Year: 2009

Board website.

"Ho ho holiday lights! In keeping with yearly tradition, embark on an evening tour of some of SF's fanciful holiday homes, exploring less-visited neighborhoods and maybe even singing a carol or two along the way. Deck your wheels, or just bring your holiday spirit. And remember to pack holiday treats or warm drinks to share at our snack stop!  Ride is 12-15 miles, expect some ups and downs."

"Got the gift of gab? Volunteer to phone bank with the SFBC! No cold calling, just simple reminders to friendly lapsed SFBC members that their membership is expired. Come share in the fun. The more the merrier! We supply dinner and good company."

"Covering everything from literary dissenters to urban riots and protests, this tour examines sites of conflict and unrest, the social movements and upheavals, that have shaped San Francisco since its origins. It's a social, historical and critical 4-hour tour through the city's contrarian past and present."

"Join the SFBC Bike Buddies for the SFBC's Christmas Light Ride in lieu of our monthly Bike Buddy Route Ride, so new cyclists can enjoy a fun and mellow ride to some of SF's most creatively lit homes!"

"Come join Different Spokes (DSSF), the San Francisco Bay Area's GLBT cycling club for our monthly Jersey Ride, held the second Saturday of each month. All are welcome. The ride offers different distance and level options. The ride starts from Peet's in the Castro. There are three options so you can go at your own pace and distance. The rides split and regroup in Tiburon where we have lunch together as a group."

"A long-standing nuisance/hazard for bike traffic on the northern waterfront Bay Trail has finally gotten a fix -- the infamous Fort Mason "Pinch Point" (at Marina Blvd and Laguna St.) has been addressed by the National Park Service for safer pedestrian and bicycle passage. Come toast this essential fix to the Bay Trail and the SF Bicycle Network with some of the folks who've fixed it and enjoy that "un-pinched" sensation!"

"The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) is considering a toll increase on the seven state-owned Bay Area toll bridges (all but the Golden Gate) to help finance seismic retrofit projects on the Antioch and Dumbarton bridges. BATA is asking for your input on the toll increase so this is a perfect time to ask them to dedicate some part of that toll revenue to completing the Bay Bridge West Span pathway project and bridging the gap. Come to BATA's public meeting in San Francisco and let them know you want them to take a piece of that toll increase and apply it to finishing the Bay Bridge job to make it accessible for non-motorized travelers."

With the gradual thawing underway in the three-year freeze of bicycle infrastructure in San Francisco, this year's SFBC Winterfest celebration, one of the best bicycle parties in any year, is sure to warm this Sunday night up right.