Dear Kevin,
Your SF Bicycle Coalition membership is current through 12/14/2014. Thank you for being a member! THIS WEEK:
Job Opening: Safe Routes to School is hiring for two organizers to help get students biking and walking to school. APPLY HERE.
Bike Month Keeps Rolling Along
 Wow, what a Bike Month we’ve been having! In honor of the 20th Anniversary of Bike to Work Day, SF Bicycle Coalition members helped us pack the calendar with more than 85 bike-tastic events. There are still 10 days left in Bike Month and plenty of events!
Here’s a highlight of this week’s Bike Month Events: Ride of Silence for those we’ve lost; California Historical Society shows off its bike collection; a panel discussion on how crowdfunding local bike projects; Bike by sock donations with St. Anthony’s; and a survey ride of the city. Plus, more than a dozen more great rides and events. See sfbike.org/events for full list.
Complete Streets For Columbus Avenue
 The City recently hosted an open house to present on the Columbus Avenue Neighborhood Improvement Project. There were over 100 participants from the neighborhood who were greeted by staff from multiple agencies to answer questions and listen to community feedback. We are encouraged to see a high-level of coordination by the City, and in the end, the message is clear: We want Complete Streets for Columbus Avenue! Read more about the proposals here, which include a buffered bike lane for parts of Columbus Avenue, and write a letter of support to push for stronger bicycle improvements. Transportation 2030: Speak up for Your Streets “Let’s make it easier, safer and faster to get around San Francisco.” This is the City’s message for Transportation 2030, the strategic infrastructure investment program proposed for the November 2014 ballot. Transportation 2030 will invest in better roads, improved transit and safer streets throughout San Francisco, making it faster, safer and easier to get around. Each of the Supervisors will be holding an open house to present information and hold a Q&A. Click on the link here to view the dates and locations of each open house. We encourage you to attend, ask questions and speak up for how this investment can make biking a real option to get around our city. Bike to Worship Week Begins on Sunday
 Do you bike to church, mosque, temple, satsang, synagogue, or any other place of worship? As part of Bike Month in May, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition members are working in partnership with the San Francisco Interfaith Council to create a Bike to Worship Week from Sunday, May 25 to Sunday, June 1, 2014. Throughout the week various congregations will celebrate biking to their place of worship. See the full list of participants and dates here.
Announcing San Francisco’s 2014 Bike-Friendly Businesses
More and more businesses are joining the movement for better biking in San Francisco, which made this year’s Bike-Friendly Business awards the most competitive yet! We’re proud to announce this year’s Bike-Friendly Business award winners: Rackspace, Liftopia, Arizmendi Bakery and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Read more about the winners and why we selected them.
Free Bike Education Classes at Your Workplace
We’ve partnered with SFMTA to bring free commuter bike classes to San Francisco workplaces. Commute by Bike classes cover the basics of the rules of the road, street safety and commuting to work, and can be tailored to your office’s needs. Email paolo@sfbike.org to get your office rolling.
Video: Hal Grades Your Bike Locking 2014
 Streetsfilm is bringing back their wildly popular Hal Grades Your Bike Locking series. NYC bike guru Hal Ruzal and Streetfilm's Clarence Erickson walk around the city assessing bike locking techniques, with hilarious and shocking results. See what an A looks like, as well as a collection of D’s and F’s.
Click here for more techniques on locking your bike or what to do if your bike is stolen.
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, May 20
Celebrate Bike Month with BloomThat: Flowers by Bike Week
Citywide
SF Bicycle Coalition Phone Bank
SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market Street 10th floor
Night with the Archivist - Bicycling*
California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street
Transportation 2030: District 6 Open House*
SoMa Recreation Center, 270 6th Street
Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic*
Sports Basement, 1590 Bryant Street
Wednesday, May 21
Ride of Silence*
Sports Basement 1590 Bryant Street
Transportation 2030: District 1 Open House*
Richmond Recreation Center, 251 18th Avenue
Intermediate Bike Maintenance Clinic*
Sports Basement, 610 Old Mason Street
Thursday, May 22
Crowdfunding the Bike Industry
Huckleberry Bicycles, 1073 Market Street
Friday, May 23
Bike to Recology Artist in Residence Reception*
Recology Art Studio, 503 Tunnel Ave
Saturday, May 24
Survey Ride: Safe Routes to JFK Drive
Velo Rouge Cafe, 798 Arguello Boulevard
Sunday, May 25
Bike to Worship Week
Citywide
Bike to Yoga Day
Iyengar Yoga Institute, 2201 Sutter Street
Sports Basement Group Ride*
Sports Basement, 610 Old Mason Street
Let's Practice Riding Together
Pompeii Circle (stairs by the Conservatory of Flowers) Golden Gate Park
SF Rock and Roll Ride
SF Ferry Building, 1 Ferry Building
Monday, May 26
SF Bicycle Coalition Office Closed: Memorial Day
(Events not sponsored by the SF Bicycle Coalition are marked with an *)
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833 Market Street, 10th floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
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