san jose
Help us welcome San José Bike Clinic to SVBC
Oct 17, 2012We are excited to share the news that the San José Bike Clinic has become a fiscally sponsored project of SVBC!
What does this mean? It means that the Clinic now has nonprofit status and the backing of SVBC’s existing infrastructure, allowing this impressive group of dedicated volunteers to take Bike Clinic to the next level! Bike Clinic will be looking to all of their supporters over... read the whole note.
ThinkBike Workshop opening 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 Opening Session of the ThinkBike Workshop in San José. Learn from Dutch experts how to make a great cycling city. The public Opening Session will include a welcome from local officials and cycling experts from the Netherlands; an... read the whole note.
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.
Think Bike workshop
Sep 27, 2012San Jose is fortunate to be one of a small handful of U.S. cities to host experts from the Dutch Cycling Embassy’s Think Bike program. The program provides Dutch bikeway design expertise to cities seeking creative solutions for challenging or constrained locations for bicyclists. The Dutch Cycling Embassy’s Think Bike program brings Dutch engineering expertise that has contributed to... 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.
Join SVBC for Park(ing) Day 2012
Sep 17, 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.
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.
San José City Council approves Hedding Street bike lanes
Aug 22, 2012Good news from last night's San José City Council meeting! The Council voted unanimously to approve a buffered bike lane along Hedding Street, between 15th Street and the Guadalupe River Trail.
Due to some resident complaints, a few blocks of the project will retain on-street parking, which means the lanes in that section will not be buffered. As a compromise, Councilmembers Liccardo,... read the whole note.
Free Community Pedestrian Safety Workshop
Aug 21, 2012 Do you walk in San Jose? Are you concerned that drivers may not stop? Do you want to learn how to make walking safe and accessible? Then this FREE workshop is for you. . .Free optional lunch at 11:30. Child care available upon request. For lunch or child care, RSVP to Milton Cadena - 408.251.0217, mcadena@catholiccharitiesscc.org.
The purpose of the Community Pedestrian Safety... read the whole note.
Free Community Pedestrian Safety Workshop
Aug 21, 2012 Do you walk in San Jose? Are you concerned that drivers may not stop? Do you want to learn how to make walking safe and accessible? Then this FREE workshop is for you. . .Free optional lunch at 11:30. Child care available upon request. For lunch or child care, RSVP to Milton Cadena - 408.251.0217, mcadena@catholiccharitiesscc.org.
The purpose of the Community Pedestrian Safety... read the whole note.