The 2022 California Bicycle Summit will include an exciting breakout session featuring bicycle activists from Bogotá and scholars of Latin American urban studies. Presenters will include: Daniel Rodriguez, professor of city and regional planning and the interim director of the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Berkeley. Lorena Romero Fontecha, director and project manager for […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/BiciActiva-Slide.jpg431766Jared Sanchezhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngJared Sanchez2022-02-11 15:37:362022-02-11 16:04:53Summit Preview: What It’s Like to Bike in Latin America
Thanks to support from our members, CalBike won a $10 million appropriation in this year’s budget to help Californians purchase electric bikes. The California Air Resources Board will administer the program, which must be operating by July of 2022. The program will distribute vouchers to people who meet income eligibility requirements. The CARB will release […]
Each year, CalBike sponsors legislation to make our streets safer and help more Californians choose active transportation. The bills sponsored by state Senators and Assemblymembers are the focus of significant discussion and advocacy, and we ask our supporters to email their representatives and the governor to build support. Legislative initiatives are essential for advancing the […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/pulling-the-levers-in-Sacramento-scaled.jpeg17072560Kevin Claxtonhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngKevin Claxton2022-01-26 15:13:392022-01-26 15:13:40How CalBike Quietly Pulls the Levers of Power in Sacramento
On April 6-9, 2022, we hope you will join us in Oakland to strengthen and grow the movement for sustainable transportation. The California Bicycle Summit, held every two years, always feels like a momentous occasion, but gathering in person after the past two years is even more compelling. The theme for this year’s Summit is […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Oakstop-overview.jpg360640Kevin Claxtonhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngKevin Claxton2022-01-26 15:10:032023-11-28 12:11:14Announcing the Theme of the 2022 California Bicycle Summit: CONNECTING
A completely unscientific look at the best and worst of California biking in 2021. Let’s be honest: the competition for the worst in 2021 was fierce. We started the year with such high hopes. It had to be better than 2020, right? Nope. But there were many bright spots for biking in California, even in […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Doyle-Street-at-64th-scaled.jpeg13402560Kevin Claxtonhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngKevin Claxton2022-01-14 15:54:412022-01-15 09:59:04CalBike’s Best and Worst of 2021
Erin Shannon’s work as a project administrator for a general contractor takes her to project sites or to the main office, which means a commute from Oakland to San Francisco or South San Francisco. “I had to drive to and from. That was an hour or hour and a half to get there and up […]
On December 7, 2021, CalBike held its second Advance Symposium for the California Bicycle Summit: Lessons from Latin America. It was a powerful and fascinating deep dive into both success stories and challenges for biking in Latin American cities, with a deep dive into the home of the Cicolvia, Bogotá, Columbia. Scroll to the bottom […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Rodriguez-image1-scaled.jpg14402560Laura McCamyhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngLaura McCamy2021-12-15 18:44:492022-02-10 16:18:21What California Can Learn from Latin American Bike Advocates
For bicycling at the state level in California, 2021 was a mixed year. However, at CalBike, with the help of our dedicated and fabulous members and supporters (we’re looking at you!), we accomplished a lot. We won $10M in e-bike subsidies, so more Californians will get the chance to adopt this clean, green, form of […]
California 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 […]
Summit Preview: What It’s Like to Bike in Latin America
/by Jared SanchezThe 2022 California Bicycle Summit will include an exciting breakout session featuring bicycle activists from Bogotá and scholars of Latin American urban studies. Presenters will include: Daniel Rodriguez, professor of city and regional planning and the interim director of the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Berkeley. Lorena Romero Fontecha, director and project manager for […]
Making California’s E-Bike Affordability Program Successful
/by Kevin ClaxtonThanks to support from our members, CalBike won a $10 million appropriation in this year’s budget to help Californians purchase electric bikes. The California Air Resources Board will administer the program, which must be operating by July of 2022. The program will distribute vouchers to people who meet income eligibility requirements. The CARB will release […]
How CalBike Quietly Pulls the Levers of Power in Sacramento
/by Kevin ClaxtonEach year, CalBike sponsors legislation to make our streets safer and help more Californians choose active transportation. The bills sponsored by state Senators and Assemblymembers are the focus of significant discussion and advocacy, and we ask our supporters to email their representatives and the governor to build support. Legislative initiatives are essential for advancing the […]
Announcing the Theme of the 2022 California Bicycle Summit: CONNECTING
/by Kevin ClaxtonOn April 6-9, 2022, we hope you will join us in Oakland to strengthen and grow the movement for sustainable transportation. The California Bicycle Summit, held every two years, always feels like a momentous occasion, but gathering in person after the past two years is even more compelling. The theme for this year’s Summit is […]
CalBike’s Best and Worst of 2021
/by Kevin ClaxtonA completely unscientific look at the best and worst of California biking in 2021. Let’s be honest: the competition for the worst in 2021 was fierce. We started the year with such high hopes. It had to be better than 2020, right? Nope. But there were many bright spots for biking in California, even in […]
CalBike response to Governor Newsom’s Proposed Budget
/by Kevin ClaxtonCalBike’s E-Bike Subsidy Program Will Change Lives
/by Laura McCamyErin Shannon’s work as a project administrator for a general contractor takes her to project sites or to the main office, which means a commute from Oakland to San Francisco or South San Francisco. “I had to drive to and from. That was an hour or hour and a half to get there and up […]
What California Can Learn from Latin American Bike Advocates
/by Laura McCamyOn December 7, 2021, CalBike held its second Advance Symposium for the California Bicycle Summit: Lessons from Latin America. It was a powerful and fascinating deep dive into both success stories and challenges for biking in Latin American cities, with a deep dive into the home of the Cicolvia, Bogotá, Columbia. Scroll to the bottom […]
What CalBike Accomplished: 2021 by the Numbers
/by Kevin ClaxtonFor bicycling at the state level in California, 2021 was a mixed year. However, at CalBike, with the help of our dedicated and fabulous members and supporters (we’re looking at you!), we accomplished a lot. We won $10M in e-bike subsidies, so more Californians will get the chance to adopt this clean, green, form of […]
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 […]