The California Bicycle Coalition enables more people to bicycle for healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities for all. We envision millions of people riding bikes every day in California. Networks of safe streets and paths conveniently connect every destination. People of all ages and abilities enjoy the health and happiness that comes from bicycling. Our local communities are stronger economically thanks to less automobile dependence. Traffic-related injuries are less common and less severe, and fatalities are rare. California is a national model for sustainable transportation.
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1017 L Street #288
1017 L Street
#288
Sacramento, California 95814, US
Lifting up this opportunity in the bike world!
For our fellow bike-obsessed Bay Area folks, we're sharing a job opening from our friends at Lease a Bike United States! Help their sales team drive growth and engagement, and make a positive impact on the environment and urban mobility. 🚲 https://lnkd.in/gFRcr-tE
This year, CalBike has sought to understand how well Caltrans is delivering on promises to create Complete Streets on state owned roadways. We have spent the last several months reviewing Caltrans documents received under the California Public Records Act. Our review has found patterns of downgrading and eliminating Complete Streets facilities in road repair projects. We also gathered survey responses about user experience on state routes that double as local streets and reviewed crash data. We plan to release the full report, Incomplete Streets: Caltrans Fails to Protect Vulnerable Road Users, in August. In the meantime, we will publish a series of excerpts from our research, starting with an example of Caltrans shortchanging pedestrians and doing the bare minimum for vulnerable road users. Read the first installment here: https://lnkd.in/eQaDKMpK
🚲 Two wheels, one love! We hosted a workshop on the latest of Dutch cycling culture, attended by representatives from local, regional, and state transit agencies, as well as advocates and professors from the Bay Area. Some key takeaways: ✅ To design for cyclists one needs to consider the mental load of individuals cycling through a city. The easier it is for cyclists to navigate through a city, the more pleasant and popular the experience will become, which is why we need to focus on unburdening and streamlining the experience of urban cyclists. ✅ Cycling paths transcending municipal borders in order to create a seamless regional network are essential to improving existing infrastructure in the Bay Area. The day was concluded with a panel discussion on urban sustainable mobility, bringing together experts, engineers, cycling professionals, advocates, and enthusiasts to discuss the future of cycling in cities like San Francisco! Panel members talked about the emancipatory power of the bicycle and the political courage required to improve cycling infrastructure. 🔎 “While San Francisco and the broader Bay Area are great places to cycle, their infrastructure and transportation policies are not yet where they need to be to help more people shift to safe cycling.” summarized Luke Bornheimer. 🗣 The Netherlands is committed to an international future of smart and green mobility. We would love to continue the conversation. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have suggestions for collaboration focused on further building sustainable transportation.
We are thrilled to be working with Senator Scott Wiener to increase safety on our roadways with Senate Bill 961. It is critical to reduce the prevalence of dangerous speeding. #saferoadsavelives #senatebil;961 #vulnerableroadusers
4,000 people die on California roads each year. Speed is a significant contributing factor. The number of deaths is increasing. I’m authoring legislation (SB 961) to require new cars to alert drivers when they’re exceeding 10 MPH over the speed limit. This existing technology is proven to slow people down & save lives.
CalBike benefits from our participation with the diverse viewpoints within the ClimatePlan network. See below for details on the search for a new Executive Director for ClimatePlan, and share with equity-minded leaders! #jobs #equity #transportation #landuse #housing
ClimatePlan is seeking a new Executive Director! I've had the pleasure of working with the ClimatePlan coalition on and off for the past decade plus, first in my role organizing a regional coalition, and now as the ED of CalBike. I have always found ClimatePlan to be a very special collective, incorporating diverse perspectives, working across siloes, and harnessing the passion of different groups toward common goals. I'm glad to be able to serve on the Steering Committee for ClimatePlan, and am confident that we will find an excellent leader for the coalition's next chapter. Learn more below. #job #activetransportation #landuse #housing #climate
Santa Barbara aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2035, focusing on sustainable transportation, particularly e-bikes, which already constitute nearly 50% of bikes in the area. Implementing more and larger bike lanes is crucial for integrating e-bikes safely into the transportation network, as separating different modes of transportation enhances safety and supports the city's goal of carbon neutrality. https://lnkd.in/gAXt29ku #sustainabletransportation #climateaction #ebikesafety #bikelanes #carbonneutrality
Car sizes in the US are ballooning, causing a range of issues from safety concerns to increased emissions. Federal policies, like fuel economy standards and tariffs, have incentivized the production & purchase of larger vehicles, perpetuating the problem. https://lnkd.in/gVvwi6Bn #safetyconcerns #emissions #vehicleoversizing
Car dependency drives major American challenges, often overlooked. Address it by confronting euphemisms: say "car crashes," not "traffic accidents"; "car and truck emissions," not "transportation sector emissions"; "backed-up cars," not "traffic jams"; ditch engineering jargon; and recognize the pervasive impacts of car culture in our language and society. https://lnkd.in/gJrXWftv #cardependency #transportemissions #trafficjams #carculture
The Active Transportation Program in California is seeking volunteers to score project applications for Cycle 7, due June 17, with training sessions scheduled for May or June. Volunteers, preferably with knowledge of transportation infrastructure, will evaluate applications from a randomly assigned geographic area to avoid conflicts of interest, helping prioritize projects for funding. https://lnkd.in/g8gBRGVr #atp #california #volunteers #bicycling #publictransportation