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Zac2018-02-12 21:30:082018-11-15 12:07:09Six Things to Prepare for a Bike-Friendly 2018, #2: Be a Volunteer Activist
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Zac2018-01-19 21:30:552018-08-11 22:07:22Jan 2018 Legislative Update
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Zac2018-01-17 21:31:132018-08-11 22:08:56Governor’s 2018-19 Budget Proposal Delivers Over $20 billion for Transportation, Disappoints On Equity and Sustainability Goals
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Zac2017-08-10 21:32:062018-08-11 22:12:59As the State Legislature Heads Out on Summer Recess, What’s Next for Key CalBike-Supported Bills?
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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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Six Things to Prepare for a Bike-Friendly 2018, #2: Be a Volunteer Activist
/by ZacChanging the world takes action on all levels. We need the professional, focused advocacy that CalBike delivers—and we also need volunteer effort, and lots of it. In fact, CalBike at its best works to coordinate and amplify the passion and energy of thousands of volunteer activists for transportation justice, without whom we simply could not […]
Six Things to Prepare for a Successful 2018
/by ZacThis month CalBike is publishing six articles to help you bring more joy into your life in 2018. Each post will bring a new suggestion for supporting our movement to make our communities more equitable, inclusive and prosperous where bicycling enables more people to live joyful and healthy lives. Today we emphasize the deepest aspect […]
Creating Space: Notes from the first of our BIPOC Mobility Justice Labs
/by ZacOn Saturday, January 20th, CalBike co-organized a gathering of Los Angeles area community organizations and individuals to provide the opportunity and space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to collaborate on local and state transportation justice issues. Co-sponsored by PolicyLink, California Walks, and Multicultural Communities for Mobility (MCM), the meeting recognized the historic and […]
Jan 2018 Legislative Update
/by ZacComplete Streets for Another Day Sometimes, even your best effort to dot all the I’s and cross all the T’s can get thwarted by a more influential force. At the first Senate Transportation and Housing Committee hearing of the new year held on Tuesday January 9th, SB 760 became the first casualty of the state […]
Governor’s 2018-19 Budget Proposal Delivers Over $20 billion for Transportation, Disappoints On Equity and Sustainability Goals
/by ZacSacramento, CA — This week, Governor Brown released his 2018-19 State Budget proposal, which Brian Kelly, the Secretary of the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), has described as “the SB 1 budget.” And it certainly is. New revenue from Senate Bill 1 ($4.6 billion) enlarged the transportation pie for 2018-19 with the majority of it directed […]
Equity, the CTC, & the Need for Reform in Transportation Decisionmaking
/by ZacTo advocate for more equitable, inclusive and prosperous communities, we “follow the money” and that means we engage intensely with the CTC. At the state level, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) controls most of the federal and state sources of the transportation budget—a whopping $18 billion a year—and therefore the priorities of our state’s transportation […]
How Many California Cities and Counties have a Bike or Pedestrian Plan?
/by ZacCalBike’s policy team is often asked this question—how many jurisdictions across the state have invested in robust community planning for walk and bike facilities? And the follow up—how much would it cost to build all the high priority projects that cities and counties have identified in those plans? A sum of the total cost statewide to […]
As the State Legislature Heads Out on Summer Recess, What’s Next for Key CalBike-Supported Bills?
/by ZacThe legislature may be on summer break, but CalBike is hard at work preparing for the next round of opportunities to advocate for a better California for all. Read on for an update on key legislation we’re sponsoring or tracking, and keep up with our blog for opportunities to get involved. Get State Employees Rolling: […]
2017 California Dream Ride Preview: Day 4
/by ZacDuring the past couple of months, the Dream Ride staff has been wrapping up the reconnaissance and most of the planning for year’s tour. Except for a few more tweaks, the route and overnight hotels are set! However, please be aware that some details may change between now and October, so stay tuned to this […]
California’s New Program to Improve Alternatives to Driving in Congested Corridors
/by ZacThe Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP) is a new $250 million (per year) competitive state grant program created under Senate Bill 1 to improve travel in traffic-choked corridors by providing more transportation choices that get people out of their cars. CalBike and our partners are leading advocacy efforts to ensure this program meets its true aim of multimodality. […]
Boost to State Walking and Biking Funding – Now Let’s Make it Transformational
/by ZacSenate Bill 1 (SB 1) will boost the Active Transportation Program (ATP) by $100 million per year. That means $100 million more for walking and bicycling projects across the state to help make our cities, towns, and neighborhoods comfortable, attractive, and convenient places to get around on foot and on bike. The first two years and […]
SB 1, Goods Movement, Healthy Air, and Bikes
/by ZacThe slogan of Senate Bill 1, the act passed in April to increase California’s gas tax, was “fix-our-potholes-first”. However, the freight and goods movement industries—whose heavy trucks are most culpable for said potholes—quietly and indirectly received an approximate $3.3 billion for more than just fixing pavement over the next ten years. Will these billions contribute […]