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California Falls Behind on Complete Streets
/by Jared SanchezIn Smart Growth America’s list of The Best Complete Streets Policies for 2023, only one California city made the top 10 (Sacramento, at number 10). California was bested by cities in Maryland, Missouri, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Florida, and Louisiana. Most of those aren’t states you think of when you think about forward-thinking active transportation policies. […]
Active Transportation Slate in Senate
/by Brian SmithFor Immediate Release: 7/7/23 Contact: Jared Sanchez, policy director, (714) 262-0921, Jared@CalBike.org CalBike’s “Active Transportation Slate” faces Senate Committee, Tues 7/11 Sacramento – On July 11, 2023, the California Senate Transportation Committee will consider a slate of active transportation bills supported by the California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike). “Taken together, these five bills will improve safety and […]
Budget Deal Restores ATP Funding
/by Jared SanchezCalifornia’s Active Transportation Program (ATP) provides dedicated funding for biking and walking improvements across the state. CalBike championed the creation of the ATP and has continued to advocate for additional funding. We applaud the legislature and the governor for restoring planned funding to the ATP in the 2023-24 state budget. With the budget deal, the ATP […]
Active Transportation Slate Comes Before Senate Committee
/by Jared SanchezOn July 11, 2023, the California Senate Transportation Committee will consider a slate of critical active transportation bills. The five bills that CalBike supports that will come before the committee cover everything from the Bicycle Safety Stop to decriminalizing sidewalk riding to a measure to make regional planning more climate-friendly. Please let your senator know […]
Arrested Mobility Report Supports Decriminalizing Biking and Walking
/by Jared SanchezEquitable Cities, led by renowned scholar Charles Brown, recently released a report about transportation-related policies and practices across the country that limit mobility, opportunity, and access for Black Americans and other people of color. Arrested Mobility finds that these policies deliver profound obstacles to equitable access to our public roadways, reflecting structural racism and White […]
Legislative Update: Mostly Positive Results for Active Transportation Bills at Midpoint
/by Jared SanchezJune 2 was the deadline for all bills to move from their house of origin or get nixed. While two of CalBike’s top-priority bills didn’t survive, many more excellent measures are moving forward. Here’s where we stand. Bills moving forward By June 2, all Assembly bills needed to pass a floor vote and move to […]
Bicycle Safety Stop FAQs
/by Kevin ClaxtonThe Bicycle Safety Stop Bill will make it legal for people on bikes to do what they already do: slow at stop signs, stop if necessary, and proceed with care if the way is clear. It’s a commonsense bike riding maneuver that’s legal in several other states. Yet the governor has vetoed it twice, citing […]
Act Now to Stop Baseless Searches of People on Bikes
/by Jared SanchezThe Stop Baseless Searches Bill (AB 93, Bryan) prevents police from asking for “consent” to search someone during a traffic stop when they have no probable cause to conduct a search. These unwarranted searches are more likely to target Black and Latino Californians and more likely to target people on bikes, so this measure is […]
CalBike Response to May Revise
/by Kevin ClaxtonFor Immediate Release: May 16, 2023 Contact: Jared Sanchez, Policy Director, (714) 262-0921, jared@calbike.org Governor’s May 2023 Budget Revise Continues Cuts to Active Transportation Sacramento, CA – Governor Gavin Newsom’s “May Revise” of the state’s July 2023-June 2024 budget fails to provide the funding needed to support biking, walking, and public transit. The governor claims to […]
E-Bike Work Group Report Back: April 26, 2023
/by Laura McCamyOn April 26, 2023, CARB held another well-attended work group meeting to gather feedback on the details of its Electric Bicycle Incentive Project. One of the major takeaways is that the statewide program launch is pushed back yet again: Most Californians won’t be able to apply for a voucher until at least the third quarter […]
Inside the Black Box of Appropriations
/by Jared SanchezIt is now that time of the year where California’s appropriations committees wield their influence in the legislative process, as the state’s budget begins to come into focus. Appropriations committees have outsize power and can affect the passage of a bill in unexpected ways. Here’s a look behind the scenes. Kill bill If a California […]
California Budget Process Demystified
/by Kevin ClaxtonThe process of allocating spending for the next fiscal year in California is complex, opaque, often controversial — and critically important. CalBike has scored significant wins for better biking through the budget process, like securing $10 million for the statewide e-bike incentive pilot in 2021 and getting a one-time funding bump for the Active Transportation […]