Large Coalition Voices Support for SB 569
June 15, 2026
The Honorable Lori Wilson
Chair, Assembly Transportation Committee
1020 N Street, Suite 112
Sacramento, California 95814
RE: SB 569 (Blakespear) - SUPPORT - Preserving Safe Bikeways
Dear Chair Wilson:
We, the undersigned organizations, represent a coalition of transportation, land use, bicycling, safety, and community groups working to promote safer streets, sustainable mobility, and better transportation choices across California. Together, we support SB 569 (Blakespear).
SB 569 ensures that local communities benefit from safe street infrastructure investments over the long-term by establishing a clear and transparent process for any local agency that may decide to remove a bikeway after it has been installed. The process requires that local agencies act in the interest of safety for all roadway users by conducting a safety and Level of Traffic Stress analysis and establishing that removing a bikeway will not increase the safety risk to vulnerable road users. The process also requires that the findings be presented publicly and that a comment period be provided for the public to share feedback on the project's removal before it proceeds.
As communities make more and more investments in active transportation across the state, some of these projects require rebalancing road space allocated to vehicles for bikeways, bus lanes, pedestrian crossing bulbouts, and other traffic calming treatments that may slow traffic or remove parking. Unfortunately, we have seen a backlash against a few projects due to this reallocation of space and traffic calming effects, and local agencies have experienced political pressure to remove facilities, especially bikeways. High-profile examples include a project in Culver City, one in San Mateo, and two in the San Diego area.
We want to ensure that political pressure is balanced with considerations of safety and connectivity for all users. It is also critical to provide all community members, especially in underserved communities, with an opportunity to weigh in publicly on any decisions to remove a bikeway.
For these reasons, we strongly support SB 569. Please contact me at kendra@calbike.org for any questions about our position.
Sincerely,
Kendra Ramsey, Executive Director, California Bicycle Coalition
Chloé Lauer, Executive Director, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
Luke Bornheimer, Executive Director, Streets Forward
Sarah Iannarone, Executive Director, MOVE Santa Barbara County
Cynthia Rose, Director, Santa Monica Spoke
Tarrell Kullaway, Executive Director, Marin County Bicycle Coalition
Cris Gutierrez, Co-Chair, Santa Monica Safe Streets Alliance
Lina Mira, Executive Director, Latino and Latina Roundtable
David Diaz, Executive Director, Active San Gabriel Valley
Tim Oey, Executive Director, ZeroW.org
Eli Akira Kaufman, Executive Director, BikeLA
Garrett Jensen, Boardmember, Slow Down Sacramento
Mari Lynch, Founder, Bicycling Monterey
Robert Prinz, Advocacy Director, Bike East Bay
Debra Banks, Executive Director, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates
David Martinez, State Policy Manager, Streets For All
Mandi McKay, Board President, Chico Velo
Nick Ratto, Transportation Team Lead, 350 Bay Area Action
Mike Swire, Co-Lead, Move San Mateo
Claire Linder, Lead Advocate, Bike Concord
Anthony Dang, Policy and Community Outreach Manager, Climate Action Campaign
Cara DeJong, Active Transportation Manager, Advanced Mobility Group
Kara Vernor, Executive Director, Napa County Bicycle Coalition
Eli Lipmen, Executive Director, Move LA
Sharlene Liu, Chair and Founder, Sunnyvale Safe Streets
Chris Roberts, Transportation Team co-lead, SanDiego350
Clarrissa Cabansagan, Executive Director, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
Noah Miterko, Manager of State and Local Policy, PeopleForBikes Coalition
Jim Murphy, Executive Director, Ecology Action
Katie McCammon, Executive Director, 350 Sacramento
Joaquin Castillejos, Organizing Lead, Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ)
Marven Norman, Executive Director, Inland Empire Biking Alliance
Bruce Dughi, Co-Founder, BikeWalkCV (Castro Valley)
Christopher White, Executive Director, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
Lisa Lundie, President and CEO, Los Angeles Critical Mass
