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We are the California Bicycle Coalition, or CalBike. Advocating for a California where every community flourishes—equitable, inclusive, and prosperous, with bicycling as a joyful, health-enhancing thread connecting us all.

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · Sep 10

Grateful to the Arroyo Vista Elementary Bike Bus for welcoming CalBike into the ride — and for my very cool new spoke card.

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 1h

In a week marked by yet another refinery explosion, South Bay residents were reminded that the region’s dependence on oil doesn’t just pollute the air — it dictates how people move. www.calbike.org/how-south-ba...

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 1h

The inevitable denouement of car culture: lonely guys talking to an AI woman as they sit in soul-crushing traffic on their way to a desk job behind the wheel of a vehicle they thought would make them cool and could survive the apocalypse.

Ineffable Jeff @ineffablejeff.bsky.social · 6h

Shot + chaser

And are you married?

I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

In July, Tesla rolled out a software update to integrate Grok into many of its vehicles. Do you use it?

Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice.

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Dr Grace Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 18h

This was the picture that I wanted to share with @calbike.bsky.social
A sharrow on a 40 mph truck route!

Dr Grace Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 20h

Lomita Blvd is a designated bike route with no bike facilities on this section other than a Bike Route sign sharing a pole with a speed limit 40 mph sign and Torrance Transit bus stop sign. No bus stop bench but there ia a trash can

Very wide 4 lane road and a narrow sidewalk. Green signs say, Bike Route Begin

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 1d

Over the next 9 months, representatives from public health, transportation, and advocacy will work together to create updated guidance, policy recommendations, and educational resources for this rapidly changing landscape.

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 1d

CalBike is launching the California Independent Electric Mobility Council, a first-of-its-kind statewide working group.

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 1d

The popularity of e-bikes and other small electric devices has surged in recent years, while policies have struggled to keep pace. Cities are left scrambling, riders are caught in the middle, and piecemeal rules don’t address the bigger questions of safety, education, and access.

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 1d

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 2d

When the designer and engineer and the whole construction team has never used a bike lane for anything but double-parking…

trick van treat @derek.bike · 3d

good morning to the bike lane big finish designers

photo of a bike lane going down a ramp and leading to a concrete wall with a dumpster in front of it

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 6d

Most Americans actually want bike lanes — the data just caught up.

Thanks to YouGov for the data.
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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 6d

This is your chance to be part of the California Bicycle Summit.
If you have an idea/story/strategy that advances safe, joyful, and connected streets, we want to hear it.

Deadline: 11/16 11:59 PM PT
Event: 4/23-24/26 Sacramento

Submit your session proposal:
whova.com/call_for_spe...

2026 California Bicycle Summit Call for Sessions — 2026 California Bicycle Summit

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 6d

Called it.

CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 8d

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 9d

On September 9, the U.S. Department of Transportation canceled grants for bike lanes and safer intersections because they were “hostile to motor vehicles.” That language reveals more than bias it exposes a belief that safety itself is a threat to the status quo. www.calbike.org/dots-dead-en...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9d

i recently got a great deal on a barely used folding ebike and i have to say it has revolutionized my train travel. i can get from my front door to the amtrak station in a little less than 5 minutes!!!

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 10d

CalBike is proud to ride with Cohen Law Partners as a Business Member.

With deep expertise in bicycle law and a strong commitment to sustainable transportation, Cohen Law Partners is a valued ally in our movement.

CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 10d

Have always been confused by the woodchips on the greenbelt - seems like an accessibility issue.

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UC Berkeley SafeTREC @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social · 12d

DYK that the nighttime fatality rate on U.S. roadways is three times higher than the daytime rate, and 76% of pedestrian fatalities occur at night? Visit the FHWA for more nighttime visibility for safety resources: www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/e... #PedestrianSafetyMonth

Three images from the FHWA showing from left to right a pedestrian exiting a crosswalk, lighting on a road at nighttime, and a truck on a rural road.

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 14d

New bikeway on your route? The signs aren’t just decoration they’re the code that tells you where you belong. Knowing the MUTCD basics helps you ride with confidence and keeps drivers accountable.

Read more in the CalBike Blog: www.calbike.org/what-to-expe...

Sponsored by Bike Legal.

CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 16d

Same thing here - took going to the Van Nuys office in person for me.

CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 17d

The future of “self-driving” isn’t about hype or investor slides. It’s about what happens when a child on a bike swerves near the curb.

If companies want to market autonomy, they should prove publicly that their systems protect vulnerable road users.

Our take: www.calbike.org/a-bike-first...

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 20d

Walk Bike Berkeley has done the hard work of analyzing the plan and raising concerns that it could delay, not deliver, the safety improvements Berkeley voters demanded with Measure FF.

Check out the plan berkeleybikeplan.org#/recommendat... Send your comment by tonight to [email protected]

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 23d

One of the biggest things we want readers to take away from “Life After Cars” is that learning to *see* cars is step one on the path to realizing a better world.

Edwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 24d

I was walking down a street in New York and I thought how lovely it was, with the trees and the light. Tried to take a photo and this came out. It’s incredible how blind we become to the ugliness of cars. They really do mess things up. Yet somehow we manage to filter them out.

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 23d

Another great East Bay Kidical Mass this past weekend.

Huge turnout!

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 24d

We'll learn lessons from Lavin's experience organizing with multiple transit, bike, and street safety advocacy groups throughout the Bay Area as well as interviews with dozens of transportation activists around the country.

RSVP at lu.ma/o7tavt2c or at the link in our bio.

Book Talk: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight - A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy · Zoom · Luma

We're excited to host the Bay Area’s own Carter Lavin, for a discussion of his upcoming book If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective…

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 24d

So if your dream is to make your community safer and more sustainable by getting protected bike lanes, improving bus service, or expanding high-speed rail, this book provides step-by-step guidance on organizing for change.

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