Update: Redwood City El Camino Real Plan
This post was written in part by Advocacy Intern, Miguel Salazar. On June 7, Redwood City held another Citizens Advisory Group (CAG) meeting on the El Camino Real Corridor Plan with a presentation from...
View ArticlePalo Alto City Council Approves $9.6 Million for Bike Boulevard Network...
Palo Alto, the home of the legendary Ellen Fletcher Bike Boulevard, just approved an astounding $9.6 million for the construction of a network of new bike boulevards. The reimagined streets will...
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Action Alert: Support Dumbarton Corridor Bike/Ped Path
Lance Armstrong Bikeway, Texas; Source: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Would you like to bike on an off-street path between Redwood City and East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, or across Dumbarton bridge? That...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Bike Summit Highlight: Safe Routes Champions
Left: Matthew Reeves of Redwood City 2020, Right: Karen Briones of Los Gatos Union School District The Silicon Valley Bike Summit is less than one month away and we are excited to share some of the...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2017 Silicon Valley Bike Summit Award Winners
Photos, clockwise from left: Viva CalleSJ 2016, Penny Ellson on Bike to Work Day 2017, King Road bike lane along with SVBC Mural Ride For the second year, we are presenting awards for the following...
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Palo Alto’s Bridges – We Count on You
This blog post was contributed by William Robinson, SVBC member and Palo Alto Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee member. Palo Alto Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PABAC) volunteers...
View ArticleGet a Sneak Peek and Vote on Future Caltrain Bike Cars at the Silicon Valley...
For years, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition has been working with Caltrain on increasing and maintaining bicycle access on the trains. Back in 2015, our advocacy convinced the Caltrain Board to commit...
View ArticleDumbarton Study Does Not Recommend Trail, Make Your Voice Heard
On August 2, SamTrans staff presented their Board of Directors with draft recommendations for the Dumbarton Corridor. This corridor presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to develop the safest and...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed: Annual San Mateo County Bike and Ped Count
San Mateo County is participating in the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation (NBPD) Project for the third year in a row and the Office of Sustainability need your help! NBPD is a nationwide...
View Article7th Annual Silicon Valley Bike Summit Recap
Thank you to all who attended the 7th Annual Silicon Valley Bike Summit. This year was the biggest year yet with 230 attendees and over 105 bikes parked! Did you miss it? Read on to catch up on all...
View ArticleTake Action on Dumbarton Trail
Image: Dumbarton rail corridor where it crosses Middlefield Road in North Fair Oaks As we shared early last month, SamTrans does not recommend a multiuse trail on the Dumbarton right of way from...
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Locals in San Mateo Lead Successful Bike Ride
This post was contributed by guest blogger, Adam Loraine of San Mateo Cool Cities. On the morning of Saturday, August 19, SVBC and local riders proved that bicycling is alive and thriving in the City...
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Update: Redwood City El Camino Corridor Plan
Portions of this blog were written by SVBC Intern, Desiree Humphers. Redwood City is preparing to wrap up the El Camino Real Corridor Plan process by the end of the year. The draft plan is expected to...
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Bike Share Explodes in the Bay Area
Bike share has officially exploded with not one but at least six bike share companies offering their services and competing for city and individual customers throughout the Bay Area. Read on for an...
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SVBC Sends Joint Comment Letter for Dumbarton Study
Friday, September 29 marked the deadline for comments to SamTrans on the Dumbarton Corridor Study. SVBC collaborated with eleven other organizations on a joint letter with comments on the feasibility...
View ArticleGet a Job: Safe Routes to School Project Specialist
San Mateo County Office of Education is looking for a Safe Routes to School Project Specialist Under the direction of the Safe Routes to School Coordinator, the successful applicant will develop a...
View ArticleCaltrain Determines Future Bike Car Design
Almost two years ago, our work and your voices convinced the Caltrain Joint Powers Board to increase future bike capacity with train electrification (due for 2021) and commit $3 million for bike...
View ArticleSan Mateo County Allocates $2.26 million in Bike and Pedestrian Funds but...
Image: the proposed Class II bike lanes and Class III bike routes in Foster City This blog was contributed by guest blogger, SVBC member, Chair of the Redwood City Complete Streets Commission, and...
View ArticleTake Action for Protected Bike Lanes on El Camino Real in Redwood City
Image: conceptual design for El Camino Real at Roosevelt in the plan Now’s your chance to speak up in support of protected bike lanes on El Camino Real in Redwood City! The city has its draft Redwood...
View ArticleRepresent SVBC on Regional Bike Advisory Committees
There are vacancies on the bicycle advisory committees for Caltrain, BART, and Caltrans District 4. Several of these seats are allocated to representatives of the local bicycle coalition, which is us!...
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