We’re Working For You!

October 7 Edition

Members of the Orange County Bicycle Coalition contact city staff members almost every day in an effort to improve bicycling and other active transportation throughout Orange County. Here are some recent examples:

  1. During the month of September OCBC contacted local city staff members more than 50 times with suggestions and concerns about bicycle issues.
  2. The OCBC considered a request to provide a letter of support for creation of a new Orange County Active Transportation Plan.
  3. Posted a graph with a summary of California active transportation laws.

Please support Orange County Bicycle Coalition’s mission “To promote bicycling as an everyday means of transportation and recreation”.

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Email Governor Newsom NOW!

SB-127, The Complete Streets Bill, will require Caltrans to add features such as protected bike lanes when it repairs or repaves local streets. The bill has passed both houses of the state legislature. Now it awaits Governor Newsom’s signature, and Caltrans is asking for a veto.

Please call Governor Newsom’s office at 916-445-2841 or Send an Email asking him to sign SB-172, The Complete Streets Bill.

Making the call or sending an email will only take one or two minutes, and SB-127 will improve bike safety on PCH, Beach Blvd, Newport Blvd, Whittier Blvd, Ortega Hwy, Imperial Hwy, Laguna Cyn Rd, Carbon Cyn Rd and more.

Have You Ever Had a Close Call?

If you have ever been passed dangerously while riding your bike, raise your hand.

Hmmm… everyone is raising their hand.

Riding safely can help. Check the OCBC Education page. In addition, there are two websites where bike riders can report close calls, post videos and hopefully raise public awareness. Both provide maps, so riders as well as community officials can spot trends and perhaps even identify aggressive drivers.

Cyclist Video Evidence says their Incident Management System can help police departments search for repeat offenders and identify hot spots.

Close Call Database says that reporting a close call will make the information available to fellow cyclists and store it for access by law enforcement.