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Jared Sanchez2020-09-15 19:12:452020-09-17 16:54:14CalBike Webinar Elevates the Challenges for Community Bike Shops During the Pandemic
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Kevin Claxton2020-09-03 20:05:432020-09-04 15:36:22Thank Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin
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Kevin Claxton2020-08-31 13:27:052020-09-15 14:49:22Reduce the Role of Police in Traffic Enforcement for the Safety of Everyone 
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Kevin Claxton2020-08-28 16:09:102020-09-11 17:22:25Last Chance to Influence Caltrans Complete Streets Priorities
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Kevin Claxton2020-08-27 11:40:022020-09-11 17:23:15CalBike Heralds a Victory for Bike Sharing in California
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Kevin Claxton2020-08-14 16:42:242020-09-11 17:23:47Bike Parking Bill Killed by COVID-19
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Laura McCamy2020-07-27 15:36:542020-09-11 17:26:07CalBike Launches Central Valley Community Bikeways Survey
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Laura McCamy2020-07-20 21:06:572020-07-21 12:39:00Shasta Bike Depot Will Help Redding Embrace Its Potential as a Bikeable City
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Laura McCamy2020-07-08 17:19:312020-07-24 12:07:27VMT vs. LOS: VMT FTW!
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Kevin Claxton2020-07-08 16:50:382020-07-08 17:52:16CalBike Welcomes New Members to the Central Valley Bikeways Project Team
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Kevin Claxton2020-06-26 15:23:282020-06-26 17:55:21CalBike Joins Coalition Calling for Implementation of Commonsense Environmental Impact Analysis
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Jared Sanchez2020-06-23 16:17:432020-07-08 19:41:53New Federal Transportation Bill Includes Major Investments for Biking
CalBike’s Best and Worst of 2022
/by Laura McCamyThe past few years have been disappointing in so many ways (because, you know — pandemic, war, climate catastrophes). But 2022 had a lot of bright spots, and for active transportation in California, more highs than lows. And we think that momentum will carry us into even bigger and bolder achievements in 2023 (because we’re […]
California’s Big Bike Year: 2022 in Review
/by Kevin ClaxtonWhat can we say about 2022? We didn’t get everything we wanted, but thanks to advocacy from CalBike and our supporters and allies, it was a fantastic year for biking and walking in California. Here’s a short stroll down victory lane. More money for biking and walking California shows its values where it spends its […]
Bike Champions 2022 Elections Recap
/by Jared SanchezCalBike endorsed 11 candidates for the California State Senate and Assembly, and the results are finally in: Eight won their races, and three lost, including two very close matches. The four incumbents we endorsed, all bike champions, won. And we’re happy to see four new faces in Sacramento who will be great supporters of active […]
Bicycle Advocacy Projects Young People Can Do to Get People Riding in 2023
/by Kevin ClaxtonGrowing recognition of bicycling as an effective carbon-free transportation option has led more youth to get involved beyond just hopping on and riding. Bicycle advocacy can be a terrific basis for a community project for school, or just for fun. We’ve put together some projects that serve as a good entry point to bicycle advocacy […]
San Francisco Voters Lead Surge in Car-Free California Streets
/by Laura McCamyPhoto courtesy of Kid Safe SF. The Slow Streets movement, spawned during the lockdown phase of the pandemic, has largely faded as communities remove barriers and erase safe spaces. But the experience of streets centered on community and placemaking seems to have given a boost to the movement for car-free spaces. Bike activists, including CalBike […]
Announcing the California Mobility Fund
/by Kevin ClaxtonCalBike is pleased to make it official: our tax-deductible arm, the California Bicycle Coalition Education Fund, has now become the California Mobility Fund. It took a while for the paperwork to be finalized, but we’re thrilled to dive into the new opportunities that will open for our rebranded, tax-deductible sister organization. The new name will […]
Leading Pedestrian Interval Puts People Walking First
/by Andrew WrightA leading pedestrian interval (LPI) gives pedestrians a 3- to 7-second head start on a walk signal before the parallel car traffic is given a green light. This simple, low-cost adjustment has been demonstrated to lower pedestrian-on-vehicle crashes by 13%. In 2022, CalBike advocated for a measure that will expand the use of LPIs (the […]
How Critical Mass Helped Create a Mass Movement to Take Back Our Streets
/by Laura McCamyIf you’ve ever been to a protest march, you’ve probably heard people chanting, “Whose streets? Our streets!” But those moments of collective action to take streets back from cars are, at least in the U.S., usually fleeting. The exception: Critical Mass. The monthly bike ride, which has taken place on the last Friday in San […]
CARB Electric Bicycle Incentives Project Work Group Report Back: September 28, 2022
/by Laura McCamyOn September 28, 2022, the California Air Resources Board held a follow-up meeting of the Electric Bicycle Incentives Project work group to continue the discussion from the August meeting on the pilot of the statewide e-bike voucher program, which will launch in 2023. Participants weighed in on what types of e-bikes should qualify, how to distribute […]
CalBike Endorsement: Vote for Catherine Blakespear for Senate District 38 by November 8th
/by Jared SanchezCatherine Blakespear has been a steadfast champion of bicycle infrastructure and safe streets as Mayor of Encinitas. She’s an excellent choice for Senate District 38, which encompasses Northern San Diego County and Southern Orange County. Blakespear has demonstrated her commitment to bold climate action by tackling some of her region’s largest sources of emissions: transportation, […]
CalBike Endorsement: Vote for Tasha Boerner Horvath for Assembly District 77 by November 8
/by Jared SanchezTasha Boerner Horvath has proved herself a strong ally to active transportation in the Assembly. She runs this year in a redrawn district, placing her in AD 77 instead of 76. CalBike endorses her for Assembly District 77. Boerner Horvath understands the serious climate change impacts on her San Diego County district. As an Encinitas City […]
CalBike Endorsement: Vote for Steve Bennett for Assembly District 37 by November 8
/by Jared SanchezCalBike is pleased to endorse Steve Bennett for District 37 assemblymember in the November 2022 elections. Steve Bennett’s platform reads like a bicycle advocate’s dream. He understands the importance of bicycling as a component of sustainable transportation and a socially just society. We endorsed him two years ago, and his record in the Assembly has […]