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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
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Brian Smith2023-10-10 15:26:062023-10-10 15:26:06Governor Approves Bill to Study Impacts of Heavy Vechicles
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Brian Smith2023-10-09 18:02:382023-10-09 18:08:34Governor Vetos Fare Evasion Decriminalization
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Brian Smith2023-10-09 12:31:142023-10-09 18:09:46Response to Caltrans Firing Jeanie Ward-Waller
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Jared Sanchez2023-10-05 15:26:072024-07-22 10:13:02Help Bike-Friendly Bills Become Law
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Brian Smith2023-10-05 14:40:342023-10-05 16:42:28CalBike Calls Out Anti-Bike Bias
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Jared Sanchez2023-09-26 15:45:532024-07-22 09:37:37Tell Governor Newsom: Decriminalize Fare Evasion
Shifting Transportation Funding Priorities to Meet the Moment
/by Jared SanchezFor most of its existence, CalBike has worked to secure more funding for bike infrastructure and safety improvements. We were instrumental in getting dedicated funding for biking and walking projects through SB 1 gas tax revenue for the Active Transportation Program (ATP). In recent years, we’ve seen the small percentage of our transportation dollars allocated […]
Bakersfield Sends a Clear Message: Change the Streets
/by Andrew WrightTwo people on bikes were killed in Bakersfield last week, not by the 100-degree heat but by cars. In a city where a Kern County Civil Grand Jury claimed bike lanes are a “waste of money” because it’s too hot to ride, we showed the reality. On a typically balmy Central Valley August afternoon, dozens […]
CalBike Announces Online Summit Session on Bike Highways
/by Kendra RamseyCaltrans Unveils Transit Policy
/by Jared SanchezAfter some delay, Caltrans recently released its draft Director’s Transit Policy, as required by the Complete Streets Law, SB 960, which CalBike helped pass in 2024. This internal policy is similar in form and function to DP-37, the Director’s Policy for Complete Streets, released in 2021. As we know from DP-37, these policies are a […]
Adding Bikeways to State Routes: Two Local Advocates Share Strategies for Change
/by Laura McCamyGetting bikeways, crosswalks, or other Complete Streets elements into a Caltrans project can be challenging. Convincing Caltrans to alter a previously approved project to add bikeways is an even bigger lift, but local advocates in the East Bay did just that. We spoke with Robert Prinz, Bike East Bay’s advocacy director, and Drew Dara-Abrams, who […]
CalBike Insider: Updating Bike Parking in Green Building Codes
/by Jared SanchezA secure place to park is essential to making bicycling an appealing way to get around. So, CalBike and 17 of our local partners submitted a letter to the California Building Standards Commission, which is updating California’s Green Building Standards Code. Including robust residential and commercial bike parking standards in those codes is an important […]
Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras Show Prevalence of Speeding
/by Kendra RamseyIn 2023, CalBike supported AB 645, which created a pilot program for six cities to install cameras for automated speed enforcement. San Francisco is the first to have its cameras fully installed and up and running, and the program is yielding a trove of data. The biggest takeaway will come as no surprise to people […]
Don’t Believe the Myths About VMT Mitigation
/by Kendra RamseyRecently, Big Highway — the companies that profit off expanding highways and driving California to climate ruin — spread misinformation about vehicle miles traveled (VMT) mitigation requirements driving up the cost of freeway building. So ClimatePlan, a consortium of advocacy groups of which CalBike is a member, created a fact sheet to dispel the VMT […]
Youth Bike Summit 2025: A Magical 3-Day Weekend
/by CalBike StaffThis guest post was contributed by Joshua of the National Youth Bike Council. The Youth Bike Summit is a three-day conference, held every year since 2011 (except in 2020 and 2021). This year, the Youth Bike Summit turned 11 years old and came to Boston for the first time at the end of May. It […]
CTC Backs Doomed Highway Project
/by Laura McCamyMeetings of the California Transportation Commission (CTC) usually fly under the radar with few, if any, members of the public aware they’re happening, much less showing up to comment. But a raft of grants proposed for contested highway projects, including the Highway 99 interchange in Fresno and State Route 37 widening, drew opposition from transportation […]
CalBike Insider: Following Up on the Complete Streets Bill
/by Jared SanchezCalBike does a lot of behind-the-scenes work to encourage state agencies to develop better policies and to follow up on the implementation of bills passed in prior years. One law we’re following closely is SB 960, the Complete Streets Bill. CalBike worked tirelessly for almost a decade to pass a Complete Streets requirement on state […]
California Cities with the Best and Worst Bike Networks
/by Kendra RamseyPeopleForBikes has released its 2025 City Ratings, assessing the connectedness and stress level of the bike networks in over 2,500 cities worldwide, including many in the U.S. The survey rated 305 California cities, with three placing in the national top 10 for their city size. As CalBike works to pass the Bike Highways Bill, AB […]