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Laura McCamy2021-11-16 15:40:412021-11-23 08:04:38How will the Infrastructure Bill Impact California Bike Riders?
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Kevin Claxton2021-11-05 14:56:432024-08-06 13:31:502021 California Legislative Wrap Up
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Laura McCamy2021-11-01 17:11:522022-01-28 19:08:50Cycling for Sustainable Cities Symposium Provides Inspiration from Around the World
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Kevin Claxton2021-10-20 13:00:452021-10-24 16:57:52Response From CalBike’s Executive Director to the Governor’s Vetoes of Bicycle and Pedestrian Bills
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Kevin Claxton2021-10-20 12:48:242021-10-20 12:48:26What Governor Newsom Got Wrong About Biking and Walking
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Jared Sanchez2021-10-11 13:06:292021-10-15 13:14:49Newsom Vetoes Freedom to Walk in California
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Jared Sanchez2021-10-11 11:23:092021-10-11 11:40:08Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Improve Bike Safety
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Kevin Claxton2021-09-29 16:20:382023-11-28 12:12:24California Bicycle Summit to Begin with Cycling for Sustainable Cities Symposium
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Kevin Claxton2021-09-27 19:19:522021-10-06 12:39:41Half Billion Dollars Stripped from Active Transportation Funding in State Budget Impasse
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Jared Sanchez2021-09-21 15:50:342021-09-28 16:05:53California Can Lead the Way in Reclaiming our Streets if Newsom Signs AB 1238
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Kevin Claxton2021-09-16 10:51:372021-09-16 10:53:57Legislative Wrap-Up: Everything-but-the-Governor Edition, 2021
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Jared Sanchez2021-09-16 10:47:492021-09-16 13:02:04CalBike Scores Wins in Sacramento for Californians Who Bike and Walk
SB 1167: Comparable States and the Road Ahead
/by Andrew WrightSB 1167, CalBike’s cosponsored bill drawing a clear line between legal e-bikes and high-powered electric devices marketed as e-bikes, joins a growing effort to protect consumers across many states in recent years. The next phase will test enforcement, public understanding, and our commitment to bicycle access for these newly emerging devices we want to safely […]
2026 Legislative Recap: A Signature Bill, and More Forward Progress
/by Andrew WrightAcross our many priorities, CalBike faced a steep climb in the California Legislature, with hard-won progress under threat, new proposals that would have had negative effects for people who bike, and bills that undermined the e-bike marketplace as a whole.
Press Release: Governor Newsom Signs SB 1167 to Protect E-Bike Consumers
/by Andrew WrightGovernor Newsom Signs SB 1167 to Protect E-Bike Consumers CalBike-co-sponsored law draws a clear line between legal e-bikes and high-powered electric devices marketed as e-bikes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SACRAMENTO — The California Bicycle Coalition today celebrated Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of SB 1167, authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear and co-sponsored by CalBike, PeopleForBikes, […]
Press Release: Governor Newsom Signs CalBike-Sponsored Bill to Strengthen Walking and Biking Programs
/by Andrew WrightThe California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) today celebrated Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of AB 2168, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and sponsored by CalBike. The new law strengthens California’s Active Transportation Program (ATP), the state’s primary source of dedicated funding for walking and biking infrastructure, by improving how projects are chosen, funded, and delivered.
The Presumption of Durability, and the Future of SB 569
/by Andrew WrightSB 569, the Preserving Safe Bikeways bill from Senator Catherine Blakespear, will not move forward this year, but there is an important takeaway from the bill’s journey through the Legislature. The Legislature included within a separate budget bill the main provision in SB 569 that a bikeway constructed with General Fund dollars should not be […]
Press Release: SB 1167 Clears California Legislature, Heads to Governor Newsom
/by Andrew WrightCalBike-backed consumer protection bill draws a clear line between legal e-bikes and high-powered electric devices marketed as e-bikes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SACRAMENTO — The California Bicycle Coalition today celebrated the final legislative passage of SB 1167, authored by Senator Catherine Blakespear and co-sponsored by CalBike, PeopleForBikes, Streets For All, and Streets Are For Everyone. The […]
Press Release: Bill to Strengthen Walking and Biking Programs, AB 2168, Headed to Governor’s Desk
/by Andrew WrightBill would bolster California’s premier safe streets program by improving transit connections, stretching limited funding further, and holding delayed projects accountable FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SACRAMENTO — The California Bicycle Coalition today celebrated the full legislative approval of AB 2168, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and sponsored by CalBike, sending the bill to Governor Gavin Newsom […]
Caltrans’ State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update Work Begins
/by Andrew WrightThe State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (SBPP) is Caltrans’ statewide policy plan for walking and bicycling. Caltrans has started work on a new plan, with a final version expected in 2028. It sits under the larger California Transportation Plan, alongside statewide plans for rail, freight, aviation, and other parts of the transportation system. The current […]
South Carolina Passed the Bicycle Safety Stop. When’s our turn?
/by Andrew WrightSouth Carolina’s new bicycle safety stop law began with a chance conversation on a group ride. A legislator heard why traffic laws designed for cars do not always make sense for bicycles and asked advocates to send language to his office. Six months later, Governor Henry McMaster signed the “Palmetto Stop.” The bill passed the […]
Why CalBike Opposes Proposition 45
/by Andrew WrightProposition 45 begins with a diagnosis that is difficult to dispute: California has forgotten how to build, and the friction of regulation is too burdensome, resulting in delays and inflated costs. Useful infrastructure gets caught in procedural thickets that raise costs without always producing better outcomes. There is clearly appeal to a ballot measure promising […]
Press Release: CalBike-Backed Bill to Strengthen Safe Streets Funding Advances to Senate Floor
/by Andrew WrightFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SACRAMENTO — The California Bicycle Coalition today applauded the passage of AB 2168, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and sponsored by CalBike. AB 2168 strengthens California’s Active Transportation Program by improving how projects are chosen, funded, and delivered. The bill helps move the program closer to its core purpose: getting more people […]
Press Release: Preserving Bikeways Bill, SB 569 Passes Assembly Transportation Committee
/by Andrew WrightPreserving Bikeways Bill, SB 569 Passes Assembly Transportation Committee CalBike-sponsored legislation protects state investments in safe bicycling infrastructure. SACRAMENTO — The California Bicycle Coalition today applauded the Assembly Transportation Committee’s passage of SB 569, authored by Senator Catherine S. Blakespear and sponsored by CalBike. SB 569, the Preserving Safe Bikeways bill, establishes a public process […]