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Standing Up for All People
/by ZacHere at CalBike, we work hard every day to enable more Californians to ride bicycles in order to create healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities for all. That last phrase, for all, is essential. Every last one of us on the staff and board is committed to making this vision a reality. After this election, […]
California Election Results: More Bike-Friendly Legislators and Local Transportation Taxes; Special Session Update
/by ZacLocally around California, the news was almost uniformly good. Next year’s Legislature will look a little different and will probably be more amenable to our proposals, especially the transportation funding package in negotiations at this time. Thirteen of our sixteen endorsed candidates won election, including some key races that may tip the balance in the […]
2015 Voting Record Assembly
/by Zac#BikeTheVote, California. Find your California representative here. We compiled the voting records from every state legislator on the legislation we supported and scored state lawmakers below. As a whole, the assembly scored about 82%. See how the Assembly scored here. Their scores are based on a 0-2 point system. 0=”No” vote, 1=No vote recorded, 2=”Aye” vote.
Los Angeles Chapter Leaders Practice Winning
/by ZacStarting Friday night, October 14 and all day Saturday, about 16 leaders from the local chapters of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition attended our Winning Campaigns Training. It was an intensive but fun session practicing the elements of a winning campaign: how to set goals, get media attention, identify targets and win arguments with policy […]
Why Does the California Bicycle Coalition Care about Clean Freight?
/by ZacThe California Bicycle Coalition is the newest member of the California Cleaner Freight Coalition. CalBike’s mission is to enable more people to bicycle, for healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities for all. You may now be wondering, what does bicycling have to do with moving goods around our state? A lot of things, actually. Most […]
Muralist Mona Caron Creates Art Bike for CalBike
/by ZacSan Francisco-based muralist Mona Caron, whose work graces walls across California and throughout the world, has designed a limited-edition custom art bike for the California Bicycle Coalition. Caron’s first mural, the famous Duboce Bikeway Mural, has adorned that bike path since 1998, when the bikeway was unveiled as the city’s first bike path closed to […]
Fresno is Set to Win
/by ZacCalBike traveled to Fresno on August 27th to conduct our “Winning Campaigns” Training. Working with about a dozen members of diverse groups, including Cultiva La Salud, the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition, the Dolores Huerta Foundation and the Fresno Cycling Club, we walked participants through the seven elements of a winning campaign plan, including how to […]
CalBike and CA Walks Propose Strong Changes to Caltrans Highway Rehab Program
/by ZacCaltrans has a long history of working to make California a better place to drive. We’ve been pushing them to make our state better for people biking and walking for years, and while we’ve seen great progress, particularly in what they say they’d like to accomplish, we’re continuing to push them to walk the walk […]
Welcome Vijay Talada to the CA Traffic Control Devices Committee
/by ZacCaltrans HQ just announced the appointment of Vijay Telada, the new head Editor for California’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and the executive for the Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. This wonky position matters for bicycling because the committee regulates every sign, stripe, and signal that is allowed to appear on California’s streets. […]
The Untokening Next Step in Transportation Justice
/by ZacFor too long, bicycle advocacy has been dominated by white middle class men. The advocacy agenda has for the most part reflected the interests of this narrow subculture. It’s limited our success and, in our increasingly diverse nation, such exclusion will halt progress completely. Other voices have been included, especially in the last decade, but […]
Caltrans Action Alert
/by ZacIt’s not too late to sign the petition calling on Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty to show leadership and ensure that Caltrans creates strong traffic analysis guidelines that pave the way for bike- and pedestrian-friendly streets. Caltrans needs to stop catering to the cars that zip through our neighborhoods, and instead prioritize safety and access for all street […]
Meet the Bike It! Santa Ana Dream Team
/by ZacAbove from left: Mirabel Mateo, Tony Gattica and Lynnete Guzman of the Bike It! Santa Ana project of KidWorks ride on Edinger Ave., where their protected bike lane will be created. Young people in Orange County are getting tired of the region’s lack of bike-friendliness. Happily, riding on Edinger Avenue in Santa Ana, from the […]