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Highlights from the CalBike Summit
The biannual California Bicycle Summit just wrapped up in Sacramento. Several hundred people gathered to talk changing the world through better bike access for all, and many related topics.
October 9, 2017
Rest in Peace, Brian Velez
Earlier this week, our community lost a rising star and a great person when Brian Velez passed away peacefully in his sleep.
October 2, 2017
Reminder: Statewide Bike Summit Coming Next Week to Sacramento
The 2017 CA Bike Summit starts next Tuesday in Sacramento
September 27, 2017
A Brief Interview With New L.A. Bike Coalition Head Erik Jansen
Jansen on bicycling, priorities, equity, and how he gets around.
September 27, 2017
FHWA Reinstates Clean Air Rule for Transportation
The rule requires states to track greenhouse gas emissions from on-road vehicles on the national highway system and establish targets for reducing them. It's only a start--yet the federal government is fighting even that.
September 25, 2017
Q&A: Strong Towns at Today’s Orange County Transportation Forum
An interview with Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns about some of California's most pressing issues around growth and development--as well as some of the promising solutions coming out of Santa Ana.
September 22, 2017
TransForm Celebrates GreenTRIP Program to Reduce Parking, Car Trips
GreenTRIP connect is an easy-to-use tool that allows anyone to quickly compare the effectiveness and cost of different strategies to reduce car trips, such as offering transit passes or car-share to residents, or separating out the cost of parking spots from rent. TransForm honored its early adopters.
September 14, 2017
Legislative Update: Bill for Better Representation on the California Transportation Commission
A watered-down bill for better representation on the commission that makes major transportation decisions may still be too strong for Governor Brown's taste. And that's not good.
September 7, 2017
What LACBC’s Monique López Thinks About When She Rides Her Bike
What do you think about when you ride your bike? When you pound the pavement and engage area residents? When you have the privilege to sit in rarefied spaces discussing transportation?
September 6, 2017
Caltrans Hires State Bicycle Advocate to Lead Sustainability Program
Caltrans just hired one of the most effective, coalition-building bicycle advocates in the state to lead its Sustainability Program. We hope that's a good thing.
August 30, 2017
