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On Bike to Work Day, City Leaders Call on SF to Step Up Bikeway Expansion
City officials and advocates rode in to City Hall today alongside thousands of commuters for San Francisco's 18th annual Bike to Work Day. According to the SFMTA, 1,031 eastbound bicycles traveled through the Market and Van Ness intersection between 8 and 9 a.m. this morning, making up 73 percent of vehicles on Market and averaging 17 bikes per minute.
May 10, 2012
Bike to Work Day Shifts Into High Gear Tomorrow
San Francisco's streets are expected to fill with bike commuters tomorrow for the city's 18th Bike to Work Day.
May 9, 2012
Scenes from Oakland’s Bike Away From Work Party
Oakland's official Bike to Work Day after-party kicked into high gear in Old Oakland last night. Over 600 people converged to dance, eat, drink, mingle, and just take in the atmosphere from the middle of the street.
May 13, 2011
Bike to Work Day Comes With Unprecedented Growth of Bike Infrastructure
Cycling San Franciscans have plenty to be happy about on the streets this Bike to Work Day, with new and greened bike lanes, new bike parking, sharrows, bike boxes, and traffic signals to make riding a little easier.
May 12, 2011
Record-breaking 10,000 People Biked to Work in Alameda County Today
Bike to Work Day is underway in Alameda County, and this year's riders already broke last year's record by 12.3 percent.
May 12, 2011
On Bike to Work Day, Electeds Unite in Support of Future Bikeways
In the strongest showing of political support ever for bicycling in San Francisco, Mayor Ed Lee, ten of the eleven members of the Board of Supervisors, and a range of city officials pedaled to City Hall with advocates and thousands of commuters on the 17th Annual Bike to Work Day. Commuters pedaling along the city's most important route, Market Street, were greeted with new green paint and protected bike lanes thanks to SFMTA crews who have been racing to fill in the gaps.
May 12, 2011
City Hall Rally Draws Biggest Political Showing Ever for Bike to Work Day
Ten of eleven members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Mayor Ed Lee rode bikes to City Hall this morning, and voiced their support for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, the SFMTA and the vision for future bikeways in San Francisco. We'll have full coverage soon, but in the meantime, here are some photos and audio from this morning's City Hall rally, which begins with SFBC Executive Director Leah Shahum.
May 12, 2011
Get Ready for Bike to Work Day 2011
One of my favorite things about Bike to Work Day as an everyday bicyclist is picking my free tote bag at one of the convenient energizer stations. In San Francisco, 6,000 bags are ready to be handed out tomorrow by SFBC volunteers, 50 of whom spent a recent day stuffing them with all those resourceful goodies.
May 11, 2011
SFMTA Crews Race to Green Market Street Bike Lanes for Bike to Work Day
SFMTA crews continue laying out the green carpet on Market Street in time to welcome the thousands of bike commuters expected on the 17th annual Bike to Work Day May 12. The improvements will help invite first-time riders to embrace the bicycle as their regular choice for commuting to work.
May 4, 2011