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Kevin Claxton2022-10-11 12:55:532023-02-24 16:20:02Legislative Recap: CalBike and Our Allies Deliver Wins for Bikes in Sacramento
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Laura McCamy2022-10-07 17:16:102022-10-07 17:16:12The Kill Bike-Share Bill Becomes Law — But It No Longer Kills Bike-Share
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Kevin Claxton2022-10-07 12:22:032022-10-12 12:36:30CalBike Executive Director Responds to California’s Unprecedented Support for Active Transportation
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Kevin Claxton2022-10-03 10:12:232022-10-03 10:12:25Freedom to Walk Becomes Law in California
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Kevin Claxton2022-09-30 16:39:122022-09-30 16:39:14Why a Bill Removing Auto Parking Minimums Near Transit Is a Victory for Biking
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Kevin Claxton2022-09-30 16:31:322022-09-30 16:34:24Governor Signs Bill That Gives Pedestrians a Head Start
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Kevin Claxton2022-09-29 13:37:002022-10-03 20:14:43Governor Signs SB 932, Plan for the Future Bill
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Laura McCamy2022-09-26 13:38:092022-09-28 13:22:45How to Get a Replace Your Ride E-Bike Voucher in Southern California
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Kevin Claxton2022-09-23 19:00:132022-09-28 13:22:53Governor Signs Friedman’s Excellent OmniBike Bill, AB 1909
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Jared Sanchez2022-09-09 16:03:102024-07-16 14:05:41Why a Bicycle Coalition Supports Scooters — And You Should, Too
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Jared Sanchez2022-09-06 16:39:572024-07-22 10:28:42Legislative Update: Active Transportation Wins Outnumber Losses as Bills Head to the Governor
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Jared Sanchez2022-09-06 13:25:332022-09-06 16:04:48CalBike Statement on the Withdrawal of the Bicycle Safety Stop Bill, AB 1713
Brown’s confusing reason for vetoing SB 910 doesn’t make the problem go away
/by ZacThis afternoon Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed Senate Bill 910, our bill to establish three feet as the minimum passing distance when drivers pass bicyclists from behind under most circumstances. We share the disappointment of the thousands of Californians who contacted their legislators and the Governor on behalf of this bill and of author Sen. Alan […]
Biking because it’s fun
/by ZacI love it when the head of the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 says that “environmental benefits” aren’t even in the top three reasons why he bikes. I met Jared Blumenfeld years ago when he did an amazing job as head of the SF Department of the Environment. Because he was an everyday bicycle rider, I was thrilled to […]
CalBike Supports the ATP, but it’s only a very small step toward the $8 billion needed
/by ZacThe new federal transportation program has cut dedicated bike/ped funding by a third, but it maintained flexibility. The California Transportation Agency has proposed using that flexibility to consolidate a number of programs into the single Active Transportation Program. It eliminated important long-standing programs, like the Bicycle Transportation Account and Safe Routes to School, but increased […]
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 […]