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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 Ramsey2024-04-11 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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Kendra Ramsey2024-04-02 18:10:152024-04-02 18:10:16California Bicycle Summit: Local Impacts of State Legislation
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Laura McCamy2024-03-29 19:42:572024-04-04 14:39:49E-Bike Incentive Project Work Group: Project Implementation
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Kendra Ramsey2024-03-29 16:49:132024-03-29 16:49:13California Bicycle Summit Includes Global Perspectives
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Jared Sanchez2024-03-26 13:38:452024-03-26 13:38:46Truck Side Guards: A Low-Cost Hack That Would Save Lives and Money
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Laura McCamy2024-03-18 08:29:002024-03-18 12:18:58Measure HLA Wins in Huge Victory for Los Angeles Safe Streets
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Kevin Claxton2024-03-15 16:56:552024-03-15 17:06:01San Diego Bicycle Summit Will Include Sessions on Wheels and on Foot
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Jared Sanchez2024-03-13 14:49:382024-08-06 13:35:01Hundreds Attend CalBike Complete Streets Campaign Launch with Senator Wiener
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Jared Sanchez2024-03-05 18:12:392024-06-13 10:48:05Slowing Cars to Save Lives
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 […]
California Bicycle Summit Advance Session Generates Excitement About San Diego Bikeways
/by Kevin ClaxtonMore than 100 people attended CalBike’s first Summit Advance Session on November 29, 2023. The webinar featured a panel of advocates and planners from San Diego, where the in-person California Bicycle Summit will be held on April 18-19, 2024. The Summit will be jam-packed with panels and keynotes, advancing the latest thinking on active transportation […]
CalBike Joins Panel on E-Bike Incentives at Micromobility Conference
/by Kendra RamseyIn October, Micromobility America brought a two-day conference and trade show of alternative transportation to Richmond, California. Exhibitors included manufacturers of a range of e-bikes and scooters, app developers, and even representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation. CalBike participated in one of the many panel discussions, and you can view the recording below. Our […]
CalBike Complete Streets User Survey Exposes Network Gaps
/by Andrew WrightCalBike Announces 2024 California Bicycle Summit, Advance Sessions
/by Kevin ClaxtonCalBike will hold its next biennial California Bicycle Summit in San Diego on April 18 to 19, 2024. The Summit is an inspiring gathering of advocates, planners, transportation agency staffers, and elected officials who care about creating a more bikeable, walkable California. Sessions will include presentations and workshops from some of the most influential thought […]
The Long Road to Complete Streets
/by Jared SanchezCalBike has been fighting for Complete Streets for more than 15 years. In 2008, we helped pass AB 1358, which required local and regional general plans to consider the safety of people biking and walking in their circulation elements. But that law did nothing to improve access on state routes that doubled as local streets, […]
CAPTI Falls Short of Climate Promise
/by Jared SanchezThe Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) is meant to help decarbonize California’s transportation systems, which are responsible for half the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. But bills from Assemblymember Laura Friedman meant to give teeth to CAPTI have failed, and California continues to devote the bulk of its transportation budget to projects that encourage […]
#ebikestories 7: Who Will Benefit from California’s E-Bike Incentives?
/by Laura McCamyFor more than a year, the emails, social media posts, and calls have come in to CalBike, the California Air Resources Board, and the administrator of the statewide E-Bike Incentives Program, Pedal Ahead. People with disabilities, without housing, or without other transportation options have reached out to learn about getting an e-bike incentive. It has […]