SFBC News: We did it! Separated Bikeways on Fell and Oak!

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Dear Kevin, Your SF Bicycle Coalition membership is current through 12/7/2012. Thank you for being a member! October 23, 2012 Biker Bulletin News Fell and Oak Approved - Thanks to You! Improving Polk Street Starts with You Look Up: Bike Billboards Around Town Bike the Vote: Election Day is November 6 Volunteer to Give High-Fives for Fell & Oak on Thursday! Calling All Artists! Annual Winterfest Art Auction Thank You for a Wonderful Season of Sunday Streets Video: My NYC Biking Story: Kevin Bolger, a.k.a. Squid Upcoming Events Join us on October 28 for the annual Marin Headlands Art Ride. One of the best rides of the year! Fell and Oak Approved - Thanks to You! Did you hear? Last week, the SFMTA Board of Directors approved a slew of bike and pedestrian safety improvements for Fell and Oak Streets! This unanimous decision followed years of advocacy from the SF Bicycle Coalition and a long history of grassroots advocacy from you, our dearest members. We can't thank you enough for speaking up at the hearing, attending countless community meetings, and ensuring that the City prioritizes safety for people walking and biking on this critical connection. We are thrilled that separated bikeways, sidewalk bulbouts and other traffic-calming measures on Fell and Oak will begin to roll out in just a matter of weeks. Click here to see photos and read more about this historic decision. Improving Polk Street Starts with You The approved plan for Fell and Oak Streets started with members and neighbors like you coming together to identify ways to improve bike and pedestrian safety. You have the same opportunity to improve Polk Street between McAllister and Union Street in the coming years. If you live, work, travel or hang out near Polk Street, get involved in some of the upcoming SFMTA Community events: Walking Tours – Wednesday, October 24; Thursday, October 25; and Saturday, October 27 Polk Street Design Charette - Saturday, October 27, 10am - 2pm, 1300 Polk Street at Bush. See sfbike.org/polk more details on the events and other ways that you can get involved in this important campaign. Look Up: Bike Billboards Around Town Last week was an exciting week! Not only did bikeways on Fell and Oak Streets get unanimous approval, but our new Bike SF Billboards went up around town! Four billboards featuring real San Francisco bike riders (and SF Bicycle Coalition members like you) are now up around town. The campaign is aimed at encouraging more people to discover the joys of biking in SF and to showcase real people who bike in our fine city. Huge thanks to the folks at Total Outdoor for donating the printing and billboard space, the amazing Orange Photography team for taking the photos, and Chuey, Jean, Dave, and Jessica for being our featured riders! Keep your eyes peeled for the billboards. And check out the corresponding info on how to "Get Rolling" in SF, full of great tips for new and seasoned riders. Bike the Vote: Election Day is November 6 It's time to Bike the Vote! This November, six seats on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and two BART Board of Directors positions are up for a vote. This election is an opportunity to ensure that we keep San Francisco rolling on its way to becoming a better, more bike-friendly city. The SF Bicycle Coalition has endorsed the following candidates and measures for the November 6, 2012 races: District 1: Eric Mar District 3: David Chiu District 5 (ranked): #1 Christina Olague, #2 Julian Davis District 7: Norman Yee District 9: David Campos District 11: John Avalos BART Board of Directors District 9: Tom Radulovich YES on Proposition B: Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond Are you as excited as we are? Make sure you are ready to help Bike the Vote. Together we'll keep City Hall and BART leading the way for more and better bike lanes for you! Find out more about the candidates at sfbike.org/vote. Volunteer to Give High-Fives for Fell & Oak Bikeways on Thursday! Calling all SF Bicycle Coalition Ambassadors: come out on Thursday to represent your San Francisco Bicycle Coalition in the Panhandle at Fell and Baker Streets. Have a blast with us as we High-Five people biking by to celebrate the victory of Fell & Oak Streets bikeway passing at the SFMTA last week. Sign up here if you're a trained Bicycle Ambassador and would like to volunteer for Thursday's Service Station, or any remaining outreach opportunities this month. Calling All Artists! Annual Winterfest Art Auction Showcase your artwork to thousands of art-loving enthusiasts at our acclaimed Winterfest Art Show! The SF Bicycle Coalition is looking for 60 artists to contribute original art pieces to help make bicycling safer and more enjoyable for everyone in San Francisco. Bike-themed artwork tends to do the best, but all styles will be considered. Artwork donations are tax-deductible and donors receive a one-year SF Bicycle Coalition membership plus two complimentary passes to Winterfest. Check out the great artwork from Winterfest 2011. Submit artwork at sfbike.org/wf_art_12 by November 1st to be considered for the show. Thank You for a Wonderful Season of Sunday Streets This Sunday in the Excelsior marked the finale of another great season of Sunday Streets. The SF Bicycle Coalition was proud to partner with Livable City for Sunday Streets by recruiting and training hundreds of volunteers to open over 20 miles of streets on 10 Sundays, in seven neighborhoods around the city! And we helped dozens of youngsters learn how to ride without training wheels through our Freedom from Training Wheels program. A huge shout out to all the volunteers who monitored intersections, provided local access, set up equipment and made sure everyone had a great time! A special thank you to our Sunday Streets interns, Trafton Bean, Will Heywood, D Jan Visaya, and Kristal Brown, for their excellent leadership and hard work running the Sunday Streets Volunteer Program. We couldn't have done it without you. We are working closely with Livable City, the SFMTA, and other stakeholders to ensure that Sunday Streets 2013 builds on this year's success towards our goal of a citywide network of weekly Sunday Streets. Stay tuned for next year's schedule. Video: My NYC Biking Story: Kevin Bolger, a.k.a. Squid San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Executive Director, Leah Shahum, just got back from a trip to New York City, where she talked about the changes to SF streets and explored some of the new developments in our fellow Green Lane city of New York. Here's a great video that shows some of those changes, as told through Squid, a New York City bike messenger for 20 years, who now bikes in the city with his young child. Upcoming Events Check out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply email the details to us. ** Tuesday, October 23rd ** PUBLIC WORKS Exhibition at SPUR * 6-8pm | SPUR, 654 Mission St A project of PUBLIC Bikes where international designers interpret the bicycle in our public world. Posters, books, tees will be for sale and proceeds will be donated to SPUR. Event details SF Bicycle Coalition Board Meeting 6:30-8:30pm | SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market St, 10th Floor SF Bicycle Coalition Board meetings are open to all. Contact Leah at 431-BIKE x306 or leah@sfbike.org for agenda and details. Urban Bicycling Workshop: Intro to Safe Biking 6:30-7:30pm | Richmond Library (351 9th Ave.) The SF Bicycle Coalition will be hosting a one-hour workshop on safe bicycling for everyone. Come learn about types of bikes, the rules of the road, and how to make your bike comfortable for everyday riding, including grocery shopping. All skill levels welcome and no bike necessary. This course is funded in part by SFMTA. RSVP at http://www.sfbike.org/edu-intro ** Wednesday, October 24th ** SF Bicycle Coalition Volunteer Night 5-8pm | SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market St, 10th Floor This twice-monthly SF Bicycle Coalition tradition has been happening for as long as we can remember and newcomers are always welcome. So stop by, snack on tasty treats, chat with fellow members, and help us keep our organization rolling. Dinner is provided. Bring a friend-the more the merrier! Don't forget to bring up your bike to the office! Special thanks to Rainbow Grocery for generously providing snacks for our volunteers. Email Trafton to Volunteer. Urban Bicycling Workshop: Intro to Safe Biking 6:30-7:30pm | Mission Bay Library (960 4th St.) The SF Bicycle Coalition will be hosting a one-hour workshop on safe bicycling for everyone. Come learn about types of bikes, the rules of the road, and how to make your bike comfortable for everyday riding, including grocery shopping. All skill levels welcome and no bike necessary. This course is funded in part by SFMTA. RSVP at http://www.sfbike.org/edu-intro. SFMTA Polk Street Walking Tour * 7pm | Multiple Locations The SFMTA is looking to improve the safety and livelihood of Polk Street between McAllister Street and Union Street and are collecting community input on what people would like to see improved. Join the SFMTA on a survey walk to see first-hand the challenges and opportunities for Polk Street. Walks on October 24 will start at both 2330 Polk Street (Crunch Fitness) or at Polk and Golden Gate (in front of Golden 1 Credit Union). Please choose either starting location and see sfbike.org/polk for more information and dates and times for other walks. ** Thursday, October 25th ** Service Station 7-9am | Duboce St and Steiner St Stop by for some good bike cheer and hear about all the bike improvements happening around town--from Polk Street to Masonic Ave and 2nd Street! Exciting huge bike improvements are sweeping across the city -- and we have you to thank. Calling all SF Bicycle Coalition Ambassadors: If you want to be part of our weekly Service Stations during the month of October, sign up here. Thanks for helping us spread the bike love! SFMTA Polk Street Walking Tour * 9am | Multiple Locations The SFMTA is looking to improve the safety and livelihood of Polk Street between McAllister Street and Union Street and are collecting community input on what people would like to see improved. Join the SFMTA on a survey walk to see first-hand the challenges and opportunities for Polk Street. Walks on October 25 will start at both 2330 Polk Street (Crunch Fitness) or at Polk and Golden Gate (in front of Golden 1 Credit Union). Please choose either starting location and see sfbike.org/polk for more information and dates and times for other walks. SF Bicycle Advisory Committee meeting * 6:30pm | City Hall Room 408 (Polk and Grove Streets) Come and speak up about bicycle issues in San Francisco. This eleven member committee meets once a month and advises the Board of Supervisors on all matters bicycle. Check the BAC website to see schedules and agendas, and contact BAC chair Bert Hill (sfbac7bert@aol.com) to ask to have an issue on the agenda or to request notice of meetings. ** Friday, October 26th ** ARTCRANK & SF Bicycle Coalition Fundraiser * 6-11pm | 111 Minna Gallery An international bike poster show featuring hand-made, bike-inspired poster artwork by 35 Bay Area artists. Limited edition, signed and numbered copies of all posters will be available for $40 each. There will also be a silent auction with Chrome Industries custom messenger bags, a Neenah Paper Bike Sculpture, a bike photo booth, and craft beer. Free admission and proceeds from promotions benefit the SF Bicycle Coalition. Complimentary secure Valet Bike Parking provided by the SF Bicycle Coalition. To volunteer for Bike Valet please email tyler@sfbike.org. Event details ** Saturday, October 27th ** SFMTA Polk Street Walking Tour * 9am | 1300 Polk Street The SFMTA is looking to improve the safety and livelihood of Polk Street between McAllister Street and Union Street and are collecting community input on what people would like to see improved. Join the SFMTA on a survey walk to see first-hand the challenges and opportunities for Polk Street. See sfbike.org/polk for more information and dates and times for other walks. SFMTA Polk Street Design Charrette * 10am-2pm | 1300 Polk Street (First Congregational Church) The SFMTA is looking to improve the safety and livelihood of Polk Street between McAllister Street and Union Street and are collecting community input on what people would like to see improved. The SF Bicycle Coalition will be at this community design charrette to develop options for an improved Polk Street. If you live, work, or travel through here you'll want to attend this workshop. Please see sfbike.org/polk for more information. Meet Norman Yee - Bike-friendly candidate for District 7 2pm | Yee HQ, 613 Faxon St. near Ocean Ave. Come meet District 7 Supervisor Candidate, Norman Yee, and share ideas on street safety in District 7. SF Bicycle Coalition staff will be on-hand and we will take a brief survey walk to some key bicycling streets with Mr. Yee. After the discussion, we encourage you to stick around and join in to help keep the campaign rolling! ** Sunday, October 28th ** SF Bicycle Coalition Rec Ride: Marin Headlands Art Ride 12pm | McLaren Lodge, Golden Gate Park (JFK Dr. near Stanyan) Take a merry ride over the bridge to the Headlands Center for the Arts and drop in on their fall Open House. Meet HCA's Artists in Residence and Affiliate Artists in their studios, see and discuss current works-in-progress, and check out this very groovy scene nesting in the former Fort Barry site. The HCA Open House is free, but bring snack money and an appetite for aesthetic intrigue. SF Bicycle Coalition recreational rides are free for members (a $5 donation from non-members is appreciated); rain cancels rides. Contact Andy for more info. ** Tuesday, October 30th ** Service Station 7-9am | San Jose Ave and 29th St Stop by for some good bike cheer and hear about all the bike improvements happening around town! Exciting huge bike improvements are sweeping across the city -- and we have you to thank. Calling all SF Bicycle Coalition Ambassadors: If you want to be part of our weekly Service Stations during the month of October, sign up here. Thanks for helping us spread the bike love! (Events not sponsored by the SF Bicycle Coalition are marked with an *) Join the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and make San Francisco great for bicycling Become a member and join a diverse group of 12,000 people who are committed to making San Francisco an easier and safer place to ride a bicycle. When you add your voice you'll keep bike improvements moving forward in San Francisco! San Francisco Bicycle Coalition 833 Market Street, 10th floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Contact SF Bicycle Coalition staff

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