It’s not too late to sign the petition calling on Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty to show leadership and ensure that Caltrans creates strong traffic analysis guidelines that pave the way for bike- and pedestrian-friendly streets. Caltrans needs to stop catering to the cars that zip through our neighborhoods, and instead prioritize safety and access for all street […]

Without Eddie Gonzalez, Santa Barbara’s Bici Centro, Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition’s community bike shop and thrift store, would not exist. He was key in bringing together community stakeholders who had common goals: getting more people riding bicycles, and bringing to life the dream of a community bike shop. Bici Centro, founded in 2007, offers Santa […]

Janine Rood is the Executive Director of the California Bicycle Coalition’s affiliate in Chico, the Chico Velo Cycling Club. Our Media Director Melissa Balmer connected with Janine as part of our new series of interviews with our affiliates and other grassroots organizations across the state. CalBike: What’s your first childhood memory of riding a bike? […]

This month, we’re taking an important step in our campaign to promote protected bike lanes among the state’s traffic engineers and policy makers. With the expert guidance of Alta Planning + Design, we developed a 4-page fact sheet to demonstrate how important protected bike lanes are, and how easy they are to build. The document, […]

Thanks to our allies throughout the state and a semi-supportive Governor, Californians can look forward to an increase in funding for bicycling infrastructure, but only as part of a reform package that represents a big change to active transportation spending in the state. CalBike supports that change — a radical consolidation of accounts — but only after the […]