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Kevin Claxton2023-11-30 12:32:042023-11-30 12:37:19California Bicycle Summit Advance Session Generates Excitement About San Diego Bikeways
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Kendra Ramsey2023-11-29 17:59:082023-11-29 18:00:28CalBike Joins Panel on E-Bike Incentives at Micromobility Conference
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Andrew Wright2023-11-13 07:00:002024-08-01 18:08:37CalBike Complete Streets User Survey Exposes Network Gaps
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Kevin Claxton2023-11-08 16:46:022023-11-09 15:00:51CalBike Announces 2024 California Bicycle Summit, Advance Sessions
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Jared Sanchez2023-11-07 17:02:512023-11-07 17:02:53The Long Road to Complete Streets
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Jared Sanchez2023-11-06 16:31:422023-11-07 12:19:48CAPTI Falls Short of Climate Promise
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Laura McCamy2023-11-06 15:35:432023-11-06 16:34:33#ebikestories 7: Who Will Benefit from California’s E-Bike Incentives?
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Kendra Ramsey2023-10-26 14:47:312024-08-01 18:07:57CalBike Joins 100 Organizations Urging More Oversight of Caltrans
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Jared Sanchez2023-10-17 17:39:202023-12-07 07:49:582023 Legislative Recap: Big Wins for Active Transportation Slate
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Brian Smith2023-10-17 11:58:542023-10-17 11:58:55Green Light for Automated Speed Enforcement
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Brian Smith2023-10-10 15:38:032023-10-10 17:01:52Intersection Daylighting Becomes California Law
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Brian Smith2023-10-10 15:29:532023-10-10 15:29:55Governor Vetoes Safe Passage for Bikes
California Bicycle Summit Opening Plenary: In Discussion with Jeanie Ward-Waller
/by Kevin ClaxtonThe opening plenary session at the 2024 California Bicycle Summit on April 18, 2024, will include a discussion with Jeanie Ward-Waller, Director of Transportation Advocacy at Fearless Advocacy, and Kendra Ramsey, CalBike Executive Director. Ward-Waller’s career has encompassed advocacy, including a stint as CalBike’s policy director and agency work, where she rose to Deputy Director […]
CalBike Sponsors Senator Wiener’s Safe Streets Bills
/by CalBike StaffFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2024 Contact: Jared Sanchez, CalBike, (714) 262-0921, Jared@CalBike.org Senator Wiener Introduces Groundbreaking Bills to Slash California Road Deaths Epidemic SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced the Speeding and Fatality Emergency Reduction on California Streets (SAFER California Streets) Package, Senate Bills 960 & 961, a first-in-the-nation effort to make California roads safe […]
2024 California Bicycle Summit to Be Held by the San Diego Bay
/by Kevin ClaxtonWe are delighted to announce the venue for the 2024 California Bicycle Summit, to be held in San Diego on April 18-19, 2024. Meetings will be held at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside, located at 1355 North Harbor Drive. Located between Little Italy and San Diego’s historic and very walkable Gaslamp District, the Wyndham is […]
Climate Ride 2024: Countdown to a Century
/by Andrew WrightI’ve never been much for New Year’s resolutions. In high school, I would say I was going to keep my binders organized, only to find them a familiar mess by Valentine’s Day. To help me get on track this year, I have registered for the 2024 NorCal Green Fondo and will be sharing my training. […]
2024 People-First Mobility Budget for California
/by Jared SanchezJeanie Ward-Waller Joins CalBike as Consultant
/by Kendra RamseyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2024 Leading Transportation Expert and Advocate Jeanie Ward-Waller Joins Fearless Advocacy Contacts: Jeanie Ward-Waller (jeanie@fearlessadvocacy.com) Jennifer Fearing (jennifer@fearlessadvocacy.com) Kendra Ramsey (kendra@calbike.org) SACRAMENTO – Fearless Advocacy, a Sacramento-based consulting firm specializing in advancing the policy agendas of mission-based and cause-oriented organizations, is pleased to announce that Jeanie Ward-Waller starts today as the […]
There Is No Deficit in California’s Transportation Budget
/by Jared SanchezAs California begins negotiations for its 2024-2025 budget, much of the talk will center on a projected $38 billion shortfall. In past years, Governor Gavin Newsom has used budget deficits as reasons to veto active transportation bills. In 2023, the governor initially took back half of the extra $1.05 billion allocated to the Active Transportation […]
CalBike Response to Governor’s 2024 Budget
/by Brian SmithFor Immediate Release: 1/10/24 Contact: Jared Sanchez, Policy Director, CalBike, (714) 262-0921, Jared@CalBike.org Governor’s Budget Steals from California’s Future SACRAMENTO – The California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) released the following response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget, which fills a $200 million shortfall in the transportation budget by cutting $200 million from the Active Transportation Program […]
Stop Fueling Climate Change: Coalition Challenges Governor to Shift Transportation Spending
/by Jared SanchezA week before Christmas, CalBike worked with a coalition of 25 transportation and environmental organizations to issue a call to action for California to align its transportation spending with its climate goals. The coalition sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom and our state transportation leaders, asking them to shift spending from projects that increase […]
CalBike’s Best and Worst of 2023
/by CalBike StaffAfter 2020, it seemed like things could only get better, or at least more normal. But weird seems to be the new normal, and 2023 was no exception, with a high-profile firing at Caltrans, cities declaring “e-bike emergencies,” and fast transportation mode shifts caused by freeway shutdowns rather than the ongoing emergency of climate change. […]
New E-Bike Training Resources Come Online
/by Laura McCamyOver the past few months, government and nonprofit groups have published three online e-bike riding resources. We’ve reviewed them all so we can give you an overview. Three e-bike courses The training resources were created by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), PeopleForBikes (with the League of American Bicyclists and Bicycle Colorado), and the California Air […]
California Can’t Be a Climate Leader Until it Stops Building Freeways
/by Kendra RamseyThis piece first appeared in Streetsblog California. Representatives from the State of California are in Dubai, United Arab Emirates right now for COP28, the climate summit where world leaders make agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our state is promoting itself as a climate leader, and in some respects, that’s accurate. But California can’t claim […]