The California Bicycle Association has a plan. It’s called the Bicycle Purchase Incentive Pilot Program, and would rebate up to $500 off the cost of a commuter bike, with half of the $10 million proposed for rebates reserved for people who make 80 percent or less of California’s statewide median income (currently $61,320). Definitions of what a “bike” is are fairly broad — that bike could be a cargo bike, an electric bike, a folding bike, or a bike-share membership (if the bike share is in a “disadvantaged neighborhood”).

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