The California Bicycle Coalition is a nonprofit education and lobbying organization working to improve bicycling conditions throughout California. CBC's mission is to create safe, healthy and livable communities in California by promoting bicycling for transportation and recreation.

Policy priorities for 2009-2010:

Reforming CEQA to support bicycling

Throughout California, jurisdictions deny improvements for bicycle safety citing the California Environmental Quality Act's preference for avoiding car congestion. This obvious distortion of the intent of this landmark environmental law has to be fixed. Read more about efforts to reform CEQA.

Safeguarding bicyclists' rights

The California Vehicle Code specifies where bicycles cannot be ridden, but it doesn't clearly state where they can be ridden. Meanwhile, bicyclists are being squeezed by implementation of centerline rumble strips on two-lane state highways and by the growing use of neighborhood electric vehicles. We'll seek to clarify the law so that everyone—motorists, bicyclists, police, and judges—knows where and how bicycles can be safely ridden. Read more about sharing the road and safeguarding bicyclists' rights.

Implementing Complete Streets in California

Now that the Complete Streets Act is the law in California, we'll work to ensure the law is implemented fully. We'll also help local bicycling advocates ensure that cities, counties and Caltrans implement Complete Streets fully and completely. Read more about Complete Streets.

Securing federal economic stimulus funds for bike projects

The Obama Administration has enacted federal economic stimulus funding for transportation project, including a portion for bicycle and pedestrian facilities. We'll work to ensure that California spends this funding on the tens of millions of dollars' worth of proposed bicycle facilities that are on the shelf and ready to be built. Read more about the federal economic stimulus package.

Building CBC's membership

The success of CBC's mission of advocacy and education depends on cultivating broad support from everyone who benefits from bicycling as a safe, available transportation option in California. We hope to increase our active membership by at least 50% by 2010. Read more about joining CBC.