Valerie Carrasco

"The Bicycle Advocacy Group at San Francisco State University (SFSU) is organizing Bike to School Day on Wednesday, November 4. The event aims to promote cycling as a healthy, sustainable and fun way to get to campus and volunteers are needed to make this the best Bike to School Day yet."

"The public workshop for the LPA (Locally Preferred Alternative) has been split into two sessions, one with the Transportation Commission and the other with the Planning Commission. Opportunities to learn about BRT and the draft LPA proposal will be provided from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM before the meetings. Public comment will be taken at the commission meetings which will begin at 7:00 PM. Agendas and staff reports for these meetings will be posted on this site as they become available.

"Join the first Women Of WOBO (Walk Oakland Bike Oakland) bike ride and roll out to Fruitvale for the annual Dia De Los Muertos festival!

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"Come and join us for the 2nd Annual San Francisco Bicycle Expo at the Cow Palace November 21, 2009. Exhibitors include everyone from bike manufacturers, eco-friendly vendors, bike shops, teams, and advocacy groups.

"Increasingly, Americans are choosing to live and work in walkable, diverse communities with transit options when these communities are available. Policy makers are beginning to realize the best way to reduce carbon emissions is to develop in a more compact urban pattern. Nevertheless, poor urban design persists. Why? Unless the right implementation tools are being used, better design is difficult to mandate.

"Come and speak your mind about bicycle issues in San Francisco. This eleven member committee meets once a month and advises the Board of Supervisors on all matters bicycle."

"Every month, the SFBC Bike Buddies hit the street to acquaint new riders with common or challenging bike commute routes in San Francisco with a Route Ride. In November, learn the best routes from downtown to the Western Addition, highlighting McAllister Street; new riders are encouraged."

"Come join Different Spokes (DSSF), the San Francisco Bay Area's GLBT cycling club for our monthly Jersey Ride, held the second Saturday of each month. All are welcome. The ride offers different distance and level options. The ride starts from Peet's in the Castro. There are three options so you can go at your own pace and distance. The rides split and regroup in Tiburon where we have lunch together as a group."

"Whether you're a Reid Brothers fan, a Richmond District history hound, or just fancy a nice ride around the neighborhood, come along on this non-athletic, non-academic architecture tour. From the turn of the 20th Century through its first few decades, James and Merritt Reid designed an impressive number of San Francisco's buildings, from theaters to hotels, office towers to townhouses, bandshells to barns. We'll take a look at nine of the Reids' Richmond District projects that help round out the collection (catch the third annual Reid Bros in SF ride on January 16)."