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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 […]
Equity-First Transportation Funding: Reversing a History of Infrastructure Discrimination
/by Jared SanchezThe Equity-First Transportation Funding Act (AB 1525, Bonta) will require 60% of California’s transportation funds to benefit “priority populations.” The money must provide a direct, meaningful, and assured benefit to such populations and must address an important mobility need. State agencies will need to develop a definition of priority populations, but we will advocate for […]
Coalition Requests $50M E-Bike Funding
/by Laura McCamyFor Immediate Release: 4/27/23 Contact: Laura McCamy, CalBike | 510-214-6156, laura@calbike.org Clean Air and Active Transportation Groups Seek $50M for CA E-Bike Program Sacramento, CA – Today, a coalition of environmental, public health, and active transportation organizations have sent a letter to California state budget leadership requesting an additional $50M for the California Air Resources […]
CalBike Participates in National Bike Summit
/by Kevin ClaxtonDuring the final week of March, CalBike staff participated in the League of American Bicyclists’ National Bike Summit. At this multi-day, hybrid in-person and virtual event, our staff attended presentations, workshops, and virtual bike tours, and participated in Lobby Day meetings with members of Congress and their legislative staff. Read on below for personal reflections […]
Protection from Police Violence Is Integral to Safe Streets
/by Jared SanchezCalBike is working on several fronts for bicycle safety. Traffic violence against people walking and biking has been increasing in recent years as more people turn to active transportation for our daily activities and pleasures. The concept of Complete Streets, or reconfiguring our roads to allow for all modes of transportation, is one of the […]
Biking Is Not a Crime!
/by Jared SanchezFor Immediate Release: 3/29/23Contact: Jared Sanchez, Policy Director, (714) 262-0921, Jared@CalBike.org CalBike Campaign 2023: Biking Is Not a Crime SACRAMENTO, CA – As a 2021 LA Times investigation showed, police are more likely to stop Black and Latino Californians on bikes, more likely to search people stopped while biking, and less likely to find any evidence […]
Federal E-Bike Rebate Back on the Table
/by Laura McCamyElectric cars are eligible for a federal tax rebate, but electric bikes are not. A federal e-bike rebate provision didn’t make it into the final version of the climate and infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. But Congressman Jimmy Panetta, who represents District 19 along California’s central coast, today introduced the Electric Bicycle […]