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Jared Sanchez2025-06-11 14:48:482025-06-11 14:48:50CalBike Works with Caltrans to Move Complete Streets Forward
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Laura McCamy2025-06-09 17:00:412025-06-11 18:34:32California’s Budget Prioritizes Freeway Expansion Over Safe Streets
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Jared Sanchez2025-06-09 16:54:352025-06-09 16:54:37This Is What a Bike Highway Could Look Like
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Laura McCamy2025-06-09 15:38:052025-06-09 16:57:43CalBike Insider: Design Guidance on Class IV Bikeways
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Kendra Ramsey2025-06-03 10:16:212025-07-07 12:36:44Bakersfield Convenes Grand Jury to Investigate Bike Lanes
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Jared Sanchez2025-05-29 12:36:452025-05-29 14:24:42Quick-Build Designs Improve Street Safety
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Kendra Ramsey2025-05-29 12:12:422025-06-13 18:38:57CalBike Webinar: Improving our Communities with Slow Streets
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Kendra Ramsey2025-05-28 19:37:322025-05-28 19:37:34Nine Uses for Daylighting Space
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Laura McCamy2025-05-27 15:03:332025-05-28 20:09:59California Walks and CalBike Call on Cities to Implement Daylighting to Save Lives
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Jared Sanchez2025-05-14 14:26:202025-05-14 14:26:20California’s Transportation Spending Has the Wrong Priorities
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Laura McCamy2025-05-09 15:12:372025-05-13 17:19:31E-Bike Purchase Incentives FAQs
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Kendra Ramsey2025-05-09 15:05:442025-05-09 15:05:45Bike Riders’ Right to Safe Streets Tested in Court
CalBike Heralds a Victory for Bike Sharing in California
/by Kevin ClaxtonFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dave Snyder dave@calbike.org 916-251-9433 Sacramento, August 27, 2020: The California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) announced a victory today in its campaign to protect bike share systems from a threat from the California State Senate. An amendment to Assembly Bill 1286 removed a provision that would have transferred all liability for any impact […]
Bike Parking Bill Killed by COVID-19
/by Kevin ClaxtonAdd one more item to the (loooong) list of legislative priorities that have been derailed by the coronavirus pandemic: Assembly Member Robert Rivas’s bike parking incentive bill. It is the last of many bills that CalBike was working on in 2020 to improve the policy environment for biking. CalBike now has more capacity to plan […]
CalBike Launches Central Valley Community Bikeways Survey
/by Laura McCamyFor Immediate Release Contact: Fresno/Merced: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org | 714-262-0921 Bakersfield: Asha Chandy, asha@calbike.org | 661-376-0248 Bakersfield: Forest Barnes, forest@calbike.org | 415-484-3143 CalBike Launches Central Valley Community Bikeways Survey Bakersfield, July 23, 2020: CalBike is excited to announce the release of a community survey to help guide our Central Valley Bikeways Project. This survey asks […]
Shasta Bike Depot Will Help Redding Embrace Its Potential as a Bikeable City
/by Laura McCamyVMT vs. LOS: VMT FTW!
/by Laura McCamyOn July 1, 2020, a quiet change happened on California streets. You won’t notice a difference right away, but the change will have huge ramifications for years to come. The change involves a win for VMT vs. LOS. For the past seven years, Caltrans has dragged its feet on a change to CEQA that would […]
CalBike Welcomes New Members to the Central Valley Bikeways Project Team
/by Kevin ClaxtonCalBike is delighted to welcome Alexandra Weber, Rosy Doud, and Peter Garcia to our Central Valley Bikeways Project team. The project will design a low-stress bikeway network centered around the planned High Speed Rail (HSR) stations in Fresno, Merced, and Bakersfield. “Each of them brings different skills and equity focus that will enhance our planning […]
CalBike Joins Coalition Calling for Implementation of Commonsense Environmental Impact Analysis
/by Kevin ClaxtonFor decades, the laws that protect the environment by requiring traffic impact analysis had a serious flaw. The analysis considered car congestion as a negative impact that should be mitigated. This led to road widenings to relieve congestion (which only led to more traffic and, soon after, more congestion). Even worse, these level of service (LOS) […]
New Federal Transportation Bill Includes Major Investments for Biking
/by Jared SanchezUpdate: On July 1, 202o, the INVEST Act passed the House! Now it will face a much harder journey through the Senate. The federal government will improve its support of bicycling if lawmakers approve the INVEST in America Act, pending in Congress right now. This federal transportation bill programs $494 billion in transportation funding over […]
CalBike Bids a Fond Farewell to Minnie Phan
/by Kevin ClaxtonHow California Can Support Community Bicycle Shops
/by Laura McCamyBike Parking Bill Passes the Assembly
/by Kevin ClaxtonThe Bike Parking Bill (AB 3153-Rivas) passed the California State Assembly on June 8, 2020 with an overwhelming vote of 52-11. The bill, sponsored by CalBike, creates a statewide incentive for developers to build more bike parking and carshare spaces, in exchange for reduced car parking minimums. We put out a call Monday morning to […]
Quick-Build Street Design: What It Is and Why We Need It
/by Kevin ClaxtonOur process for building transportation infrastructure is slow and expensive, even for bike projects. A simple protected bike lane will commonly require five years from approval to construction. Quick-build street design projects are an exception. They get bikeable and walkable infrastructure projects built fast and affordably. Quick-build is more vital than ever since the COVID-19 […]