Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Events

Bike Month in the East Bay: Where Bike to Work Day Began?

By Melanie Curry | May 6, 2016 | 5 Comments

It’s generally acknowledged that Bike to Work Day was started by the League of American Bicyclists—then called the League of American Wheelmen—in 1956. Rumor has it (can anyone confirm this?) that in California the first Bike to Work Day event took place in San Diego circa 1993. What’s indisputable is that Bike East Bay, then […]

Bike Month: Celebrating the Bike Ride in California: Sacramento Area

By Melanie Curry | May 3, 2016 | 1 Comment

It’s Bike Month, hurray! Time to get out there and join your fellow bike riders to celebrate this awesome travel device that also generates smiles, increases health, improves air quality, and fixes lots of other problems in cities. Every city and region in the state does Bike Month a little bit differently. Although National Bike […]

Streetsblog California: It’s Our First Anniversary!

By Melanie Curry | Apr 8, 2016 | No Comments

As of yesterday, Streetsblog California has been publishing for an entire year already. During that time, we provided regular updates on the goings on in Sacramento related to transportation, while covering good bills and bad, oversight hearings, and budget negotiations. We explained wonky policy debates on parking, CEQA, and transportation funding, and kept an eye […]

Bicycle Club Celebrates the Gift of New Bike Lanes in Modesto

By Minerva Perez | Dec 8, 2015 | 3 Comments

Cyclists from throughout Stanislaus County came together recently to celebrate a special gift from the city of Modesto—new bicycle lanes that will make it easier and safer to traverse the city on two wheels. Approximately 25 members of the Stanislaus County Bicycle Club gathered on Saturday December 5th at Modesto Junior College, where the most […]

The Bike Summit Is Coming

By Melanie Curry | Oct 16, 2015 | 1 Comment

We’re getting excited about the upcoming Bike Summit organized by the California Bicycle Coalition. It’s not too late to register for the biannual event, which will take place on October 25-28 in San Diego. Some of the highlights we’re hoping to catch include: Sessions on Open Streets events like CicLAvia and Sunday Streets, including how […]

CA Dream Riders Pedal to Support “Bikeways to Everywhere”

By Melanie Curry | Sep 30, 2015 | No Comments

Only a few days remain for riders to sign up for the California Dream Ride, a five-day bike ride/party/educational extravaganza at the end of October. The ride will follow a route from Santa Barbara to San Diego, ending at the beginning of the National Bicycle Tourism conference. Along with the dreamy parts, where participants will […]

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