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CalBike Insider: $2 billion for bikes in 2022
/by Kevin ClaxtonCalifornia has a current budget surplus of $31 billion. CalBike is advocating for the governor and legislature to put $2 billion of that surplus toward infrastructure projects that will make our communities safer and more inviting for biking and walking. We’re joined by our allies at Safe Routes Partnership, Transform, California Walks, Move LA, Planning […]
Blockbuster LA Times Investigation Shows Police Bias in Bike Stops
/by Jared SanchezAn LA Times investigation of bicycle traffic stops since 2017 has put a spotlight, once again, on the need to remove armed officers from traffic enforcement. The two bills CalBike sponsored in 2021 to decriminalize common and safe walking and biking would have represented a step in that direction. However, although the Bicycle Safety Stop […]
How will the Infrastructure Bill Impact California Bike Riders?
/by Laura McCamyCongress has passed, and the president has signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It’s a $1.2 trillion spending package that will invest in aging infrastructure across the US. We share the disappointment of many progressives that this bill still puts too much money toward road-building and not enough toward infrastructure that will help wean […]
2021 California Legislative Wrap Up
/by Kevin ClaxtonPositive Results for Active Transportation, Amid Disappointments On Friday, October 8, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a list of bills he had signed or vetoed. The list included vetoes of three of the most important bills that would have made our streets and communities safer and more livable. While we were extremely disappointed by the […]
Cycling for Sustainable Cities Symposium Provides Inspiration from Around the World
/by Laura McCamyOn October 12, over 125 people joined CalBike for our first Advance Symposium ahead of the California Bicycle Summit. Authors and researchers John Pucher and Ralph Buehler shared a presentation based on their indispensable book, Cycling for Sustainable Cities. The webinar included data on cycling rates in different cities, including inspiring examples of cities that […]
Response From CalBike’s Executive Director to the Governor’s Vetoes of Bicycle and Pedestrian Bills
/by Kevin ClaxtonIn 2021, CalBike decided to sponsor two related bills that would have legalized walking midblock across an empty street (AB 1238, Ting) or biking carefully through a stop sign at an empty intersection (AB 122, Boerner Horvath). Our goal was to broaden and strengthen the movement for the dignity and safety of people who walk […]
What Governor Newsom Got Wrong About Biking and Walking
/by Kevin ClaxtonOn October 8, 2021, the governor vetoed two bills that CalBike had sponsored: The Bicycle Safety Stop Bill (AB 122, Boerner Horvath) and the Freedom to Walk Act (AB 1238, Ting). In both cases, he cited data collected by police and, therefore, marred by police biases. In 2021, it should be unacceptable to rely on […]
Newsom Vetoes Freedom to Walk in California
/by Jared SanchezFor Immediate Release: October 11, 2021 Contact:CalBike: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org | 714-262-0921California Walks: Caro Jauregui, caro@calwalks.org | 562-320-2139Los Angeles Walks: John Yi, john@losangeleswalks.org | 213-219-2483 Newsom Vetoes Freedom to Walk in California Movement to End Unjust Jaywalking Laws Will Continue SACRAMENTO – In a setback for the movement for more equitable streets, Governor Gavin Newsom […]
Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Improve Bike Safety
/by Jared SanchezFor Immediate Release: October 11, 2021 Contact: Dave Snyder, 916-251-9433, dave@calbike.org Jared Sanchez, 714-262-0921, jared@calbike.org Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill to Improve Bike Safety Sacramento – The Bicycle Safety Stop Bill (AB 122 – Boerner Horvath, Friedman, Ting) had broad support from the Assembly, the Senate, and people who ride bikes. CalBike is disappointed that Governor Newsom vetoed a bill […]
California Bicycle Summit to Begin with Cycling for Sustainable Cities Symposium
/by Kevin ClaxtonAs the pandemic has broken many of our everyday routines, it has also provided opportunities to improve on the past. That’s the case with the California Bicycle Summit, which will be preceded by three advance symposia: free, online sessions with thought leaders in bicycle advocacy from around California and the world. The first symposium will […]
Half Billion Dollars Stripped from Active Transportation Funding in State Budget Impasse
/by Kevin ClaxtonEarlier this year, CalBike Insider reported that California’s Active Transportation Program was slated to get an extra $500 million in funding from the state’s budget surplus. That’s enough to pay for approximately 80 high-scoring projects that got turned down in the last round of limited ATP funding. You can see the list of all projects […]
California Can Lead the Way in Reclaiming our Streets if Newsom Signs AB 1238
/by Jared SanchezIt was the middle of the afternoon in Culver City when Richard Milton left his optometrist to reach the bus stop across the street. “It was in the middle of the block,” he recalled. “There wasn’t any traffic, so I crossed.” As he walked toward the bus stop, a police car pulled up, and an […]