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ThinkBike Workshop closing session
Oct 04, 2012Join the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the City of San José, and participants from the Dutch Cycling Embassy and Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition for the public Closing Session of the ThinkBike Workshop in San José. Learn from Dutch experts how to make a great cycling city. Register for the public Closing Session that will include a presentation on and discussion of the design solutions... read the whole note.
SVBC Policy Advisory Committee meeting
Oct 01, 2012The Policy Advisory Committee meets to discuss policy issues of interest to SVBC and advise the SVBC board and staff on positions. Members of the committee are appointed; meetings are open to current SVBC members.
Green and Cardinal - in Bright Sunlight
Sep 26, 2012Stanford Football (ranked no. 9 nationwide) just announced the first daytime game of the year: 12:00 noon on Saturday 10/6. It's a perfect opportunity to use the best (and greenest) transport mode in the world to attend the game! SVBC volunteers will lovingly safeguard bicycles at three bike corrals at the game. There is no reason not to bicycle to the game, and eight billion reasons to... read the whole note.
San Mateo County C/CAG BPAC
Sep 25, 2012This Thursday's County of San Mateo City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) Bicycle and Pedestrian (BPAC) meeting will host a public workshop for the One Bay Area Grant call for projects. It is important that the public is aware of this opportunity and we have a strong showing. We need commuters, recreational riders, and residents; students and professionals; kids, seniors, and those... read the whole note.
Cycling through San Jose with Greenbelt Alliance
Sep 20, 2012Come along for a bicycle ride through South San Jose’s neighborhoods and valleys to explore how the city plans on growing in the next 30 years, from Caltrain transit villages to foothill sprawl. Hear from experts and delight in the beautiful landscape as we wind through city and country roads as well as the great bike paths the city has to offer.
Download a map of the route. (PDF 5.5 MB... read the whole note.
Team SVBC thanks you for supporting California Climate Ride 2012
Sep 20, 2012Wow! What an incredible ride and an inspiring group of people. I couldn’t have asked for anything more, and I did have my fingers crossed for no rain (success!). There were so many people with very different backgrounds, all with a common interest of making the planet a better place to live. It is no surprise then that many of the people who work in green energy, sustainability, and climate... read the whole note.
San Jose Park(ing) Day
Sep 20, 2012Our friends at Greenbelt Alliance are once again coordinating a Park(ing) Day event in downtown San José. Come join us and several of our community partners this Friday, September 21, as we reclaim public space!
We'll be set up at 25 West San Fernando Street, if front of Mezcal Restaurant. Park your bike with us and stick around to let us know what you think about all the new bike... read the whole note.
Redwood City Farm Hill Boulevard open house
Sep 19, 2012You are invited to join Redwood City staff for one of two public open houses for the Farm Hill Boulevard Street Improvement Project.
Learn all about the meetings at http://bikesiliconvalley.org/2012/09/redwood-city-hosts-farm-hill-boulev....
Redwood City Farm Hill Boulevard open house
Sep 19, 2012You are invited to join Redwood City staff for one of two public open houses for the Farm Hill Boulevard Street Improvement Project.
Read all the details at http://bikesiliconvalley.org/2012/09/redwood-city-hosts-farm-hill-boulev....
Redwood City hosts Farm Hill Boulevard Project open house
Sep 19, 2012You are invited to join Redwood City staff for one of two public open houses for the Farm Hill Boulevard Street Improvement Project.
The City has taken input from the June community meeting and developed designs to improve conditions for people walking, biking, and driving on Farm Hill Boulevard.
Please come review the concepts and provide staff with feedback. Staff anticipates... read the whole note.