Bike to Work Day 2008 was a Record-Breaking Success!
Press releases:
- May 15: Twice as Many Bicycles as Cars on Market Street for Bike to Work Day, First-Timers, VIP's Celebrate Bike To Work Day
- May 13: Record Number To Burn Calories Not Gasoline On Bike To Work Day
- May 7: SF Gears Up For Bike To Work Day
Photos
Check out our Bike to Work Day Photos on Flickr or share your Bike to Work Day photos with the SFBC Flickr pool!
Videos
Check out the StreetFilms coverage on National Bike to Work Day with a specific focus on San Francisco and member Chris Sanderson's video.Bike to Work Day 2008 Recap
The day's festivities began in the wee hours of Thursday, May 15, and lasted well into the evening as SFBC member-volunteers cheered on tens of thousands of riders at 25 Energizer Stations sprinkled around the city.
Volunteers handed out tasty treats and cups of joe to energize bikers-by, as well as 4,500 reusable collectible Bike to Work Day bags. Supervisors Peskin, Daly, Elsbernd, Mirkarimi, McGoldrick, Dufty, Sandoval, and Chu, MTA CEO Nathaniel Ford, Planning Director John Rahaim, Department of Public Works Director Ed Reiskin, and City Treasurer Jose Cisneros all rolled into City Hall for the press conference where the SFBC unveiled the second Report Card for Bicycling in San Francisco.
Bike to Work Day 2008 was also another record-breaking SFBC membership drive! A grand welcome goes out to the over 750 SFBC members who joined and renewed. These new members grow our coalition to over 9,000 members strong! The SFBC staff and Board of Directors would like to thank the 300+ member-volunteers for their stellar job in making Bike to Work Day a smashing success!
Thank You, Sponsors!
Special thanks to Cannondale and Mike's Bikes on Howard St, Rickshaw Bagworks, Burning Man, Maverick, Town's End, Suppenkuche, Mission Cliffs, Mash SF, Pedal Revolution and Mikel Davenport for generously providing prizes for our Bike to Work Day Raffle.
An extra special thanks to Timbuk2 for providing 500 cool limited edition Bike to Work Day t-shirts if you became a member of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition on Bike to Work Day (while supplies lasted).
Also, thanks to the following generous vendors for their tasty treats in support of Bike to Work Day: Ananda Fuara, Arguello Super Market, Arizmendi Bakery, Asqew Grill, Atlas Cafe, The Beanery, Bevology, Bi-Rite Market, Bowser's Pizza, Cafe de Amore, Cala Foods, Escape from New York Pizza, the Fruit Guys, Healthy Spirits, House of Bagels, Java House, King's Coffee Shop, La Victoria Bakery, Modern Tea, Noah's Bagels, Ocean Cyclery, Paxti's Chicago Pizza, Peasant Pies, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Rainbow Grocery Co-op, Ritual Coffee Roasters, Roxie Market and Deli, Safeway, Seven Hills Catering by Chartwells, Subway, Sundance Coffee, Suppenkuche Trader Joe's, Velo Rouge Cafe, Veritable Vegetable and Whole Foods.
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