Dear Kevin, THIS WEEK:
Are you a data or visualization geek who loves bikes? If so, be sure to enter the Bay Area Bike Share Open Data Challenge. NEWS & UPDATES City Leaders Compromising Your Safety on Polk Street
To hold these City leaders accountable, we launch the David Chiu/MTA Polk Street Body Count clock, tracking the number of people hurt on Polk Street on their watch. Call David Chiu today at 415-554-7450 to let him know that he can't continue to turn his back on your safety. More details here. Decision Day: SFMTA to Vote on Whether to Fund Biking The SFMTA Board of Directors will discuss and, potentially, vote today on whether to get serious about funding biking. Right now the agency spends less than 1% on improving biking, and spends more money on copy paper ($4 million!). It’s not too late for you to speak up for real funding for better biking. Send your letter to the SFMTA Board today. A Safer Potrero Avenue on the Way!
Potrero Avenue is the only direct bike route between the Mission and the southern neighborhoods east of Valencia Street, and with the recent construction of the Cesar Chávez and Bayshore bike lanes, building safe bike infrastructure is even more critical because the number of people biking is only expected to grow. The new Potrero, with its buffered bicycle lanes from 17th Street to 25th Street, will open up safe, healthy and affordable transportation alternatives for the Mission, Portrero Hill, Bayview and Dogpatch neighborhoods, all while facilitating access to SF General Hospital and local businesses. Is Your Company a Bike-Friendly Business? If your answer is Yes: Hooray! Take the next step in nominating your business to be awarded for the 2014 Bike Friendly Business Awards. This year’s awards will be given away on the steps of City Hall by Mayor Lee and the SF Bicycle Coalition on Thursday May 8. What better way to showcase your company than being a 2014 Bike Friendly Business? Nominate your company here. If you answered No: Let us help you make your place of work more bike-friendly. The SF Bicycle Coalition is the local leader in offering education, how-to workshops, biking tips and tricks, bike rides with happy hours, and bike parking consultation to help whip businesses into bike-tastic shape! Request your toolkit here. Either way, you can take the Team Bike Challenge! Gather your friends, colleagues and neighbors to form teams and pedal to win! It’s a fun and easy way to see just how much good biking does for your health, budget and environment. Sign up now to be ready to compete during the month of May! Volunteer at a Bike to Work Day Energizer Station: Members Only  Calling all SF Bicycle Coalition members to come volunteer at Bike to Work Day, San Francisco’s biggest biking day of the year! Member-volunteers will run Energizer Stations in the morning and afternoon of May 8, getting folks pumped about their commute. Be a part of the magic of the 20th Anniversary of Bike to Work Day in the Bay Area. This volunteering opportunity is for members only. Sign up today! We Can’t Win Full funding for Biking, Unless You Give Current funding for bike projects amounts to less than 1% of the City’s transportation budget, yet in many SF neighborhoods bikes account for 15% of daily trips. SFMTA spends more money on copy paper and forms than it does on bike projects. When MTA says “we can’t afford it,” what they really are saying is that biking is a bottom rung priority. Help us win our fair share by making a tax-deductible gift. The SF Bicycle Coalition speaks for the tens of thousands of people who bike everyday in San Francisco. During the month of April we need 300 people or more to step forward and make a gift of $50 or more to meet our $15,000 fundraising goal. Give what you can, and please give today. Contributions to the SFBC Education Fund qualify for corporate matching gifts support. Over 50 schools across San Francisco have signed up to participate in Bike and Roll To School Week April 21-25, during which each school chooses the best day to promote biking to school. The registration deadline is April 4. When you register, you'll get student goodie bags (while supplies last) and will be entered into raffles raffles for School and Organizer prizes. If your school is already signed up, remind your friends. If you're not sure if your school is registered already, check the list of participating schools and sign up today! VIDEO: Free Valet Bike Parking at 2014 Giants Home Games
CHAIN OF EVENTS Check out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply email the details to us. Tuesday, April 1MTA Board: Better Biking or Copy Paper? SF Bicycle Coalition Phone Bank Wednesday, April 2Intro to Urban Bicycling with Bay Area Bike Share Sunday, April 6Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon* Internal Maintenance Class at the Bike Kitchen * Gals with Gears: Presidio Loop Rolling and Falling for Cyclists* Monday, April 7Bike To School Safety/Bike Train Leaders External Maintenance Class at the Bike Kitchen * 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 transforming city streets into more dignified places to ride a bicycle. Add your voice and keep bike improvements moving forward in San Francisco!
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