California

May 13th, 2026

Biking has long been a core part of the culture in Mill Valley, California. Mount Tamalpais, or Mount Tam to locals, sits just north of the city and is best known as the birthplace of mountain biking. In addition to this extensive network of trails, residents of Mill Valley are now seeing more oppor ...

May 13th, 2026

Amazon’s recent decision to stop selling high-speed electric motorcycles (e-motos) in California marks a significant shift in how major retailers, and the broader market, are responding to the growing safety and regulatory challenges surrounding e-motos. The move comes after a series of high-profile ...

May 13th, 2026

When New York City installed protected bike lanes on 9th Avenue, something remarkable happened: injuries for all street users fell by 58%. Across NYC corridors with protected bike lanes, pedestrian injury rates have dropped by 12 to 52% depending on the corridor. These infrastructure improvements ar ...

April 13th, 2026

PeopleForBikes applauds the passage of SB 1167 out of the California Senate Transportation Committee, marking a significant step forward in clarifying electric bicycle (e-bike) regulations and strengthening consumer protections in California. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Catherine Blakespea ...

January 12th, 2026

Ferst Drive in Atlanta. Photo courtesy of the Georgia Institute of Technology ...

October 27th, 2025

2025 is a historic year for expanding access for electric mountain bikes (eMTB) on trails nationwide. Through persistent advocacy, strategic partnerships, and a shared vision for the future of trail recreation, PeopleForBikes helped open 17,686 new miles of trails to Class 1 eMTBs across the United ...

August 5th, 2025

In 2025, our City Ratings program ranked nearly 3,000 cities across the U.S. and around the world on how good they are for biking. This year, our U.S. ratings include 185 new small cities, 51 new medium cities, and five new large cities as a result of splitting New York City into its different borou ...

July 9th, 2025

This year, PeopleForBikes tracked more than 800 bills nationwide. Through targeted legal, lobbying, and grassroots efforts, we protected the bike industry from harmful proposals that would have disrupted the market and added costly new burdens to bike businesses. ...

June 20th, 2025

There’s nothing quite like the freedom you feel when pedaling a bike. If I could tell my younger self anything, it might go something like this: ...

June 18th, 2025

Our annual City Ratings is a data-driven approach to evaluate, compare, and celebrate the best cities for biking in the U.S. and around the world. Based on data from PeopleForBikes’ Bicycle Network Analysis (BNA), each city receives a City Ratings score on a scale of 0-100.  ...

June 6th, 2025

This story is inspired by a Fast Company op-ed by Juliet Scott-Croxford, President of Brompton Americas, and a Fire-Hardened Trails report produced by the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship ...

June 6th, 2025

During the 2025 state legislative session, PeopleForBikes’ Government Affairs and Infrastructure team has been hard at work advancing policies that support better biking and the bike industry to advance our mission of transforming the U.S. into the best place in the world to ride a bike. Our policy ...

June 5th, 2025

Photo courtesy of Bike East Bay ...

January 28th, 2025

Los Angeles Bike Academy Executive Director Damon Turner coaches young athletes as part of the many neighborhood services of the South Los Angeles nonprofit. PHOTO CREDIT: Science in Sport ...

January 23rd, 2025

Last year was another banner year for the creation of great places to ride a bike across the U.S. New bike infrastructure was fueled by funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which made billions in federal dollars available for bike projects, alongside billions of additional state and local ...

December 16th, 2024

On December 11, the PeopleForBikes Coalition Board of Directors approved our 2024 Industry Community Grants, totaling $75,000 across 10 grants. The grants will help fund projects that support our focus on building infrastructure that makes communities across the U.S. great places to ride a bike. Thi ...

November 15th, 2024

PHOTO: DC Engineering ...

November 15th, 2024

As we approach 2025, the landscape for mountain bike and recreational advocacy in California is buzzing with action taking place across the local, state, and federal levels. From crucial policy discussions about electric mountain bikes (eMTBs) to pushing for increased funding for trail management, n ...

November 13th, 2024

In the 2024 general election, PeopleForBikes’ VoteForBikes campaign tracked 30 bike-related measures on state and local ballots across the country. Out of a possible $33 billion available on November ballots, voters approved an impressive $26 billion in funding to support paved and off-road bicycle ...

October 10th, 2024

Officials and advocates enjoy the new Pershing Bikeway on its opening day. PHOTO CREDIT: San Diego County Bicycle Coalition ...