Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

Do you want to help Redwood City become more bike-friendly? Join the new RWC workgroup!

SVBC is forming a working group to work with Redwood City staff to provide input on bicycle-related projects. The workgroup is being formed primarily due to financial difficulties in Redwood City which have delayed institution of their Complete Streets Commission, which would normally provide input to City staff on bicycle and pedestrian issues. Thus, this workgroup will serve until a suitable commission is able to fulfill this function for the City.

"The City of San Mateo is working with the community and its stakeholders to prepare a Station Area Plan for the Hillsdale Caltrain Station and area west of the Station. The plan will build upon planning efforts previously completed along El Camino Real, Bay Meadows and the station itself to plan for transit-oriented development, creating new opportunities for a range of housing, jobs and improved/safer pedestrian and bicycle connections to the station." For details, see: http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?NID=1945

Volunteer for bike parking at the premier do it yourself, building resilience event of the year. This year the bike area has been expanded.

See the website at http://www.makerfaire.com/

We are ramping up the organized routes this year. Paul Freedman, from Rock the Bike will again coordinate elements for the Dolores Street meeting point and the SF bike down. Rides are coming up from the Palo Alto/Mountain View, Stanford, and San Jose areas. Our goal for riders this year is 2000 on Saturday. The Valet will run from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. Look for rides on Facebook.

May 22, 2010 (All day) - May 23, 2010 (All day)

Join SVBC at our annual Bike to Work Day bag stuffing party. Each Bike to Work Day, thousands of bags are distributed at our 80+ Energizer Stations. Those bags don't pack themselves - we need your help! The bags for San Mateo County will be packed with goodies and information at the REI San Carlos on May 6, from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Come help out and enjoy some free food, drinks, and the company of your fellow passionate pedalers! Thanks to REI San Carlos for generously sharing a space to hold this shindig.

To sign up, please email ernesto [at] bikesiliconvalley [dot] org

Volunteers will be needed at cities throughout San Mateo County on April 11 at the Streets Alive car-free event. Surveys will be distributed to participants and volunteers are needed to distribute and assist with the forms.

Ten people are needed to volunteer for two-hour shifts between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm at this event. Locations may include Belmont, Brisbane, Foster City, Millbrae, Redwood City, San Mateo, and South San Francisco.

If you are interested, please contact Christine Delgado at the county, with you city preference, at 650-573-2951.

April 11, 2010 - 11:00am - 1:00pm

Meet up in San Carlos for a fun bike ride to celebrate the vernal equinox. This community ride, hosted by the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, will generally travel counter-clockwise around Redwood Shores on flat terrain. Detours will take the group to see the bike lanes on Twin Dolphin and trail connections near the dog park and the Redwood Shores Library.

Along the way, the group will cross over a couple of tricky freeway overpasses at Ralston and Holly Streets. Timid riders will want to proceed with caution, but there will be several, more experienced riders to help out.

The HIPPSTAR Menlo Park Grand Prix presented by Velo Girls will be held on April 11, 2010, in the Bohannon industrial park near Marsh Rd. and Bayfront Expressway. This year's event will feature a free kids' fun race, the Menlo Park Mini-Prix.

SamTrans has been fielding a number of questions concerning the recent closure of the Pico Blvd. gate at the San Carlos base. Here is the official explanation from Mark Simon, Executive Officer for Public Affairs, SamTrans/Caltrain:

Caltrain has completed the increase in bike capacity approved by the Board in February. Join the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Bikes on Board project in thanking the Caltrain board (agenda item 3).

The project will also be there to encourage Caltrain to add bikes to its Short-Range Transit Plan. Show up to the meeting and you will receive a “More Bikes, No Bumps” sticker to identify you as a supporter of Caltrain’s onboard bicycle service. Your presence truly makes a difference, because when the Board sees an audience full of bikes onboard supporters, they take notice!