America's First City of Cycling

In the 1960s Davis was the first city in the country to paint bike lanes on a street, and it has continued to pioneer innovative bike planning ever since. Along the way, Davis introduced many important advances in cycling infrastructure, but also made some well-intentioned goofs. On April 27th, 2002, we explored the 'good, bad, and ugly' of cycling facilities in Davis and the campus of UC Davis, including some of the city's 50 miles of bike paths, a $4.2 million tunnel under I-80, bike-only traffic lights, and covered bike parking.

About 25 bicyclists traveled with their bikes on Amtrak's Capitol Corridor Train where they met up with Tim Bustos, the bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for the city of Davis, and David Takemoto-Weerts, the bicycle program coordinator for UC Davis. They led a three hour tour showing what can be accomplished when bicycle planning is actively incorporated into a growing city's development plans.

See this article about the tour, published in the local paper "The Davis Enterprise." For more information on bicycles in Davis, see this offical page maintained by the city government.

The SFBC sponsors dozens of interesting rides each year, led by volunteers and FREE for SFBC members. See the Chain of Events for the current schedule.

Click on the thumbnails below to see the full picture. All photos were taken by the fabulous SFBC volunteer Russell Reagan.