Lisa Ratner

From SFBC:

Crowdtilt is all about enabling group funding. And for the February Startup Bike SF ride they are all about enabling group funning! We’ll do a 1 & 1/2 hour ride to the Crowdtilt offices. There we will find beer, snacks and a Crowdtilt all comers challenge to flip cup. “Work hard, play hard” is how … Continued

From SFBC:

From SFBC: This introductory course is perfect for anyone who wants to be more comfortable riding. This four-hour, in-classroom course will cover the basics on how to choose the right bike and properly fit a helmet as well as tips for the safest ways to ride in traffic. You'll also learn techniques to avoid or handle street hazards and emergency maneuvers along with the best way to lock up your bike and how to use a bike in combination with public transit, and biking rights and responsibilities. This free class, funded in partnership with the SFMTA & SFCTA, is open to adults and anyone over 14 years of age; preregistration is required. Indoor bike parking provided! Sign up at http://www.sfbike.org/?edu-introhttp://www.sfbike.org/?edu-intro

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’re hosting a special Bike Safety Workshop for singles – to teach you how to safely and easily ride to the date of your dreams, and meet other folks interested in biking. As a special edition to our regular bicycle safety workshops, we’re inviting un-attached folks of any persuasion to learn how to safely share the road with traffic, and learn how to best integrate bicycling into your daily life. Plus, there’s a complimentary glass of wine and route finding to best date spots. This free class is held at the SF Bicycle Coalition Offices (833 Market Street, 10th Floor) is easily accessible by MUNI, BART at Powell Station. If you ride, bring your bike upstairs for free secure bike parking. Preregistration is required. Find out more and RSVP at www.sfbike.org/edu1.

Named the #1 Play of 2012 by Time Magazine - 4000 Miles is the acclaimed new comic-drama that tells the story of 21-year-old Leo, who unexpectedly arrives on the doorstep of his feisty 91-year-old grandmother Vera's New York apartment, dazed after a months long cross-country bike trip. The winner of two 2012 OBIE Awards (including Best New American Play), 4000 Miles is "a funny, moving, altogether wonderful drama" (The New York Times) from one of today's most celebrated new playwrights.

Join the SF Bicycle Coalition for a District 4 Love Your Lanes neighborhood bike ride and mingle. We are putting together a survey bike ride through the Sunset neighborhood and want you to join. You can help us evaluate how effective recent improvements have been and identify what work we still need to do.

Free public workshop co-sponsored with City College of San Francisco and SF Environment to experience and learn the benefits, variety, and features of Electric Bicycles. These sell by the millions annually in Europe and Asia, but remain little-known in the United States. A variety of technologies and features have increased capabilities while lowering costs in recent years.

San Francisco’s reputation as a great city for bicycling is growing. Last year, our city was chosen by Bikes Belong as one of only six cities for the illustrious Green Lane Project—a national program to build world-class bikeways in leading bicycling cities. Join Martha Roskowski, Director of the Green Lane Project, and Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the SF Bicycle Coalition, for a discussion about the future of SF streets, how the Green Lane Project could change our city, and how San Francisco compares to other leading cities.RSVP

From SPUR: Map by Brian Stokle  Cartography has its historic roots in the transfer of physical landforms to paper. But in the 21st century, the craft of mapping has taken a digital slant. Today, maps can illustrate nodes of geotagged tweets, the most photographed landmarks on Flickr or the daily exodus of San Francisco residents … Continued