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Oakland, Mill Valley Recognized as Bicycle Friendly Communities
Oakland received gold-level recognition, the highest recognition awarded this year. Mill Valley, which applied for the first time this year, won one of the ten Silver-level awards.
December 18, 2018
Valencia Vote Looms as SFBC Readies for 2019
At its annual Winterfest, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition takes stock and vows to continue the fight for protected bike lanes on Valencia, Howard, Townsend, Embarcadero and the Oakland Bay Bridge
December 4, 2018
Metro’s $400 Million Roads Plan Is an Act of Climate Change Denial
It’s time for Metro to pump the brakes on its misguided, climate-harming road plan for the 710 N. Corridor cities.
December 3, 2018
At Bike East Bay’s Biketopia, Berkeley Mayor Promises to Pilot a Milvia Street Protected Bike Lane
Milvia is a top priority in the city's Bike Plan, but construction wasn't slated to begin until 2021. Advocates had asked for something better.
November 13, 2018
State Awards Bicycle and Pedestrian Education Grants
These grants focus on education and enforcement, which are only two parts of the safety equation
November 2, 2018
Advocate Roundup on Key City and State Propositions
What are leading advocacy organizations recommending on relevant ballot initiatives?
October 26, 2018
Street Story: A New Way to Collect and Share Data about Street Safety
Street Story, launching today, aims make it easy for advocacy groups and planning agencies to collect and analyze information about pedestrian and bicyclist safety, while improving community engagement.
October 17, 2018
What Does It Mean for Bike Advocacy When Big Business Hires the Advocates?
It's either game-changing...or greenwashing.
October 17, 2018
San Diego Transit Board Approves New Housing Policy for its Parking Lots
The Board will encourage its underutilized parking lots to be developed for affordable housing, accepting recommendations from a recent report by CirculateSD
October 11, 2018
California Needs More Bike Ticket Diversion Programs
Mr. L's story shows how ineffective and harmful just handing out tickets to bike riders can be
October 10, 2018
