February 5, 2013
- Tomorrow: Eats, Beats, & Love on Wheels!
- The Future of Biking in San Francisco
- Connecting the City in Your Neighborhood
- Thursday Night -- Green Lane Project: the Future of SF Streets
- Bike Education is for Lovers: Street Safety Workshop for Singles
- Bike Poster Contest Ends Friday!
- More Bike to the Theater Nights added with A.C.T.
- Video: Green Lane Project in New York: City to City
- Upcoming Events
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Sign up for our bi-monthly volunteer email by sending Margaret@sfbike.org a note.
Love on Wheels is the loveliest event of the year for San Francisco bike riders! Whether you join in the fun and dress in the Punk Prom theme or just roll up as you are, it’s sure to be a fantastic night!
Eats: Bicycle Bánh Mì will be serving up delicious Vietnamese treats!
Beats: DJ shOOey, DJ Aaron Pope, and DJ Sinned will be shakin’ the dancefloor!
LOVE: Bike riders on and off stage all have a chance to fall in love over hot dates thanks to our generous sponsors! Featured prizes include theater tickets to Dead Metaphor at A.C.T., entries to CycleSF, and treats from Pink Bunny boutique! Other lovely dates include: Farm:Table, Radio Africa, Flour & Water, Bar Crudo, Beretta, Inner Fog, Cha Cha Cha, Lucky Strike, Shelton Theater, SF Playhouse, and many more!
Love on Wheels: Wednesday, February 6th at Public Works, 6-9pm
$5 for members, $10 for non-members (free with membership) Better still, all of the money raised goes to continuing the work of the SF Bicycle Coalition to improve your ride in San Francisco!
Is the city working fast enough to make biking safer for you? Do you share the SF Bicycle Coalition’s vision of connected bikeways that all of your friends and family feel safe biking on? Currently, the SFMTA spends a paltry 0.46% of it’s capital budget on biking - and we need your help to increase this investment in the coming years. The SFMTA has released its draft Bicycle Strategy, a roadmap for growing bicycling in San Francisco in the next 5 years. Click here to read more about the Bicycle Strategy and tell the City that it’s time to invest in bicycling!
Connecting the City in Your Neighborhood
Your support as a member of the SF Bicycle Coalition allows us to advance bicycle improvements in every neighborhood in San Francisco. Here are the hot topics we need your help on this week:
- Love Your Lanes - We are organizing survey bike rides for our members in every District in San Francisco in the next few months to help establish our priorities in the coming years. This Saturday, join us in the Sunset District from 1-4pm to look at what bike improvements are needed. Click here to RSVP for this and other upcoming rides.
- Enlisting Support from your Supervisors - Did you know that we are meeting with every District Supervisor in the coming months to enlist support for bike improvements our members want? Click here to suggest an improvement in your neighborhood.
- Masonic Avenue - Despite clear unsafe conditions on Masonic Avenue and a community-supported plan to improve biking and walking, some people are still trying to stop this project from happening. We need your help to ensure this project gets the funding it needs to get built. Click here for more.
- Mansell Street - Join your neighbors and help redesign Mansell Street in McLaren Park. Click here for information on community meetings starting this week.
Thursday Night -- Green Lane Project: the Future of SF Streets
San Francisco’s reputation as a great city for bicycling is growing. Last year, our city was chosen by Bikes Belong as one of only six cities for the illustrious Green Lane Project—a national program to build world-class bikeways in leading bicycling cities.
We invite you to join us on Thursday, February 7 for an inspiring conversation with Martha Roskowski, Director of the Green Lane Project, about the future of San Francisco streets, and how San Francisco compares to other leading cities.
This panel discussion will be moderated by Carrie Byles, a new member of the SF Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors and Director of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, a world-renowned architecture firm. Joel Ramos, SF Municipal Transportation Agency Board Member, and Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the SF Bicycle Coalition will be on the panel to provide the up to the minute news on biking projects in San Francisco and how the SF Bicycle Coalition's work advocating to transform city streets will be boosted as a result of the Green Lane Project.
Thursday, February 7, 2013 | 6:30-8pm
At the Rackspace Office, 620 Folsom Street at 3rd St
Valet bike parking and snacks provided
Space is limited, RSVP at sfbike.org/rsvpevent
Bike Education is for Lovers:
Street Safety Workshop for Singles
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’re hosting a special Bike Safety Workshop for singles on Monday February 11th. We’ll teach you how to safely and easily ride to the date of your dreams, and meet other folks interested in biking. As a special edition to our regular bicycle safety workshops, we’re inviting un-attached folks of any persuasion to learn how to safely share the road with traffic, and learn how to best integrate bicycling into your daily life. Plus, there’s a complimentary glass of wine and route finding to best date spots. This free class is held at the SF Bicycle Coalition Offices (833 Market Street, 10th Floor) is easily accessible by MUNI, BART at Powell Station. If you ride, bring your bike upstairs for free secure bike parking. Preregistration is required. Find out more and RSVP at sfbike.org/edu1.
Mon., Feb. 11 | 6:00-7:30 PM | SF Bicycle Coalition Offices (833 Market St., 10th Floor
Bike Poster Contest Ends Friday!
Do you know a pre K-12th grader who likes to bike and or draw? If so, we want to see their artwork. This is the final week for the 2013 Bike to School Week Poster Contest on the theme “We Like to Bike!” Find out more info at the Bike to School Week website. and while you’re there, sign up your school for the big event April 22nd-26th, 2013.
More Bike to the Theater Nights added with A.C.T.
We are proud to announce with the success of recent “Bike to the Theater Nights” the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) and the SF Bicycle Coalition invite you to three more Bike to Theater Nights!
4000 Miles on Sunday, February 10th
Discount tickets available at: act-sf.org/4000miles and enter code TRAVEL10
Dead Metaphor on Thursday, February 28th and March 7th
Discount tickets available at: act-sf.org/deadmetaphor and enter code COMEDYSFBC
You can also sign up to volunteer at the Bike Valet, and score two free tickets to any night’s show. Wow! If you’d like to volunteer, email margaret@sfbike.org to sign up. Please indicate which date you are available. This is a limited volunteering opportunity, so hurry!
Video: Green Lane Project in New York: City to City
This Thursday, we’re hosting an exciting panel discussion on the Green Lane Project and the future of San Francisco streets--and we hope you can join us. The Green Lane Project isn’t just about advocates in leading bicycling cities working together; it’s also about city planners sharing ideas with their peers about how to make their city a better place to bike. Here’s a great video from Streetfilms about what happened when Green Lane City planners got together in New York last summer to plan out the future of our great cities’ streets.
Tuesday, February 5th
NorCal Bicycle Touring and Camping: Social + 2013 Planning *
6-9pm | Sports Basement Grotto (basement) | 1590 Bryant St
Meet people who love to travel by bicycle. We'll introduce the club and how you can participate then we'll start organizing trips. Sports Basement is graciously providing drinks + snacks. SF Bike coalition members get a 10% discount on anything in the store. Event details
Wednesday, February 6th
Love on Wheels Dating Game
6-9pm | PUBLIC WORKS, 161 Erie St. (at Mission)
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition’s Dating Game is a modern day version of the 1970s game show. Bicycle-friendly contestants quiz a panel to select a mate and pedal off to a first date.
Come watch the show, win raffle prizes, or be a contestant. Delicious Vietnamese treats from Bicycle Bánh Mì will fuel cycling lovebirds as DJ shOOey, DJ Aaron Pope, and DJ Sinned shake the dancefloor!
21+/$5 for members, $10 for non-members, or join at the door & get in free. Complimentary secure Valet Bike Parking. All proceeds benefit the SF Bicycle Coalition’s work to make San Francisco better for bicycling. More information at sfbike.org/love.
Thursday, February 7th
SF Bicycle Coalition Phone Bank
5-8pm | SF Bicycle Coalition HQ, 833 Market St, 10th Floor
Accept the challenge to chat up your fellow SF Bicycle Coalition members! Join the volunteers who keep the SF Bicycle Coalition membership strong. No cold-calling, just calls to friendly lapsed members offering an easy way to renew. Plan to stay for the thank-you dinner afterward and get to know your fellow volunteers. You must be a current or former member to volunteer. Contact juli@sfbike.org
Going Green: San Francisco and the Green Lane Project
6:30-8pm | Rackspace Office 620 Folsom St #100 at 3rd
San Francisco’s reputation as a great city for bicycling is growing. Last year, our city was chosen by Bikes Belong as one of only six cities for the illustrious Green Lane Project—a national program to build world-class bikeways in leading bicycling cities. Join Martha Roskowski, Director of the Green Lane Project, and Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the SF Bicycle Coalition, for a discussion about the future of SF streets, how the Green Lane Project could change our city, and how San Francisco compares to other leading cities. RSVP
Saturday, February 9th
SF Bicycle Coalition Phone Bank
10pm-1pm | City College of San Francisco, Room 102, 1400 Evans Ave.
Free public workshop co-sponsored with City College of San Francisco and SF Environment to experience and learn the benefits, variety, and features of Electric Bicycles. These sell by the millions annually in Europe and Asia, but remain little-known in the United States. A variety of technologies and features have increased capabilities while lowering costs in recent years.
There will be 45 minutes of presentation on the alternative types of models and technologies, identifying their relative benefits and drawbacks. 2 1/4 hours for trial rides. To register and ensure an opportunity to try-out some of the bikes, contact: Marvin Manzo at 550-4439 or MManzo AT ccsf.edu
Love Your Lanes Bike Ride - Sunset
1pm-4pm | Meet at 7th Avenue and Kirkham Street
Join the SF Bicycle Coalition for a District 4 Love Your Lanes neighborhood bike ride and mingle. We are putting together a survey bike ride through the Sunset neighborhood and want you to join. You can help us evaluate how effective recent improvements have been and identify what work we still need to do.
As the people who ride these streets everyday, you know them best. We know you have ideas about what would make your commute better, so let’s hit the streets together and talk about these areas. And we’ll raise a glass at the end to working together to make our city a terrific place to live, work and bike. See sfbike.org/connectingthecity for more information and to RSVP. This ride is open to current SF Bicycle Coalition members.
Sunday, February 10th
Bike to the Theater Night: 4000 Miles *
7pm (valet opens at 6pm) | A.C.T., 415 Geary St at Mason St
Named the #1 Play of 2012 by Time Magazine - 4000 Miles is the acclaimed new comic-drama that tells the story of 21-year-old Leo, who unexpectedly arrives on the doorstep of his feisty 91-year-old grandmother Vera's New York apartment, dazed after a months long cross-country bike trip. The winner of two 2012 OBIE Awards (including Best New American Play), 4000 Miles is "a funny, moving, altogether wonderful drama" (The New York Times) from one of today's most celebrated new playwrights.
In partnership with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, A.C.T. hosts Bike to the Theater Nights with complimentary secure Valet Bike Parking, and patrons who bike to the theater will receive a special discount on tickets ($35 Orchestra, $25 Mezzanine, or $10 Balcony). Order tickets and enter code TRAVEL10 or call 415.749.2228. *Please arrive early and allow for time to be seated.
Monday, February 11th
Bike Education is for Lovers: Street Safety Workshop for Singles
6:00-7:30 PM | SF Bicycle Coalition Offices (833 Market St., 10th Floor)
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’re hosting a special Bike Safety Workshop for singles – to teach you how to safely and easily ride to the date of your dreams, and meet other folks interested in biking. As a special edition to our regular bicycle safety workshops, we’re inviting un-attached folks of any persuasion to learn how to safely share the road with traffic, and learn how to best integrate bicycling into your daily life. Plus, there’s a complimentary glass of wine and route finding to best date spots. This free class is held at the SF Bicycle Coalition Offices (833 Market Street, 10th Floor) is easily accessible by MUNI, BART at Powell Station. If you ride, bring your bike upstairs for free secure bike parking. Preregistration is required. Find out more and RSVP at sfbike.org/edu1.
(Events not sponsored by the SF Bicycle Coalition are marked with an *)
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