Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike to Work Day

Bay Area Set for Its Biggest Bike to Work Day Yet

By Aaron Bialick | May 10, 2011 | 11 Comments

Bicycle coalitions around the Bay Area will be rolling out the red carpet for bike commuters for the 17th annual Bike to Work Day (BTWD) this Thursday with energizer stations, commuter convoys, after parties, and other fun events. As cycling continues to grow throughout the Bay Area, bicycle advocates and city officials are expecting it to be the biggest […]

SFMTA Crews Race to Green Market Street Bike Lanes for Bike to Work Day

By Aaron Bialick | May 4, 2011 | 9 Comments

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. Bike lanes were greened on the […]

The Little Green Man Doesn’t Know Cars, But He Likes Bikes

By Matthew Roth | May 21, 2010 | No Comments

Mark Fiore, this year’s Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning and the first to win for animated cartoons, recently provided this gem. Joe Commuter tries to explain to an alien visitor how mobility works on Earth and how convenient our cars are with their fuel made from "dinosaur squeezin’s." With more than a few jabs […]

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Streetfilms: San Francisco Celebrates Bike to Work Day 2010

By John Hamilton | May 13, 2010 | No Comments

San Francisco set a new record for Bike to Work Day this year. Bicyclists accounted for 75 percent of the morning roadway traffic on Market Street, a big increase over last year. Throw in sunny skies, some new shiny green bike lanes, just-installed bike corrals, door zone warnings, and other infrastructure, and you realize there […]

Bike to Work Day 2010 Brings Out Throngs of Bay Area Bicycle Commuters

By Matthew Roth | May 13, 2010 | 17 Comments

Enough said. Photo: Richard Masoner. The weather for Bike to Work Day couldn’t have been more agreeable and huge numbers of cyclists took to the streets throughout the Bay Area, early indicators show. In San Francisco, cyclists set a new record for Bike to Work Day, accounting for 75 percent of the morning roadway traffic […]

Get Ready to Celebrate Bike to Work Day in the Bay Area

By Bryan Goebel | May 12, 2010 | 12 Comments

Smiling bicyclists enjoy Bike to Work Day 2009. Photo: Bryan Goebel Some bicycle advocates have called 2010 the year of the bike. Across the country, cities are seeing growing numbers of people biking, and in the Bay Area tomorrow, that pedal power will be on vivid display for Bike to Work Day. Last year in […]

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