CalBike is sponsoring the Safe Vehicles Save Lives Bill, SB 961. Senator Scott Wiener’s bill will mandate two safety measures: speed limiters on passenger vehicles and side guards on freight trucks. But a provision for truck side guards, a low-cost safety measure that would save hundreds of lives every year, may get dropped. What happens […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bike-under-truck-wheel.jpeg5361024Jared Sanchezhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngJared Sanchez2024-03-26 13:38:452024-03-26 13:38:46Truck Side Guards: A Low-Cost Hack That Would Save Lives and Money
The best bike plan on paper is worth nothing unless it’s implemented. Los Angeles has put in only 5% of the bike improvements in the plan it adopted in 2015. “Since 2019, when I started Streets for All, we have been asking, pleading, and demanding that the city adhere to its bike plan,” Streets for […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-02-15_HLA_L1170529-scaled.jpg17072560Laura McCamyhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngLaura McCamy2024-03-18 08:29:002024-03-18 12:18:58Measure HLA Wins in Huge Victory for Los Angeles Safe Streets
Bike session photo by Evan Dudley. When the California Bicycle Summit comes to San Diego on April 18-19, it will include sessions that take participants outside the venue and onto the streets to view some of the improvements the city has made for people biking and walking. Mobile sessions are a chance to experience infrastructure […]
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CalBike’s Complete Streets Campaign launch webinar showed strong support for Complete Streets, with 300 people in attendance. Panelists at Complete Streets on Caltrans Corridors touched on what Senator Scott Wiener’s Complete Streets Bill, SB 960, does, why it’s important, and what people can do to support its passage. What the 2024 Complete Streets Bill does […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/protected-bikeways-act.jpg6841024Jared Sanchezhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngJared Sanchez2024-03-13 14:49:382024-08-06 13:35:01Hundreds Attend CalBike Complete Streets Campaign Launch with Senator Wiener
This post was originally published March 5, 2024. It was updated to add an Assembly Transportation Committee vote. CalBike is a sponsor of Senator Scott Wiener’s Safe Streets package, which includes the Complete Streets Bill (SB 960) and the Safe Vehicles Save Lives Bill, SB 961, a bill requiring side guards on semi trucks and […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/speed-cars-traffic-blur-scaled.jpg17072560Jared Sanchezhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngJared Sanchez2024-03-05 18:12:392024-06-13 10:48:05Slowing Cars to Save Lives
The 2024 California Bicycle Summit will be held in San Diego, which is home to a diverse array of home-grown bicycle groups, each with its own flavor. On the second day of the Summit, Friday, April 19, Chloé Lauer, Executive Director of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, will moderate a lunchtime plenary session bringing […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Untitled_Artwork-scaled-e1709760684253.jpg13341000Laura McCamyhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngLaura McCamy2024-03-04 16:39:492024-03-06 13:32:55California Bicycle Summit Plenary to Highlight San Diego’s Bike Cultures
The California legislative session is shaping up to be a busy one, with a large number of new bills affecting active transportation plus a few two-year bills introduced last year and still moving through. We will also continue to advocate for more funding for active transportation in the budget process. Here are the bills CalBike […]
On March 6, 2024, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am, CalBike will host a panel discussion on Zoom: Complete Streets on Caltrans Corridors. The webinar, an advance session for April’s California Bicycle Summit, is free, but advance registration is required. State Senator Scott Wiener will join the conversation, along with Jeanie Ward-Waller (Fearless Advocacy), Kendra […]
For Immediate Release: 2/15/24 Contact: Jared Sanchez, CalBike, (714) 262-0921, Jared@CalBike.org CalBike Opposes AB 2234 (Boerner) E-Bike Licensing Bill SACRAMENTO – CalBike opposes AB 2234 (Boerner) as currently introduced. The bill would create an unnecessary new bureaucracy and mostly harm youth of color in California while not taking the steps necessary to make our streets safer […]
On January 24, Senator Scott Wiener unveiled the Speeding and Fatality Emergency Reduction (SAFER) on California Streets bill package that includes a Complete Streets Bill, SB 960. CalBike is a sponsor of the bill, the latest of several we have partnered on with Senator Wiener, a stalwart bike champion in Sacramento. The 2024 Complete Streets […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CompleteStreets-v4-1030x666.jpg1891001Jared Sanchezhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngJared Sanchez2024-02-05 16:41:112024-02-05 16:41:11Complete Streets Bill Will Help Build Crucial Connections
Truck Side Guards: A Low-Cost Hack That Would Save Lives and Money
/by Jared SanchezCalBike is sponsoring the Safe Vehicles Save Lives Bill, SB 961. Senator Scott Wiener’s bill will mandate two safety measures: speed limiters on passenger vehicles and side guards on freight trucks. But a provision for truck side guards, a low-cost safety measure that would save hundreds of lives every year, may get dropped. What happens […]
Measure HLA Wins in Huge Victory for Los Angeles Safe Streets
/by Laura McCamyThe best bike plan on paper is worth nothing unless it’s implemented. Los Angeles has put in only 5% of the bike improvements in the plan it adopted in 2015. “Since 2019, when I started Streets for All, we have been asking, pleading, and demanding that the city adhere to its bike plan,” Streets for […]
San Diego Bicycle Summit Will Include Sessions on Wheels and on Foot
/by Kevin ClaxtonBike session photo by Evan Dudley. When the California Bicycle Summit comes to San Diego on April 18-19, it will include sessions that take participants outside the venue and onto the streets to view some of the improvements the city has made for people biking and walking. Mobile sessions are a chance to experience infrastructure […]
Hundreds Attend CalBike Complete Streets Campaign Launch with Senator Wiener
/by Jared SanchezCalBike’s Complete Streets Campaign launch webinar showed strong support for Complete Streets, with 300 people in attendance. Panelists at Complete Streets on Caltrans Corridors touched on what Senator Scott Wiener’s Complete Streets Bill, SB 960, does, why it’s important, and what people can do to support its passage. What the 2024 Complete Streets Bill does […]
Slowing Cars to Save Lives
/by Jared SanchezThis post was originally published March 5, 2024. It was updated to add an Assembly Transportation Committee vote. CalBike is a sponsor of Senator Scott Wiener’s Safe Streets package, which includes the Complete Streets Bill (SB 960) and the Safe Vehicles Save Lives Bill, SB 961, a bill requiring side guards on semi trucks and […]
California Bicycle Summit Plenary to Highlight San Diego’s Bike Cultures
/by Laura McCamyThe 2024 California Bicycle Summit will be held in San Diego, which is home to a diverse array of home-grown bicycle groups, each with its own flavor. On the second day of the Summit, Friday, April 19, Chloé Lauer, Executive Director of the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, will moderate a lunchtime plenary session bringing […]
CalBike Announces 2024 Legislative Agenda
/by Jared SanchezThe California legislative session is shaping up to be a busy one, with a large number of new bills affecting active transportation plus a few two-year bills introduced last year and still moving through. We will also continue to advocate for more funding for active transportation in the budget process. Here are the bills CalBike […]
Complete Streets Webinar Launches CalBike Campaign
/by Kevin ClaxtonOn March 6, 2024, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am, CalBike will host a panel discussion on Zoom: Complete Streets on Caltrans Corridors. The webinar, an advance session for April’s California Bicycle Summit, is free, but advance registration is required. State Senator Scott Wiener will join the conversation, along with Jeanie Ward-Waller (Fearless Advocacy), Kendra […]
CalBike Statement on E-Bike Licensing Bill, AB 2234
/by Brian SmithFor Immediate Release: 2/15/24 Contact: Jared Sanchez, CalBike, (714) 262-0921, Jared@CalBike.org CalBike Opposes AB 2234 (Boerner) E-Bike Licensing Bill SACRAMENTO – CalBike opposes AB 2234 (Boerner) as currently introduced. The bill would create an unnecessary new bureaucracy and mostly harm youth of color in California while not taking the steps necessary to make our streets safer […]
Complete Streets Bill Will Help Build Crucial Connections
/by Jared SanchezOn January 24, Senator Scott Wiener unveiled the Speeding and Fatality Emergency Reduction (SAFER) on California Streets bill package that includes a Complete Streets Bill, SB 960. CalBike is a sponsor of the bill, the latest of several we have partnered on with Senator Wiener, a stalwart bike champion in Sacramento. The 2024 Complete Streets […]