The Suspense File in the Assembly and Senate Appropriations committees is a way to kill a bill without a vote.| CalBike
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 960, the Complete Streets Bill, which will improve safety for people biking, walking and taking transit.| CalBike
For Immediate Release: October 1, 2022 Contact: CalBike: Kevin Claxton, kevin@calbike.org | 909.274.0137 Governor Newsom Signs Freedom to Walk Act Bill ends jaywalking tickets when it’s safe to cross Sacramento, CA — Governor Newsom has signed the Freedom to Walk Bill (AB 2147, Ting). This bill will prevent police from issuing jaywalking tickets unless the street crossing is truly dangerous. […]| CalBike
California's budget deal restores promised ATP funding for active transportation projects, which was cut in an earlier draft.| CalBike
If an automaker wants to imply a car can drive independently, as certain manufacturers do with terms like “autopilot” and “full self driving” , the minimum requirement should include a high standard for safety around bicycles and other vulnerable road users, verified publicly. The League of American Bicyclists already outlines what competence for AVs looks […] The post A bike-first standard for “self-driving” claims appeared first on CalBike.| CalBike
After several years of successful campaigns, including passing the Freedom to Walk Act,the Complete Streets Bill, and securing $1 billion for the Active Transportation Program, 2025 is shaping up to be a dismal year for active transportation efforts in Sacramento. A combination of budget shortfalls, literal and metaphorical fires, and a federal government openly hostile […]| CalBike
It was a verdant September morning in South Pasadena when we joined the Arroyo Vista Elementary School Bike Bus. The sun was just beginning to warm the streets, bicycle bells rang out like punctuation marks, and the K-pop Demon Hunters soundtrack floated through the air. What could have been a routine Tuesday became something else […] The post Arroyo Vista’s Bike Bus: A Community in Motion appeared first on CalBike.| CalBike
When California launched its long-awaited E-Bike Incentive Project in 2024, applicants weren’t the only ones navigating uncharted territory. Retailers had to figure out how to translate vouchers into bikes on the ground. CalBike spoke to Upway, the retailer that has processed multiple vouchers and recently opened its West Coast headquarters in Redondo Beach. Two Paths […] The post California’s E-Bike Voucher Program: Retailers Weigh In appeared first on CalBike.| CalBike
The 2026 California Bicycle Summit will be held in Sacramento, on April 23-24, 2026. It's CA's premier active transportation conference.| CalBike
CalBike's administrative work is less visible than our legislative agenda but no less vital to achieving goals like Complete Streets.| CalBike
On August 20, CalBike held its latest online Summit Session: Bike Highways: Creating a Path to the Future of Bicycling. Panelists included two staffers from Assemblymember Steve Bennett’s office, Arwen Chenery and Atticus Reyes. Bennett authored the Bike Highway Bill, which CalBike is sponsoring. We also heard from Mauricio Hernandez of Alta Planning + Design, […] The post New Directions for Bike Highways appeared first on CalBike.| CalBike
For most of its existence, CalBike has worked to secure more funding for bike infrastructure and safety improvements. We were instrumental in getting dedicated funding for biking and walking projects through SB 1 gas tax revenue for the Active Transportation Program (ATP). In recent years, we’ve seen the small percentage of our transportation dollars allocated […] The post Shifting Transportation Funding Priorities to Meet the Moment appeared first on CalBike.| CalBike
CalBike and local leaders organized an August bike ride in Bakersfield to show that heat is not a deterrent — but bad infrastructure is.| CalBike
The 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 […]| CalBike
CalBike is proud to sponsor SB 960, the 2024 Complete Streets Bill, which will make state roads accessible to all transportation modes.| CalBike
The California Bicycle Coalition brings together the people making California a better place to bike every two years at the California Bicycle Summit, where important conversations about policy, advocacy, planning, design, and implementation happen. Now, we’re continuing these conversations between our biennial Summits with our Summit Sessions, a quarterly webinar series that brings the important […] The post CalBike Announces Online Summit Session on Bike Highways appeared first on CalBike.| CalBike
Caltrans has released a new policy for transit priority facilities on state routes. CalBike will be watching the process closely.| CalBike
What happens after a bill passes is just as important and getting it signed into law. Here's how CalBike is following up on Complete Streets.| CalBike
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2025 Contact: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org, (714)262-0921 Sacramento — CalBike and other advocates had a modest ask from California’s nearly $20 billion 2025 transportation budget: give back the $400 million that was stripped from the Active Transportation Program (ATP) in 2024, as the legislature promised to do in last year’s budget. […]| CalBike
Assemblymember Tasha Boerner Horvath has introduced a bill (AB 73) to legalize the bicycle safety stop. Currently, you could get ticketed for rolling through a stop sign on your bike instead of coming to a complete stop. AB 73 would make it legal for bike riders over the age of 18 to treat stop signs as yields, proceeding without fully stopping if they have the right of way and it’s safe to ride through.| CalBike
CalBike advocates for equitable, inclusive, and prosperous communities where bicycling helps to enable all Californians to lead healthy and joyful lives.| CalBike
CalBike interviews Wes Marshall, author of Killed by a Traffic Engineer, about what engineers do wrong and how advocates can create change.| CalBike