Summer 2010 ISSUE 132 freeSAN FRANCISCO BICYCLE COALITION

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I am incredibly excited and honored to be leading the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition

as Acting Executive Director while Leah Shahum is in Amsterdam on sabbatical until January. I have been involved with the SF Bicycle Coalition in many different ways over the years. I led the Polk Street campaign and cultural history tours; served on the Board of Directors, including serving as Board Chair; and led the last strategic planning process.

What a change I’ve seen since working in the late ‘90s on the Polk Street campaign. That campaign took five years from beginning to end, removing one travel lane and adding only 13 blocks of bike lanes. In contrast, today the pace of change is supercharged. Ready for the injunction to lift, we have 45 projects approved, planned, designed, funded and queued up to be striped over this year and the next.

Even over these last three years, with few on-street improvements due to the injunction, we have seen bicycling increase by more than 50%. With all the changes that are coming as

the injunction lifts, we are poised for an explosion of bicycling this summer, and for an explosion of imagination. As we see the fruits of all our labor over these past three years painted on the streets, we are now ready to move to the next level with our vision. It has been so powerful getting to ride on separated bike lanes on Market Street and on the new green bike lanes, to park our bikes in on-street bike parking on Valencia and on other streets, and sitting and drinking coffee in the new mini-parks appearing in front of restaurants and cafes around the city. In these heady days of change, what new visions appear to us as we imagine a San Francisco that is truly a world-class bicycling city? No idea is too big. It is time to be audacious.

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EditorAmy Zimmerman

DistributionBrandon Fine

DesignTammy Chang

The Tube Times is a quarterly publication of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, an 11,000-member nonprofit advocacy organization working to transform San Francisco’s streets and neighborhoods into more livable and safe places by promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation. tubetimes@sfbike.org

SF BIcyclE coalITIon STaFF

Acting Executive Directorrenée rivera, x306, renee@sfbike.org

Communications DirectorTeri Gardiner, x308, teri@sfbike.org

Community PlannerNeal Patel, x312, neal@sfbike.org

Development DirectorJodie medeiros, x305, jodie@sfbike.org

Great Streets Project DirectorKit Hodge, x303, kit@sfgreatstreets.org

Membership & Volunteer CoordinatorTessa Buckley, x301 tessa@sfbike.org

Membership & Volunteer DirectorKate mcCarthy, x303, kate@sfbike.org

Operations DirectorFrank Chan, x304, frank@sfbike.org

Program DirectorAndy Thornley, x307, andy@sfbike.org

Program Managermarc Caswell, x302, marc@sfbike.org

Safe Routes to School ManagerJason Serafino-Agar, x314, jason@sfbike.org

BoaRD oF DIREcToRS

David Baker, Ben Caldwell, maureen Devlin, Brooke DuBose, Jenn Fox (President), Ann Lyons (Secretary), Justin Fraser (Treasurer), David Gartner, Amandeep Jawa, Ann Lyons, Holly minch, Lainie motamedi, Dan Nguyen-Tan, Zack Stender, Susan Sun

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I think that when we look back on this period, when the injunction was in place, we may see this as the time when everything changed, when the City learned how to experiment with new ideas, when the process of change sped up, when the hearts and minds of San Franciscans shifted and became ready for a great bicycling city. The SF Bicycle Coalition must be ready now for radical and rapid change. I am thrilled to be here at this moment helping to ready this organization and this movement for the next big leap forward.

As Leah is off in Amsterdam soaking up ideas and inspiration for a better bicycling city

here in San Francisco, we can ask ourselves, “What city will Leah come back to in January?” It will be a city where 20 or more new projects have been striped on our streets, a city where new ideas for how our streets can work are popping up like wildflowers after a rainy winter, a city where more people are taking to their bikes than ever before, and, above all, a city where the change we are looking for is already happening, here on our streets.

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Letter from the Executive Director

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Welcome RenéeAn official hello and welcome to renée rivera! renée is the SF Bicycle Coalition’s Acting Executive Director while our long-time Executive Director Leah Shahum is on sabbatical living, learning and bicycling (everywhere) in Amsterdam. renée came on board may 1, and will be with us through December leading the SF Bicycle Coalition on the next wave of biking campaigns and improvements. Some of you may already know renée from her long history of working with us, whether it was her long tenure on our Board of Directors, her hard work leading the winning campaign for bike lanes on Polk Street, or the numerous cultural history bike tours she has led for the Bicycle Coalition. renée has a strong background in nonprofit management and leadership and is passionate about our work to improve San Francisco for bicycling.

SF Bicycle Coalition Seeks Talented Board Members Half of the seats on our Board of Directors, a 15-person elected body that oversees our strategy, finances, fundraising, and overall organizational health, will be up for election at the end of the year. We are looking for strong candidates who can commit their time and energy toward steering and growing our work. We are especially interested in candidates with nonprofit legal, fundraising and financial experience. To learn more about the current Board and its work, as well as the election process, see sfbike.org/board. Interested candidates should contact Lainie by Aug. 1 at lmotamedi@hotmail.com.

We’ve Moved! The SF Bicycle Coalition offices moved one block down market Street. We’re excited to still be located on market Street, one of the busiest and most important bicycling routes in the city and a street that is at the heart of our work! We look forward to seeing you at our new office for daytime volunteering, a Treehouse Talk or Volunteer Night. Our new address is 833 market St., 10th Floor (between Fourth and Fifth streets), San Francisco, CA 94103, and our phone number is the same (415-431-BIKE).

SF Bicycle Coalition Launches Bay Area Transit Blog on SF GateThe SF Bicycle Coalition and Streetsblog San Francisco joined forces with the San Francisco Chronicle to create Bay Area Transit, a blog that appears on sfgate.com. This blog is an opportunity for us to write about our work and highlight all of the exciting new bicycling improvements (hello market Street

separated bike lane!) that are making San Francisco a better place to ride a bike. We’ll certainly be sharing the faces and stories of some of the 120,000 San Franciscans who bicycle regularly and showcasing great biking events and rides that are bound to get even more people riding. read it online at sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/transportation/index.

Bicycle Valet at the Saturday Ferry Building Farmers MarketNow you can ride your bicycle to the Ferry Building Farmers market on Saturdays all year and securely park your bike with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s complimentary bike valet. From market open at 8am to close at 2pm in Harry Bridges Plaza, the center area next to the muni tracks between the traffic lanes, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition will watch your steed while you fill up your panniers and baskets with the bounties from the farmers market. We’d like to thank the following sponsors for their financial support for this free program: Absinthe Brasserie & Bar; Arlequin Cafe; Alix marduel + Tom Lockard; rickshaw Bagworks; San Francisco Waterfront Partners; and Walkup, melodia Kelly & Schoenberger. Thanks to the Port of San Francisco for providing the space. Valet Bike Parking is another great reason to ride to the farmers market!

An Improvement Coming to Fell Street For years, the bike lane on Fell Street has been used by people in cars who queue up for cheap gas at the Arco gas station. Each day, over 1,000 people use this bike lane, and these queuing cars are forcing them to move out of the bike lane and merge with faster-moving traffic, creating unsafe conditions for everyone on the street. In June, the SF municipal Transportation Agency moved forward with a proposal to improve safety and comfort, increasing visibility of the bike lane and removing a few key parking spots to create a proper queuing area for drivers. The mTA is currently collecting baseline data for driver compliance and plans to install a green bike lane in the coming months. The SF Bicycle Coalition is excited for this experiment, and continues to monitor conditions at this key corridor. Email marc@sfbike.org and let him know if the changes have improved your ride so far — and keep an eye out for some shiny new green pavement!

First Separated and Green Bike Lanes in San FranciscoThe San Francisco Bicycle Coalition celebrated the installation of the first physically separated and green bike lanes in San Francisco on market Street, and more people than ever are choosing to bike on market. The City has shown tremendous leadership in continuing to improve market Street for people biking, walking and taking transit, and the latest installation of these physical barriers and green paint has increased safety. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition helped turn out dozens of letters of support from businesses across San Francisco urging mayor Newsom to plan for a fully separated bikeway the full length of market Street from Octavia Boulevard to the Embarcadero. Improvements to market Street are happening fast — find out the latest at sfbike.org/market.

People and Parklets and Plazas, Oh My!

New parklets continue to sprout around the city. The inaugural parklet on Divisadero Street between Hayes and Grove streets (in front of mojo Bicycle Cafe) is booming, a mega-parklet on 22nd Street at Bartlett is turning heads, and more are on their way on Clement Street in the Inner richmond and Columbus Avenue in North Beach. meanwhile, Castro Plaza has been renovated to be more beautiful and safe feeling, and three

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other plazas are in the works. The SF Bicycle Coalition’s Great Streets Project has been helping get these wonderful new public spaces in the ground — sometimes literally. Volunteer to help build and/or analyze these projects by emailing info@sfgreatstreets.org.

Smooth Sail to the Ocean

rec and Parks Director Phil Ginsburg and DPW Director Ed reiskin and other VIPs joined members of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition on a celebratory ride down JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park. Through the work of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s Good roads Campaign and partners from the City, what was once an unsafe and jarring ride is now a smooth sail to the ocean! The SF Bike Coalition’s advocacy helped bring this improvement this year –- it’s a much-needed fix for thousands of commuters and weekend riders enjoying the park and ocean. Find out where to find the next wave of new asphalt at sfbike.org/goodroads.

Globe Bikes Supports Valet Bike Parking Your most beloved SF Bicycle Coalition service has just gotten better! We are proud to partner with Globe Bikes for the next three years on our Valet Bike Parking program. Through their support of this popular program, Globe is showing their commitment to help fuel the transportation bike movement in San

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s complimentary Bike Valet Parking is available at hundreds of events in the city and it is now at the Ferry Building Farmers market every Saturday.

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Francisco, and helping us keep your bikes safe and secure at hundreds of events throughout the year. Our complimentary Valet Bike Parking service is offered at many events in the city — from street fairs, to SF Bicycle Coalition parties, to music festivals in Golden Gate Park. Look for the Valet Bike Parking banners and on our calendar at sfbike.org/chain

Thanks to Globe Bikes for their support of better biking in San Francisco! Check out these sexy urban rides at globebikes.com and for more about our valet bike parking program, see sfbike.org/valet.

New On-Street Bike Parking on Valencia It just got easier to shop and dine by bicycle in the mission District, the SF municipal Transportation Agency installed five new on-street bike parking corrals on busy Valencia Street which have created more than 40 new parking spaces. The SF Bicycle Coalition is excited to see the City install this innovation on a vibrant commercial and bicycling street like Valencia. On-street bike parking is a smart solution that helps the city catch up with the growing demand for bicycle parking and well-placed and prominent bike parking in front of businesses is also key to helping reduce bicycle theft. In the past few years, San Francisco bike ridership has increased a whopping 53 percent! The SF Bicycle Coalition is helping to identify other locations and businesses across the city to recommend more on-street bike parking to the SF municipal Transportation Agency. Do you know a business that would want to request on-street bike parking? Email marc@sfbike.org with your recommendations. Go to sfbike.org/onstreet to find out more!

I Bike SF Gives RewardsThe SF Bicycle Coalition is partnering with mayor Gavin Newsom and local businesses to promote an exciting new program called I Bike SF. It is a monthly neighborhood-to-neighborhood discount program in which local businesses offer discounts and rewards to shoppers who arrive by bike and show their bike lock key or helmet. Get hooked up with great deals on upper market Street in July, in North Beach in August, and on Clement Street in September. You can find a list of participating businesses and all the details at iBikeSF.org.

Keep an Eye Out for November Endorsements The November elections may seem like a long way off, but the SF Bicycle Coalition is already shifting into high gear for another important election!

Hi, wonderful Bike Coalition,I have been a biker in SF for years and years, and my husband and I avidly are now committed to biking around the city with our kids, ages 6 and 1. There is one errand I run every Wednesday to the Civic Center Farmers market that, up until yesterday, I did not feel comfortable doing on my bike with my son in the trailer. my route from 15th and Capp, although it only covers a few blocks of market, never felt safe and I always drove my car. Well, yesterday, I biked up from 15th and Valencia to market, turned right, and lo and behold! Within a block, I was in a separated bike lane, feeling mighty secure towing the kid behind. And then there were more of those divided lanes, all the way until I made my way left on Larkin! I was delighted! And then when I returned, there were even more of those lanes on the other side! I am now going to bike to that market every week! I thank you very much for your advocacy in this particular area.Sincerely, Brook Broughton

Brook, we love your story so much, we’re featuring it on page 10!

Letters to the editor are always welcome. Email yours to tubetimes@sfbike.org.

letters to the editor

more than 275 people joined us at the 18th annual Golden Wheel Awards at the historic Green room in the War memorial Building to celebrate our work as leaders of change and honor those who are creating great streets and a world-class bicycling city. The event brought together city leaders like Nathaniel Ford, Director of the SFmTA; Tom Nolan, Chairman of the SFmTA; and Jose Cisneros, City Treasurer; along with community and business leaders, decision makers, SF Bicycle Coalition members and the evening’s keynote speaker, San Francisco Board of Supervisors President David Chiu.

The SF Bicycle Coalition gave out two awards this year. First we awarded San Francisco Streetsblog for their intelligent journalism that is

leading the conversation and helping more people understand the connection between bicycling and a livable city. And second, we honored San Francisco Bicycle Coalition member michael Helquist for his leadership that has propelled our Good roads Campaign to the next level by influencing the Department of Public Works to prioritize bicycling in their work in smoothing our streets.

Thank you to everyone who attended this important fundraising event and a special thank you to the generous sponsors and amazing volunteers who made this evening so successful. The 18th annual Golden Wheel Awards raised $75,000 for the SF Bicycle Coalition’s work creating great streets and a world-class bicycling city.

Bicycle Deity: Jenn Fox

Movers and Shakers: David Baker + Partners, The Hellman Family Foundation, Walkup melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

High Wheelers: Ann Lyons, Gordon-Creed, Kelley, Holl & Sugermen LLP, richard Cox, SF Bike Polo, Trek Bicycles, Treasure Island Community Development

WE gRATEFuLLY ACkNOWLEDgE THE FOLLOWINg gOLDEN WHEEL AWARD SpONSORS FOR THEIR gENEROuS CONTRIBuTIONS TO OuR ORgANIzATION:

A BIG NIGHT for the

GOLDEN WHEEL AWARDS

Top: Board of Supervisors President David Chiu was the keynote speaker. Left: michael Helquist, one of the 2010 Golden Wheel Award Winners, chats with guests. Right: more than 275 people attended the Golden Wheel Awards.

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As an intern with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, I ride downtown to the Bicycle Coalition’s office, mingling with people in cars and buses on

Market Street through the newly separated and green bike lanes. However, I didn’t always feel so comfortable biking here on San Francisco streets.

Before my internship at the Bicycle Coalition, I spent 2009 studying abroad, biking the Dutch and Danish bikeways. This was my introduction to everyday bicycling, and I used these bikeways daily to bike to school, to the grocery store and to the beach. I quickly became accustomed to biking by young children, or fathers riding with their toddlers, or a grandmother bicycling with a basket of groceries. I felt comfortable and safe on these bikeways because they were physically set apart from people walking and driving. And I could get everywhere I needed to go as these bikeways connected and weaved throughout the city. I never had to venture off a bikeway, and that made biking every day an easy choice. After my year abroad, studying and biking, I returned to San Francisco with a new perspective. I was excited to see more people than ever out on their bikes in my hometown. I was seeing mothers and fathers biking with their kids and older people biking too, right here in San Francisco. My experience biking in Europe, and the new safety in numbers I saw here, gave me the confidence to try biking in San Francisco. While my first bike trips felt very different than the ones in the Danish bikeways, I was pleasantly surprised to see just how easy it was to get around the city, around the hills and how fun it is to experience San Francisco neighborhoods on a bike. My rides

SEPARATED BIKEWAYS

The Future of Biking in San Francisco?

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took me over street improvements like bike lanes, “sharrows” (shared lane arrows) and the most exciting new improvement for me, the green separated bike lanes on Market Street. On the green lanes on Market Street I almost felt like I was back in Denmark.

As a communications intern this semester I had the chance to sit down with Andy Thornley, Program Director for the SF Bicycle Coalition, and ask him questions about San Francisco’s Bike Network. My experience biking in Europe, and the changes I am seeing right here at home, made me curious about what’s next for bicycling here in San Francisco. What will make it easier and more enticing for people of all ages to bike through our beautiful city? Here’s some of what I learned:

Andy: Every street the city has marked with “sharrows”, every route the city has striped with bike lanes, moves us closer to a Citywide Bike Network that’s fit for people of all ages to use. We’re proud of the many improvements the SF Bicycle Coalition and its members have won, the real progress we’ve made in helping the city become more and more bikeable. In order to get even more young children and older people bicycling, we need to make bold moves and develop a system of separated bikeways on our streets. Bikeways create physical separation between people on bikes and faster—and slower—moving traffic on the most important bicycling routes and are continuous, so they create blocks and blocks of riding with peace of mind.

I love the easy feeling of biking in the newly separated bike lanes on Market Street between Eighth Street and Octavia. Are there plans to have this bike lane go farther down Market Street?

Andy: We are seeing real support right now from the Mayor to build out this separated bikeway the length of lower Market Street. The white “soft hit” posts, and the green pavement create an exclusive path of travel for people on bikes, and is a visual reminder to everyone on the road that this is bike space. We are hearing over and over again how it feels so much safer to ride a bike on that part of Market Street. We’re also hearing from so many new people who are now riding this stretch of Market Street for the first time, mothers who are now comfortable riding with their children in tow. I think it’s really exciting to see the see the City and the Mayor try out this great idea on the busiest biking street west of the Mississippi. San Francisco is preparing for Market Street’s reconstruction in 2013, a rare opportunity to

improve our city’s main street. The SF Bicycle Coalition is advocating for a continuous, separated bikeway on Market Street from Octavia to the Embarcadero, improved and excellent transit service and vibrant sidewalks and public spaces. We can have it all if we plan for it, that’s why the Market Street trials are so exciting, they are testing out ideas today that, if they work, will be incorporated into the 2013 plan. A separated bikeway on Market Street, especially on smooth new pavement, sounds like a great way to get more people on their bikes and using that route. What’s the plan for making that bikeway connect with other streets? Andy: We’re excited at the prospect of a separated bikeway along the Embarcadero. There are already a lot of people bicycling in the bike lanes on this street, and plenty biking on Herb Caen Way (that’s the name of those extra-wide sidewalks that run all the way from Fisherman’s Wharf to AT&T Park). While it’s perfectly legal to ride on Herb Caen Way, those that have ridden this pathway know that it’s far from ideal with a multitude of different users—people walking, bicycling, skating and dog walking—and fluctuations in width that create narrow and confusing points for everyone to navigate. That’s why a separated bike lane here would be ideal. Last summer, SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research) took a look at transforming the Embarcadero to the EmBIKEadero, a conceptual plan for a separated bi-directional bikeway along the Embarcadero, on the bay side of the road. A world-class bikeway on this street would help people of all ages and locals and tourists alike to moving around the city by bicycle, especially if this bikeway connected to Market Street. Sounds like a smart idea to connect downtown with the Embarcadero. What about bikeways for the neighborhoods? Andy: The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is excited to see how the innovations on Market Street with the separation and green color could improve streets all over San Francisco. There are strong candidates for separated bikeways and the SF Bicycle Coalition is working with the City to try out various design approaches. San Jose Avenue from the South Mission to Glen

Park has bike lanes, but it is pretty scary even for the most confident person to bicycle alongside freeway-speed cars. Imagine how much safer it would feel if we added a solid barrier to separate the existing bike lane from the other travel lanes (and there’s plenty of room to do it). Likewise Alemany Boulevard from Glen Park to Bayshore would be ideal for physically separated bike lanes and easy to implement as it has long stretches of uninterrupted roadway. Townsend Street between Eighth and Fourth streets and Division Street are both desperate for improvements and are two key bike routes to the Caltrain Station. In these two cases we could probably swap the bike lane and the parking lane, moving the curbside car parking out into the street and inserting a separated bikeway in the space between the sidewalk and the parked cars. This is an innovative way to

“We can have it all if we plan for it.”

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As the Tube Times went to press, the SF City Attorney was preparing for a June 22 court date for the final hearing on the lawsuit which has frozen improvements for bicycling for four years. This hearing should be the final legal hurdle the City needs to clear before getting fully back to striping all the new bike lanes that were approved last June, which it has been forbidden to do (with some exceptions granted last winter) since June 2006.

It’s been a long four years, that could not have been won without the support and hard work of thousands of SF Bicycle Coalition members, writing support letters and emails, doing door-to-door outreach to merchants and businesses, speaking up at public hearings at City Hall. Last summer’s historic victory at City Hall, with adoption of the 2009 SF Bike Plan and approval of 45 bike lanes — nearly a doubling in the mileage of bike lanes in the city — is testimony to the power and determination of the SF Bicycle Coalition and its members, and we thank you all once again for being a part of the team that’s getting it done.

Once the injunction is lifted, the City has committed to striping more than 20 new bike lanes this year, on routes like Townsend, Portola, Alemany, Illinois, Kirkham, and North Point, along with adding even more sharrows, bike racks and other changes. These improvements will make San Francisco streets safer and dramatically improve bicycling for you, and increase the number of people biking. Be ready to celebrate these improvements and enjoy a more dignified ride around town, and keep your eye on sfbike.org for the latest news.

The Injunction Is Almost Over!by Andy Thornley

“We can have it all if we plan for it.”

Top: This rendering shows what a bi-directional bikeway would look like along San Francisco’s Embarcadero. It would create a safe and comfortable space for people walking, biking and driving.Right: market Street is becoming a model example for how streets can safely accommodate walking, biking, transit and driving.

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create a separated bike lane and something that could also be explored on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park.

The Bicycle Coalition is working hard to develop that “next generation” bike network that will encourage all generations of San Franciscans to

bicycle. Continuous bikeways throughout the city will create a truly bike-friendly city for everyone from 8 to 80 years old. Keep your eyes open and your imagination fired up, and join the SF Bicycle Coalition in connecting the city on two wheels!

Stay tuned for ways that you can get involved in this next wave of biking improvements.

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MeMbership Dues 32%

inDiviDual Contributions 28%

events anD benefits 17%

ContraCts 11%

founDation Grants 5%

business partner support 1%

proGraM serviCe fees 6%

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2009 was truly the year of the bicycle. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition had momentous victories that won a near doubling of bike lanes and more smooth pavement on key biking routes across the city, and saw the launch of the historic Market Street trials, which are improving that street for walking, biking and public transit.

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition was hard at work leading campaigns and creating opportunities to make it easier for people to try bicycling. From the car-free Sunday Streets events to our free Urban Cycling Workshops to one-day events like Bike to Work Day, we helped more people experience the joys of bicycling. In fact, San Francisco saw a whopping 53% increase in the

number of people riding bikes from 2006 to 2009.

These extraordinary accomplishments and successful campaigns are propelled by two important funding sources. First, the dedicated volunteers who generously donated more than 10,000 hours of their professional skills and talents to advance our work. In 2009, these services were valued at $345,000, or a third of our expense budget. Second, the businesses, foundations and individual supporters who gave generous financial contributions in 2009. Membership dues and donations from individuals make up nearly 70% of the Bicycle Coalition’s annual income. Thank you for making our work possible.

2009A YEAR IN REVIEW

* Combined SFBC and SFBC Education Fund

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FOUNDATION & BUSINESS SUPPORT

$20,000+Alliance for Walking & Biking*Craigslist Fund*Gerbode Foundation*New Belgium Brewery*San Francisco Foundation*

$10,000-$19,999 Chintu Gudiya Foundation*Climate Works Foundation*Hellman Family Foundation*Mark Dwight Foundation*Walkup, Melodia, Kelly &

Schoenberger*R & S Associates Family LLC*

$5,000-$9,999California Pacific Medical

Center*Community Thrift*David Baker + Partners

Architects*SEED Fund*Trek Bicycles*

$2,500-$4,999Brown Foundation*Google*Gordon Creed, Kelley, Holl &

Sugerman LLP*Treasure Island Community LLC*

$1,000-$2,499Alta Planning + Design*Ambos Mundos Foundation*Applied Biosystems*Cahill Contractors, Inc*Charles Schwab*CREDO Mobile*The EACH Fund*Foundation for Ecology and

Culture*HEW Charitable Foundation*Hines*James Irvine Foundation*Microsoft Giving Campaign*Paoli & Geerhart*Planet Bike*Saatchi & Saatchi*Shefman Law Group*Thomas C. Hays & Mary Ann

Hays Family Foundation*Wilson Meany Sullivan*Words Pictures Ideas*

$500–$999AMGEN*Bike & Roll*bikeparking.com*Boston Properties*Brent Firm*Carbon Five*City CarShare*City Park*Conger Moss Guillard

Landscape Architects*Deutsche Bank*Donald MacDonald Architects*EDAW*Emerald Fund*Fehr & Peers*Grizzly Peak CyclistsHolliday Development*JP Morgan Chase*Law Office of Carter Zinn*MacDonald Architects*Martin Building Company*Moody’s Financial Investments*Perkins & Will*Related Companies of California*Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey*Streetline*Summit Bicycles*Symantec*Team Roaring Mouse*Valencia Cyclery*

$250-$499AAA of Northern California/

Dollars for Doers*AAJ Bicycle Litigation Group*BergDavis Public Affairs*Cannon Constructors*Clorox Company*Darius Fund*The Fruit Guys*

Hassell Law Group*Metrovation*Mike’s Bikes*Network for Good*Nibbi Construction*PG&E*Pocket Development*Rahman Gramly LLP*Van Meter Williams Pollack

Architects*

inDiviDual supporters

$10,000+John Calaway & Olof Hansen*

$5,000-$9,999Anonymous* David Baker*Richard Cox*Miles Epstein & Susan George*Jenn Fox & Josh Magnum*Jean Fraser & Geoffrey Gordon-

Creed*Remy Hathaway*Patrick Larvie*Tom Lockard & Alix Marduel*Ann Lyons & Jacques

Rutschmann* Jonathan Weiner* John & Leslie Woodward*

$1,000-$2,499Lalit Balchandani* Joseph Baribeau*Carl & Susannah Bettag*Becky Bond & Emily McVarnish*Daniel & Jonathan Bornstein*Cheryl Brinkman & Rich Coffin*Clark Buckner & Jennifer

Perfillio*Ben Caldwell*Matt Chanoff*Steve Chapman & Carol

Francis*Darius Contractor*Matt Davis* Martha Ehrenfeld* Rob Forbes*Shawn Grunberger*Jonn Herschend & Max

Schroder*Maureen Kelly & Rich Simpson*Wayne Krill*Hal Looby & Holly Minch*Brett Lutz*Kathleen McNamara & Nathan

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in-KinD business supportAnchor & HopeAvenue CycleryB. Spoke TailorDavid BakerBalboa Theater

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Car DonationsAri AdesDavid ArmstrongCindy AsrirPenny AvrilLeslie CruzChristopher FensterEduardo Villalon

* All or a portion of the donation was contributed to the SF Bicycle Coalition’s tax-deductible Education Fund

thanK you the folloWinG businesses, founDations, anD inDiviDual supporters Gave Generous Contributions to MaKe our WorK possible in 2009.

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kEEp YOuR BIkE SECuRE

Whether you’re riding a brand new bike or one you’ve had since high school, securely lock-ing your bike is something that never goes out of style.

First, get your hands on a heavy-duty u-lock from Kryptonite or OnGuard. Never, ever lock your bicycle with a cable lock; even the thickest of cables can be cut through with a cheap bolt cutter.

Next, make sure to lock your bike to something permanent, like a street pole, sidewalk bike rack or those innovative new on-street bike parking corrals in a well-lit and prominent loca-tion! Attach the u-lock to your back wheel and through the rear triangle of the bike frame, to a stationary object. This method prevents thieves from stealing your bike wheel or frame with any ease.

In recent months, we’ve heard more stories of stolen handle-bars and seats. replace quick-release levers with a bolt and nut and add a ball-bearing in the hex bolt on the top of the stem to keep your handlebars secure. To hold the ball bearing in place, use glue or candle wax. You can always dig out the ball bearing, but most thieves consider this to be more hassle than it’s worth. This trick can easily work with other hex bolts on your bike, that you don’t use regularly!

See sfbike.org/theft_locking for more information and down-load and fill out the handy “freezer” form with important information to identify your bicycle in case it is ever stolen.

Ask your question on the Bike Buddy Forum at sfbike.org/bikebuddy or email bikebuddy@sfbike.org.

Learn the best way to get around town on our monthly Bike Buddy route rides, see the Chain of events on pages 13-14 for dates.

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Member Profile: Brook BroughtonA Mother Who Finally Feels Safe Bicycling On Market Street

by Linda Atkins

The new separated bike lane on Market Street, painted an eye-catching green just in time for Bike to Work Day, has made bicycling safer and is a visible sign of the City’s commitment to a Better Market Street for all. Brook Broughton, for one, is a fan.

Brook, a dancer with the San Francisco Opera, and her husband, David Malizia, an elementary school teacher in San Francisco, are avid bicycle riders. They bike around their neighborhood to visit friends, the playground, and local events, and each year they make a family trip to Angel Island for a couple of days, taking their bikes on the ferry.

Brook also takes their daughter Grace, 6, to school each day by bicycle. They have established a safe route from their home near the north slope of Bernal Heights to Grace’s school in the Mission district, and Brook feels comfortable and at ease making the trip. Typically, Brook and Grace ride their bicycles — “After Bike to School Day, I was really into it,” says Grace — and Brook’s son Xavier, 1, rides in a bike seat attached to the rear of Brook’s bicycle, or, if there are errands to do, in a Burley trailer (an item Brook enthusiastically recommends: “They’re awesome because you can haul kid and groceries”).

Getting to the Heart of the City Farmers Market at the Civic Center on Wednesday mornings was another story. Supporting farmers, saving money, and coming home with fresh local produce? Fantastic! Bicycling in rush-hour traffic with one’s baby? Not so much. “I never felt comfortable bicycling on Market Street with my children,” says Brook.

Brook briefly considered using the sidewalk to get to the Civic Center, but knowing that bicycling on the sidewalk is illegal for adults and feeling it just wasn’t a good or safe idea, she resigned herself to using the car for this weekly trip. “It’s totally a pain because it’s all

metered parking and I was running around trying to feed the meter.”

After reading about the recently expanded separated bike lane on Market Street, Brook gave biking to the farmers market another try and was pleasantly surprised. “I immediately felt safer knowing there was a barrier there. You’re much more visible. No one is going to just not see you.”

Two-wheeled shopping can often be easier than the four-wheeled variety. Besides the ample number of places to lock a bike near the vendors’ stalls at the Civic Center, “It’s always more convenient to be on a bike because you’re not dealing with parking, and meters, and paying anything — it’s free,” says Brook. When she takes the car, “I feel like I’m constantly looking at the clock and rushing.” She now plans to bicycle to the farmers market every week.

Brook says she has been very impressed by bicycling improvements in recent years, including the huge increase in ridership. She recalls that when Grace was a baby, she didn’t commonly see other parents cycling with their children, “and now I see them everywhere, all the time. That makes me feel safer, knowing that there are other families doing it.”

One area that Brook thinks could use some special attention is around Division Street — after leaving the Civic Center via Eighth Street, it can be tricky to get back to Harrison Street safely.

She hopes that by the time Grace and Xavier are old enough to bicycle on their own, the city will be even more bike friendly and safe — maybe with the separated bike lane extended all the way down Market Street for cycling to the Embarcadero. “I want these everywhere!”

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O n Bike to Work Day, bicycles accounted for 75% of the morning roadway traffic

on Market Street. The SF Bicycle Coalition relates this increase to the separated, green Market Street bike lanes and other improvements that are making streets all across the city safer.

Bicycling was the transportation choice of the day as hundreds of thousands of people and city leaders like Mayor Newsom biked to work. Supervisors Eric Mar, Carmen Chu, Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty, Sophie Maxwell, David Campos and John Avalos as well as SF MTA Director Nathaniel Ford, SF MTA Board Chairman Tom Nolan, City Attorney Dennis Herrera, Department of Public Works Director Ed Reiskin, Rec + Parks General Manager Phil Ginsburg and Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting joined our morning Commuter Convoys to City Hall. We took these leaders on a bicycling tour of Market Street to have them experience biking in the newly separated and green bike lane on Market Street and build their support for a complete Market Street bikeway from Octavia all the way to the Embarcadero.

Bike to Work Day is also our biggest membership day of the year. A hearty hello to the more than 700 people who became members and welcome to the largest local bicycle advocacy group in the country. We look forward to working with you to make San Francisco a great biking city.

Top: It was all smiles in the green, separated bike lane on

market Street on Bike to Work Day. 75% of the morning

roadway traffic on market Street was bicycles.

Bottom: SF Bicycle Coalition volunteers cheered commut-

ers on at 27 Energizer Stations around the city and handed

out more than 5,000 collectible tote bags brimming with

awesome bike goodies and bicycling safety information.

The San Bicycle Coalition thanks all our member-volunteers who made Bike to Work Day an unrivaled success! A special shout-out to interns Brendan Allen, Sal Alper, Carolina Barnes, Ian Conover, Emily Fisher, Joe montana and matt Wisniewski. High fives all around to Gwen Lutz for putting on the ever-stylish bike fashion show and to Sara Tea for DJing at the Bike Away from Work Party. And thanks to the 300+ member-volunteers who gave countless hours to hang posters, stuff the reusable tote bags, and who organized and staffed the Energizer Stations and Bike Away From Work Party.

Thanks to these local sponsors whose support made Bike to Work Day possible:

511.org, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, SFmTA, Timbuk2, California Pacific medical Center, PG&E, and Blue Shield of California.

A special thank you to PUBLIC bikes for sponsoring our Fashion Show.

Additional thanks to to Black rock Arts Foundation, Chuey Brand, Chrome, Globe, mission Workshop, Nut Case, Outlier, Parklife, Pedaler, Pushbike, rickshaw Bagworks, Sheila moon, and Swrve for generously providing prizes for our Bike to Work Day raffle.

Thanks to the Fair Trade Coalition for providing Fair Trade Certified Coffee to our Energizer Stations. Fair Trade Certified products directly support a better life for farming families through fair prices, direct trade, community development and environmental stewardship. more at fairtradecertified.org.

Also, thanks to the following generous vendors for their tasty treats in support of Bike to Work Day: Adina, Arguello Super, Arizmendi Bakery, Atlas Café, Bi-rite, Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture, Chipotle, Dolores Park Café, Escape from New York Pizza, Falletti’s, The Fruit Guys, Gialina, House of Bagels, Izze, Java Supreme, La Victoria Bakery, Paxti’s Pizza, rainbow Grocery Co-op, real Food Company, roxie market & Deli, Safeway, Trader Joe’s, Velo rouge Café, Veritable Vegetable, Whole Foods, and Wholesome Bakery.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN FRANCISCANS PEDAL OUT FOR THE

BIKE TO WORK DAY

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You can use your voice to propel biking improvements when you volunteer at one of the SF Bicycle Coalition’s phone Banking Nights. 1. HELp MEMBERS RENEWThe SF Bicycle Coalition has been wildly successful at renewing memberships during these special volunteer nights. We make calls to friendly members to let them know their membership has lapsed (no cold calling!) and ask them to renew. It’s that easy. Stop by for an hour or two and help us renew dozens of former members. You’ll get to hang out with a fun bunch of people who love bicycles as much as you do and enjoy a tasty dinner on us. Email Juli at juli@sfbike.org if you want to take part. 2. gET OuT THE VOTEWith November’s election approaching we’re looking for people who are willing to invest a little time to help San Francisco become the best bicycling city in the nation. The SF Bicycle Coalition makes endorsements in local elections and you can help make a difference by using our phones to ensure a bike-friendly outcome. We’ll be scheduling our election-based Phone Banking nights in September — if you’re interested, email marc@sfbike.org today and we’ll add you to our list.

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Through the persistence of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s good Roads Campaign volunteers, a number of key bike routes have been resurfaced ahead of schedule in the last 12 months. You can now coast along many streets in SOMA (Fifth, Seventh and Howard streets) with safer, smoother pavement. Significant improvements to construction zones on Valencia and Arguello streets have been provided by Department of Public Works staff after the SF Bicycle Coalition pointed out the unsafe conditions. And more people started calling 311 to report potholes on key bike routes after our Turn ‘Em In Campaign produced a four-part comic series showing how you can be the hero of your bike lane. Through all our efforts and a

committed Department of Public Works, we are beginning to see real improvements to the city’s crumbling streets.

The SF Bicycle Coalition’s Community Planner Neal Patel had the honor of being a member of the city’s Streets Resurfacing Finance Working Group, which was initiated by Mayor Gavin Newsom and SF Board President David Chiu earlier this year. The group includes representatives from various city agencies and community groups like the SF Bicycle Coalition all working to develop potential solutions to help the Department of Public Works bridge a gap in resurfacing funding, reverse a decline in the pavement condition of our streets and making sure to prioritize streets that carry transit and bike routes.

Your Pavement Needs You!

Quick Releases continued from page 3

Visit sfbike.org/goodroads to find out how you can help build support to repave the bike routes that need it!

Across the city, Supervisor seats are up for grabs and we need to make sure the winners support biking, walking and transit issues! If you’re a current SF Bicycle Coalition member, you’ll receive an email in August with instructions for how to vote for who you think should get our endorsement. Your opinions are a valuable part of the process.

During September and October, we’ll need our members to get involved in campaigns to help get endorsed candidates elected, so we can keep building the Citywide Bike Network and create more livable streets for everyone. Check out sfbike.org/vote to find out how you can volunteer and help keep City Hall bike friendly!

Market Street Visioning UnderwayThe City is scheduled to repave market Street between Van Ness and Steuart streets beginning in 2013. Thankfully,

city government has recognized that it would be a shame to simply put the street back as it is now. So five city agencies have partnered to launch a visioning process for the street. The trials and short-term improvements that have been taking place on market Street since Fall 2009 will inform the plan for 2013. But so will you! The SF Bicycle Coalition’s Great Streets Project has been working hard to make the most of this rare opportunity to improve our city’s main street, but we can’t do it without you. Be sure to get involved in the visioning process by visiting sfbike.org/market and looking for updates in the Biker Bulletin. This is a crucial moment for ensuring that the redesign includes a fully continuous separated bikeway and other safety and livability improvements.

One Year of Safe Routes To School This June marked the end of our first school year as a partner promoting walking and bicycling through San Francisco’s Safe routes to School Program. The SF Bicycle Coalition taught pedestrian and bicycle safety to second- and fourth-grade students at five elementary schools in concert with the Presidio YBIKE Program. To encourage more kids and parents to ride to school, we organized the second annual Bike to School Day in April. more than 1,000 students and over 450 adults biked on this hugely successful day. The SF Bicycle Coalition is proud to be a partner in this program and working with students, families and school staff to change the habits of an entire generation. We’re thrilled that this program will be expanding to a total of 15 schools next year. read more at sfbike.org/saferoutes.

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Events gAS-FREE FRIDAYSJuLY 9 | 8-10amMarket & 12thJuLY 16 | 8-10amIrving & SeventhJuLY 23 | 8-10amNorth Point & embarcaderoJuLY 30 | 8-10amValencia & 17thThe SF Bicycle Coalition wants to help more people choose bicycling for short trips just one day a week all July long. We’ll set up Energizer Stations on corners all across the city for fueling up bicycle riders with coffee and snacks. In San Francisco, half of all driving trips are under two miles in length, a distance easily traveled by bicycle. So grab your bike and encourage a friend or coworker to join you in going gas free. Want to volunteer at these events? Email tessa@sfbike.org.

FREEDOM FROM TRAININg WHEELSJuLY 11 | Sun. 10am-3pmMission DistrictAug. 22 | Sun. 10am-3pmGreat Highway/Golden Gate Park SEp. 19 | Sun. 10am-3pmWestern AdditionJoin the SF Bicycle Coalition at Sunday Streets events for a group effort to get our kids riding without training wheels. Bring bike, helmet and a snack to share. We’ll take care of the rest. more at sfbike.org/freedom.

FREE uRBAN CYCLINg WORkSHOp: INTRO TO SAFE CYCLINg (DAY 1)JuLY 1 | Thu. 5:30-9:30pmUpper HaightJuLY 11 | Sun. 1-5pmThe richmondJuLY 31 | Sat. 10am-2pmBernal HeightsAug. 12 | Thu. 5:30-9:30pmDowntownAug. 28 | Sat. 10am-2pmLocation TBCSEp. 12 | Sun. 1pm-5pmfort MasonThis four-hour, in-classroom introductory course is perfect for people new to biking and those who want to feel more comfortable riding on city streets. Class will cover the basics for choosing the right bike and properly fitting a helmet. Learn tips for the safest ways to ride in traffic, techniques to avoid road hazards, and other useful gems such as the best way to lock up your bike, how to use a bike in combination with public transit, and cyclists’ legal rights and responsibilities. Adults and anyone over 14 years of age are welcome; preregistration is required. Bring your lunch or dinner. No bicycle is needed. register at sfbike.org/edu.

FREE uRBAN CYCLINg WORkSHOp: STREET SkILLS pRIMER (DAY 2)JuLY 10 | Sun. 10am-4pmAug. 14 | Sat. 10am-4pmSEp. 11 | Sat. 10am-4pmThe second part of our Urban Cycling Workshop, the Street Skills Primer class follows a comfortable progression onto city streets. After a basic bike maintenance session, riders will practice their bike maneuvering skills in a car-free practice area before taking it to the streets in small, intimate groups led by their instructors. Anyone over 14 years of age is welcome; bicycle, helmet and preregistration required. Prerequisite: Intro to Safe Cycling (Day 1). register at sfbike.org/edu.

FREE uRBAN CYCLINg WORkSHOp: LEARN HOW TO RIDE A BIkE FOR ADuLTSAug. 15 | Sun. 10am-1pmYou’re never too old to learn to bicycle! Instructors will work one-on-one to teach the basics of balancing, starting, stopping, shifting and steering a bike as well as proper helmet fit and adjustment. Prerequisite: Intro to Safe Cycling (Day 1). Anyone over 14 years of age is welcome; bicycle, helmet and preregistration required. register at sfbike.org/edu.

SuNDAY STREETSJuLY 11 | Sun. 10am-3pmMission DistrictAug. 22 | Sun. 10am-3pmGreat Highway/Golden Gate Park SEp. 19 | Sun. 10am-3pmWestern AdditionCome play in the streets! Sunday Streets opens streets for everyone. Get involved and sign up to volunteer for Sunday Streets. The SF Bicycle Coalition will be out in the streets doing outreach and celebrating the open space. Are you Outreach Trained and want to volunteer? Email tessa@sfbike.org

SF BICYCLE COALITION BOARD MEETINgJuLY 27, Aug. 24 & SEp. 28 | Tue. 6:30pmSfBC HQ, 833 Market St., 10th floorEveryone’s invited! Contact renée at 431-BIKE x306 or renee@sfbike.org for agenda and details.

SF BICYCLE COALITION NEW MEMBER MEET & gREETSEp. 14 | Tue. 6:30-7:15pmSfBC HQ, 833 Market St., 10th floorBeen an SF Bicycle Coalition member less than a year? New members are invited to join us to learn about SF Bicycle Coalition advocacy, education and community programs that will make San Francisco a model cycling city, and how you can get involved. This is a great opportunity to learn more about your friendly San Francisco bike advocacy organization. Bring your bike up with you! rSVP by emailing tessa@sfbike.org or call us at 415-431-BIKE x301.

Volunteer VOLuNTEER NIgHTJuLY 14 & 28, Aug. 11 & 25, SEp. 8 | Wed. 5-8pmSfBC HQ, 833 Market St., 10th floorThis SF Bicycle Coalition tradition every second and fourth Wednesday has been happening for as long as we can remember, but 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! Questions? Email tessa@sfbike.org or just show up.

OuTREACH VOLuNTEER TRAININgSEp. 14 | Tue. 7:30-8:30pmSfBC HQ, 833 Market St., 10th floorInterested in volunteering to do San Francisco Bicycle Coalition outreach at events all over town, like Bike to Work Day 2010, races, festivals, and our Service Stations? Then this training is a must! Learn ways to engage people, how to sign up new members, and more! Contact tessa@sfbike.org to rSVP.

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The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s cultural history tours and recreational rides are free for members unless otherwise noted (a $5 donation from non-members is appreciated).

unless otherwise noted, call 415-431-BIKe or email calendar@sfbike.org for more information. rain cancels rides.

Kick off this ballyhoo of bikes and beer with a fun and mellow bike cruise through Golden Gate Park with your most fabulous bike costume. Then enjoy the all-day solar-powered jamboree with live music, tasty eats, complimentary bike valet, and of course, delicious New Belgium beer. Join the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition for this fun-filled day in the park sponsored by our generous friends at the New Belgium Brewing company. New Belgium donates all the proceeds from beer and merchandise to the SF Bicycle Coalition and the Bay Area ridge Trail Council. Free. Visit sfbike.org/fat for more info.

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Sep 25 Sat. 9am-4pm

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TuBE TIMES FOLDINg pARTYSEp. 22 | Wed. 5-8pmSfBC HQ, 833 Market St., 10th floorIt’s time to get the Autumn issue of the Tube Times out on the street! The SF Bicycle Coalition office will be hopping with friendly folks — chatting, snacking, and folding away until the folding is done. Can you come out and help spread the news about biking in the city? Dinner is provided. Bring your bike up to the 10th floor. Questions? Email tessa@sfbike.org or just show up to volunteer.

SuNDAY STREETSJuLY 11 | Sun. 10am-3pmMission DistrictAug. 22 | Sun. 10am-3pmGreat Highway/Golden Gate Park SEp. 19 | Sun. 10am-3pmWestern AdditionThe SF Bicycle Coalition is proud to be organizing volunteers for the 2010 season. Join more than 150 volunteers that make each of these street opening events possible. All volunteers get a Sunday Streets t-shirt, a lunch, and the great feeling that you helped make Sunday Streets possible. Do you want to be a part of the Sunday Streets team that helps make it happen? Sign up to volunteer now at sundaystreetssf.com/volunteer.

RidesSF BICYCLE COALITION REC RIDE SEVEN HELLS OF SFJuLY 17 | Sat. 10amMeet at the large statue at east edge of The Panhandle (Baker, between fell and Oak)Are burning calf muscles something you just can’t get enough of? The Seven Hells of San Francisco ride is back! The tour will hit some favorite hills from previous years, including Twin Peaks and 21st Street, as well as take on a few new monsters. With breaks and a moderate pace, this 35-mile ride should take around four hours. Strong riders only, please. Granny gears highly recommended. We’ll make every reasonable effort to stay together as a group. rest stops announced on day of the ride. Questions? Email dan@thereiders.com.

SF BICYCLE COALITION REC RIDE: LOTS OF ABuNDANCEJuLY 18 | Sun. 9:45amMeet at CCA fArM (eighth and Hooper streets)What happens to abandoned lots and former freeways? Learn about reclaiming land for public use and restoring connections to food. Join the SF Bicycle Coalition, TransitionSF and the San Francisco Permaculture Guild on these Transition Tours showcasing local efforts that create community and support both the environment and economy. 2.5-hour ride. Questions: sroggero@gmail.com.

SF BICYCLE COALITION REC RIDE: WATER, WATER EVERYWHEREJuL. 24 | Sat. 9:45amMeet at Garden for the environment (Seventh and Lawton)How can waste water be reused? Visit public projects and private residences to learn about greywater systems, rainwater harvesting, and the history of water in San Francisco. Join the SF Bicycle Coalition, TransitionSF and the San Francisco Permaculture Guild on these Transition Tours showcasing local efforts that create community and support both the environment and economy. 2.5-hour ride. Questions: sroggero@gmail.com.

gOOD ROADS RIDEAug. 7 | Sat. 10am-noonMeet at reverie Cafe, 848 Cole Street at CarlThe San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s Good roads crew will make our usual sweep through a new neighborhood to make routes smoother and safer. Our goal is to mark every pothole, crack, and trench with spray paint and report them to 311 for rapid repair. We usually average 50 potholes in just two hours. Afterward, we’ll celebrate with drinks and lunch. First-timers are always welcome; we’re a friendly group! Visit sfbike.org/goodroads for more information and starting locations. Heavy rain cancels. Email neal@sfbike.org with any questions, or if your neighborhood’s streets are in need of a pothole sweep!

SF BICYCLE COALITION REC RIDE: ICE CREAM RIDEAug. 14 | Sat.for meet up time and location check sfbike.org/chainIt’s back! The ever-popular SF Bicycle Coalition Ice Cream ride returns for another year touring San Francisco’s tasiest ice cream shops. Last year riders with a sweet tooth licked cones and scooped sundaes at five different shops. Join this fun ride and discover tasty new flavors. Questions? Email marc@sfbike.org.

Family Biking Day Oct. 10 | Sun. 11am-3pmGolden Gate Park, 14th Avenue east Picnic AreaJoin the SF Bicycle Coalition, parents and kids as we enjoy a car-free day in the park with fun bike-related family activities, like our Freedom From Training Wheels program and a Bike road-eo course that teaches two-wheelers with and without training wheels basic bike skills. Show off your baby bike seats, trail-a-bikes, and Xtracycles (or however your family gears up), and get advice at our Family Biking Showcase. Participate in games, a bike parade, a scavenger hunt and more! Free! For more information, contact kate@sfbike.org or visit sfbike.org/family_day.SAVE thE DAtE!

SF BICYCLE COALITION REC RIDE: SOLAR SYSTEMSSEp. 11 | Sat 9:45amMeet at koshland Park (Page and Buchanan)See electric and hot water systems at residential and commercial sites. Hear how one resident organized her neighborhood block to go solar together. Join the SF Bicycle Coalition, TransitionSF and the San Francisco Permaculture Guild on these Transition Tours showcasing local efforts that create community and support both the environment and economy. 2-hour ride plus optional 1.5-hour extension. Questions: sroggero@gmail.com.

CLIMATE RIDE CALIFORNIA 2010SEp. 21-25 | Tue.-Sat. Time TBDfortuna to San franciscoClimate ride is a five-day, fully supported bicycle ride from Fortuna (near Eureka) to San Francisco under towering redwoods, through the famed russian river Wine Country, and along the Pacific Coast Bicycle route — one of the most scenic coastlines in the world. The largest environmental charity cycling event, Climate ride 2010 raises money for rails-to-rails Conservancy, Green America, and 1Sky. A portion of the funds raised by members of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Team will benefit your local bicycle advocacy organization. This “climate conference on wheels” also features dynamic nightly speakers who focus on bicycle advocacy, the climate crisis, and a clean energy future. Find out more info and register to ride for our team at climateride.org.

SF BICYCLE COALITION REC RIDE: HISTORY OF SF SEWERSSEp. 25 | Sat. 2-4:30pmMeet at Workspace Ltd, 2150 folsom St. between 17th and 18th streetsEmbark on a SF Bicycle Coalition member-led biking tour of the history of San Francisco’s sewer system (without getting your feet wet) as designed in 1899 by C.E. Grunsky. Local historians and storm water enthusiasts will take you back through sewer history to look at how we got up this creek and where there might be

paddles. Focus on the mission District and mission Creek. Questions? Email sdanzante2@aol.com.

pERMACuLTuRE AND gREEN LIVINg EIgHT-DAY BICYCLE TOuROCT. 2-9 | Sat.-Sat. | San francisco to DavisBike to organic farms and eco-villages while learning about sustainable living, permaculture, organic food and get your hands dirty doing service projects at each place you visit on the eight-day Common Circle Education’s San Francisco to Davis bike tour. This tour is designed for beginner and intermediate bicyclists and the registration fee includes lodging and organic vegan meals. more information and registration: commoncircle.com or call 510-400-8152. Use coupon code SFBIKE to save an additional $25 off the course and Common Circle Education will donate to the SF Bicycle Coalition for each member participating.

NEW NETWORk ROuTE RIDESJuLY 20 | Tue. 5:30pmAug 22 | Sun. 3pmfor meet-up locations check sfbike.org/chainJoin the SF Bicycle Coalition on a relaxed ride visiting some of the newest bike lanes in town. We’ll also be on the lookout for new sharrows, and visit streets with bike lanes that are coming soon. Come join us for fun, relaxing riding, and to see the network grow! Great for new and experienced riders. Email bikebuddy@sfbike.org with questions.

San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Membership pays for itself! JOIN TODAY AND gET DISCOuNTS ALL OVER TOWN.

American Cyclery, Arizmendi Bakery*, Avenue Cyclery, Bay City Bike rentals, Bespoke Cyclery, Big Swingin’ Cycles,Bike Friday, Bike Hut, Bike Kitchen, Bike Nut, Bike Nook, Blazing Saddles Bike rental, Box Dog Bikes, Chrome Bags,Citizen Chain, City Carshare, City Cycle, City Kayak,Credo mobile, Crumpler, Custom Burger, DD Cycles, Dolores Park Cafe, Duboce Park Cafe, Farley’s, Freewheel, Fresh Air Bicycles, Golden State Health, Good Hotel, Good Pizza, Greens on the Go, Heavy metal Bike Shop, the Helmet Lock, Hole In The Wall Saloon, Lombardi Sports, mike’s Bikes, missing Link, mission Bicycles, mission Workshop, mojo Bicycle Cafe, momentum magazine, Noe Valley Cyclery, Nomad Cyclery, Ocean Cyclery, ODC Dance Studio, Pacific Bikes, Pedal Express, Pedal revolution, Performance Bicycle, rainbow Grocery, refried Cycles, rickshaw Bagworks, roaring mouse Cycles, Sacred Grounds, San Francisco Cyclery, See Jane run, Sports Basement, Timbuk 2, Valencia Cyclery, Velo rouge Cafe, Warm Planet Bikes, Zipcar, Zoic

See sfbike.org/discounts for details *must arrive by bike to receive discount

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May 2009The number of San Franciscans choosing bicycling grew by 53% from 2006

June 2009Caltrain increases bicycle capacity from 32 to 40 bicycles on gallery cars

August 2009Caltrain increases bicycle capacity from 16 to 24 bikes on Bombadier cars

September 2009market Street trials begin with required right turns for private cars at Sixth and Eighth streets

November 2009San Francisoco Superior Court partially lifts the three-year-old Bike Plan injunction

December 2009First new bicycle lane in three years striped on Scott Street three days after the Bike Plan injunction is partially lifted

December 2009All Caltrain Bombadier trains now have two bike cars

March 2010The first parklet opens on Divisadero in the street in front of mojo Bicycle Café

April 2010San Francisco’s first physically separated bike lane opens on market Street

May 2010I Bike SF campaign launches to offer discounts to people bicycling to local neighborhood businesses

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Compiled by Elmer Tosta