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CalBike’s blog — sharing the biking news you need to know
Stay informed about the bicycling movement in California by reading this blog and subscribing to our monthly newsletter, the CalBike Report. Keep apprised of which bills we are supporting with our Legislative Watch page, which we update regularly.
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Laura McCamy2025-07-03 17:53:222025-07-03 17:53:22CTC Backs Doomed Highway Project
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Jared Sanchez2025-06-26 15:00:392025-06-26 15:00:40CalBike Insider: Following Up on the Complete Streets Bill
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Kendra Ramsey2025-06-24 16:23:512025-06-24 16:27:55California Cities with the Best and Worst Bike Networks
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Jared Sanchez2025-06-23 16:43:522025-06-30 11:59:47What is the 85th Percentile Rule?
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Jared Sanchez2025-06-11 14:56:352025-06-11 16:09:41CalBike’s Legislative Agenda at the Halfway Point
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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
Budget Deal a bad one for biking
/by ZacSacramento lawmakers approved a budget this week that showed no explicit increase for the most efficient transportation investment: bicycling. They did make significant new investments in other elements of sustainable communities — public transit, affordable housing near transit, for example — but they failed to recognize the need for funding to retrofit our streets and […]
Bike Crashes and Police Priority
/by ZacAbout a month ago Amelie Le Moullac was killed when a truck driver turned right into her path as she was pedaling east on Folsom Street in San Francisco. As usual, the police showed up, called it an “accident” and no charges were filed. As usual, the bicycle advocacy group and loved ones of the […]
Achieving Gender Equity on Two Wheels
/by ZacThis month I had the life-affirming experience of attending the first ever National Women’s Bicycling Summit in Long Beach. Organized by the League of American Bicyclists, the summit brought together more than 275 women (and not nearly enough men — CalBike’s Dave Snyder was among the few) from around the country to share their stories, successes, and […]
CalBike’s 2011 CTCDC Reform Pays Off as committee approves new bike lane designs and 3-foot law sign
/by Zacby Chris Kidd In more evidence that CalBike’s work to reform the California Traffic Control Devices Committee (CTCDC) is paying off, last week the committee approved new designs for bike lanes and a new traffic sign notifying motorists of the new Three-Foot Law. Their quick action enables these changes to be included in the new California Manual on […]