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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 SanchezCalBike 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 speed governors on passenger cars. Both provisions of the Safe Vehicles Save Lives Bill are commonsense safety measures […]
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 […]
California Bicycle Summit Opening Plenary: In Discussion with Jeanie Ward-Waller
/by Kevin ClaxtonThe opening plenary session at the 2024 California Bicycle Summit on April 18, 2024, will include a discussion with Jeanie Ward-Waller, Director of Transportation Advocacy at Fearless Advocacy, and Kendra Ramsey, CalBike Executive Director. Ward-Waller’s career has encompassed advocacy, including a stint as CalBike’s policy director and agency work, where she rose to Deputy Director […]
CalBike Sponsors Senator Wiener’s Safe Streets Bills
/by CalBike StaffFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2024 Contact: Jared Sanchez, CalBike, (714) 262-0921, Jared@CalBike.org Senator Wiener Introduces Groundbreaking Bills to Slash California Road Deaths Epidemic SACRAMENTO – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced the Speeding and Fatality Emergency Reduction on California Streets (SAFER California Streets) Package, Senate Bills 960 & 961, a first-in-the-nation effort to make California roads safe […]
2024 California Bicycle Summit to Be Held by the San Diego Bay
/by Kevin ClaxtonWe are delighted to announce the venue for the 2024 California Bicycle Summit, to be held in San Diego on April 18-19, 2024. Meetings will be held at the Wyndham San Diego Bayside, located at 1355 North Harbor Drive. Located between Little Italy and San Diego’s historic and very walkable Gaslamp District, the Wyndham is […]
Climate Ride 2024: Countdown to a Century
/by Andrew WrightI’ve never been much for New Year’s resolutions. In high school, I would say I was going to keep my binders organized, only to find them a familiar mess by Valentine’s Day. To help me get on track this year, I have registered for the 2024 NorCal Green Fondo and will be sharing my training. […]
2024 People-First Mobility Budget for California
/by Jared SanchezCalifornia has laid out admirable goals to reduce GHG emissions from transportation, which contributes the most to climate change in our state. The Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) lays out a limited set of plans and goals for reducing emissions from the transportation sector. However, it’s not enough. Worse, California continues to apply […]