 Dear Kevin,
Your SF Bicycle Coalition membership is current through 12/14/2013. Thank you for being a member! January 15, 2013 Biker Bulletin News - Connecting Your City: First Survey Ride of the Year
- Key Vote on Masonic Avenue This Year
- Meet Your One True Bike Love: Be a Love on Wheels Contestant
- Bike to School Week Poster Contest!
- Job Openings: Internships
- Climate Ride Spots Open and Going Fast!
- Video: Making the Market Octavia Freeway Crossing Safer
- Upcoming Events
Bike to the theater and enjoy free valet bike parking!
Grab your discount tickets to 4,000 Miles today!
 Connecting Your City: First Survey Ride of the Year
What do you want to see improved for biking in your neighborhood in 2013? Ride with us and share your thoughts to help us develop and refine the list of priorities we will be sharing with City decisionmakers. The SF Bicycle Coalition invites you to join us for our Love Your Lanes survey bike ride series, which we'll be doing in every District over the coming months. First survey ride of the year:
"Love Your Lanes: Glen Park/Noe Valley" - Saturday, January 26, 11 am.
Meet: Glen Park BART station
Visit sfbike.org/connectingthecity for upcoming rides and many more ways to give your input on how to make biking better in your neighborhood. Key Vote on Masonic Avenue This Year Last year the SFMTA Board approved a neighborhood-driven plan to transform deadly Masonic Avenue into a welcoming neighborhood boulevard. This historic vote was preceded by years of intense neighborhood organizing and support on behalf of a bold vision. But the plan is only a piece of paper until funding is approved for construction. In just a few months, the SF County Transportation Authority Commission will vote on whether to allocate the funds this project needs to finally get built. These funds are by no means guaranteed, and Masonic may continue to claim lives. If you want to see Masonic finally tamed, please send a letter of support to your supervisor at sfbike.org/masonic.  Meet Your One True Bike Love: Be a Love on Wheels Contestant
Don't miss your chance to start 2013 off with love! Spots are still available to be a contestant in the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's famous bike-y dating game!
Love on Wheels: Wednesday, February 6th at Public Works, 6-9pm
We've got a category for you! Boy-Boy, Boy-Girl, Girl-Boy and Girl-Girl! Sign up at sfbike.org/love (you must be a member).
Too shy for the stage? Sign up for a fun volunteer spot. Bike to School Week Poster Contest! Bike to School Day is now ... Bike to School Week! Mark your calendar for April 22nd through 26th, 2013. To get things rolling we are launching our annual poster contest with the theme "We Like to Bike." The event and poster contest is open to all public and private pre-K through 12th grade students. Does your child like to draw? Let them loose with a crayon. The grand prize winner gets a bike! The contest runs until Friday, February 8th. sfbiketoschool.org. Job Openings: Internships Join the SF Bicycle Coalition team! Interns are a vital part of the movement to make San Francisco the biking city of your dreams. You can join our team to improve and learn valuable skills, make a difference and grow your network. Please only apply if you can work at least 10 hours a week. Find out more about all the internships at sfbike.org/jobs.
Ready to help make San Francisco the greatest bicycling city in North America? Apply now:
Advocacy & Planning
Communications, Events, Volunteers & Fundraising Climate Ride Spots Open and Going Fast!  Did you know that participants in the 2012 California Climate Ride raised an incredible $16,000 for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition while enjoying the ride of their life? This year the 320-mile ride from Fortuna to San Francisco is scheduled for May 19 to 23, and it's time to snag a coveted spot for this incredible experience. Check out photos from last year's tour and sign up for the ride at climateride.org. When you designate the SF Bicycle Coalition as one of your beneficiaries, we'll connect you with other riders in Bay Area and help you prepare for this unique, life changing experience!
 Video: Making the Market and Octavia freeway crossing safer -- finally.
As we reported in last week's Biker Bulletin, California's Attorney General has given permission for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to install a camera at the intersection of Market and Octavia (the most dangerous in the city) to prevent drivers from making illegal right turns onto the highway. Your SF Bicycle Coalition has been working on this campaign to improve Market and Octavia for years; we are calling on the City to move quickly to install the camera. This KTVU clip explains this crucial safety improvement.
Upcoming Events Check out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply email the details to us. ** Tuesday, January 15th ** Service Station
5-7PM | Polk St. Want to share some bike love with fellow San Franciscans? Swing by one of out streetside outreach stations and learn about all the great new changes and campaigns. Looking to volunteer? If you're a trained Bicycle Ambassador and want to volunteer, email volunteer@sfbike.org. SF Bicycle Coalition Phone Bank
5-8pm | 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.
** Wednesday, January 16th ** Safe Routes to School Walking School Bus Leader Training
8:45-10am | George Washington Carver Elementary School, 1360 Oakdale Ave. This parent training will cover individual and group pedestrian safety practices, ways to engage students and a discussion of activities to encourage regular walking, biking, transit and carpooling to school. RSVP to jason@sfbike.org if you are interested in joining. Safe Routes to School Walking School Bus Leader Training
3-4pm | Fairmount Elementary School, 65 Chenery St. This parent training will cover individual and group pedestrian safety practices, ways to engage students and a discussion of activities to encourage regular walking, biking, transit and carpooling to school. RSVP to jason@sfbike.org if you are interested in joining.
** Thursday, January 17th ** Startup Bike - January Ride *
6:30pm | Meets at Fulton St & Larkin St Join this 1.5 hour ride through China Basin and the Mission. The post ride social will be at Zeitgeist SF with a couple rounds of free beer! Bring bike locks and warm clothes. More details Bike to the Theater Night: 4000 Miles *
8pm (valet opens at 7pm) | A.C.T., 415 Geary St at Mason St Named the #1 Play of 2012 by Time Magazine - 4000 Miles is the acclaimed new comic-drama that tells the story of 21-year-old Leo, who unexpectedly arrives on the doorstep of his feisty 91-year-old grandmother Vera's New York apartment, dazed after a months long cross-country bike trip. The winner of two 2012 OBIE Awards (including Best New American Play), 4000 Miles is "a funny, moving, altogether wonderful drama" (The New York Times) from one of today's most celebrated new playwrights.
In partnership with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, A.C.T. will host Bike to the Theater Nights on 1/17 and 1/24 with complimentary secure Valet Bike Parking, and patrons who bike to the theater will receive a special discount on tickets ($35 Orchestra, $25 Mezzanine, or $10 Balcony). Order tickets and enter code TRAVEL10 or call 415.749.2228.
** Friday, January 18th ** Urban Bicycling Workshop: Intro to Safe Biking
4:00-5:00 | Arriba Juntos (1850 Mission 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
** Monday, January 21st ** SF Bicycle Coalition Office Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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