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Begging Off Beg Buttons

Pedestrian push buttons are the bain of walkers everywhere. You push it and wait for the walk signal. And wait. And wait. Many pedestrians assume the button is broken (or don’t know they need to push a button) and cross against the light. This unpleasant brainchild of car-first engineering is called the “beg” button for […]

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How to Create Slow Streets During the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended daily life across California. In an effort to enforce physical distancing, many local and state parks have been closed. Yet, people need to get fresh air and they need to exercise. During the stay at home order, many more people than usual are walking, running, or biking. Advocates have been […]

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AB 3153 Will Create More Bike Parking and More Affordable Housing

One of the bills CalBike is sponsoring, AB 3153 (Rivas), seeks to alleviate two problems: housing affordability and last mile transportation. The bill allows developers to build fewer car parking spots than the minimum required by local planning regulations if they replace the car parking spaces with bike parking spots. The bill also allows developers […]

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Oakland Brings COVID Open Streets to California Streets

Oakland became the first California city to join the growing list of world cities that are designating COVID open streets. Open streets are a smart way to create more public space for walking and biking during the coronavirus pandemic. Oakland designated 74 miles of its existing and proposed neighborhood bikeway network as “closed to through […]

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Bike Shops are Essential Businesses During Stay-at-Home Orders

UPDATE March 31, 2020: As reported in the CalBike Report today, employees who repair and maintain bicycles and support those services are essential workers according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security guidelines and in California which references those guidelines. Below are the two relevant passages. Thanks to the 2,850+ people who added their names […]

CalBike Statement on Club and Group Rides

As any responsible organization should, CalBike completely supports the official order to maintain strict social distance in every occasion until health authorities lift the recommendation. It’s imperative to halt the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Solo bike riding for exercise or for essential travel is not prohibited by any official order, provided that you […]

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Is Bicycling Safe During a Pandemic?

Support your physical and mental health during a pandemic: go for a bike ride! It’s an upsetting and disorienting moment we are living in. Riding a bicycle can help, giving us opportunities for exercise, fresh air, and social interaction from afar. Social distancing measures are key to slowing the spread of the coronavirus that causes […]

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Transportation Tax Measure Could Fully Fund a Connected Bay Area Bikeway Network

In Sacramento, legislators are currently debating a 1-cent Bay Area sales tax that could raise up to $100 billion for transportation. The bill could contain enough funding to close the funding gap and finally build the infrastructure we need to create a bicycle-friendly Bay Area. However, it’s not certain that our legislators will formulate a […]

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CalBike Supporters Bike the Vote to Primary Victories

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Free Webinar: Tools to Create Connected, Low-Stress Bike Networks

Is your community’s bike network incomplete? Does it have bike lanes used by only the most fearless bike riders? Join us on Thursday, March 5, 2020, 11 am – 12pm PT for a free webinar. You already know the value of complete, low-stress bike networks in your community. Join us to learn about new, free, […]

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California Needs Edge Lane Roads

CalBike is working to provide an important new tool to traffic engineers. It will give people who on bikes safe space to ride on narrow roads. The tool is a road design called ‘edge lane roads’ and we need your help to identify places where they should be installed.  What is an edge lane road? […]