THIS WEEK:
Thursday’s Walk & Roll to School Day was the biggest on record! More than 79 schools and 13,000 San Franciscans participated! NEWS & UPDATES Bikes and BART Final Vote October 24
Sneak Peak at the Winterfest Art Show!
18th Annual Winterfest Member Party, Art Show & Fundraiser Don't miss Early Bird savings, buy your tickets today!
Join your SF Bicycle Coalition and neighbor-members for: Columbus Avenue Member Meetup: Wednesday, October 16 | 6:30-8 PM, Caffe Greco (423 Columbus Avenue) Join our energetic Columbus Avenue member committee as they work to transform Columbus in to an even greater neighborhood gem. Can’t make it? Email janice@sfbike.org to get involved. Safe SoMa Member Meet Up: Monday, October 21 5:30-7PM, SF Bicycle Coalition Office (833 Market Street, 10th Floor) Come learn about the new Folsom street pilot and what the next steps are to make Folsom, Howard and the rest of SoMa streets safer. RSVP chema@sfbike.org. Help Make the Wiggle Even Better
MEMBERS ONLY: Perks Just for You New Member Meet & Greet If you’ve been a member for less than a year, we warmly invite you to come to our New Member Meet & Greet! Get to know some of your SF Bicycle Coalition staff, chat with fellow members and learn more about your friendly bike advocacy organization and the different ways you can get involved. We’ll have snacks and drinks, and don’t forget to bring up your bike - we have plenty of in-office bike parking. Please RSVP. Building Bikes and Community in the Bayview Late last year, in collaboration with other community organizations, we launched our Community Bike Build “Convivio” program. After a brief hiatus, it is back. Over the next few months, we will be working with POWER, of Free MUNI for Youth fame, to develop the biking community in the Bayview. If you want to be a part of this program, we are looking for volunteers, both mechanically inclined and not. Sign up to join us at this incredible event! Welcome Janice Li!Please join us in welcoming Janice Li, our new Community Organizer, to the SF Bicycle Coalition staff. Janice most recently worked at PUSH Buffalo, a member-driven nonprofit that empowers local residents in Buffalo, New York, to improve their neighborhood. We are excited to add Janice's extensive experience empowering a very diverse array of members to improve their lives to our advocacy team. Janice is a regular biker who is eager to begin working on many projects around San Francisco. Please welcome her at janice@sfbike.org. Three Great Group Rides This Weekend!Riding in the comfort of a group is a great way to learn where to ride, to build your confidence on the roads and to meet other riders! This weekend there are three wonderful rides to choose from. More details on each ride listed below in the Chain of Events section. VIDEO: Groningen: The World’s Cycling City
CHAIN OF EVENTSCheck out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply email the details to us. Tuesday, October 15 Dine Out and Donate *All Day | Patxi's Noe Valley, 4042 24th St Patxi's is donating a portion of ALL sales at this location for the entire day. Please support us by eating out, ordering food to take home or pick up a half-baked pizza for another time. Please note it is only the Noe Valley location participating. SF Bicycle Coalition Phone Bank 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. Sign up online. Wednesday, October 16 San Francisco Wiskind Climate Ride* Join us for this 20 mile extraordinary headlands ride with SF Bicycle Coalition Climate Riders Adam and Meg. Help support their epic Climate Ride on this fun ride. All additional funds raised will be donated to the SF Bicycle Coalition. Email Megandadam@wiskind.com with any questions. Free ride, sponsored by Blue Bottle Coffee, New Belgium Beer and Raison d'e Tre. Support Team Wise Kind with a tax-deductible donation. Bay Area Bike Share Open House * Bay Area Bike Share is growing in early 2014! You are in invited to share ideas for expansion station locations in the Mission District, the Castro, Hayes Valley and Mission Bay. Attendees will also have an opportunity to learn about bike sharing, the regional pilot, and planning and implementation details for San Francisco. Event details Columbus Ave Committee Meeting Join our energetic Columbus Avenue member committee as they work to transform Columbus in to an even greater neighborhood gem. Thursday, October 17 Bicycle Ambassador Training Curious to learn the secrets of our Bicycle Ambassador program? Of course you are! Well, wait no longer: Come to our Bicycle Ambassador training to get up to date on what's going on with the SF Bicycle Coalition and learn how to sign up new members. This training will also prepare you to volunteer at races, festivals, Service Stations, special events, and more. Contact Margaret to sign up. Looking forward to seeing you there! Saturday, October 19 Bike the Neighborhood * Join other Potrero Hill residents for this free weekly ride organized by BCA/Rafiki Wellness. All routes are planned by a biking coach and are safe and easy to ride. Limited number of bikes available if you do not have your own bike. Children under 16 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Ride is preceded by a 30 minute orientation. RSVP by contacting Ayanna at 415-615-9945, ext. 110 or via email to ayanna@bcoa.org. Rec Ride: A Spin Around the Sunset Join D4 Supervisor Tang, neighbors and the SF Bicycle Coalition for a casual bike ride through the Sunset area. This event is designed to teach riders basic urban bicycle riding skills, as well as show Sunset residents the best way to reach the downtown area via bicycle. You will experience the joys of using a bicycle to get around the neighborhood while stopping at local businesses along the way and traversing the best the Sunset has to offer.
Please contact (415) 554-7460 with questions. No RSVP Required. Free for all! Accessible Parking Forum * Discuss proposed changes to disabled parking placard and blue zone rules. Members of the San Francisco’s Accessible Parking Policy Advisory Committee, a stakeholder group with a majority of people with disabilities, will present their package of recommendations to increase access to parking and reduce disabled parking placard misuse. Hosted by the SFMTA and the Mayor’s Office on Disability. Forum details Sunday, October 20Gals with Gears: Waterfront Ride Want to cycle in the city but feel uneasy about it? Join the Gals for an enjoyable ride along Embarcadero to the Marina and back. We’ll show you a route, provide tips for riding in the city, and have a relaxing and easy ride. This is a no drop ride. Gals with Gears is a group of women 50+ years young seeking fun, healthy and practical bicycling in San Francisco — with women our own age! Distance: approx 10 miles, helmet required. This is a no drop ride. RSVP Required (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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With so many campaigns around the city, we’re launching a series of new member meetups to bring you and your fellow SF Bicycle Coalition neighbors together to make changes on your streets. This month, we’re focusing on two hot campaigns and two great neighborhoods: North Beach and SoMa.
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