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Jared Sanchez2022-06-27 15:43:162024-07-22 10:18:54Voices of the Coalition Opposed to Kill Bike-Share Bill
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Kevin Claxton2022-06-21 11:36:442024-07-09 11:22:32Election Recap: June 2022 Primary
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Laura McCamy2022-06-08 10:35:002024-07-17 13:39:48The Quietly Transformative OmniBike Bill, AB 1909
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Jared Sanchez2022-06-02 16:37:332024-07-09 11:22:53Legislative Update: Status of Active Transportation Bills at the Midpoint
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Kevin Claxton2022-06-01 17:28:012024-07-22 10:19:54Shared Micromobility: the Future of Equitable Transportation 
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Kevin Claxton2022-05-19 16:05:352024-07-17 10:57:40Governor’s May Budget Revise Provides New Funds but Still Shortchanges Active Transportation 
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Jared Sanchez2022-05-18 11:02:152022-05-25 12:23:25Active Transportation Bills to Watch This Week 
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Zac2022-05-11 21:19:462022-05-11 21:34:55CalBike Endorsement: Vote for Jennifer Esteen for Assembly District 20 on June 7th!
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Zac2022-05-11 21:19:332022-05-11 21:35:09CalBike Endorsement: Vote for Dawn Addis for Assembly District 30 on June 7th!
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Zac2022-05-11 17:20:002022-10-12 17:21:47CalBike Endorsement: Vote for Dave Jones for Senate District 8 on June 7
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CalBike’s 2025 Legislative Agenda
/by Jared SanchezThe deadline to submit legislation in Sacramento has passed, so we have a preliminary look at CalBike’s legislative agenda. Despite new limits on the number of bills each legislator can submit, there are many bills of interest to people who care about active transportation and safer streets. Some of the bills we expect to support […]
Bikeway Removals Must Stop
/by Laura McCamyMary Daval from Culver City and Michael Swire from San Mateo contributed to this post. Getting approval and funding to build new bikeways can be an uphill battle. However, once a lane or bike path is approved and installed and people get to experience enhanced safety and traffic calming for all road users, it’s rare […]
CalBike Insider: From State Law to Local Implementation
/by Kendra RamseyCalBike’s work may seem removed from local efforts to build safer streets, but state laws have very real and direct — though sometimes invisible — effects on local infrastructure. In this Insider, we take a look at how state laws filter down to the local level and the real-world impacts of some laws CalBike helped […]
Taking Action in a Time of Overwhelm
/by Kendra RamseyLike many of you, CalBike’s staff has watched federal changes unfolding in recent weeks with a sense of disbelief and dismay. Bicycling is a crucial part of our transportation system, and while we have a long way to go, recent years have brought progress and added bikeways that benefit all of our communities. Like you, […]
CalBike Insider: Updating the MUTCD to Comply with New Law
/by Kendra RamseyIf the headline didn’t lose you at “MUTCD,” welcome! CalBike often works deep in the weeds, sitting on advisory committees and wrangling with state agencies over policy changes that may seem minor or arcane but have significant impact on our safe biking and walking. One example of this is an update to the California Manual […]
Two more studies show stop-as-yield works. Why isn’t there a bill in California?
/by Jared SanchezA few weeks ago, we wrote about two studies showing bicycle safety stop, or stop-as-yield, laws are safe for all road users. Another study released in December 2024 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has come to the same conclusion. And yet another study from researchers at UC Berkeley’s Institute for Traffic Studies […]
CalBike Launches Virtual Summit Session Series
/by Kendra RamseyEvery two years, CalBike hosts the California Bicycle Summit, bringing together advocates, planners, agency staffers, and members of the bicycle community to share insights and dream up a future full of bicycles. In February, we will launch a series of free virtual sessions to bring our community together for thought-provoking and insightful discussions year-round. First […]
CalBike Joins Amicus Brief in Safe Streets Accountability Case
/by Kendra RamseyOn January 3, CalBike joined with Bike East Bay and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition to file an amicus brief with the California Supreme Court in the case of Whitehead vs. City of Oakland. We rarely get involved in legal cases, but this case, in which lower courts used flawed logic to immunize the City […]
Diverse Coalition of Advocacy Groups Urges California to Speed Up Emissions Reductions
/by Jared SanchezA coalition of 61 local, statewide, and national organizations, including CalBike, has sent a letter to Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission (CTC), asking them to move with greater urgency to meet California’s transportation-related climate goals. Under SB 375, which became law in 2008, state and regional planning agencies must pursue sustainable communities strategies, which […]
What Is the Best Way to Prioritize the Safety of Vulnerable Road Users?
/by Jared SanchezIn recent years, the number of pedestrians and bicyclists killed and seriously injured on roadways in California has steadily increased. The U.S. is now an outlier among developed nations in the rate of road deaths, and California has the highest total number of pedestrian deaths. Vulnerable road users (VRUs) are people on our roads and […]
California’s Transportation Budget Must Prioritize Green Transportation
/by Jared SanchezFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org, (714)262-0921 CalBike: California’s Transportation Budget Must Prioritize Green Transportation Sacramento — CalBike applauds Governor Gavin Newsom for leaving funding intact for the Active Transportation Program (ATP) in his proposed budget, after two years of steep cuts. The ATP is the state’s only dedicated funding source for infrastructure that […]
New Studies Show No Downsides for Bicycle Safety Stop
/by Jared SanchezSince Idaho passed its “Idaho stop” law in 1982, people on bikes have been treating stop signs as yields without any negative effects on traffic safety. As more states continue to pass similar laws, studies showing the benefits of the bike stop-as-yield, or Bicycle Safety Stop, accumulate. The latest is a pair of studies demonstrating […]