Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike to Work Day

Market Bike Counter: 3,231 Cyclists in a Day — And That’s an Underestimate

By Aaron Bialick | May 10, 2013 | 15 Comments

San Francisco’s first digital bicycle counter was activated on Bike to Work Day yesterday, and the day’s official total was 3,231 cyclists on Market Street. But that’s probably a significant underestimate, since many bike riders on that block choose to ride outside the bike lane where the ground sensors were installed. Many riders seem to prefer to […]

Bike to Work Day at City Hall: Lots of Pro-Bike Talk, Few Real Commitments

By Aaron Bialick | May 9, 2013 | 30 Comments

Elected officials and thousands of commuters took to two wheels for the 19th annual Bike to Work Day, welcomed by the new protected bike lane on Oak Street and the city’s first bicycle counter on Market Street. As in the past few years, the mayor and city supervisors gathered on the steps of City Hall to […]

SFMTA Aiming to Install Oak Bike Lane By Bike to Work Day

By Aaron Bialick | May 3, 2013 | 5 Comments

The SFMTA expects to have the protected bike lane on Oak Street and the Market Street bicycle counter ready on Bike to Work Day — next Thursday, May 9 — according to agency staff. As we reported Wednesday, construction on the three-block Oak bike lane has been held up by renovation work at the Kelly-Moore paint shop. However, the […]

East Bay’s Record-Breaking Bike to Work Day: Ten Mayors, 17,000 People

By Ruth Miller | May 11, 2012 | 4 Comments

10 mayors, 17,000 people, and 600 pancakes: the San Francisco East Bay celebrates Bike to Work Day 2012.

On Bike to Work Day, City Leaders Call on SF to Step Up Bikeway Expansion

By Aaron Bialick | May 10, 2012 | 11 Comments

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 […]

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Bike to Work Day Shifts Into High Gear Tomorrow

By Aaron Bialick | May 9, 2012 | 17 Comments

San Francisco’s streets are expected to fill with bike commuters tomorrow for the city’s 18th Bike to Work Day. The city has more bike lanes, more people on bikes, and more political momentum for bike policy today than in years past. “We definitely expect to see more people bicycling on Bike to Work Day this year […]

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