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Jared Sanchez2024-09-09 15:48:442024-09-12 15:30:30End-of-Session Legislative Recap: Big Wins for Safer Streets
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Andrew Wright2024-09-09 15:27:462024-09-12 16:23:56Advocates Call on Governor to Slow Drivers to Save Lives
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Laura McCamy2024-08-29 14:28:132024-09-04 19:26:34Killed by a Traffic Engineer: An Interview with Wes Marshall
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Jared Sanchez2024-08-09 16:36:372024-08-09 16:36:38Speak Up for the Bill that Could Put Quick-Build Into the Spotlight in California
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CalBike Staff2024-08-07 18:42:252024-08-07 18:42:27National Youth Bike Summit Builds the Movement for Better Biking
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Andrew Wright2024-08-05 13:29:262024-08-05 18:11:59Innovation on the Streets: Napa’s Pedal-Powered Bike Lane Sweeper
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Jared Sanchez2024-07-31 17:08:312025-06-06 16:56:26Incomplete Streets Part 3: Even When Caltrans Is Right, It’s Wrong
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Jared Sanchez2024-07-23 14:00:002025-06-06 16:52:11Incomplete Streets Part 2: District 12 Ignores Caltrans Policy on Bike and Pedestrian Needs
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Jared Sanchez2024-07-15 14:00:002025-06-06 16:57:27Incomplete Streets Part 1: How Caltrans Shortchanges Pedestrians
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End-of-Session Legislative Recap: Big Wins for Safer Streets
/by Jared SanchezThis legislative session was momentous for people biking and walking. Eight bills CalBike championed to bring safer streets to Californians are on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. The bills represent significant opportunities to make our roads safer, especially for vulnerable road users. While we also lost some good bills along the way, the end-of-session inflection point […]
Advocates Call on Governor to Slow Drivers to Save Lives
/by Andrew WrightOver the weekend, advocates in Northern and Southern California rallied to ask Governor Gavin Newsom to sign the Safer Vehicles Save Lives Bill, SB 961, and the Unsafe Speeds Bill, SB 1509. CalBike cosponsored Senator Scott Wiener’s bill, SB 961, which will require passive intelligent speed assist (ISA) technology on most vehicles sold in California […]
Killed by a Traffic Engineer: An Interview with Wes Marshall
/by Laura McCamyPublished concurrently in Streetsblog California. Wes Marshall’s new book, Killed by a Traffic Engineer, is a must-read for bike and walk advocates and anyone who cares about reforming our backward approach to road safety. At 370 pages, it’s a tome, but Marshall, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado, fills it with […]
Speak Up for the Bill that Could Put Quick-Build Into the Spotlight in California
/by Jared SanchezWhen the pandemic hit, the need for more bikeways and pedestrian-friendly streets became obvious. Many cities used quick-build techniques to create safe, high-visibility facilities to protect people who get around by active transportation. CalBike partnered with Alta Planning + Design to create a Quick-Build Guide, which we still offer as a free download. In our […]
National Youth Bike Summit Builds the Movement for Better Biking
/by CalBike StaffThis post was created in collaboration with the National Youth Bike Council and Youth Bike Summit. On June 14 through 16, more than 200 advocates attended the annual National Youth Bike Summit held at Muhlenberg College in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Youth attendees ranging in age from 13 to 24 years old participated in and presented […]
Innovation on the Streets: Napa’s Pedal-Powered Bike Lane Sweeper
/by Andrew WrightUntil 2024, Napa didn’t have any protected bikeways. The Napa County Bicycle Coalition (NCBC) had long advocated for them, but maintenance challenges kept projects in limbo. Local officials acknowledged the need for increased safety, yet the estimated $200,000 to buy a street sweeper designed to clean a protected bikeway was a significant hurdle. Then, in […]
Incomplete Streets Part 3: Even When Caltrans Is Right, It’s Wrong
/by Jared SanchezIncomplete Streets Part 2: District 12 Ignores Caltrans Policy on Bike and Pedestrian Needs
/by Jared SanchezIncomplete Streets Part 1: How Caltrans Shortchanges Pedestrians
/by Jared SanchezNext Steps for Complete Streets Bill
/by Jared SanchezLast week, the Complete Streets Bill, SB 960, passed the Assembly Transportation Committee by a wide margin (11-4). As Streetsblog correctly pointed out, the bill exited the committee weaker than it entered it, but CalBike still supports the measure, and we remain optimistic that its passage will spur Caltrans to do a better job providing […]
CTC Invites Public to Weigh in on Active Transportation Program
/by Kendra RamseyThe California Transportation Commission (CTC) will hold a workshop next Wednesday to get public input on some choices it needs to make in administering Cycle 7 of the Active Transportation Program (ATP). The good news is that there will be a Cycle 7 since the governor’s proposed $600 million cut was partially rolled back. But […]
Budget Deal Partially Restores Active Transportation Funding
/by Brian SmithFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org, (714)262-0921 SACRAMENTO — CalBike appreciates the Legislature and Governor’s efforts to restore the $600 million cut from the Active Transportation Program in the governor’s May Revise. The final budget, announced over the weekend, restores $100 million in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with another $100 million promised for 2025-2026. […]