…and Gilroy takes the lead! Give your town a boost by pledging to ride on Eventbrite. eventbrite.com/e/pledge-to-ri With just three weeks left in the 2023 Pedal Power Challenge, former frontrunner Menlo Park is knocked back to second place! There’s still time to pull ahead.
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THIS WEEKEND: Discover new murals with SJ Walls, San Jose Bike Party, and ! Meet the artist, explore San Jose's local public art, and ride with us for FREE. Sign up on Eventbrite now! #MuralRideSJ #ArtOnWheels #SanJose
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🎉🚴♀️🎉 It's the most wonderful time of the year - Bike Month is finally here! 🎉🚴♂️🎉 Let's kick off the month-long celebration with a bang! 🎊 See the full calendar of FREE SVBC Bike Month Events on our site: bikesiliconvalley.org/events/bike-mo
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Give your city a boost by pledging to ride! eventbrite.com/e/pledge-to-ri
As we enter Bike Month, Menlo Park is off the charts while former frontrunner Los Altos drops to 4th place, in the race for which city sees the largest share of residents pledge to ride.
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“Last year was one of the deadliest years on record for our city, with 65 fatalities on our streets,” City Councilmember Pam Foley writes in an opinion piece published today by the San Jose Mercury News. Read about it on our site.
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Meet Your 2023 Bike Champions of the Year for San Mateo and Santa Clara counties!
bikesiliconvalley.org/news/2023/4/20
One is a 17-year-old high school student from San Jose. The other is a teacher and community catalyst from Half Moon Bay. Read their stories on our site!
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🚴🏻 Santa Clara is holding at 5th place! But there's still time to PLEDGE. “Pledge to Ride” during the upcoming Bike to Wherever Days event May 18 - 20th. Get those wheels moving and pledge to ride TODAY! 🚴♀️💨 bikesiliconvalley.org/cities-challen
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Give your city a boost! PLEDGE TO RIDE on Eventbrite! eventbrite.com/e/536505240617
This week's update on the Pedal Power Cities Challenge: With just over four weeks left, Menlo Park continues to outdistance the field, and Mountain View elbows into 2nd, outpacing Los Altos!
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May is Bike Month, and we’ve got your back with a full lineup of classes, social rides, and helpful tips to get you riding! Pledge to Ride to stay in the know about regional Bike Month happenings and receive a free Bike to Wherever Days tote bag! 🚲
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Once you do, will keep you going with #BTWD programs, classes, challenges, goodies and bike-joy all month long. bikesiliconvalley.org/p2r.
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Give your city a boost! PLEDGE TO RIDE on Eventbrite! eventbrite.com/e/536505240617
This week's update on the Pedal Power Cities Challenge: With just over four weeks left, Menlo Park continues to outdistance the field, and Mountain View elbows into 2nd, outpacing Los Altos!
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This past Saturday, at the opening ceremony of a 22-miles expressway lanes project along Highway 101 through San Mateo, SVBC local teams showed up to note that such projects do little to relieve congestion or environmental issues. Read the full story!
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Thank you for being such a champion for safe streets! 🎉
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As the Chair of the Vision Zero Task Force making our streets safer is a top priority for me.
Thank you to @bikesv for joining me yesterday to proclaim April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month & for continuing to be a tireless advocate for Vision Zero & street safety for all!
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Happening virtually tomorrow (Wednesday) night! We need your input on how we can make the Bay Trail a better, more accessible place for all! More info on Eventbrite. eventbrite.com/e/590498475837
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Join and CreaTV for a FREE, community bike ride to CreaTV's HQ in Downtown San Jose for a free screening of "Bicycle Thieves"!
Don't forget to register for this fun and exciting event -> bit.ly/40b2VrP
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Join us for our first Vision Zero Task Force meeting of 2023. Chat with DOT staff and Vision Zero representatives on Thursday, April 27 about how we can eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries. Sign up at bit.ly/apr-23-vztf.
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Our next Biketivist Forum is happening THIS WEDNESDAY! buff.ly/43Aka8F The MTC has developed a Bay Trail Equity Strategy and partnered with SVBC to learn how the Bay Trail can be a place for everyone. Join us to offer your feedback during this next upcoming forum!
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"This makes Blossom Hill Road the site of four crashes resulting in five fatalities — in just the first three months of 2023." Read the latest blog post and status update on SVBC's Safe Streets Campaign.
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Check out the recent Local Teams Toolkit Blogpost on our Site! bikesiliconvalley.org/news/2023/3/lo
We are thrilled to announce the launch of SVBCs updated Local Team Toolkit, a resource designed to help our teams grow membership and advocate for change in their communities.
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Bikeway improvements are coming to downtown in 2024. And DOT staff would love to chat with you about these upcoming changes. Join us on Tuesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about a frontage lane planned for Second St. and Third St. Register at bit.ly/2nd-3rd-meeting.
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Join us for a Community Ride to San Jose Day this Saturday!
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Update on the Pedal Power Challenge: Menlo Park has taken the lead or Los Altos, and Mountain View is closing in!! eventbrite.com/e/536505240617
Help give your city a boost by Pledging to Ride!
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Our two-part Ride Leader workshop is kicking off NEXT WEDNESDAY, April 12th, with a virtual lesson on how to effectively plan and lead a group ride in your community! Learn more and sign up on Eventbrite! eventbrite.com/e/515161069627
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This Saturday, April 8th, join the Bike Sunnyvale Local Team at the Sunnyvale Public Library for Free Bike Repairs and Safety Checks! With Bike Month just around the corner, now is the perfect time to make sure your bike is ready to ride! eventbrite.com/e/free-bike-re
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SVBC has a full calendar of awesome bicycle skills and safety workshops coming up this month! New riders, experienced cyclists, and anyone in between - there's something for everyone in these FREE classes. This week is Biking Basics for Commuters!
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NEW BLOG POST: bikesiliconvalley.org/news/2023/3/ho
SVBC adopted a Strategic Plan in 2022 which identifies “People Centered Streets and Communities'' as one of our prime strategies. Read how we're applying this strategic plan to the policies and positions we support.
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The Pedal Power Challenge has begun, and Los Altos has taken the lead! SVBC invited cities across San Mateo and Santa Clara counties to a friendly competition. Who will sign up the most people to pledge to ride at least once during Bike to Wherever Days?
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eventbrite.com/e/coyote-creek Our next Social Ride is happening TOMORROW MORNING at 11am at Coyote Creek. In collaboration with Keep Coyote Creek Beaurtiful and Santa Clara County Parks, SVBC will be guiding a family-friendly nature ride in celebration of Coyote Creek Habitat Day!
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Eastside Connect is happening again this Saturday - and it's looking to be a beautiful spring morning ☀️ Join us on our journey by bike as we deliver farm boxes to our neighbors who need them most! Meet at 9am at the Veggielution Community Farm 🥕🥬 🍅
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Help us advocate for safer streets by signing the Vision Zero petition:
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"'A year is another family, a year is another person that won’t make it back home, won’t be able to cross the street, another person that isn’t safe just leaving their car,' said Diana Crumedy, with Silicon Valley Bike Coalition."
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SVBC's Family Friendly Biking Basics workshop is happening next Sunday, April 2nd and San Carlos Library! This introductory class is great for folks who are interested in learning more about how to enjoy safe and comfortable biking on roads. eventbrite.com/e/family-frien
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Coyote Creek Habitat Day is April 1st, 10am - 2pm. Meet Morticia the California King snake, take a guided creek walk, do some birdwatching, learn about local nature, and enjoy a self-guided treasure hunt. SVBC will be leading a family-friendly nature ride! eventbrite.com/e/546349795947
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City of Santa Clara cyclists! The Santa Clara Local Team is leading a group ride to Rocko's Ice Cream Tacos tomorrow morning at 11:15am! Bikes, new friends, and ice cream all in one event 🚲👯♀️🍦
RSVP and get more info on Eventbrite!
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📣 The last date to submit a proposal for 's 13th Annual Bike Summit is Friday, March 31!
Do you have a transportation topic or idea you want to present or coordinate a session about with over 250 transit leaders and attendees?
Learn more here: ow.ly/XsoP50Nrypa
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In 2022, our team wrote 50 support and comment letters for various projects, plans, and measures. SVBC is happy to support any project that helps pour concrete, stripe paint on the ground, or move a project across the finish line.
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The Bike Summit is a one-day conference designed to educate the local community on key issues related to bicycling. This year's Bike Summit will be on August 24 at the City of Mountain View Community Center. SVBC is currently seeking panel proposals! bikesiliconvalley.org/news/2023/3/bi
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RSVP for the 2023 Boba Ride in Sunnyvale on Eventbrite: eventbrite.com/e/boba-ride-20 In this image: a snapshot from last year's Sunnyvale Boba Ride, hosted by the incredible Bike Sunnyvale team. This year's Sunnyvale Boba Ride is now happening on Friday, May 12th!
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This Wednesday, March 15 at 5PM, is SVBC's Biketivist Forum! This conversation will focus on decoding the Bicycle Master Plans that cities often rely on to inform bicycle safety decisions, and will feature speakers Patrick Gilster and Ramses Madou.
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Seeking energizer station hosts for Bike to Wherever Days! 🚲 Energizer Stations are destinations and way stations during Bike to Wherever Days that energize people to ride their bicycles by providing food, drink, prizes, and encouragement. More info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI
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