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| SFBC Biker BulletinMay 12, 2009-- Gary Fisher, Looking sharp on Bike to Work Day, SF Chronicle, May 7, 2009 Table of Contents
Follow the SFBC on twitter! Pedal Out and Celebrate Bike to Work Day this Thursday, May 14th!
Bike to Work with Your Supervisor and Top City Officials
These convoy rides are a great opportunity to meet city leaders and talk to them about the
challenges of bicycling in your neighborhood--we'll be giving them a firsthand look at upcoming bike projects that are poised to double the number of bike lanes in San Francisco.
All rides will converge at City Hall in time for the SFBC's rally at 8:30am. Join us on the steps of City Hall and declare your
support for upcoming bike projects. Email Neal if you'll be joining a commuter convoy ride into City Hall or the
City Hall Rally. It's a fun way to kick-off Bike to Work Day. Stand up for Bikes at our Bike to Work Day Rally
Speak Up Now to Double the Number of Bike Lanes
Now is the time for all good velocitizens to do two things to ensure the SFMTA votes YES on the Bike Plan:
Help bikes get a YES vote by speaking out for better biking in San Francisco--we can't do it without you!
Learn more
about all the Bike Network Improvement projects here. Celebrate the Opening of San Francisco's Newest Street Plaza
The San Francisco Great Streets Project was out last week collecting baseline data on the space and neighborhood pre-plaza, and will be doing the same study in a few weeks to understand whether the trial plaza should be continued. Read more and see great photos of
the plaza's transformation at sf.streetsblog.org. DIY: Make Your Workplace More Bike FriendlyCome to a treehouse talk tonight at the SFBC's office and learn how to get bike facilities at your workplace. Workplace-based Bicycle User Groups (BUGs) are the driving force behind great bike facilities that make it easier and more convenient for more employees to bike to work. Hear about great employee-led bike improvement successes in San Francisco and learn how to start your own BUG. Tue., May. 12, 6:30pm, SFBC HQ, 995 Market St. Ste 1550 (at 6th). Bring your bike up for secure bike parking. A Big Night For the Golden Wheel Awards
John Burke, CEO of Trek Bicycles was the keynote speaker and urged the crowd to get involved at this critical time when San Francisco is on the cusp of adopting a Bicycle Plan that will move forward 50+ bicycle improvements. Burke sees the bicycle as a simple solution for San Francisco's health, congestion and environmental problems: "Getting more people to ride bikes more often by creating bicycle-friendly communities is the biggest opportunity we have to make this city and the world a better place. As bicycle people we have a lot to do and not much time to do it. The time is now in San Francisco," said Burke Read all about the Golden Wheel Awards at SF Streetsblog.
View great photographs of the event by Dustin Jensen and Orange Photography.
A special thanks to all the amazing volunteers and sponsors who made this evening so successful. Be Indispensable: Volunteer With the SFBC!SFBC Office Volunteers: Got a few extra hours to spare for bike advocacy? Come into the SFBC office and help us out with Bike to Work Day, data entry, mailings and all the other day to day things that keep the SFBC rolling! We really need people this week and next for pre and post Bike to Work Day fun! Email tessa@sfbike.org. SFBC Bike Doctors: Sat., May. 16 from 11am-1pm at Fillmore at O'Farrell
The SFBC's Bike Doctors will be doing free bike maintenance like fixing flats and lubing chains at the Fillmore Farmers' Market. To wrench or do
SFBC outreach, email Tessa@sfbike.org. Take the Bikes on BART SurveyWith Bike to Work Day bringing out hundreds of thousands of bicycle commuters, this is a prime time to check in on how BART's bike service is working for cyclists
making regional trips, whether to work, shop, or play. Livable City
researcher Tony Vi is conducting a survey of BART's bicycling customers, so if you're a current bike+BART rider or are considering
becoming one, be sure
to take the survey. Video: Bike To Work Day
You're reading the SFBC Weekly Biker BulletinGet this sent directly to your inbox by signing up here. Join the SFBC and add your voice to thousands demanding a city-wide network of bike lanes, traffic calmed streets, better access to transit and secure bike parking. Together we can make San Francisco the most bicycle friendly city in the country!
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This Thursday morning on Bike to Work Day, you'll have the unique opportunity to bike to City Hall with local elected officials and department heads. Biking is catching on all around town and local VIPs want in on Bike to Work Day, including Supervisors Eric Mar, David Chiu, Carmen Chu, Ross Mirkarimi,
Bevan Dufty, David Campos, and John Avalos, as well as MTA Director Nathaniel Ford, MTA Board Chairman Tom Nolan, DPW Director Ed Reiskin,
Assessor Phil Ting, and City Attorney Dennis Herrera. Visit our 
On Bike to Work Day morning we need you at City Hall to show support for the 50+ bike projects that will double the Citywide Bike Network. Rally with us on City Hall steps and show your support for the 
While it seems like forever since we had a new bike lane, the SFBC is excited that the end is finally in sight--
the 
The Mayor, Supervisor Bevan Dufty, the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefits District, the San Francisco Great Streets Project and many other community and city groups will be
celebrating the opening of a new, trial street plaza this week with safe space for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders on 17th Street
at Market and Castro Streets. Details of the Mayor's press conference and the official community weekend opening are still being worked out.
Keep your eye on 
