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Jared Sanchez2021-09-16 10:47:492021-09-16 13:02:04CalBike Scores Wins in Sacramento for Californians Who Bike and Walk 
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Jared Sanchez2021-09-08 14:19:182021-09-15 18:49:03CA Freedom to Walk Act Passes Senate
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Jared Sanchez2021-08-31 17:06:272021-09-15 18:51:32Bicycle Safety Stop Bill Passes Senate
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Jared Sanchez2021-08-30 16:05:052021-08-31 15:06:02Bill to End Fines for Safe Street Crossings Moves to CA Senate Floor for Final Vote
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Kevin Claxton2021-08-27 20:24:222024-07-17 10:57:07Let’s Not Replace Newsom with Gruesome
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Kevin Claxton2021-08-24 18:57:092021-08-31 18:18:38AB1401: Housing for People, Not Cars
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Kevin Claxton2021-08-16 18:49:282024-07-17 10:56:57California Cyclists: Vote NO in the Recall Election
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Kevin Claxton2021-08-16 18:02:552021-08-16 18:02:57CalBike Works with CA Air Resources Board to Develop E-Bike Grant Program
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Jared Sanchez2021-08-12 16:29:302021-08-12 16:29:31Why California Should Decriminalize Jaywalking
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Kevin Claxton2021-08-05 19:06:002021-08-05 19:06:02Assemblymember Friedman tweaks speed limit laws to save lives
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CalBike Scores Wins in Sacramento for Californians Who Bike and Walk
/by Jared SanchezCalifornia’s legislative session has ended with several big accomplishments for active transportation. CalBike’s signature E-Bike Affordability Program is fully funded and in development. And the two other bills we sponsored this year have passed the Assembly and the Senate, which have placed a spotlight on the need to decriminalize the bicycle safety stop and jaywalking. […]
CA Freedom to Walk Act Passes Senate
/by Jared SanchezFor Immediate Release: 9/8/21 Contact:CalBike: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org | 714-262-0921California Walks: Caro Jauregui, caro@calwalks.org | 562-320-2139Los Angeles Walks: John Yi, john@losangeleswalks.org | 213-219-2483 CA Freedom to Walk Act Passes Senate SACRAMENTO – The Freedom to Walk Act, a bill designed to reform California’s “Jaywalking” laws, passed the California Senate today with a vote of 22-8. […]
Bicycle Safety Stop Bill Passes Senate
/by Jared SanchezFor Immediate Release Contact: Dave Snyder, 916-251-9433, dave@calbike.org Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Jared Sanchez, 714-262-0921, jared@calbike.org Bicycle Safety Stop Bill Passes Senate SACRAMENTO – On August 30, the California Senate passed the Bicycle Safety Stop Bill (AB 122, Boerner Horvath, Friedman, Ting) with a bipartisan 31-5 vote. The bill allows people on bikes to treat […]
Bill to End Fines for Safe Street Crossings Moves to CA Senate Floor for Final Vote
/by Jared SanchezThe Freedom to Walk Act passed out of the California Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday. We’re thrilled lawmakers agreed that, as a state, we should stop raising revenue from our most marginalized and vulnerable residents. Two more steps to legalize safe street crossings There are two more crucial steps before we repeal unjust jaywalking laws, […]
Let’s Not Replace Newsom with Gruesome
/by Kevin ClaxtonAB1401: Housing for People, Not Cars
/by Kevin ClaxtonUpdate, August 26, 2021: The Senate Appropriations Committee declined to take this bill out of the suspense file. Translation: AB 1401, which would have ended parking mandates in certain new construction, will not advance this year. In the USA, we have a parking problem. As UCLA urban planning professor and parking guru Donald Shoup explained […]
Sunset4All: A Big Step Forward for Biking in LA
/by Kevin ClaxtonThanks to community organizing and popular demand, Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles could soon get a two-way, parking-separated bikeway. Sunset is a critical arterial street for East Hollywood, Silver Lake, and Echo Park. A safe connection on Sunset is essential to make these neighborhoods accessible to people on bikes. The impressive progress on this visionary […]
California Cyclists: Vote NO in the Recall Election
/by Kevin ClaxtonCalBike Works with CA Air Resources Board to Develop E-Bike Grant Program
/by Kevin ClaxtonCalBike’s $10 million E-Bike Affordability Program has been fully funded and is now in the planning stages. The program will give grants to help as many as 10,000 Californians buy e-bikes, starting in July 2022. On Monday, CalBike Executive Director Dave Snyder and José Jimenez from Active San Gabriel Valley (Active SGV) met with the […]
Why California Should Decriminalize Jaywalking
/by Jared SanchezThis year, CalBike is sponsoring the Freedom to Walk Act (AB 1238, Ting), which will take jaywalking laws off the books in California. We realize that people have questions about why this legislation is critical for equity, justice, and accessibility. In partnership with the bill’s other co-sponsors, California Walks and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, […]
Assemblymember Friedman tweaks speed limit laws to save lives
/by Kevin ClaxtonA bicycle commuter and Assemblymember from Pasadena, Laura Friedman, is fighting hard to defend her proposals to give local officials more power to set lower speed limits where doing so will save lives. CalBike strongly supports all measures that reduce the speeds of automobiles wherever people walk and bike. We need you to support Friedman’s […]
California Cities Ranked Top Places to Live Car-Free
/by Laura McCamyWe don’t know why a lawn care company decided to rate the best U.S. cities to live without a car, but we like LawnStarter’s list. The rankings include 14 California cities, with San Francisco topping the list as the best city in the U.S. to live car-free. The ability of Californians to get around by […]