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Spring 2016, Issue PROMOTING THE BICYCLE FOR EVERYDAY TRANSPORTATION SPRING 2016 ISSUE 155 • aprIl, may, jUnE SAN FRANCISCO BICYCLE COALITION FREE BIKEBIKE TOTO Tube Times Tube WORKWORK DAYDAY MAY 12, 2016 PROFILES IN SUPERSTARDOM / 05 SF GROUPS TO ROLL WITH / 07 FREE FAMILY BIKE RAFFLE / 08 WHERE TO CELEBRATE BIKE TO WORK DAY / 09 Thanks to Dolan Law Firm for supporting the ROUTES FOR BIKING AROUND SF / 11 What’s your ROUTES FOR BIKING reason? AROUND THE BAY / 12 SPRING 2016 1 Editors Letter from the Interim Executive Director Chris Cassidy, Mara Mabugat Distribution Zack Lipson When I bike it reminds Design SF Bikes Towards a More Melissa Small, Julia Schaber me to be present in the moment. That’s what life The Tube Times is a quarterly publication of the San Liveable City! Francisco Bicycle Coalition, a member-based nonprofit is about, after all: living advocacy organization working to transform San I bike in San Francisco in the moment. What Francisco’s streets and neighborhoods into more Bicycling is an act of joy because it’s an exhilarat- better way to be in the livable and safe places by promoting the bicycle for and principle. It is exhila- everyday transportation. [email protected] ing, healthy and immer- moment than being on rating and free: each com- Bike to Work Day is my favorite day to ride a sive way to experience your bike?. Advocacy Director Feel better, look better, mute, a little adventure. bike in San Francisco. It’s San Francisco’s Janice Li, x302, [email protected] our beautiful city. Biking —Lilly Fitzpatrick live better, save money, Traveling on my own biggest biking day of the year, and the mood Bike Parking Coordinator takes half as long and is save the environment, steam teaches me to mea- is downright celebratory. I’ve been handed Charles Deffarges, x313, [email protected] twice as fun as any other save time—the list goes sure distance in terms of flowers on Market Street and gotten hi-fives Communications Director way of getting around. Chris Cassidy, x308, [email protected] on and on. my own volition. while stopped at a red light. In addition to the Community Organizer —Manoj Viswanathan festive spirit, every year I see more and more Chema Hernández Gil, x321, [email protected] —Amita Amin —Tommy Alexander people trying bike-commuting for the first Community Organizer Julia Raskin, x312, [email protected] time, and learning for themselves what a Development Manager convenient and enjoyable way it is to get Tracy Chinn, x316, [email protected] around town. But riding a bike in San Development Director Francisco hasn’t always been as great as it is Brian Wiedenmeier, x305, [email protected] today, and we still have a long way to go Event Planner Bonnie Walton, x318, [email protected] make biking in our city inviting and Interim Executive Director comfortable to people of all ages and Margaret McCarthy, x301, [email protected] backgrounds. Family & Schools Coordinator Janelle Phung, x324, [email protected] I remember when I moved here to attend San Family & Schools Program Manager Francisco State University in 2002, I rarely bikes to San Francisco -- is rolled out in a Nancy Buffum, x314, [email protected] rode a bike. My most frequent bike ride was a Membership Manager manner that serves San Franciscans of every Anna Gore, x303, [email protected] very early-morning commute to open up the background, in every neighborhood. Operations Director cafe I worked at in the Richmond. It wasn’t Frank Chan, x304, [email protected] until I moved to Munich that I really started The SF Bicycle Coalition is a living, breathing Operations Manager biking for everyday transportation. It’s just testament to the feats that individuals can Janelle Wong, x311, [email protected] how people get around, my German friends achieve when we join hands and focus on our Phone Bank Coordinator informed me. And it quickly became how I got common goals. You, our members, make this Juli Uota, [email protected] possible. Whether we’re calling on City Program Coordinator around, biking on every grocery trip and to Francisco Grajales, x315, [email protected] leaders to support active transportation, every art exhibit I attended. We all did, and Program Coordinator that’s the direction that San Francisco was teaching kids how to bike at Sunday Streets Libby Nachman, x322, [email protected] moving towards while I was away. or distributing bike lights to those riding Technology Coordinator without, our member-volunteers provide the Erin Durkee, x307, [email protected] This year will be my fourth on the staff of the resources and people power to make San SF Bicycle Coalition, and it remains an Board of Directors Francisco a better place to bike and live. Rocky Beach, Mary Kay Chin, Vanessa Christie, Lisa WHY absolute honor to work here and partner with Fisher, Jenn Fox, Amandeep Jawa (Secretary), Shirley If you’ve been around our city for a while, Johnson, Lawrence Li (Treasurer), Lainie Motamedi, our 10,000-plus members to do what none of Brianne O’Leary Gagnon (President), Leah Shahum, For the joy of it. For my us could hope to accomplish as individuals. then you know how effectively the members Zack Stender, Paul Supawanich, Andy Thornley, Andy health. For my wallet. Toebben Since I’ve been on staff, I’ve watched our of the SF Bicycle Coalition have organized to For the quality of the air members drive successful campaigns for improve biking here. If you’re not a member Valet Bicycle Supervisors we breathe. For the BIKES miles of new bike lanes, heard City officials yet, join us today at sfbike.org/join. You can Nahid Abunama-Elgadi, Amita Amin, Jean Bartholomew, planet’s atmosphere. Loren Bondurant, Zach Bondurant, Christopher “X” I love riding my bike for embrace the Vision Zero pledge to eliminate also become a member on Thursday, May 12, Budz, André Franca, Devon Hayden, Caley Heekin, And, I get many places Times Tube traffic deaths and severe injuries, and seen at one of our 20-plus Energizer Stations Richard Kesler, Jessi Lawrence, Nick Marti, Maggie quicker than I would too many reasons to around SF in celebration of Bike to Work Day. McGarry, Matthew McKenna, Marie Mika, Nassim otherwise! count, but I choose to ride my colleagues deliver safety education in Nobari, Dat Phan, Mikaela Rioux, Angelina Romano, It’s fun, fast and more con- SF my bike to show others, every corner of our beautiful and diverse city. Stop by, and a friendly member-volunteer will Dan Taylor, Lindsay Tully, Alexis Wallace venient! Biking is a great We bike because it makes —Bruce Osterweil gladly sign you up. (See the map of Bike to way for me to start my day especially the women in I’m immensely excited for the year ahead Interns for good times, easy park- Work Day Energizer Stations on page 9.) whether I’m going to work my life, that there’s power because I know that what’s happening in our Christopher “X” Budz, Lisa Ike, Mara Mabugat, Tynan ing and more naps. The Parker, Rachel Perez, Ajeé Sanders, Julia Schaber, or school, I feel happier by and also peace that comes city is going to entice so many more people When City leaders consider how, or even trips we take by bike don’t Miles Stepto the time I get there. with biking that isn’t to try biking. As someone who lived here for whether, our streets could be redesigned to end up being much lon- attainable through other better serve San Franciscans, we’ll be there to years without biking consistently, I know that 1720 Market Street ger than in the car -- they —Kiran Parmar types of transportation. high-quality, protected bike lanes make a speak up on behalf of people biking. Stand San Francisco, CA 94102 are just more fun, a better with us, and join today. tel: 415-431-2453 (BIKE) —Huitzi Herrera-Sobal huge difference in helping people feel and be fax: 415-431-2468 workout and quieter. safe on our city’s streets. [email protected] — Jason Serafino-Agar See you in the bike lanes, In 2016 alone, we’re looking forward to Have you been missing out on our weekly Biker and family Bulletin email? Update your contact info at ground-breaking on three complete street sfbike.org/services. redesigns that will include raised bike lanes, Get to know the rest of our Board of Directors at traffic-calming measures and more safety sfbike.org/board. Thanks to Dolan Law Firm for supporting the improvements for people walking and biking. Margaret McCarthy (For the record, those three streets are Polk, Second and Masonic, each providing crucial Interim Executive Director 155 San Francisco Bicycle Coalition facebook.com/sfbike S north-south bike routes for people who live, work and play nearby.) We’re also working on twitter.com/sfbike ensuring that the bike share expansion -- due to bring over 4,000 more publicly available instagram.com/sfbike TUBE TIME SPRING 2016 1 flickr.com/sfbike 2 QuickReleases Looking Back at One Year of Women Bike SF What a year! We reached almost 700 people in our first year of Women Bike SF, and 2016 is looking even bigger and better. We have a new page on our website you should check out: sfbike.org/women. With guest bloggers, more partner groups than ever before and really amazing events coming up, you’ll want to check it regularly. Don’t miss our soon to be announced leadership training in April and ongoing Coffee Clubs, workshops, and more! SF Bikes to the Ball Game Sa-wing, batter! Baseball is back, with the San Francisco Giants hosting the rival Los Angeles Dodgers for the season’s home opener on Thursday, Apr.
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