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New look, familiar challenges
Feb 01, 2012You probably noticed the re-do of our website. It is still a work in progress, causing us all various degrees of frustration, including for our web developer, who is working hard to get it finished. It is going to be great when it is finished. In addition to the redesign, which is a lot in itself, we moved to a new host. This will be better in the long run, as our former long-time host... read the whole blog post.
The future of transportation is here
Feb 01, 2012This timely blog just in from SVBC Board of Directors member Ian Dewar. Listen up and act fast!
The Future of transportation is here… and it does not look good for cyclists.
On Thursday Feb 2nd, the House Transportation committee will take the first vote on the new transportation bill called the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. This bill shockingly eliminates all... read the whole blog post.
Changelog
Jan 31, 2012This will be the inaugural changelog. I am not going to follow any particular standard; rather, I will try to make it as readable as possible, so folks at home can play along. Feel free to leave comments if you want clarification on anything. ^_^
Upgraded from Drupal 6.22 to Drupal 7.10 Migrated to a new host, as the old host sucked on many levels. Applied new theme (it is called... read the whole blog post.Gifts from our partner bike shops
Jan 26, 2012As the lucky staff person who gets to receive payments and keep track of volunteer hours, I see the names of all the individuals and companies who support SVBC throughout the year. Today, I’d like to call out some of the bike shops that have become great supporters of our mission in many ways.
Chain Reaction Bicycles contributes up to $2,500 per year of the amounts earned by... read the whole blog post.
San José Team kickoff
Jan 26, 2012Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition sponsored our first team meeting in San Jose last night at Pho69. We were joined by several members who work for the City of San Jose as well as other local residents. We all had one vision in mind: to make San Jose a safe and fun place to ride a bike.
After introductions were made, the team shared different experiences riding in San Jose and set the... read the whole blog post.
A great meeting is followed by an abhorrent hit-and-run
Jan 26, 2012We had a great meeting of the SVBC San Jose Team last night. Thanks to everybody who came out, and thanks to Pho 69 for giving us a quiet, spacious loft to meet in!
The meeting was a great opportunity for bike advocates, hopeful bike-riders-to-be, and recent bike-friendly transplants to San Jose to meet each other, meet several SVBC staff members, and catch up on what San Jose is doing... read the whole blog post.
Los Altos Hills
Jan 20, 2012Yesterday Jen and I met with a team in Los Altos Hills--the mayor, the city manager, and the lead for the new Traffic and Safety Committee.
We discussed bicyclist safety issues as well as the frustration some of their residents feel about cyclists, and proactive ways to deal with that.
We made plans to give our Share the Road presentation at an upcoming city event to reach out to... read the whole blog post.
Safe Routes to School in East Palo Alto
Jan 20, 2012SVBC is engaged in a Safe Routes to Schools program in East Palo Alto. We are working with the Ravenswood City School District and the San Mateo County Office of Education to implement a program that will enhance safety and encourage kids to walk and bike to school.
This week we had a SR2S Task Force meeting with community leaders in East Palo Alto. The support for the program was... read the whole blog post.
Board Welcome Dinner
Jan 20, 2012This evening we welcomed the new SVBC Board of Directors members with a dinner and short meeting. I'm delighted to have Dave Fork, Scott Lane, and Phil Brotherton join the SVBC board. It was wonderful to hear their motivations for serving SVBC and our mission to promote cycling.
The SVBC Board of Directors works hard to shepherd the organization through our growth and to define goals... read the whole blog post.
Commute alternatives with the San José Green Team
Jan 19, 2012I spent a couple hours at the San José City Hall today, tabling at a commute alternatives fair hosted by the City's Green Team. In addition to the SVBC table, there were representatives from the City of San José Department of Transportation, 511.org, Valley Transit Authority, Clipper, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and others.
It's great to see the City of San José -... read the whole blog post.