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Andrew Wright2025-09-09 10:19:292025-09-09 10:23:32California’s E-Bike Voucher Program: Retailers Weigh In
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Kevin Claxton2025-08-28 17:17:282025-08-28 17:24:14California Bicycle Summit 2026 Dates, Location Announced
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Kendra Ramsey2025-08-27 18:47:572025-08-27 18:47:59New Directions for Bike Highways
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Jared Sanchez2025-08-26 17:09:252025-08-26 17:09:25Shifting Transportation Funding Priorities to Meet the Moment
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Andrew Wright2025-08-20 18:51:322025-08-20 18:51:33Bakersfield Sends a Clear Message: Change the Streets
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Kendra Ramsey2025-07-30 14:29:272025-08-03 23:05:48CalBike Announces Online Summit Session on Bike Highways
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Jared Sanchez2025-07-29 11:33:132025-07-30 14:31:05Caltrans Unveils Transit Policy
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Laura McCamy2025-07-23 02:06:102025-07-23 02:06:11Adding Bikeways to State Routes: Two Local Advocates Share Strategies for Change
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Jared Sanchez2025-07-22 12:55:302025-07-23 02:01:17CalBike Insider: Updating Bike Parking in Green Building Codes
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Kendra Ramsey2025-07-09 16:50:202025-07-09 16:50:21Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras Show Prevalence of Speeding
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Kendra Ramsey2025-07-08 16:02:432025-07-08 18:16:40Don’t Believe the Myths About VMT Mitigation
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CalBike Staff2025-07-07 19:40:262025-07-08 18:22:48Youth Bike Summit 2025: A Magical 3-Day Weekend
Making ATP Work
/by Andrew WrightEvery year through the Active Transportation Program (ATP), the state invests hundreds of millions of dollars in projects meant to help people walk, bike, and access transit safely. These projects are broadly popular and growing in support among Californians of all political stripes. Fully realized ATP projects have become the cornerstone of biking networks around […]
Don’t Punish E-Bikes for the E-Moto Problem
/by Andrew WrightCalifornia lawmakers are right to be concerned about the spread of high-powered electric devices marketed as e-bikes. There is some truth behind the now-familiar image of 12-year-olds doing wheelies through suburban streets on machines far more powerful than a legal electric bicycle. But too many of this year’s bills respond to that concern by going […]
A welcome step; now let’s see enforcement
/by Andrew WrightWe are thrilled to see California Attorney General Rob Bonta alert consumers to the difference between legal e-bikes and faster e-motos. Joined in the alert by the district attorneys of Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties, the consumer notice helps draw a clearer line between legal e-bikes and the illegal high-speed electric motorcycles that […]
California Has the Tools to Stop Super Speeders. AB 2276 Would Finally Use Them.
/by Andrew WrightMost drivers slow down after a ticket; “super speeders” don’t. They’re the drivers caught going 30, 40, 50 miles per hour over the limit, often repeatedly, on roads shared with people walking, biking, and living their lives. California has fined them, given them points, and suspended their licenses. It has not been enough to dissuade […]
Demand a Better 2026 SHOPP
/by Andrew WrightProtect the Promise of E-Bikes
/by Andrew WrightHuman brains are tricky; our evolution has primed us to notice novel things and categorize them separately from other more common things we have seen for years. This was helpful for our primordial cousins to quickly identify snakes, but less so for crafting thoughtful policies on bikes, and their more novel cousins, e-bikes. So with […]
Press Release: CalBike Co-Sponsors SB 1167 to Protect Consumers and Preserve Access to Legal E-Bikes
/by Andrew WrightLegislation draws a clear line between electric bicycles and illegal high-powered electric motorcycles (e-motos). SACRAMENTO — The California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) today announced its co-sponsorship of SB 1167, introduced by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear (D-Encinitas), legislation that strengthens consumer protections and clarifies the classifications of certain high-powered electric devices in California. SB 1167 makes it […]
Bike Buses Show Us How Mode Shift Really Begins
/by Andrew WrightThere’s a familiar story we often tell in active transportation advocacy: we build safer streets, and then people will use them. That story is true, and it remains the goal. Protected bikeways save lives, expand access, and make everyday biking possible for far more people. There’s another part of the story we don’t talk about […]
Not every bicycle project begins, or ends, with a bill.
/by Andrew WrightThis year, while much attention will be directed to the legislature and the legislative process advocating (and opposing) bills, CalBike will also be busy advocating at the administrative level. CalBike works through this equally important side door, pushing state agencies to act on existing law and deliver bicycle projects that are already within their power […]
CalBike’s Response to 2026 CA Budget: $200 Million More for Active Transportation Needed
/by Andrew WrightCalBike welcomes Governor Gavin Newsom’s commitment to fiscal stability in his proposed 2026–27 budget. In a moment of real economic and political uncertainty, steady leadership matters. But when it comes to transportation, the budget once again falls short of aligning California’s spending with its climate, equity, and safety commitments. Buried deep in the transportation portion […]
The Last Mile Matters: Checking In on Recent Wins
/by Andrew WrightCalBike has played a pivotal role in helping California pass some meaningful transportation safety laws in recent years. These were hard-fought, practical changes designed to make everyday travel safer for people biking and walking. But in traffic safety, passage is not the finish line. Implementation is. As a statewide organization working with advocates, planners, and […]
Four Strategies That Helped the Hollenbeck Project Pass
/by Andrew WrightOn December 2, 2025, the Sunnyvale City Council approved buffered bike lanes on Hollenbeck Avenue. The vote was 6–1. It marks a momentous milestone: the culmination of more than a year of focused, volunteer-driven campaigning, powered by perseverance of groups like Sunnyvale Safe Streets. CalBike applauds the many community members who made this possible and […]