Dear Kevin, Coming to the Mission: SF’s First Raised Bikeway San Francisco is set to get its first raised bikeway next year! The showcase bikeway is part of the Mission/Valencia gateway project and will stretch southbound on Valencia Street from César Chávez Street to Duncan Street. This one-block bikeway heralds a completely new type of bicycle infrastructure to our city, one that will become more common in the next few years as Masonic Avenue and 2nd Street projects go in the ground. Learn more about the design and project here. Members, It's Time to Bike the Vote!
What are the candidates’ priorities around street safety for the next four years? Read what they have to say about biking and help us select our official candidate slate for this November. You have until September 2 to vote, so VOTE ON OUR ENDORSEMENTS TODAY! You can also volunteer as a bicycle ambassador leading up to the elections! Bumped on Caltrain? Here’s What We're Doing Every day, thousands of people board Caltrain with their bikes, helping them get safely and conveniently to and from home, their workplace, their school, their grocery store or their child’s daycare. That number has grown exponentially over the last ten years, with a 364% growth in bike ridership, which outpaces even the overall growth in Caltrain ridership. We submitted a formal comment to Caltrain (pdf) as they finalize their Strategic Plan, a document to guide their agency over the next ten years. The bottom line: Increase bicycle capacity on Caltrain! Learn more here, and submit your own comment today. Together we’ve made tremendous progress over the past 12 months, winning better bikeways on Folsom Street, Lower Polk Street, San Jose Avenue and most recently, Ortega Avenue. But not everyone is happy with our progress. In fact, the resistance to bike-friendly changes is growing so strong that we are seeing signs of a potential “bikelash” this fall. We can prevent a bikelash if we prove that our efforts are making San Francisco a better place to live, work and bike. But we need your help in order to be out in force this fall educating San Franciscans about the benefits of more people biking and of safer streets. Please make a gift today to the SF Bicycle Coalition Education Fund, and join a grassroots movement of supporters who want San Francisco to stand by its Transit First commitment and ensure that our streets are safer for everyone. If you make a gift today, a generous member will match your contribution dollar-for-dollar — up to $5,000. Members-Only: Volunteer at Tour de Fat on Saturday, September 13 In three short weeks, New Belgium Brewing’s amazing bike bash, Tour de Fat, is headed into town, and we need YOU to join us as a volunteer to help make one of our most fun fundraisers a success.Over 70 SF Bicycle Coalition members have signed up to volunteer and we still need 80 more of you to join us! Come raise tents, pour beer, sell merch, park bikes and be a part of one of the most whimsical and hilarious bike events of the year. All volunteers receive a free Tour de Fat 2014 t-shirt and a free drink token (in addition to our boundless gratitude, of course). Grab a friend and sign up to volunteer today! Can’t make the big event but still want to help out? Sign up to put up posters all over town!
Have you been thinking about ditching your car? Do it for Tour de Fat on September 13 and win $2,250 to create the bicycle of your dreams! One lucky winner (it could be you!) will become the center of the show as he or she gets up on stage, hands over those car keys, and pledges to live one year car-free. Vehicles for Charity will auction the cars, with proceeds benefitting SF Bicycle Coalition and Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. How do you enter to win? All the important details are here. Safe Routes to School is Expanding School has started in San Francisco! Whether you’re on your bike, walking, taking transit or in a car, be alert for families and children on their way to and from school. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is a proud partner in the SF Safe Routes to School Program, making it safer, easier and more fun for children and families to walk and bike to school every day. Safe Routes to School is expanding this year, reaching even more SF students. Check with your school principal to see if your school has joined the program. Learn more about the 2014 Safe Routes program. Video: New Belgium’s Tour de Fat We're so excited that New Belgium Brewery is bringing their Tour de Fat to San Francisco on September 13! Check out this short video about the day of "hilarity and charity" that will be filled to the brim with beer, bikes and bemusement. This video shows a bit about the roving festival filled with beer, creativity, comedy and some of the funkiest bikes you've ever seen. Join or renew at the event and get a free beer token! CHAIN OF EVENTS Check out our online calendar of events. To add your bike event to our calendar, simply submit it here. Tuesday, August 26 Bicycle Ambassador Training Thursday, August 29 Celebrate Bay Area Bike Share's 1st Birthday* 8AM-5PM Market Street and Battery Street Bay Area Bike Share will celebrate its first year in operation! They're celebrating with free burritos, clipper card sweepstakes, and $5 Bay Area Bike Share passes.
Join the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and make San Francisco great for bicycling! Become a member and join a diverse group of 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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