This Week: Take a Bike Tour of the Richmond’s Changing Streets

This week, SPUR hosts a forum with updates on high-speed rail, the SFMTA considers bike lanes on part of the Great Highway, East Bay Bike Party hosts a superhero ride, and the SF Bicycle Coalition leads an exploration of the Richmond District and the upper Presidio.

Here are all the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar:

• Thursday: SPUR Lunchtime Forum: High-Speed Rail Update. Join Northern California HSR director Ben Tripousis and Gillian Gillett, transportation director for Mayor Ed Lee, for the latest status on the project’s route, station plans, and funding, as well as its integration with Caltrain. 12:30 p.m.
• Friday: SFMTA Engineering Hearing. The SF Municipal Transportation Agency will hold a hearing on adding bike lanes to the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Balboa Street, as well as bike lanes on one block of Washington Street at the Embarcadero and wider sidewalks around the corner on Drumm Street. 10 a.m.
• Also Friday: East Bay Bike Party: Superhero/Supervillain Ride. Be careful not to get your cape caught in your bike chain during this Superhero-themed ride through San Leandro and Hayward. 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday: SFBC Survey Ride: North by Northwest by Bike. The SFBC leads a ride taking a look at all of the bike and pedestrian improvements coming to the Richmond District and the upper Presidio. 10 a.m.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.