Come learn about this exciting campaign and meet our Executive Director, Dave Snyder and special guests. Party with your bicycling community, while you enjoy excellent beer, wine, and tasty hors d’oeuvres in the lovely Loma Portal home of Richard Opper and Ann Poppe. Thursday, Aug 1, 2019 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please RSVP to […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Copy-of-quickpartycover-1.png295784Laura McCamyhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngLaura McCamy2019-07-02 17:19:382019-07-09 16:06:38CalBike invites you to a house party fundraiser for our Complete Streets Campaign.
The Better Bikeway Design Bill (AB 1266 – R. Rivas) moved forward in the Senate Transportation Committee yesterday, after passing the Assembly in mid-May. The bill provides important bikeway design guidelines for planners and public works departments. Bike lanes often disappear at intersections, which are the site of most collisions and greatest confusion for all […]
California’s housing crisis is in the news a lot. But California has another crisis that gets much less coverage than it deserves: the disconnect between transportation funding equity and housing production. We need infill housing near transportation hubs. And we also need transportation that better serves the low-income communities that rely on it the most. […]
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On Thursday, May 23, the Complete Streets for Active Living Bill (SB 127) passed in the full Senate. The vote was 29 to 9. The bill’s co-sponsored are CalBike, California Walks, The American Heart Association, Safe Routes Partnership, and AARP. The Complete Streets Bill will require Caltrans to add features to improve the safety of […]
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CalBike’s e-bike and bikeshare mobility bill (SB 400, Umberg) cleared the Senate with a unanimous vote yesterday. This bill will add vouchers for e-bike and bikeshare memberships to the mobility options in a state program that provides incentives for low-income Californians to trade in polluting vehicles for clean transportation. If CalBike succeeds in getting this […]
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UPDATE May 16. SB 152 pulled from consideration and effectively killed! SB 152 (Beall) proposes to change the allocation of funds from the Active Transportation Program (ATP), which provides funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects, including Safe Routes to School. The bill would grant most of the money directly to regional metropolitan transportation agencies […]
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On May 13, the CalBike Complete Streets for Active Living Bill (SB 127) was going nowhere. It had been placed on the “suspense file” in the Appropriations Committee. The bill would require Caltrans to make state-controlled city streets safe for people to walk and bike, not just places for fast-moving cars and trucks, when they repaired […]
Two important bills for better biking are moving forward in the California legislature. Bike-friendly legislation continues to advance, thanks to the work of CalBike and our partners to keep up the pressure. Bike-friendly turn lanes bill passes with bipartisan support AB 1266, introduced by Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), passed on the Assembly floor on May […]
The Complete Streets for Active Living Bill (SB 127) has reached a crucial point in its journey through the Senate. It has landed in the Senate Appropriations Committee. This is where the fiscal impact of bills is assessed. Yesterday, SB 127 was placed on the “suspense file,” which means the bill is on hold because of […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 6, 2019 Sacramento, CA –The California Bicycle Coalition is excited to announce the addition of Forest Barnes to our staff. Forest will lead CalBike’s active transportation planning work in five southern San Joaquin Valley cities from Fresno to Bakersfield. Under Forest’s leadership, CalBike will facilitate planning for safe walking and […]
https://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Forest-Barnes-e1557267278951.png10831439Laura McCamyhttps://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/calbike-logo.pngLaura McCamy2019-05-07 15:22:212019-05-07 15:22:21Welcome New Hire: Forest Barnes to Work on Active Transportation in the Central Valley
CalBike invites you to a house party fundraiser for our Complete Streets Campaign.
/by Laura McCamyCome learn about this exciting campaign and meet our Executive Director, Dave Snyder and special guests. Party with your bicycling community, while you enjoy excellent beer, wine, and tasty hors d’oeuvres in the lovely Loma Portal home of Richard Opper and Ann Poppe. Thursday, Aug 1, 2019 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please RSVP to […]
Senate Advances Better Bikeway Design Guidelines
/by Laura McCamyThe Better Bikeway Design Bill (AB 1266 – R. Rivas) moved forward in the Senate Transportation Committee yesterday, after passing the Assembly in mid-May. The bill provides important bikeway design guidelines for planners and public works departments. Bike lanes often disappear at intersections, which are the site of most collisions and greatest confusion for all […]
Transportation and Housing Groups Demand Equitable and Interconnected Funding
/by Jared SanchezCalifornia’s housing crisis is in the news a lot. But California has another crisis that gets much less coverage than it deserves: the disconnect between transportation funding equity and housing production. We need infill housing near transportation hubs. And we also need transportation that better serves the low-income communities that rely on it the most. […]
Complete Streets Bill Passes the Senate
/by Kevin ClaxtonOn Thursday, May 23, the Complete Streets for Active Living Bill (SB 127) passed in the full Senate. The vote was 29 to 9. The bill’s co-sponsored are CalBike, California Walks, The American Heart Association, Safe Routes Partnership, and AARP. The Complete Streets Bill will require Caltrans to add features to improve the safety of […]
CalBike Succeeds in Getting E-bike Vouchers through the Senate
/by Laura McCamyCalBike’s e-bike and bikeshare mobility bill (SB 400, Umberg) cleared the Senate with a unanimous vote yesterday. This bill will add vouchers for e-bike and bikeshare memberships to the mobility options in a state program that provides incentives for low-income Californians to trade in polluting vehicles for clean transportation. If CalBike succeeds in getting this […]
CalBike and Allies Oppose Bill Attacking State Control of Active Transportation
/by Kevin ClaxtonUPDATE May 16. SB 152 pulled from consideration and effectively killed! SB 152 (Beall) proposes to change the allocation of funds from the Active Transportation Program (ATP), which provides funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects, including Safe Routes to School. The bill would grant most of the money directly to regional metropolitan transportation agencies […]
CalBike Members Score Complete Streets Victory
/by Laura McCamyOn May 13, the CalBike Complete Streets for Active Living Bill (SB 127) was going nowhere. It had been placed on the “suspense file” in the Appropriations Committee. The bill would require Caltrans to make state-controlled city streets safe for people to walk and bike, not just places for fast-moving cars and trucks, when they repaired […]
CalBike Moves Bike-Friendly Bills Forward in Sacramento
/by Laura McCamyTwo important bills for better biking are moving forward in the California legislature. Bike-friendly legislation continues to advance, thanks to the work of CalBike and our partners to keep up the pressure. Bike-friendly turn lanes bill passes with bipartisan support AB 1266, introduced by Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), passed on the Assembly floor on May […]
Don’t Let SB 127 Die: Call Now to Support the Complete Streets Bill
/by Laura McCamyThe Complete Streets for Active Living Bill (SB 127) has reached a crucial point in its journey through the Senate. It has landed in the Senate Appropriations Committee. This is where the fiscal impact of bills is assessed. Yesterday, SB 127 was placed on the “suspense file,” which means the bill is on hold because of […]
Welcome New Hire: Forest Barnes to Work on Active Transportation in the Central Valley
/by Laura McCamyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 6, 2019 Sacramento, CA –The California Bicycle Coalition is excited to announce the addition of Forest Barnes to our staff. Forest will lead CalBike’s active transportation planning work in five southern San Joaquin Valley cities from Fresno to Bakersfield. Under Forest’s leadership, CalBike will facilitate planning for safe walking and […]