Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike to Work Day

Scenes from Oakland’s Bike Away From Work Party

By Ruth Miller | May 13, 2011 | 2 Comments

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. “We saw people of all ages out enjoying bicycle carnival rides, great local food, and the company of […]

Bike to Work Day Comes With Unprecedented Growth of Bike Infrastructure

By Aaron Bialick | May 12, 2011 | 11 Comments

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. “This is by far the most work we’ve done in a span of time like this,” said […]

Record-breaking 10,000 People Biked to Work in Alameda County Today

By Ruth Miller | May 12, 2011 | 6 Comments

Bike to Work Day is underway in Alameda County, and this year’s riders already broke last year’s record by 12.3 percent. The Cities of Emeryville and Berkeley saw the largest increases, with 15 and 14 percent increases respectively. At one point, a quarter of street traffic at Sproul Plaza in the heart of Downtown Berkeley […]

On Bike to Work Day, Electeds Unite in Support of Future Bikeways

By Aaron Bialick | May 12, 2011 | 5 Comments

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 […]

City Hall Rally Draws Biggest Political Showing Ever for Bike to Work Day

By Bryan Goebel | May 12, 2011 | No Comments

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 […]

Get Ready for Bike to Work Day 2011

By Bryan Goebel | May 11, 2011 | 8 Comments

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 […]

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