Bicycle commuter Chris Pena was killed by a #HitAndRun driver on Mission Blvd in Hayward.
Deepest sympathy to Chris's loved ones, including his widow; their son, a student at #HaywardHighSchool; and their daughters, students at #UCBerkeley and #UCDavis. Help support the family with funeral and educational expenses by donating and/or sharing fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/r8dpg-chris-pena.
Note that CalBike's #CompleteStreets survey seeks—for #Alameda County—input on Route 238, which includes Mission Blvd, Hayward, where Chris was killed. Respond to 4-question survey now, or by Oct 6: https://form.jotform.com/CalBikeCoalition/completestreets.
An additional way to honor Chris's life: support work of area bike advocates @BikeWalkAlameda (#Hayward is in #Alameda County) and @BikeEastBay ; and statewide advocacy, California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike: calbike.org.
Thanks to #EastBay bike advocate @footsteps for bringing this horrific tragedy to our attention: https://sfba.social/@footsteps/111036468776324648.
#haywardhighschool #alameda #HitAndRun #ghostbike #hayward #ucberkeley #ucdavis #EastBay #ripchrispena #california #bikecommuter #completestreets #calbike #BikeTooter
4 questions! Respond now—or by Oct 6—to State Highways #CompleteStreets SURVEY from #California #Bicycle Coalition.
If you #bike, #walk, use #PublicTransit or drive in 1 or more of 58 California counties, advocate for #CompleteStreets via your input:
https://form.jotform.com/CalBikeCoalition/completestreets
For each county, survey lists some state highways that serve as surface streets in local #neighborhoods.
#Alameda
#Alpine
#Amador
#Butte
#Calaveras
#Colusa
#ContraCosta
#DelNorte
#ElDorado
#Fresno
#Glenn
#Humboldt
#Imperial
#Inyo
#Kern
#Kings
#Lake
#Lassen
#LosAngeles
#Madera
#Marin
#Mariposa
#Mendocino
#Merced
#Modoc
#Mono
#Monterey
#Napa
#Nevada
#Orange
#Placer
#Plumas
#Riverside
#Sacramento
#SanBenito
#SanBernardino
#SanDiego
#SanFrancisco
#SanJoaquin
#SanLuisObispo
#SanMateo
#SantaBarbara
#SantaClara
#SantaCruz
#Shasta
#Sierra
#Siskiyou
#Solano
#Sonoma
#Stanislaus
#Sutter
#Tehama
#Trinity
#Tulare
#Tuolumne
#Ventura
#Yolo
#Yuba
#CalBike #transportation #ClimateAction #BikeTooter #BikeMonterey
#MontereyCounty #Salinas #Soledad #SanLucas
#completestreets #california #bicycle #bike #walk #publictransit #neighborhoods #BikeTooter #alameda #alpine #amador #butte #calaveras #colusa #contracosta #delnorte #eldorado #fresno #glenn #Humboldt #imperial #inyo #Kern #Kings #lake #lassen #losangeles #madera #Marin #mariposa #mendocino #merced #modoc #mono #monterey #napa #nevada #orange #placer #plumas #riverside #sacramento #sanbenito #sanbernardino #sandiego #sanfrancisco #sanjoaquin #sanluisobispo #sanmateo #santabarbara #santaclara #santacruz #Shasta #sierra #siskiyou #solano #sonoma #stanislaus #sutter #tehama #Trinity #tulare #tuolumne #ventura #yolo #yuba #calbike #transportation #climateaction #BikeMonterey #montereycounty #salinas #soledad #sanlucas
There’s a car-sized hole in recent e-bike safety concerns - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2023-09-08/theres-a-car-sized-hole-in-e-bike-safety-concerns-essential-california
#BikeTooter #carskill #calbike
Helpful summary from California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike:
"What Is an E-Bike? A Guide to California E-Bike Classifications," by Kevin Claxton https://www.calbike.org/california-e-bike-classifications/
For a few #MontereyCounty-specific regs, refer to https://bikemonterey.org/regulations-for-e-bikes-electric-assist-bicycles-and-other-non-people-powered-bikes-in-monterey-county-and-elsewhere.html.
#BikeTooter #California #ebike #ebike #motorcycle #moped #ZEMs #transportation #CarbonEmissions
#calbike #montereycounty #BikeTooter #california #ebike #motorcycle #moped #zems #transportation #carbonemissions
"How to Report on #Collisions Involving #eBikes" by Jared Sanchez, Policy Director, California Bicycle Coalition
https://www.calbike.org/how-to-report-on-collisions-involving-e-bikes/
#collisions #ebikes #journalists #media #reporters #activetransportation #trafficreports #BikeTooter #calbike
@janik_frenzel Apart from the traffic, we still love #SantaCruz. Special place. https://bikemonterey.org/santa-cruz-scene-just-love-everybody.html
It's our former home turf, and where we really fell in love with biking. https://bikemonterey.org/biking-west-cliff.html
It's also our vacay day spot. We still love biking many of our former daily Santa Cruz bike routes, and are happy to boost efforts of our #CalBike partner Bike Santa Cruz County in improving infrastructure there, e.g., https://bikemonterey.org/bike-santa-cruz-advocate-for-west-cliff-and-broadway.html
https://bikemonterey.org/visits-from-our-santa-cruz-neighbors.html
#BikeTooter #MontereyBay #BikeSantaCruzCounty #BikeMonterey #CaliforniaBicycleCoalition
#BikeTooter #MontereyBay #bikesantacruzcounty #BikeMonterey #californiabicyclecoalition #santacruz #calbike
Bicycling Monterey wholeheartedly supports the position of our California Bicycle Coalition partner San Francisco Bicycle Coalition in strongly OPPOSING the California Public Utilities Commission’s Draft Resolutions TL-19144 and TL-19145 approving applications by Cruise and Waymo to provide commercial autonomous vehicle (AV) passenger service in all of San Francisco, 24/7, and with no fleet restrictions.
#BikeTooter
#CalBike #BikeSF #BikeMonterey
#CaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommission
#BikeTooter #calbike #bikesf #BikeMonterey #californiapublicutilitiescommission #transportation #publicsafety #traffic #sustainabletransport #urban #taxis #autonomous #Avs
New executive director for the California Bicycle Coalition and California Mobility Fund, Kendra Ramsey, will begin in mid-August. Details: https://www.calbike.org/calbike-announces-new-executive-director/
#CalBike #California #BikeAdvocacy #ActiveTransportation #Mobility #MobilityJustice #CompleteStreets #Transportation #CivilEngineering #Planners #AICP #walk #bike #cycling #bicycling #BikeTooter
#calbike #california #bikeadvocacy #activetransportation #mobility #mobilityjustice #completestreets #transportation #civilengineering #walk #bike #cycling #Bicycling #BikeTooter #planners #aicp
By Kevin Claxton, interim ED at #CalBike / California Bicycle Coalition,
"Talking Back to Bikelash," which features some ways to respond to the following:
Bikes should get off the road.
Bikes should get off the #sidewalk.
Bikes are a menace on shared-use paths.
Conventional bikes are okay, but #ebikes are a menace.
Bike riders are at fault in at least half of bike/car #collisions.
Nobody bikes anyway. Why should we build #BikeLanes?
People don’t want to ride #bikes.
https://www.calbike.org/talking-back-to-bikelash/
#BikeTooter #California #BikeAdvocacy #cycling #transportation #biking #bicycling
#calbike #sidewalk #ebikes #collisions #bikelanes #bikes #BikeTooter #california #bikeadvocacy #cycling #transportation #biking #Bicycling
"#Watsonville has the worst injuries to #child #pedestrians of any city in California. #SantaCruz is at or near the worst in injuries to #bicyclists."
Aug 26 in #Aptos. #Transportation #Justice Conference hosted by Campaign for #SustainableTransportation with Friends of the #Rail & Trail, #Ecology Action, and other local organizations. Discussions on local #transit, #street #safety, and transit oriented #development.
Speakers include Justin Hu-Nguyen from our #CalBike partner @BikeEastBay, Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez, Santa Cruz #METRO CEO Michael Tree, and more.
https://sustainabletransportation.eventsmart.com/events/transportation-justice-conference-2/
Thanks to another CalBike / California #Bicycle Coalition partner, Bike Santa Cruz County, for heads-up on this event.
#watsonville #child #pedestrians #santacruz #bicyclists #Aptos #transportation #justice #sustainabletransportation #rail #ecology #transit #street #safety #development #calbike #metro #bicycle #BikeTooter #MontereyBay
@ascentale A5 #BikeNite Some #California #Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike local partners have calendars on their websites. https://www.calbike.org/about_us/who_we_are/local_partners/
#bikenite #california #bicycle #calbike
This morning our son said it's 109 where he is. Our BFF said it's 100 where she is.
Why do we do what we do—14+ years of volunteer work as a #bicycling advocate? Among the multiple benefits of biking—for individuals, communities, and planet: reducing #CarbonEmissions.
Thanks to all who grok the benefits when more people bike, and pitch in to help support this work. https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations
If you're able, please add your name to our special #thanks list in Summer Bike Buzz: https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2023-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html. (Or be a year-round supporter / Pedal Pusher, as @Kleen is.) Sharing the need for supporters is also appreciated.
Besides #Earth care, here are some of the other benefits when more people #bike: https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/why-bike
About #Transportation and #ClimateChange: https://bikemonterey.org/act-on-climate-monterey-bay-chapter-climate-reality-project.html
#PublicHealth #Community #Economy
#CarbonEmissions #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #environment #ActiveTransportation #PeoplePower #cycling #BikeTooter #CalBike #LocalPartner #MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #Monterey #California
#Bicycling #cycling #carbonemissions #thanks #earth #bike #transportation #climatechange #publichealth #community #economy #extremeweather #environment #activetransportation #peoplepower #BikeTooter #calbike #localpartner #montereycounty #MontereyBay #monterey #california
Baby Blue Eyes are out!
And so is Summer Bike Buzz (newsletter): https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2023-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html
#BikeTooter #CalBike #LocalPartner #MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #ActOnClimate #transportation #Bicycle #bike #cycling #wildflowers #FlowerReport #California
#BikeTooter #calbike #localpartner #montereycounty #MontereyBay #actonclimate #transportation #bicycle #bike #cycling #wildflowers #flowerreport #california
Thanks to Jack Holmgren for promptly responding to #Bicycling #Monterey's call for H-E-L-P today! : )
https://bikemonterey.org/bicycling-monterey-supporters-may-2009-june-2023.html
#BikeTooter #BikeAdvocacy #CalBike #LocalPartner #MontereyCounty #BikeMonterey #MakeADifference #BikeLife #Bicycle #Bicycles #ClimateAction #Transportation
#Bicycling #monterey #BikeTooter #bikeadvocacy #calbike #localpartner #montereycounty #BikeMonterey #makeadifference #bikelife #bicycle #bicycles #climateaction #transportation
Will parts of Santa Barbara's State Street open to car traffic again?
https://www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/santa-barbara-car-free-state-street-fight-18130372.php
#carfree #BikeTooter #santabarbara #california #calbike
California’s Bicycle Safety Stop campaign for 2023 (AB 73) and other CA Active Transportation legislative updates from the #California #Bicycle Coalition.
CalBike makes it easy to tell California Assembly members you support AB 73; details: https://bikemonterey.org/bicycle-safety-stop-for-california.html.
The post also includes links to info on CalBike's other top priority bills for 2023, including
AB 93 - Bryan: Stop Baseless Searches
AB 825 - Bryan: Decriminalizing Sidewalk Riding
AB 1525 - Bonta: The Equity-First Transportation Funding Act
SB 50 - Bradford: Stop Pretextual Policing
#BikeTooter #CalBike #ActiveTransportation #ClimateChange #IdahoStop # #BikeAdvocacy #BikeMonterey
#california #bicycle #BikeTooter #calbike #activetransportation #climatechange #IdahoStop #bikeadvocacy #BikeMonterey
Our #Monterey Bay Region partner among Local Partners of the California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike — Bike Santa Cruz County — sent an Action Alert today about two important routes: West Cliff Drive and Broadway Avenue. Join us today in this #BikeAdvocacy / #ActiveTransportation advocacy effort! Details: https://bikemonterey.org/bike-santa-cruz-advocate-for-west-cliff-and-broadway.html.
#BikeTooter #SantaCruz #BikeSantaCruzCounty #MontereyBayRegion #BikeMonterey #ClimateAction #UrbanPlanning #transportation
#monterey #calbike #bikeadvocacy #activetransportation #BikeTooter #santacruz #bikesantacruzcounty #MontereyBayRegion #BikeMonterey #climateaction #urbanplanning #transportation
URGENT message from the #California #Bicycle Coalition:
"Potholes. Missing #sidewalks. Deadly intersections. Many of the worst roads and streets in California are in its poorest neighborhoods due to decades of neglect and underinvestment.
"The #Equity-First #Transportation Funding Act (AB 1525, Bonta) is critical to rebalancing California’s transportation spending priorities, dedicating at least 60% of our transportation budget to the communities that need it most.
"And it’s in danger of dying this Friday, May 19th.
"The Assembly Appropriations Committee has the power to quietly kill bills that a few powerful politicians don’t like. If AB 1525 doesn’t move from this committee by May 19, it dies. Tell the Appropriations Committee to pass transportation funding for all. It just takes a minute to send an email, and your voice makes a difference."
https://www.calbike.org/invest-divest/
#BikeTooter #CalBike #cycling #PeoplePower #ActiveTransportation
#california #bicycle #sidewalks #equity #transportation #BikeTooter #calbike #cycling #peoplepower #activetransportation
From #CalBike:
Support gap funding for public transportation. Sign here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/support-gap-funding-for-public-transportation
#calbike #transitTooter #california #sfmuni #SFBART