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Strong Janelle Phung,x324,[email protected] Family &SchoolsCoordinator Nancy Buffum,x314,[email protected] Family &SchoolsProgramManager Bonnie Walton, x318,[email protected] Event Planner Brian Wiedenmeier, x305,[email protected] Development Director Tracy Chinn,x316,[email protected] Development Manager Chema HernándezGil,x321,[email protected] Community Organizer Chris Cassidy, x308,[email protected] Communications Director Ellie McCutcheon,x317,[email protected] Communications Associate Charles Deffarges,x313,[email protected] Bike ParkingCoordinator Janice Li,x302,[email protected] Advocacy Director Jean Fraser, x306,[email protected] Acting ExecutiveDirector everyday transportation.tubetimes@ livable andsafeplacesbypromotingthebicyclefor Francisco’s streetsandneighborhoodsintomore advocacy organizationworkingtotransformSan Francisco BicycleCoalition,amember-based nonprofit The Melissa Small&EllieMcCutcheon Design Zack Lipson Distribution Margaret McCarthy Copy Editor Chris Cassidy&EllieMcCutcheon Editors sfbike.org/board. Get toknowtherestofourBoardDirectors at sfbike.org/services. Bulletin email?Updateyourcontactinfoat Have youbeenmissingoutonourweekly Biker [email protected] fax: 415-431-2468 tel: 415-431-2453(BIKE) San Francisco,CA94102 1720 MarketStreet Miles Stepto Rachel Perez Tynan Parker Christopher “X”Budz Interns Tully, AlexisWallace Mikaela Rioux,AngelinaRomano,DanTaylor, Lindsay McKenna, MarieMika,NassimNobari,DatPhan, Jessi Lawrence,NickMarti,MaggieMcGarry, Matthew Franca, DevonHayden,CaleyHeekin,RichardKesler, Bondurant, Christopher“X”Budz,JohnnyCosta,André Amita Amin,JeanBartholomew, LorenBondurant,Zach Valet BicycleSupervisors Andrew Toebben Slavonia (Treasurer), ZackStender, PaulSupawanich, O’Leary Gagnon,DanielSilverman,Mark Li (President),CarlaMcKay, LainieMotamedi,Brianne Jean Fraser, AmandeepJawa(Secretary),Lawrence Rocky Beach,MaureenDevlin,LisaFisher, JennFox, Board ofDirectors Erin Durkee,x307,[email protected] Technology Coordinator Margaret McCarthy, x301,[email protected] Program Director Libby Nachman,x322,[email protected] Program Coordinator Francisco Grajales,x315,[email protected] Program Coordinator Juli Uota,[email protected] Phone BankCoordinator Janelle Wong, x311,[email protected] Operations Manager Frank Chan,x304,[email protected] Operations Director Anna Gore,x303,[email protected] Membership Manager Tube Times isaquarterlypublicationoftheSan facebook.com/sfbike instagram.com/sfbike twitter.com/sfbike

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Tracy Chinn Development Manager I ride through the Wiggle every day on my commute from the Inner Sunset, and I am so excited for the recently approved redesign. I’m Christopher “X” Budz Erin Durkee looking forward to a safer left turn Events Intern from Scott onto Fell and slower car Technology Coordinator I’m pretty thrilled about the Bay traffic, as well as green I’m really excited for our second year Area Bike Share expansion. I teach landscaping, sidewalk extensions of Women Bike SF. We engaged international students, many of and safer pedestrian crossings. almost 700 people last year and we’re whom are in the city for several only getting better at connecting months to a year -- not long enough times 154 women, trans* and femme-identified to invest in buying a bike. A lot of individuals in our community to the them are looking forward to better, tu b e joys and freedom of biking. more affordable access to bicycles. 11 Brian Wiedenmeier Development Director Bonnie Walton Total street transformations beginning on Polk Street, Event Planner Masonic Avenue and Second We had great wins for Market Street when construction finally Street in 2015, and I’m excited starts on these projects. for continued improvements and Jean Kao smarter enforcement by the SFPD on this vital route for Member-Volunteer people who bike. I’m psyched for more bike lanes next year. The extended lanes on Folsom Street and Division have made my commute so much more relaxing. Bring it on! I’m also excited about increasing the number of families and (oh-so- Our current plan was created in 2012 and Expanding our Safe stylish) women commuting. I’m proud to spans five years with an overall goal that Routes to School live in a town where anyone can ride. by 2017, at least half of San Franciscans program to include 35 will bicycle occasionally and at least one elementary schools across San quarter will bicycle frequently or at least a Francisco; and Distribution of 5,000 few times per week. More specific goals Rules of the Road postcards in English, target expansion of the bike lane network, Chinese and Spanish at each of our persuading San Franciscans to try biking dozens of outreach events across the city more often, improving safety, and every year. increasing public and political support for With 2017 fast approaching, and so many biking. A full copy of the plan can be San Franciscans embracing biking, it’s found at sfbike.org/about. time to create our next strategic plan. The Our strategic plan doesn’t just sit on a exact scope and shape of the planning Francisco Grajales shelf; it determines the direction of our process is yet to be determined, but Program Coordinator work day in and day out. Staff are what’s certain is that we will again solicit responsible for carrying it out and and receive considerable input and I am most excited about reporting back on progress towards our engagement from you, our members. expanding our Community Bike goals. Highlights of our progress to date Keep watching the Tube Times and Biker Build program and getting bicycles include: Bulletin for more information regarding into the hands of more San how you can participate. We’re Franciscans who want them, but Ensuring access to the Golden Gate looking forward to working with can’t afford them without our help Bridge for people biking, free of charge; you to set the right priorities in in 2016. Annually teaching over 1,000 people how 2016 and beyond. to bike safely through classes in multiple languages;

Paul Valdez Member-Volunteer I am excited about the continued Meghan Arnold enhancements being made to our Member-Volunteer streets, such as the demonstration

Janice Li project of the first raised bike lanes Times Thanks to Dolan Law Firm for supporting the Tube Advocacy Director Having experienced effective bike on Market Street. I look forward to share in my travels, I can’t wait to see many more bike lanes connecting Flexing our members’ political muscle how the expansion to a real system our precious neighborhoods, so that in the very exciting November 2016 here gets both residents and tourists more people of all ages can safely elections. Who will be our new wheeling around San Francisco. Safety and comfortably bike our streets. Supervisors in Districts 1, 9 and 11? in numbers rings true when cycling is Who will be the most bike-friendly normalized as part of the public A LL 2015

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