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Offensive Comments Lead To Rescinded Endorsements, Calls to Quit LA Council Race
Revelations about comments made by bicycling activist and city council candidate Joe Bray-Ali, and a weak apology, expose tensions among L.A.’s cycling communities.
May 1, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Tactical Urbanism in the Inner Sunset
Pop up display and a traffic zebra bring some fun to the evening commute.
May 1, 2017
Transportation Equity Summit Coming Up: April 24 and 25 in Sacramento
The Transportation Equity Summit, hosted by TransForm and the California Bicycle Coalition, will offer conversations on transportation justice topics, including funding and public participation. And there will be awards.
April 13, 2017
LACBC’s Tamika Butler Talks Bikes, Equity, Intersectionality, and Tokenization on Bike Nerds Podcast
"Does it feel like you're the...you're the token black woman who's making the circuit in the bicycle and transportation realm to fit...an ideal of inclusiveness and diversity?"
April 13, 2017
Ticket Diversion for Bike Riders 101
Different places have different approaches: an online course in Davis, a class taught by police officers in Gilroy. However they are run, bike classes benefit the entire community, and if diversion programs help create a wider educational program, so much the better.
April 12, 2017
Webinar Offered Wednesday: How to Set Up a Bicycle Traffic Diversion Program
A California bill passed in 2015 allows bicyclists who get tickets to attend "bike traffic school" and reduce their fines, but currently there are few places where that is possible. The California Bicycle Coalition will present a webinar on how to get a diversion program started.
April 10, 2017
Bill Would Require Caltrans to Actually Follow Its Own Complete Streets Guidelines
Caltrans already has a “Complete Streets Program.” But the department too often makes moving vehicles a priority over safe and attractive infrastructure for people not sitting in a car.
February 22, 2017
Interview with Sam Ollinger, Executive Director of BikeSD
San Diego bicycle advocacy leader Sam Ollinger talks open streets, politics, neighborhoods, and more.
January 31, 2017
California Walks Gets a New Executive Director: Tony Dang
The statewide advocacy organization focuses on policy at the state level, and training and capacity building at the local level. It's a lot of work.
January 6, 2017
Tamika Butler Can’t Be Ignored
Tamika Butler gave a devastating keynote speech at the NACTO conference in Seattle last month. If you missed it, or her similarly fearless speech at last year's California Bike Summit in San Diego, be gladdened.
October 27, 2016