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We are the California Bicycle Coalition, or CalBike. Advocating for a California where every community flourishes—equitable, inclusive, and prosperous, with bicycling as a joyful, health-enhancing thread connecting us all.
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We had the pleasure of meeting the awesome Bike Dog Oiseau!
Shout out to Jordan from Blue Heron Bikes.
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By the numbers?
- 10% of car trips in the corridor could be replaced by bikes.
- 26% of AC Transit trips.
A direct, protected route for the thousands who currently have no safe way to cross.
Read more about this and other East Bay bike bridge projects at bikeeastbay.org/BridgingTheBay
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It’s more than a path. It’s a declaration: that people-powered travel matters, that safe crossings should belong to everyone, and that the future of our region isn’t bottlenecked by traffic but opened by connection.
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People want their little Caesar’s apparently
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I could envision flawed enforcement and education on a local level - but the law itself is important for improving safety. That’s why we advocated for it and continue to stand by it. Daylighting saves lives.
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Marked or not, crosswalks exist at nearly every intersection. That’s where most pedestrian injuries happen especially in residential neighborhoods.
This law is about prevention of death and injury. Visibility saves lives.
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Thank you @streetsblog for excellent coverage: cal.streetsblog.org/2025/05/07/s...
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“A waiver can’t excuse a government from the basic responsibility of not leaving life-threatening holes in the street.” — Kendra Ramsey, CalBike Executive Director
This ruling is more than a legal win. It's a reminder: safety isn’t a courtesy. It’s a commitment.
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The city claimed a waiver Ty signed with a nonprofit absolved them of responsibility. The California Supreme Court just said: no.
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Making our streets safer for people who walk and bike is a crucial step for making our communities livable. AB 413 is a tool to make every crossing safer for our families - something the legislature agreed upon when passing it.
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We stand confidently by the wisdom of this law. The safety of Californians is of utmost concern, specifically the children and elderly who are the most frequent victims of traffic violence due to poor visibility at intersections across the state.
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Transportation justice and immigrant justice are inseparable. You cannot claim a street is safe if it isn’t safe to be seen on it.
Read Ruth Rosas’s powerful piece, originally published by America Walks, and republished at Streetsblog USA: usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/f...
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For millions in California, movement through public space on bikes or other modes is shadowed by fear. Fear of profiling, of detention, of being told you don’t belong. Until everyone can move freely and safely, none of us truly can.
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At CalBike, we advocate for equitable, inclusive, and prosperous communities where bicycling helps to enable all Californians to lead healthy and joyful lives. But “all Californians” must mean all.
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We’re working with SAFE because families deserve more than patience and luck. They deserve action. It’s time to equip Caltrans with the tools to make our roads safer—starting right here, where danger meets the shoreline.
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This isn’t just bad design. It’s the infrastructure of traffic violence.
Without established quick-build guidance, Caltrans will not rapidly respond to dangerous conditions like this one. Simply painting a crosswalk or installing posts to slow traffic becomes a pipedream.
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Hey Cliff - happy to discuss this further. CalBike maintains connections and relationships with various organizations, government entities, and companies that work in the transportation space while simultaneously pursuing advocacy in Sacramento for people on bikes. Send me a dm, we can chat.
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Didn’t Ben Franklin say that those willing to trade safety for parking deserve neither safety nor parking?