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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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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 2d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

Called it.

CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 6d

Like our feed? You'll love the CalBike Report - subscribe here: go.calbike.org/a/social

CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 7d

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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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 · 8d

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 · 11d

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 · 13d

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 · 15d

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

CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 15d

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 · 19d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

Another great East Bay Kidical Mass this past weekend.

Huge turnout!

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 22d

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 · 22d

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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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 22d

The book provides a roadmap for transforming your passion into political power. Whether you are just starting out or have engaged in transportation advocacy for a while, the tools and insights in this book will help you develop, plan, and execute the transportation-related campaign of your choosing.

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 · 22d

Book Talk: If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight - A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy | September 30th, 6:30-7:30pm PDT (Online)

For Bay Area Transit Month:
If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy.

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Bill Wolkoff @billwearsties.bsky.social · 22d

This is today! With an updated panel. The awesome @runolgarun.bsky.social also joining. Excited to have this conversation! 🚲🚉🖋️❤️

www.socaltransitmonth.org/virtual_pane...

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 27d

From “be brave” to “welcome in.” LA is testing concrete protection on 3rd (Main → Spring). Santa Monica built theirs in a day. Tell LADOT to scale it—take the 3rd Street survey by Oct 31. form.typeform.com/to/mKQsn7LQ

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 28d

I'm doing a book talk tonight with @carterlavin.bsky.social, @transbaycoalition.bsky.social Free and open to all. 6pm Pacific.

"When Driving Is Not An Option" Book Talk with author Anna Zivarts

A Bay Area and SoCal Transit Month Event! Join Transbay Coalition's book club for a talk with the author of "When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency" Anna Zivarts! The virtua...

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 28d

Seems pretty simple

CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · 29d

It’s frustrating—but not final. We’re pressing Caltrans on Complete Streets, supporting local e-bike programs, and building toward 2026, when California chooses a new governor. The fight for safer streets isn’t over.

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