Social Justice Mural Bike Tour

Join other bicyclists for a survey of more than a dozen murals addressing a variety of social issues. We’ll look at the art, the politics and the neighborhood issues, and we’ll examine public art organizing techniques, stories from your favorite murals, and the complex issues of expressing justice themes through art.

We’ll cover easy territory from the Mission District to the Castro with no steep hills.

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Thinkwalks Social Justice Mural Bike Ride

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Join other bicyclists for a survey of more than a dozen murals addressing a variety of social issues. We’ll look at the art, the politics and the neighborhood issues, and we’ll examine public art organizing techniques, stories from your favorite murals, and the complex issues of expressing justice themes through art. Meet at Mona Caron’s […]

This Week in Livable Streets Events

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This week, the SF Board of Supervisors considers a proposal to make it illegal to park unauthorized vehicles in car-sharing spaces, SPUR discusses landscape urbanism, the East Bay Bike Coalition celebrates the renovation of the old 16th Street Station, Thinkwalks takes a tour of social justice murals, and a park ranger leads a bike ride […]

This Week in Livable Streets Events

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It’s a week packed with everything from holiday bashes to useful workshops. Check out BART’s plans for bikes, get your bike ready for the weather, reimagine the streets of SoMa, speak up at some important meetings, and hop on your bike this weekend for the opening of a bike-ped tunnel or tours in the city. […]

Public Art Bike Tour to Benefit Spokeland

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From EBBC: Spokeland will be hosting a tour of awesome public art in the East Bay on Saturday, June 11th. Space is limited so RSVP early! The ride will start at 10am at San Leandro BART and will end around 1pm at Spokeland, 1121 64th St., with a four-course luncheon. Route is approximately 20 miles […]
One of two new murals, unveiled today, near Coliseum BART

Eyes on the Street: Scraper Bike Team Murals Unveiled

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This Thursday morning the Scraper Bike Team unveiled two murals under the BART tracks near the Coliseum BART station. “We wanted to bring greenery to the scenery,” said the Team’s Reginald “RB” Burnette. The murals were funded by a grant from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, The murals, painted on the pillars holding up the BART tracks just […]