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Zac2017-08-04 21:32:352018-08-11 22:17:02California’s New Program to Improve Alternatives to Driving in Congested Corridors
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Zac2017-07-27 21:32:482018-08-11 22:17:52Boost to State Walking and Biking Funding – Now Let’s Make it Transformational
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Zac2017-07-13 21:33:022018-08-11 22:18:44SB 1, Goods Movement, Healthy Air, and Bikes
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Zac2017-06-30 21:33:142018-08-11 22:19:51SB 1 – How Can the New Gas Tax Improve Bicycling and Build Healthy Communities in California?
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Zac2017-06-26 21:33:232018-08-11 22:23:192017 California Dream Ride Preview: Day 3
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Zac2017-06-23 21:33:352018-08-11 22:24:09CalBike and Partners Kick off Walk & Bike Youth Leaders Program
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Zac2017-06-15 21:33:482018-08-11 22:24:54Tell Caltrans Bikes Belong on the Road
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Zac2017-06-08 21:34:282018-08-11 21:58:46CalBike & Partners Challenge ARB’s Priorities
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Zac2017-06-08 21:34:132018-08-11 21:58:34CalBike Hosts Webinar to Boost High-Quality Protected Bike Lanes
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Zac2017-06-01 21:34:412018-08-11 21:58:58Key CalBike-supported Bills Clear First House
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Clean Mobility Options Awards Will Bring Bike Sharing to Underserved Communities
/by Kevin ClaxtonCalBike applauds California’s Clean Mobility Options (CMO) program for its latest round of zero-emission transit grants, one-third of which are for bike share programs or include a bike sharing component. The program will distribute $18 million to provide cleaner and better transit options in underserved communities and $2 million for Native American tribal governments. One […]
AB 371 Goes Dormant and Bike Share Lives — for Now
/by Kevin ClaxtonThanks to CalBike and the “all-powerful bicycle lobby,” AB 371, the Kill Bike Share Bill, has halted its journey through the California legislature. The bill included a burdensome and unfair insurance requirement for bike and scooter sharing systems that would have ended shared micromobility in California. The bad news is that we might have to […]
Advocates and Elected Officials Urge Senate Appropriations Committee to Pass Jaywalking Repeal
/by Jared SanchezOn July 14, 2021, CalBike joined more than 90 others to send a letter to Senator Anthony J. Portantino, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, asking him to move the Freedom to Walk Act (AB 1238, Ting) forward. The bill, which will repeal California’s unjust jaywalking laws, is currently in the suspense file at the […]
Victory! $10 Million E-Bike Affordability Program Included in State Budget
/by Andrew WrightUpdate, 7/14/21: Governor Newsom signed the budget, ensuring that CalBike’s $10 million e-bike affordability program will be funded! CalBike is continuing to work with legislators and program administrators to make sure the program is implemented equitably. For Immediate Release: 7/2/21 SACRAMENTO – CalBike is thrilled to announce that legislators approved a $10 million e-bike incentive […]
Bicycle Safety Stop & Freedom to Walk Acts Pass CA Senate Transportation Committee
/by Andrew WrightSenate Transportation Committee to Hear Bill to Decriminalize Jaywalking
/by Jared SanchezFor Immediate Release: June 25, 2012 Contact: CalBike: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org | 714-262-0921 California Walks: Caro Jauregui, caro@calwalks.org | 562-320-2139 Los Angeles Walks: John Yi, john@losangeleswalks.org | 213-219-2483 Freedom to Walk Act to Decriminalize Jaywalking in Senate Transportation Committee, June 29 SACRAMENTO – The Freedom to Walk Act, a bill to eliminate jaywalking laws in […]
CA Senate Transportation Considers Bicycle Safety Stop
/by Kevin ClaxtonFor Immediate Release: 6/25/21 Contact: Dave Snyder, 916-251-9433, dave@calbike.org Jared Sanchez, 714-262-0921, jared@calbike.org CA Senate Transportation Considers Bicycle Safety Stop on Tuesday, June 29 SACRAMENTO – The Bicycle Safety Stop Bill (AB 122, Boerner Horvath, Friedman, Ting) will be heard in the California Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. The bill will replace […]
Bicycle Safety Stop Has Support of California Cities
/by Jared SanchezThe Bicycle Safety Stop Bill (AB 122, Boerner Horvath) passed the Assembly with solid support in April, but opposition is building in the Senate. So elected city councilors across California are voicing their support for the bill. They recognize the importance of having state laws that conform to the ways their residents safely bicycle through […]
Call to Action for Bike-Friendly California Legislation
/by Kevin ClaxtonThe many bike-friendly bills CalBike is tracking and the one bad bill we are opposing are moving through the Senate after passing the Assembly. Several of them have hearings in the next two weeks. CalBike is reaching out strategically to our members who have legislators on key Senate Committees: Transportation, and Judiciary. If you are […]
E-bike incentive program budget request
/by Kevin ClaxtonCalBike, joined by dozens of allied organizations across the state, submitted a letter of support for Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath’s request for a budget allocation to implement the proposed e-bike incentive program. The letter and its accompanying fact sheet express the consensus of a diversity of organizations that a $10 million investment in helping Californians […]
AB 43 Will Allow Reduced Speed Limits for Slower Streets
/by Kevin ClaxtonFor Immediate Release: Dave Snyder, CalBike | dave@calbike.org | 916-251-9433 AB 43 Will Allow Reduced Speed Limits for Slower Streets Sacramento – Citing the success of “Slow Streets” across California during the COVID lockdown, the California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) is proud to support AB 43, a bill that could help make slow streets a permanent part […]
AB 371 Could Deal Fatal Blow to Bike/Scooter Sharing
/by Kevin ClaxtonFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPDATED: July 7, 2021 AB 371 Could Deal Fatal Blow to Bike/Scooter Sharing Sacramento – The California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) opposes AB 371 by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer that would impose an onerous insurance burden on shared-mobility providers and likely put them out of business across the state. A similar provision was defeated […]