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Cities around the Bay Area celebrated Bike to Work Day today with cheers and snacks, bike rides, politics, congratulatory speeches, and informative booths and displays. Below get an eyeful of some of the celebrations. Do you have photos to add? Send them to us, or add in the comments below.
More Bike Month celebrations coming next week, as the “official” National Bike to Work Day takes place next Friday, May 18.
Berkeley’s Mayor Jesse Arreguin (center) was joined by Dave Campbell of Bike East Bay (right) and a group of riders on a ride to downtown. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf was joined by Matt Nichols, Oakland Transportation Policy director, and Dave Snyder of CalBike, foreground from right, on her bike ride to work in downtown Oakland. Photo: Ginger Jui/Bike East Bayfalse
Fremont Mayor Lily Mei led a ride to the Fremont BART station. Photo by Robert Prinz/Bike East Bayfalse
Najari Smith of Rich City Rides celebrates unity on Bike to Work Day in Richmond. Photo: Rich City Ridesfalse
In San Mateo, the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition led local elected officials on a bike tour to highlight issues along the Dumbarton Rail Corridor. Photo: Chris Lepe/TransFormfalse
Emma Schlaes explains how important the Dumbarton Rail Corridor is for bikes. Photo: Chris Lepe/TransFormfalse
The group rode along the Chilco bike path, one of the only protected bike lanes in San Mateo County. Photo: Emma Schlaes/SVBCfalse
Meanwhile, Oakland’s DOT head Ryan Russo addressed the crowd in downtown Oakland. Photo: Ginger Jui/Bike East Bayfalse
In downtown Oakland, riders got their bikes repaired. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
Biketopia also offered repairs at the Ashby BART station. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
The Scraper team transformed the GoBikes. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
An AC Transit bus gave riders a chance to test out their bike racks, and reps talked about what’s in store at the agency–like doubledecker buses and the new Transbay Terminal. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
At the UC Berkeley campus, police assisted people in registering their bikes. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
Berkeley’s Mayor’s Ride checked out separated bike lanes. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
The Berkeley Bike Station, where you can park your bike for free while you go about your day, saw a lot of action. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
Bike East Bay talked to riders in Oakland about the work they do. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
In downtown Oakland, an elegant pancake breakfast was served in Frank Ogawa Plaza. Complete with Flowers. Photo: Ginger Jui/Bike East Bayfalse
The promise of donuts get some people riding. Whatever it takes! Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblogfalse
Bike to Work Day is also Bike to School Day. Lots of enthusiasm at Cabrillo School. Photo: Ginger Jui/Bike East Bayfalse
Streetsblog California editor Melanie Curry has been thinking about transportation, and how to improve conditions for bicyclists, since her early days commuting by bike to UCLA long ago. She was Managing Editor at the East Bay Express, and edited Access Magazine for the University of California Transportation Center. She also earned her Masters in City Planning from UC Berkeley.
It's a matter of time before a cyclist or pedestrian is killed crossing Lake Merritt Boulevard or I-880's ramps and frontage roads because the channel path is blocked
