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Stefany Alfaro2024-05-21 11:39:092024-05-21 11:39:10Bike Month Is Also Mental Health Awareness Month
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Jared Sanchez2024-05-13 16:07:362024-08-06 11:29:13How to Be a Complete Streets Ambassador
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Jared Sanchez2024-05-10 15:18:172024-07-22 10:30:48CalBike Response to May Budget Revise
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Jared Sanchez2024-05-09 13:48:092024-07-30 09:58:45Sign On to Support the Complete Streets Bill
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Laura McCamy2024-05-07 11:56:292024-05-07 17:26:06Final E-Bike Incentive Work Group Reveals New Details About the Program
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CalBike Staff2024-05-06 15:48:492024-05-07 17:19:48California Bicycle Summit in San Diego Delivers Inspiration, Excitement
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Jared Sanchez2024-05-03 18:45:102024-05-07 13:29:33California Can’t Afford Not to Build Better Bikeways, Quickly
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Brian Smith2024-04-19 07:54:232024-04-19 07:54:24Senate to Hear SAFER Streets Package
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Laura McCamy2024-04-16 11:23:142024-04-16 11:23:15CalBike Welcomes New Board Member, Isaac Gonzalez
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Kendra Ramsey2024-04-15 19:33:352024-04-16 11:43:59CalBike at the National Bike Summit
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Kendra Ramsey2024-04-11 22:58:382024-04-11 22:58:39Mayors Make Crucial Connections for Bike Riders at California Bicycle Summit
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Jared Sanchez2024-04-04 15:31:462024-04-09 16:42:04California Must Seize the Opportunity to Quickly Build Better Bikeways
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Diverse Coalition of Advocacy Groups Urges California to Speed Up Emissions Reductions
/by Jared SanchezA coalition of 61 local, statewide, and national organizations, including CalBike, has sent a letter to Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission (CTC), asking them to move with greater urgency to meet California’s transportation-related climate goals. Under SB 375, which became law in 2008, state and regional planning agencies must pursue sustainable communities strategies, which […]
What Is the Best Way to Prioritize the Safety of Vulnerable Road Users?
/by Jared SanchezIn recent years, the number of pedestrians and bicyclists killed and seriously injured on roadways in California has steadily increased. The U.S. is now an outlier among developed nations in the rate of road deaths, and California has the highest total number of pedestrian deaths. Vulnerable road users (VRUs) are people on our roads and […]
California’s Transportation Budget Must Prioritize Green Transportation
/by Jared SanchezFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org, (714)262-0921 CalBike: California’s Transportation Budget Must Prioritize Green Transportation Sacramento — CalBike applauds Governor Gavin Newsom for leaving funding intact for the Active Transportation Program (ATP) in his proposed budget, after two years of steep cuts. The ATP is the state’s only dedicated funding source for infrastructure that […]
New Studies Show No Downsides for Bicycle Safety Stop
/by Jared SanchezSince Idaho passed its “Idaho stop” law in 1982, people on bikes have been treating stop signs as yields without any negative effects on traffic safety. As more states continue to pass similar laws, studies showing the benefits of the bike stop-as-yield, or Bicycle Safety Stop, accumulate. The latest is a pair of studies demonstrating […]
CalBike Insider: Statewide Bike/Walk Advisory Committee Weighs in on Complete Streets
/by Kendra RamseyCalBike does a lot of high-profile advocacy, winning big improvements for active transportation such as the Complete Streets Law and the Daylighting Law. But we also spend a lot of time deep in the weeds, sitting on state advisory boards and committees that shape agency policies and the ways that new laws are implemented. Sometimes […]
CalBike’s Best and Worst of 2024
/by CalBike StaffThis was a year of ups and downs, of big wins for safer streets and big setbacks for funding to build safer streets. Like almost every year, 2024 was a time of contradictions and mixed messages for bicycle advocates in California and beyond. So it’s time to celebrate the good and make fun of the […]
E-Bike Purchase Incentives FAQs
/by Laura McCamyCalifornia’s E-Bike Purchase Incentive Project is distributing vouchers in a series of application windows. The first opportunity to apply was December 18, 2024. All 1,500 vouchers available in this window have been reserved. We will post upcoming application windows here and on our e-bike campaign page. Pedal Ahead, the administrator CARB chose for this program, […]
California’s E-Bike Incentives Are Finally Here
/by Kendra RamseyThis post was originally published 12/11/24 and updated 12/16/24. The California Air Resources Board announced that its much-delayed E-Bike Incentive Project would open for applications on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 6:00 pm PT. CARB won’t release all $31 million in vouchers on that date; it still plans to do a phased program, releasing a […]
CalBike’s Agenda for 2025
/by Kendra RamseyOn December 3, around 100 advocates and supporters joined CalBike on Zoom for a recap of a momentous 2024, a celebration of 30 years of bike advocacy, and a look forward to CalBike’s 2025 agenda. In breakout sessions, participants shared more ideas and enthusiasm for some of CalBike’s top priorities, including bicycle highways and shared […]
CalBike Leads Coalition Calling for Regulation of Illegal E-Motorcycles
/by Jared SanchezCalBike, along with 30 other bicycle and active transportation advocacy groups, released a letter today calling on our elected leaders to better regulate illegal electric motorcycles, which have top speeds above what’s allowed for electric bicycles. These e-motorcycles may be marketed as e-bikes, but they don’t meet California’s definition of an e-bike. Confusion between these […]
Bike-Friendly Candidates Elected in California Races
/by Jared SanchezThis post was updated November 15, 2024, to reflect new vote tallies. CalBike endorsed eight candidates for the state legislature and one bike champion in a county race. Six of those nine candidates won their races, one lost, and two are still too close to call. California State Assembly gets five new bike champions In […]
Active Transportation Program Struggles After Deep Funding Cuts
/by Jared SanchezLast week, the California Transportation Commission released staff recommendations for the 2025 Active Transportation Program (ATP). The news is dire: $2.5 billion in requests were made, but the California Transportation Commission (CTC) had only $100 million to award in statewide grants, enough to greenlight just 13 projects over the two-year funding cycle. Budget cuts that […]