Dear Kevin, THIS WEEK:
Know an adult who never learned to bike, but always wanted to? We’re leading a number of “Adult Learn to Ride” classes this year, and we’re excited to welcome more people to biking! NEWS & UPDATES Members Say “Fund Biking” Loud and Clear
Join Us for “Valentines for Vision Zero” Event on February 14
With multiple pedestrian deaths already in 2014, we're asking you to help mark this year's Valentine's Day by joining Walk SF and the SF Bicycle Coalition at the corner of Van Ness and Grove to continue urging city leaders to deliver on critical Engineering, Enforcement and Education initiatives that will make our streets safe for everyone. If you have a loved one who was injured or killed on our roads, you yourself were a victim of a traffic crime, or you simply believe everyone has a right to walk and bike without fear on our streets, please join us: Valentines for Vision Zero RSVP now to help build the movement.Sign Up for Bike and Roll to School Week
Register your school today and get rolling for the big event. Need a new family bike? We’re holding a raffle for an EdgeRunner bike donated by Xtracycle! This sweet ride has an electric assist and child seats already attached. Enter the Parent Raffle today! Check Out the Love on Wheels Photos!
On stage, 50+ contestants shared the down-low on their bike preferences and 90’s past. Meanwhile, the crowd joined in the fun by cheering on the contestants, crafting fly slap-bracelets and gettin’ jiggy on the dancefloor with DJs shOOey, Aaron Pope and Sinned. Events like this would not be possible without the dedicated support of our amazing volunteers, so huge thanks to our 50+ member-volunteers who hung streamers, staffed registration, organized lovelorn bachelors and bachelorettes, parked bikes (even in the rain!) and so much more. Good News and Bad for Market StreetLast week, the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling on the City and MTA to move forward as soon as possible with the "Market on the Move" pilot program to expand private auto restrictions on our busiest bicycle, pedestrian and transit corridor. While it’s good to see support from the Board of Supervisors on this important pilot, there is still no plan from the MTA to actually implement these pilots. The MTA has committed to painting transit-only lanes to help speed up Muni, but there is still no plan to implement more auto restrictions and make this main corridor safer. At the MTA Board retreat last week, multiple Board members joined us in expressing frustration over the inaction on Market pilots. The message that we need a better Market Street now isn't getting through to MTA staff, so we're asking you turn up the volume. Don't let the MTA get away with continuing to do nothing: speak up at the next MTA Board meeting on February 18, 1PM, City Hall Room 400 to let MTA staff know that you are tired of waiting and that the status quo can't continue. Email paolo@sfbike.org if you plan to attend. We’re Hiring! Join our Staff
Staff Positions
We are also hiring for various internship positions. Visit sfbike.org/jobs for a complete list. WalkFirst SurveyMultiple City agencies are collaborating to implement solutions that make our streets safer. By using a data-driven method in coordination with community feedback, their goals include creating high-quality walkable neighborhoods as well as significantly decreasing serious and fatal collisions. They have developed an innovative survey to understand your priorities when it comes to designing safer streets. Be a part of deciding how and where to fund these projects! MEMBERS ONLYClimate Ride Registration Discount Thinking of signing up for this year's California Climate Ride? Save 25% off your registration fee by using the promo code “sfbcspecial” when you register for the ride! The ClimateRide is a fully supported, multi-day, charitable bike ride that raises money and awareness for bicycle advocacy, sustainability and climate change. This year, riders will pedal from San Francisco through wine country to the ultimate finale at the steps of our state’s capitol. You can list the SF Bicycle Coalition as your beneficiary and take pride in knowing that your ride is benefiting the bicycling conditions in your city while raising awareness for some of the most important issues of our time. Video: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Makes Historic “Vision Zero” Announcement
CHAIN OF EVENTSCheck out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply email the details to us. Wednesday, February 12 SF Bicycle Coalition Volunteer Night This 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! No RSVP necessary to volunteer. Special thanks to Rainbow Grocery for generously providing snacks for our volunteers.
Thursday, February 13 SF Bicycle Coalition Service Station Looking to volunteer? If you're a trained Bicycle Ambassador and want to volunteer, sign up online. Sunday, February 16 Traffic Skills 101-2: On-Road Workshop Practice what you learned in the Traffic Skills 101-1. This on-bicycle class follows a comfortable progression onto city streets, beginning with a short review of the lessons from the 101-1 course. After a basic bike maintenance session, the class will practice bike maneuvering skills in a car-free practice area before riding on the streets in small, intimate groups led by instructors. You will gain experience riding alongside moving traffic in different traffic conditions, and apply the safe riding techniques practiced in the car-free space into real-life situations. Adults and anyone over 14 years of age are welcome; bicycle, helmet and pre-registration required. Please bring your lunch.
Monday, February 17 SF Bicycle Coalition Office Closed (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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We'd like to thank the many members who took the time to speak to the SF Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) Board of Directors last week about getting serious about funding biking. Shockingly, the agency currently spends less than 1% of its budget on biking, and its extremely slow rollout of new and improved bikeways shows it. We stood with members at the MTA hearing to ask the agency to increase that spending to 8% so that the agency can really start moving on building a complete, citywide network of comfortable bikeways. 
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