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E-Bikes Deserve the Same Rebates as Electric Cars
/by Kevin ClaxtonWhen you buy an electric car in California, you get help from the state. Purchases of all-electric automobiles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids are eligible for a rebate of up to $7,000. If instead, you’d like to buy what is arguably the most climate friendly practical form of transit – an electric bike – you are […]
CalBike 2020 Agenda
/by Kevin ClaxtonAt CalBike, we have spent the weeks since the end of the 2019 legislative session plotting our direction for 2020. Soon, we’ll begin to implement the CalBike 2020 agenda by meeting with stakeholders, planning campaigns, and finding legislators to author bills to create the policies necessary to achieve our strategic plan. We will announce our […]
Reflections on the 2019 California Bicycle Summit
/by Kevin ClaxtonThe 2019 California Bicycle Summit delivered on its theme: Intersections. CalBike held its 2019 California Bicycle Summit at the Center for Healthy Communities in Los Angeles in October 15-17. Participants in dozens of panels, workshops, plenaries, and keynotes grappled with the many ways that bicycling intersects with other key issues like housing and the climate […]
Linda Khamoushian Promoted to CalBike Policy Director
/by Kevin ClaxtonThe California Bicycle Coalition is pleased to announce the promotion of Linda Khamoushian to the position of Policy Director. Khamoushian will lead CalBike’s statewide policy agenda in the legislature and the legislative agencies that play a role in making our communities more equitable, inclusive, and prosperous. Khamoushian came to CalBike in October of 2016 as […]
CalBike 2019 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
/by Kevin ClaxtonSeveral victories advance CalBike’s agenda, but a veto forces us to change strategy While Governor Newsom’s disappointing veto of the Complete Streets Bill got the most attention, CalBike advocated for much more in the 2019 legislative session. CalBike members responded to our calls to action to secure important victories for our mission of making California’s […]
Zero Fatalities Task Force Tackles Dangerous Street Design, Speeding
/by Kevin ClaxtonIn 2018, Governor Brown signed AB 2363 to establish the Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force to make recommendations for eliminating traffic fatalities in California. CalBike’s Executive Director, Dave Snyder, is a member of the task force. The bill, authored by Assembly Member Laura Friedman, originally removed the 85th percentile rule in current law about setting […]
#CABikeSummit: the View from Twitter
/by Kevin ClaxtonOn October 15-17, 300 bicycle advocates, government officials, and planners gathered for the 2019 California Bicycle Summit. Participants recorded their reactions to the workshops, plenaries, and tours on Twitter. These #CABikeSummit tweets are a good way to view a cross-section of the Summit. Here are the top baker’s dozen of tweets and Twitter threads from […]
CalBike Statement on Complete Streets Veto
/by Kevin ClaxtonOn October 12th, Governor Newsom issued a veto of CalBike’s Complete Streets for Active Living Bill, SB 127. What happened, Governor Newsom? To say this was a disappointment is an understatement. Thousands of emails, hundreds of phone calls, overwhelming support from the State Legislature, and the support of more than 80 organizations—all this was insufficient […]
Governor Vetoes Complete Streets Bill – Chooses Against Safety
/by Kevin ClaxtonFor Immediate Release: October 12, 2019 Contact: Linda Khamoushian, California Bicycle Coalition, 916-668-9401, linda@calbike.org Tony Dang, California Walks, 510-464-8052, tony@calwalks.org Jamie Morgan, American Heart Association, 916-431-2359, Jamie.Morgan@heart.org David Azevedo, AARP, 626-616-9539, dazevedo@aarp.org Margo Pedroso, Safe Routes Partnership, 301-292-1043, margo@saferoutespartnership.org SB 127: Gov. Gavin Newsom VETOES “COMPLETE STREETS” BILL SACRAMENTO, Calif.– Late this evening, Gov. Gavin […]
How to Access State Funding for Bike Share and Micromobility for Your Community
/by Kevin ClaxtonJoin us for a free webinar on Tuesday October 8, at 10:00 a.m. Are you working on bringing bike-share or scooter-share to your disadvantaged or low-income community? Can your community benefit from micromobility services but hasn’t seen any investment yet? You may be eligible for funding from the $20 million Clean Mobility Options for Disadvantaged […]
70 Organizations Urge Gov. Newsom to Sign SB 127
/by Kevin ClaxtonLast weekend, 70 organizations signed a support letter sent to Governor Gavin Newsom, asking for his signature on SB 127, the Complete Streets for Active Living Bill. The letter highlights the ways in which this law will support California’s climate and transportation goals. In particular, this bill aligns closely with the Governor’s recent Executive Order […]
These City DOT Leaders Get It. What’s Standing in Their Way?
/by Kevin ClaxtonMany city leaders have come to realize that making their streets and sidewalks more walkable and bikeable is key to a better city: more prosperous, more equitable, more healthy. They have appointed changemakers to be city DOT leaders, in charge of their streets: people with careers dedicated to advancing that transformation. The Opening Plenary of […]