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Bicycle Exchange to launch as independent organization
Apr 04, 2013SVBC is pleased to announce that our very successful Bicycle Exchange program will be launched as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2013 under the name of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange. The move allows the Bicycle Exchange to expand its bicycle donation operations in size, services, and geography while remaining a sister organization of Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition... read the whole note.
Alpine at Highway 280 just a vote away from funding
Oct 18, 2012Great news this week regarding the potential restriping of Alpine Road as it approaches and passes under Highway 280 in San Mateo County. SVBC has been looking to get improvements on this stretch of road for two years now, since the tragic death of cyclist Lauren Ward at that intersection in 2010. County Public Works staff has been working closely with SVBC members and staff to safely redesign... 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.
Thank you San Jose!
Sep 10, 2012Last week the whole crew at SVBC took a ride to check out the great new bike lanes that San Jose recently installed. To get there, we took Hedding from the Alameda to 11th Street. Hedding is a busy street that cries out for a bike lane. For me, not a really strong cyclist, the narrow lanes and heavy traffic are daunting. I probably would not ride it by myself. Fortunately, others led the way... read the whole note.
The blog days of summer
Jul 12, 2012Summer at the Bicycle Coalition is traditionally our "down" time. Our work load doesn't actually slow down much, but rather shifts to more administrative tasks - grant applications, pre-semester Safe Routes to School meetings, website tweaking, letterhead orders, program reports, et cetera. With the exception of our valet bike parking program, It's not always highly visible or very exciting... read the whole note.
Santa Clara Safe Routes program really gets rolling
Apr 05, 2012After weeks of planning, researching, and scheduling, we finally had our first opportunity to take our youth bike education to the streets! We went to Scott Lane and Montague on Monday, and Sutter, Haman, Bowers, and Briarwood on Tuesday, bringing our games and videos along with us. The fourth-grade students we met were all fun and funny kids - very enthusiastic about everything we did, and... read the whole note.
Help us welcome the latest SVBC team member
Feb 16, 2012I'm happy to announce that SVBC is expanding again. As a result of our Safe Routes to School work in Santa Clara and East Palo Alto, we were in need of an assistant to help Ernesto get the programs rolling successfully. The applicant review process was tough, but we finally whittled down the group of very qualified candidates and hired Anna Kingsmith.
Anna comes from a background in... read the whole note.
My small role in a recent win
Jan 11, 2012I attended the Menlo Park Planning Commission meeting on Monday night to deliver some comments regarding the Facebook environmental impact report (EIR) on behalf of SVBC. I mentioned the fact that the bicycle would be a great way to mitigate some of the traffic, noise, and air pollution that the EIR cites as "areas of controversy." It's not unusual for me to visit such meetings and comment on... read the whole note.
Sports Basement gives SVBC five percent
Dec 22, 2011Sports Basement, a long-time supporter of SVBC and our members, has stepped up their generosity recently with a new 5%-back deal. In addition to their already awesome 10% discount given to SVBC members, they will now donate 5% of all member purchases back to SVBC. Seriously!
To clarify: you go to Sports Basement, buy some new gear at a great price with your 10% SVBC member discount,... read the whole note.
San José bike update
Oct 06, 2011City of San José staff is studying converting lanes on 3rd, 4th, 10th, and 11th Streets through downtown from motor vehicle lanes to bike lanes! I had mentioned several months ago to Department of Transportation leadership that San José is already falling behind on implementing the goals in their recently adopted bike plan--and that they had the power to make significant things happen even... read the whole note.