Why are streets designed to make it safe to drive fast but dangerous to cross on foot? Why are bike lanes in the door zone? The answer: that’s what the design manual says. CalBike is a leader in pushing for progressive changes to our state’s dangerously outdated roadway design guidelines. In 2014, we legalized protected bike lanes—lanes with a physical barrier between bike and car traffic.
Link to: Bike Sharing
Bike Sharing for Everyone
Bike share can transform transportation for disadvantaged communities. It makes transit convenient by bridging that last mile. It’s affordable, safe, and healthy. But our reliance on for-profit companies for bike share means it only exists in the state’s richest communities. Public agencies should subsidize bike share like transit, providing affordable service everywhere it’s needed.
What We Did
Past CalBike campaigns and projects.