California Bicycle Coalition

E-bikes for Everyone-Bikes are already a simple solution to many huge problems; e-bikes are a broadly accessible solution. But they can be expensive. CalBike works to educate the public on the role that e-bikes can play in replacing car trips while also providing other important benefits such as health, economy, and safety. CalBikes work supports that as a climate solution, e-bike subsidies are more valuable than e-car subsidies. CalBike has worked with the administering agency to monitor and advance the e-bike incentive program approved in 2021 throughout to move towards program launch, gathering an email list of interested parties and keeping Californians updated on progress of the program and steps to participate once launched for consumers and vendors.The Safety Stop and other Legislative Improvements- In the past year, CalBike has advocated for a number of legislative improvements to increase safe and fun bicycling. Requiring people on bikes to yield instead of stop at stop sign-controlled intersections would conform the law to existing safe practice, and improve cooperation and safety at intersections. Decriminalizing common safe behaviors of people of biocycles removes a barrier to bicycling, especially for communities of color. Facilitating the conversion of neighborhood streets to slow pedestrian-oriented streets makes it easier to knit together bikeway networks and encourages healthy exercise. Lowering speed limits improves safety.Complete Streets-Following the veto of Complete Streets legislation and request from the Governor for Caltrans to work internally to improve Complete Streets policy and practice, CalBike has worked with Caltrans administration on this pursuit. CalBike has provided critical input and connections to local and regional bicycling and pedestrian advocates to help Caltrans incorporate best practices in designing Complete Streets on the state-owned roadway network.