 Dear Kevin,
Your SF Bicycle Coalition membership is current through 12/7/2012. Thank you for being a member! September 4, 2012 "We used to hear a car crash about once a week — now they are very rare. We used to have empty storefronts, now all the stores are filled. There is no doubt that it used to feel dangerous crossing the street. That feeling is gone. "
-- Jeff Goldberg, San Jose Ave. resident on the impact of that street's road diet, Road Diets Used as Tool for Reclaiming Neighborhoods in San Francisco, San Francisco Examiner, August 23, 2012. Biker Bulletin News - Last Day to Bike the Vote
- Get Ready for Tour de Fat
- Masonic Avenue Improvements Gaining Momentum
- Bicycle Safety Education Classes Keep Rolling
- Family Day Celebration 2012
- Sunday Streets returns to the Western Addition
- BART Pilot Ends -- for Now?
- Video: Cycling in the Netherlands in the 1950s
- Upcoming Events
We're working around the clock to get better pavement and separated bikeways on the streets that matter most to you. Please help us reach our fundraising goal: sfbike.org/specialgift.
Last Day to Bike the Vote  Today is the final day to help the SF Bicycle Coalition decide which candidates to endorse for the upcoming election in November. Voters will select San Francisco's Supervisors and BART Board -- critical decisions in so many ways for the future of everyday bicycling in SF.
We asked the candidates a variety of questions, including "What will you do as Supervisor to realize the City's goal that 20% of trips in San Francisco be made by bicycle by 2020?"
In one of the races for the Richmond District, the three candidates answered as follows: - Sherman D'Silva: "I would focus on major corridors, making sure they have a designated bike lane, timed lights and resurfaced roadways."
- David Lee: "I believe in the "Connecting the City" initiative and will work to find ways to build its suggested paths. I will also work hard to put more bicycle racks in the Richmond District, because I want to make it easier for bicyclists to use Richmond stores. Finally, I hope to expand Muni service into my district, which I believe will reduce the number of bicycle/car collisions in the city."
- Eric Mar, incumbent: "If reelected, I will work with the SFBC to make sure we reach the 20% goal by improving our bike lane network, ensuring improved bicycle safety, and offering more opportunities like Sunday Streets for people to experience biking in a positive way."
Let us know which of these candidates you think answered this question best, and take a look at all of the different races then cast your vote and let us know who you think should receive the SF Bicycle Coalition's important endorsement.
Your voice is essential in guiding our decision, so please weigh in and let us know who you think should receive our endorsement. And remember: today is the final day to vote! Get Ready for Tour de Fat  Yeehaw! Tour de Fat's right around the corner! See you at the annual bike and beer ballyahoo in Golden Gate Park on Saturday, September 22! Join us for this full day of music, bikes, beer and a roaring good time. Find all the details about this fun party at sfbike.org/fat.
There's fun to be had and some work to be done to make this annual bike-taculous event a success -- volunteering at the event pouring beer, sharing the SF Bicycle Coalition love under our big orange tent, and valet bike parking. Email Trafton if you're interested in delivering posters to spread the good word of Tour de Fat in your neighborhood.
Have you been thinking about ditching your car? Do it for the Tour de Fat and win $2,250 to create the bicycle ride of your dreams! One lucky winner (it could be you!) will become the center of the show as he or she gets up on stage, hands over their car keys, and pledges to live one year car-free. How do you enter to win? All the important details are here or head directly to the San Francisco Tour de Fat Facebook page and upload a 2-minute video entry why you should be chosen. While you're at it, RSVP to let your friends know where you'll be on September 22nd! Masonic Avenue Improvements Gaining Momentum Thanks to all our members who have sent in support letters for the once-in-a-lifetime set of bicycle, pedestrian, and greening improvements for Masonic Avenue. Every letter counts, so please send yours today. If you can come to the SFMTA Board hearing on Tuesday September 18 at 1pm in Room 400 of City Hall, please let Email Neal know.
Your hard-working staff at the SF Bicycle Coalition are gathering letters from members and letters from area businesses and neighborhood groups in the coming weeks. If we're successful, the SFMTA Board will approve the Boulevard Plan for Masonic Avenue giving the green light to a tree-planted median, raised separated bikeway and sidewalk extensions. One of the last remaining hurdles will be for the city to find funding for this multi-million dollar project - with your support, the SF Bicycle Coalition will continue to make Masonic Avenue a priority. Send in your letter today! Bicycle Safety Education Classes Keep Rolling  The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is proud to be the leading resource for street safety education in the city. Each year, we educate thousands of people in all of our classes -- from taxi drivers to people who are learnign to ride a bicycle for the first time ever.
We have an extensive offering of classes -- from Adult Learn to Ride classes to our 1-hour "Intro to Safe Cycling," which we held in Cantonese last weekend. We also host Traffic Skills 101 -- a comprehensive curriculum created by our National Partner, the League of American Bicyclists. If you're new to urban bicycling, or want to get more formal knowledge of how best to share the road, we've got lots of free classes, all across the city -- for everyone! Family Day Celebration 2012  Ready to get your family pedaling this school year? Don't miss our 6th Annual Family Day Celebration on Saturday, September 29th, in Golden Gate Park from 10am - 2pm. Pedal on over with the kiddos for a FREE day of family bike fun -- including Bike Road-eo by YBike, a bike parade, Cycle Care demos, games, and our famous Freedom From Training Wheels class!
Volunteers Needed: Want to share your love of biking with kids? All sorts of volunteers are needed: you could free a child from training wheels, get crafty in the art tent, run a carnival game, or just show off your sweet bike in the parade! Please email Trafton to get involved. Sunday Streets Returns to the Western Addition  We're excited to be returning to the Western Addition/NOPA route this Sunday, September 9. Sunday Streets is sponsored by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Livable City. We are proud that the Sunday Streets Volunteer Program is managed by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. There are just two more events this year, but it's not too late to join the fun. Here are a few ways you can support Sunday Streets: - Be a Sunday Streets Superhero in the Western Addition: Volunteers get a free Sunday Streets t-shirt and lunch. Sign-up now to volunteer for Sunday Streets in the Western Addition on September 9th!
- Be a Bicycle Ambassador, or Get the Next Generation Rolling: Spend some time at one of the most fun spots at Sunday Streets -- the SF Bicycle Coalition tent. Email Trafton to sign up as a Bicycle Ambassador or email Grace to help little ones learn to ride at Freedom from Training Wheels.
BART Pilot Ends -- for Now?  A huge thank you to the many volunteers who helped with outreach during the BART blackout lift pilot! And thanks to BART leadership and staff for stewarding this pilot. Last Friday was the last day of the pilot. We are now working with BART, the East Bay Bicycle Coalition and others to evaluate the findings of the pilot in the hopes of moving toward a permanent lifting of the blackout period -- soon. In the meantime, please help this campaign by spreading the word that the blackout period is back in effect while BART staff evaluates the results and feedback from its operations staff. If you haven't already, please take the pilot survey here.
Video: Cycling in the Netherlands in the 1950s  We usually feature videos about new bike projects and exciting advancements, but every once in a while a historic bike film comes our way that we just have to pass on. Check out this great vintage bike film from the Netherlands in the 1950s. We just loved seeing all the family biking footage, and the imaginative ways parents carried their little ones by bike (including a rocket-shaped trailer in the first few minutes of the video). For current best practices and tips on family biking today, check out our free Family Biking Guide, complete with a gear guide for pedaling parents. Upcoming Events Check out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply email the details to us. ** Tuesday, September 4th ** SF Bicycle Coalition Phone Bank
5pm-8pm | SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market St, 10th Floor Accept the challenge to chat up your fellow SF Bicycle Coalition members! Join the volunteers who keep the SF Bicycle Coalition membership strong. No cold-calling, just calls to friendly lapsed members offering an easy way to renew. Plan to stay for the thank-you dinner afterward and get to know your fellow volunteers. You must be a current or former member to volunteer. Contact juli@sfbike.org ** Friday, September 7th ** SF Bicycle Coalition Valet Bike Parking: Friday Night at the de Young *
5pm-9pm | de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park Don't miss an exciting Friday Night at the de Young with hands on art-making with Papergirl SF and the San Francisco Center for the Book, the SF Public Library's Green Book mobile, live music with Classical Revolution, a dance studio with Artist Fellow Monique Jenkinson and a video installation, Bridgewalkers, in the observation tower.
Ride your bike to the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and park it safely with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition valet service! The first 100 cyclists to check their bikes with the SFBC's free valet service, receives $2 off general admission to the galleries! Show your valet ticket or library card at the general admission desk to redeem your discount. Friday Nights at the de Young public programs are free, all ages events. For more information: http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/fridays. To volunteer to valet park bicycles email tyler@sfbike.org ** Saturday, September 8th ** Different Spokes Ride *
Meet at 8:30am, 9am departure | Meet at Peets Coffee, 2247 Market Street Join Different Spokes, the SF Bay Area LGBT Cycling Club, for their monthly club ride. Choose from three options (27m/47m/57m) and all rides regroup in Tiburon for group lunch. RSVP: jersey@dssf.org ** Sunday, September 9th ** San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Team on Climate Ride *
September 9-13 Be part of the camaraderie, experience the beauty of the California coast, and support the work of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition at the same time! Climate Ride is a five-day, fully-supported bicycle ride from Fortuna to San Francisco, through the Russian River Wine Country, and along the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route -- one of the most scenic coastlines in the world. A portion of the funds raised by members of Team SF Bicycle Coalition will go directly to support the advocacy work of the SF Bicycle Coalition! This "climate conference on wheels" is the largest environmental charity cycling event and also features nightly speakers who focus on bicycle advocacy, the climate crisis, and a clean energy future. Register for Team SF Bicycle Coalition! Family Biking: Freedom from Training Wheels
Sun., Jun. 3 | 11am - 3pm | Sunday Streets: Addition/N. Panhandle Alamo Square Part four of our Family Biking Classes, we can teach your young one how to balance, turn, and pedal without training wheels. Freedom from Training Wheels, a group effort to get kids riding without training wheels will be a part of this and every Sunday Streets. Bring your child's bike and helmet, if you have one. If not, we have a few balance bikes for kids aged 2-5. Questions? See sfbike.org/freedom. SF Bicycle Coalition Valet Bike Parking: Opera in the Park *
1:30pm | Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park Bring the whole family and enjoy the free live simulcast of Rigoletto, with complimentary valet bicycle parking provided by the SF Bicycle Coalition. To volunteer to valet park bicycles email tyler@sfbike.org Event details Sunday Streets: Western Addition/N. Panhandle Alamo Square
11am-5pm | Western Addition/N. Panhandle Alamo Square Come play in the streets! Sunday Streets provides recreational street space for everyone in neighborhoods across San Francisco. Get involved and sign up to volunteer for Sunday Streets at sundaystreetssf.com/volunteer. The Sunday Streets Volunteer Program is managed by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. Sunday Streets is sponsored by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Livable City, the non-profit fiscal sponsor of Sunday Streets responsible for the day-to-day management of the program. For route maps and to volunteer go to sundaystreetssf.com. Or, join the SF Bicycle Coalition under the orange tent at Sunday Streets and talk to people about our work! If you are a trained Bicycle Ambassador, email trafton@sfbike.org to volunteer. ** Monday, September 10th ** JFK Drive Survey Ride
6pm-7pm | Meet in the Panhandle at Fell at Masonic The SF Bicycle Coalition invites our members on a survey bike ride of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park. The city's first parking-protected bikeway, which aims to make biking easier and safer for the growing number of people who are biking and want to bike more, has now been in the ground for three months, and is ripe for analysis. While the changes on JFK Drive settle in, the SF Bicycle Coalition wants to get your direct feedback on what you like and what needs to be improved. This ride will meet at Fell and Masonic at 6pm and end at JFK Drive at Transverse drive at 7pm. All members are encouraged to join. Please contact Neal Patel, Community Planner (neal@sfbike.org) with any questions. ** Tuesday, September 11th ** SF Bicycle Coalition Board Meeting
6:30-8:30pm | SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market St, 10th Floor DATE CHANGE! SF Bicycle Coalition Board meetings are open to all. Contact Leah at 431-BIKE x306 or leah@sfbike.org for agenda and details. SF Bicycle Coalition New Member Meet & Greet
6:30-7:15pm | SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market St, 10th Floor Been an SF Bicycle Coalition member less than a year? New members are invited to join us to learn about SF Bicycle Coalition advocacy, education and community programs that will make SF a model cycling city, and how you can get involved. This is a great opportunity to learn more about your friendly SF bike advocacy organization. Bring your bike up with you! RSVP to Trafton@sfbike.org SF Bicycle Coalition Bicycle Ambassador Training
7:30-8:30pm | SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market St, 10th Floor Interested in volunteering at Tour de Fat or other events like races, festivals, and SF Bicycle Coalition Service Stations? Then this training is a must! Learn ways to engage people, how to sign up new members, and more! Contact Trafton@sfbike.org to RSVP. (Events not sponsored by the SF Bicycle Coalition are marked with an *)
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