Belmont Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan Update
The City of Belmont is in the process of creating a new Comprehensive Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan and recently surveyed its residents as part of this process. Nearly 75% of survey takers ride their...
View ArticleSVBC Endorses Santa Clara County Parks Park Charter Fund, Measure A
In January 2016, the SVBC Policy Advisory Committee approved a request to endorse the Santa Clara County Parks Park Charter Fund, Measure A, which will be on the ballot in June 2016. The Santa Clara...
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City of Davis Protected Intersection Study Tour
I recently joined a field trip set up by Safe Mountain View to Davis, California to check out that city’s awesome bike network and specifically its new protected intersection. The City of Davis has...
View ArticleCaltrain Adds Third Bike Car
Thanks to years of advocacy and the dedication of Caltrain as a bike-friendly transit system, all Caltrain train sets now have over 70 bike spaces, starting today, increasing on-board bike capacity,...
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Palo Alto Pop-up Bikeway
Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of attending a pop-up two-way cycletrack, or separated bikeway, demonstration on Park Boulevard, put on by City of Palo Alto and Fehr & Peers consultants. Pop-up...
View ArticleMore Bikes to Share in San José and San Mateo
Almost a year ago, we shared that the existing Bay Area Bike Share pilot would be expanding its system from 750 to over 7,000 bikes by the end of 2017. Of note for SVBC members, the San José system...
View ArticleMenlo Park Moves Forward With Oak Grove, Delays El Camino Real
Bike Month has seen a lot of action so far this month, not just fun events and activities like Bike to Work Day, but also important decisions being made at the city council level. In Menlo Park, the...
View ArticlePalo Alto Advances Nine Bike Boulevard Projects
Congratulations to Palo Alto, whose City Council voted on May 9 to approve $1.4 million in funding as well as concept plans and environmental analyses to advance the ambitious Bike Boulevard...
View ArticleElection 2016: State Assembly and Senate Candidate Questionnaires
This blog post was put together by our Advocacy Intern, Tomio Hayase-Izu. Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501c3 non-profit organization and is permitted to educate our members about where...
View ArticleMeeting with State Legislators in Sacramento
Every year I make the journey to Sacramento to lobby our state legislators. This year, California Bicycle Coalition and Transform joined forces with their Transportation Equity Summit and Advocacy Day....
View ArticleWanted: Central San Mateo County Advocates
Do you live, work, or play in or around the City of San Mateo? Do you want to improve biking in your community and get more people biking? We are looking for you! We want to increase our reach to...
View ArticleSVBC Bike Summit: Interview with Keynote Speaker Kate White
To provide a safe, sustainable, integrated, and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability. Sound familiar? No, it’s not SVBC’s mission, but Caltrans’. The agency...
View ArticleSan Mateo County Ends Active Transportation Coordinator Position
Just three years after SVBC worked to have San Mateo County create and fund their first ever Active Transportation Coordinator position, this position has unfortunately been terminated. We were so...
View Article6th Annual Bike Summit 2016 Recap
Thank you to all who attended the 6th Annual Silicon Valley Bike Summit! Did you miss it? Read on to catch up on all the day’s fascinating discussions. You can also view the archive of all tweets from...
View ArticleSVBC Invites Cities to Learn About San Mateo’s Bike Share
Last week, SVBC brought together corporate partners, several cities’ staff, and elected leaders for a learning opportunity with City of San Mateo and Social Bicycles to discuss their new bike share...
View ArticleSan Mateo County Round-Up
Sometimes my meeting schedule necessitates beautiful bike rides through San Mateo County. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of biking from Hillsdale Caltrain to Redwood Shores, then along the Bay Trail...
View ArticleAction Alert: Palo Alto Embarcadero at El Camino Real Bike Improvements
On Monday September 19 at 7:40 pm, Palo Alto City Council will consider two alternative bicycle and pedestrian improvement designs along Embarcadero Road from El Camino Real to Emerson Street. You can...
View ArticleBike Palo Alto Attracts 800 Participants
For those who missed it, the 7th annual Bike Palo Alto on Sunday October 2 drew more than 800 kids, adults, and families, an increase of 14% over last year. Bike Palo Alto is an annual,...
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Bike Share for All
The research and writing of this blog post was done by our intern, Tomio Hayase-Izu. For many people, bike share offers a modern, fun, and sustainable solution to the “first and last mile” connectivity...
View ArticleShop by Bike in Menlo Park and Win Prizes
This fall, you can explore local stores and win prizes when you shop by bike. Inspired by Bike Palo Alto’s Frequent Rider Card, Menlo Park will debut their Frequent Rider Card program for people who...
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