Dear Kevin, Biker Bulletin News
Thursday is Bike to Work Day--Ding, Ding!
Bike to Work Day is the day of the year when all eyes are on the huge and growing number (71% in just five years) of people biking in San Francisco. It’s a chance for the City officials and Mayor to take note of what we see every day: huge numbers of people biking in San Francisco. And it’s a chance for your San Francisco Bicycle Coalition to highlight—on the steps of City Hall and in the media—why you need more safe bikeways, smooth pavement and secure bike parking. Here are five ways you can join in on the big day!
Speak Up to End BART Rush-Hour Bike Ban
On Bike to Work Day, May 9th, the Board of Directors will hear public comment on this important issue. We are asking SF Bicycle Coalition members to attend this first hearing in Downtown Oakland at 10:00 AM. Please RSVP to marc@sfbike.org if you can attend. Can’t make the meeting? That’s OK. You can voice your support through email, too. Find out more and send in your letter of support at sfbike.org/bart! And just this week, BART released its survey results from the full-week pilot. The results were really promising for opening up all day access: 81% of riders felt there was enough room with allowing bikes on and 77% of people said they’d like to see the rush-hour restrictions lifted! Masonic Avenue Funding Decisions ApproachThe SFMTA’s approval last September of the Masonic Avenue Complete Streets project was the culmination of an unprecedented community-led initiative to make Masonic the safe and appealing thoroughfare the neighborhood deserves. Six years of collaborative effort, dozens of neighborhood associations gatherings, thousands of distributed flyers and newsletters and three official community meetings led to the unassailable agreement that public safety required the proposed improvements. Now more than ever, as funding decisions start to be made, the project requires your help to come closer to fruition. Email decision makers today to express your support for a safer Masonic today! Visit sfbike.org/masonic for more details about this project. Polk Street - Join our Committee
We need you to give your input and speak up for safety on Polk Street.
Bike to School Week - Now 30% BiggerSafe Routes to School and your SF Bicycle Coalition worked very hard this year to support our biggest Bike to School event yet. We increased the number of rider "Goodie Bags" and moved the date closer to the sunnier weather of Bike to Work Day in May. We went from Bike to School "Day" to Bike to School Week and had 30% more schools signed up. There are more changes, but the biggest one so far is that we've already gone past our goal of 2500 youth and adult riders to over 2,800. That’s a 30% increase in our biggest ride year and we still have, you guessed it 30% more schools that have yet to send in their stats! What’s also fun this is that we are enjoying a moment before National Bike to School Day on May 8, 2013 where we are the leading Bike to School city in the country, edging out Anchorage, Alaska who had 38 school celebrations for last year's National Bike to School Day. Who knows if San Francisco will be the top city this year, but we do have the real rewards already. The smiles, memories, photos, opportunities to get active every day going to and from school. Thank you to everyone who made this year’s event a success. Support Our Climate Riders
Frankie Ridolfi is a first time Climate Rider who has chosen the SF Bicycle Coalition as one of his beneficiaries. He’s tapping into one of his passions to raise money: Frankie is an experienced book-binder, and for every $25 donated to his campaign, he’ll enter your name into a raffle for a hand-bound leather journal. Find out why he’s riding. Registration is open for the New York to DC ride this Fall. Sign up today for this green conference on wheels. Join our Neighborhood Committees and Help Improve SF!In an effort to develop deeper connections and empower our members, we are establishing over the next months Neighborhood Committees in a few key areas that can most benefit from active member participation and a local voice. Early in June, we will hold our first Neighborhood Committee meeting in the Mission. If you are a member interested in improving bicycling in this neighborhood, email chema@sfbike.org. Video: San Francisco Bike to Work Day 2013
Upcoming EventsCheck out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply email the details to us. Wednesday, May 8MTC: Programs and Allocations Committee * A great opportunity to share your passion for bike share. This regional government body will be voting on whether to allocate more funding to bike share. Specifically, the body will decide whether to put funding toward getting the soon-to-launch regional pilot program that has been reduced from 1,000 bikes to 700 bikes (350 in San Francisco) back to 1,000. Stop by to speak up for a large-scale bike sharing program in San Francisco and the region. Event details Bike + Design Lecture: History + Legacy * Bike+Design is a three part series highlighting the history, innovation, and design of Bay Area bicycle culture. Curated by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA SF) in collaboration with California College of the Arts (CCA), events will be held over the course of three months at Coalesse Design Center.Join us to learn about the hidden side of the common & uncommon bicycle. Event details Complimentary valet bicycle parking provided by the SF Bicycle Coalition. To volunteer to valet park bicycles, sign up online. Thursday, May 9Bike To Work Day San Francisco loves biking and one of the most fun and rewarding days to bike is the annual Bike to Work Day Celebration. Join the SF Bicycle Coalition and hundreds of thousands of lawyers, nurses, teachers, waiters and others who will be biking to work on this great day. Energizer Stations will be set up in neighborhoods across the city to offer free coffee, snacks and other goodies and mechanics. For biking resources and a list of all the fun events of the day visit sfbike.org/btwd Bike to Work Day Press Event Join Mayor Ed Lee, San Francisco Supervisors, civic and business leaders and your neighbors for the 2013 Bike to Work Day Press Event. Ride in one of the commuter convoys from every district in San Francisco or come to City Hall at 8:30am for this yearly milestone. Complimentary valet bicycle parking provided by the SF Bicycle Coalition. To volunteer to valet park bicycles, sign up online. Saturday, May 11Budget Town Hall: Districts 4 & 7 with Supervisors Katy Tang & Norman Yee * Mayor Lee and the Board of Supervisors are holding a series of town hall meetings to talk about the city budget. This is a rare chance for you to meet with these key decisionmakers in person to speak up for more city investment in biking. Did you know that an incredibly tiny 0.46% of the MTA capital budget is spent on biking, and even less in that agency’s operating budget? Attend your local town hall to speak up for funding for immediate improvements to biking on major bikeways, fixing troublesome hot spots along your favorite routes and keeping our streets smooth and well marked. Learn more Monday, May 13Budget Town Hall: Districts 5 & 6 with Supervisors London Breed & Jane Kim * Mayor Lee and the Board of Supervisors are holding a series of town hall meetings to talk about the city budget. This is a rare chance for you to meet with these key decisionmakers in person to speak up for more city investment in biking. Did you know that an incredibly tiny 0.46% of the MTA capital budget is spent on biking, and even less in that agency’s operating budget? Attend your local town hall to speak up for funding for immediate improvements to biking on major bikeways, fixing troublesome hot spots along your favorite routes and keeping our streets smooth and well marked. Learn more (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
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This year, the Climate Ride will pedal through California’s north coast on May 19-23, and 19 people will be riding to benefit the SF Bicycle Coalition. Our riders need your help supporting the all causes they ride for: bicycle advocacy, sustainability and environmentally focused organizations.
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