Jared Sanchez
CalBike Insider: Updating Bike Parking in Green Building Codes
"CalBike and 17 of our local partners submitted a letter to the California Building Standards Commission, which is updating California’s Green Building Standards Code."
July 23, 2025
CalBike: Help the Caltrans Quick-Build Bill Get Out of Committee
Bill needs to be moved by May 23.
May 20, 2025
Fate of Quick-Build and Bike Highways in Suspense
CalBike’s two priority bills will likely end up in the Suspense File in the Assembly Appropriations Committee shortly because both have price tags that require scrutiny in Appropriations.
May 1, 2025
CalBike: E-Bikes on the Agenda for California Legislature in 2025
We aren’t supporting or opposing any of the e-bike bills at this time, but it’s worth taking a deeper dive into what we might call the E-Bike Slate to understand what regulations and threats to e-bike riding might be coming.
April 11, 2025
CalBike Opposes Bill Giving Fire Departments More Control of Bikeways
Despite concerns, there's little evidence that features like speed humps or protected bikeways significantly impede emergency response times. Instead, these features are crucial for reducing traffic injuries and fatalities.
March 25, 2025
CalBike’s 2025 Legislative Agenda
We'll continue to highlight a couple of bills every week that have major implications (if they become law), but in the meantime CalBike has a not-quite-exhaustive list of some of the most important mobility bills in the legislature.
February 26, 2025
New Studies Show No Downsides for Bicycle Safety Stop
As more states continue to pass laws allowing bike riders to treat stop signs like yield signs, more studies showing their safety benefits accumulate.
January 10, 2025
Report Details the Unfulfilled Promise of Complete Streets in Caltrans Projects
The following post first appeared at CalBike.
September 30, 2024
Incomplete Streets Part 3: Even When Caltrans Is Right, It’s Wrong
We have to give Caltrans credit for doing a few projects solely for the benefit of pedestrians and bike riders - although, without pressure from advocates across California, we might not have even these. However, even when Caltrans focuses on Complete Streets, it leaves out critical elements.
July 31, 2024
Incomplete Streets Part 2: District 12 Ignores Caltrans Policy on Bike and Pedestrian Needs
Caltrans has a policy requiring Complete Streets in its projects, but Caltrans Districts routinely ignore it
July 23, 2024
