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Press Release: CalBike Co-Sponsors SB 1167 to Protect Consumers and Preserve Access to Legal E-Bikes

Legislation draws a clear line between electric bicycles and illegal high-powered electric motorcycles (e-motos).  SACRAMENTO — The California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) today announced its co-sponsorship of SB 1167, introduced by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear (D-Encinitas), legislation that strengthens consumer protections and clarifies the classifications of certain high-powered electric devices in California. SB 1167 makes it […]

Press Release: Active Transportation Leaders Call on CARB to Restore E-Bike Incentive Funding After Sudden Reallocation

Active Transportation Leaders Call on CARB to Restore E-Bike Incentive Funding After Sudden Reallocation Contact: Jared Sanchez, jared@calbike.org, (714)262-0921 CalBike and a broad coalition of statewide mobility, climate, and community organizations, following the defunding of the Electric Bike Incentive Project, are urging the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to find ways to support e-bikes in […]

CalBike Launches Statewide Working Group to Study E-Bikes and Electric Mobility Devices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kevin Claxton, Advancement Director, CalBike, (909) 274-0137, kevin@calbike.org SACRAMENTO, California, Oct 14, 2025 – The California Mobility Fund, a 501(c)3 and sibling organization of the California Bicycle Coalition, has convened the California Independent Electric Mobility Council, a first-of-its-kind statewide working group. The mission of the council is to bring order and […]

California’s Budget Prioritizes Freeway Expansion Over Safe Streets

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. […]

California Walks and CalBike Call on Cities to Implement Daylighting to Save Lives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Published simultaneously with California Walks. Contact:  Kendra Ramsey, CalBike, 707-469-3387, kendra@calbike.org Kevin Shin, California Walks, 562-248-6371, kevin@calwalks.org In 2023, AB 413, Assemblymember Alex Lee’s Daylighting to Save Lives Bill, passed in Sacramento, making California the 43rd state to prohibit parking approaching intersections to increase visibility of pedestrians and bicyclists. CalBike and California […]

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