Commuter Convoys
"Start the morning by riding your bike downtown (or to the South Bay) with a Commuter Convoy! Commuter Convoys provide the enjoyment and safety of riding with a group and are led by experienced cyclists."
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Bike to Work Day Shifts Into High Gear Tomorrow
By Aaron Bialick |
San Francisco’s streets are expected to fill with bike commuters tomorrow for the city’s 18th Bike to Work Day. The city has more bike lanes, more people on bikes, and more political momentum for bike policy today than in years past. “We definitely expect to see more people bicycling on Bike to Work Day this year […]
Bay Area Set for Its Biggest Bike to Work Day Yet
By Aaron Bialick |
Bicycle coalitions around the Bay Area will be rolling out the red carpet for bike commuters for the 17th annual Bike to Work Day (BTWD) this Thursday with energizer stations, commuter convoys, after parties, and other fun events. As cycling continues to grow throughout the Bay Area, bicycle advocates and city officials are expecting it to be the biggest […]
SF Celebrates Bike to Work Day
By Roger Rudick |
San Francisco has come a long way. That was the theme of a rousing speech delivered by Margaret McCarthy, Interim Executive Director of the SF Bicycle Coalition, at a ceremony this morning in front of San Francisco City Hall. “We’ve seen a 184 percent increase in cycling in the past decade,” she said with her […]
Let’s Make “Bike to Work Day” a “Check-Up Day” On Bay Area Bike Lanes
By Roger Rudick |
Behold, in the photo above, San Francisco bicycle infrastructure, at the end of St. Charles way, where it deadends at Brotherhood Way in Oceanview. There’s a walking path at the end that leads to Brotherhood Way. There’s a large curb. Exactly what this sharrow marking is supposed to accomplish is difficult to imagine. Perhaps a […]
Why Townsend Street Needs Protected Bike Lanes at 4th and King Station
By Aaron Bialick |
Anyone who uses Townsend Street’s eastbound bike lane to commute to Caltrain is sure to run into a litany of obstacles: Taxis, shuttles, private autos, and Muni buses obliterate the poor bike lane in the fight for curb space. (Much of the curb is reserved as a taxi stand.) Sam McCandlish sent in this video, filmed by a friend of his, showing […]
SFPD Tickets Bike Commuters Trying to Get By Car Queue on Page Street
By Aaron Bialick |
Here’s today’s edition of egregious waste of SFPD resources used to harass people on bikes. SFPD officers were posted at the bottom of the hill on Page Street at Octavia Boulevard this morning ticketing bike commuters who squeezed to the left of stopped cars. Freeway-bound drivers routinely queue up to turn right, occupying several blocks of Page’s only eastbound traffic […]