SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit that works to make biking safer and more comfortable in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties through education, advocacy, and BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 7-16 Bicycle Film Festival – Silicon Valley. The Bicycle Film Festival is virtually in Silicon Valley from May 7 to 16. This is a great way to get pumped up for Bike Month with amazing films celebrating bicycling from around the globe. You get to pick your price and a portion of the proceeds benefits SVBC. Watch the Bicycle

Film Festival!

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21. BICYCLE NETWORK PRIORITY TOOL SVBC along with Copenhagenize Design Co. has developed the bicycle Network Priority Tool (NPT) to enable cities and other individuals to prioritize bicycle projects in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. This tool is free and open for all to use. About the Tool. The objective of the tool is to prioritize bicycle planning projects based on demand, low-stress networks, connectivity to key BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL May 7 - May 16. Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and growing. The festival has an incredible history of

working

DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT The other method in this case is a traffic diverter. If you’re driving on St. John and you get to Tenth Street, you are now forced to turn south. All cars. No one can use St. John as a cut-through road anymore. Bikes however get to go straight. The plentiful green paint and bollards now clearly communicate this. THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel LOTS OF BICYCLING IN GILROY DURING MAY’S “BIKE TO WHEREVER 1 Eugene Bernosky, ebernosky@gmail.com, 831-345-2767 Lots of Bicycling in Gilroy during May’s “Bike to Wherever” Month! Ride around town, ride the levee, take up the Hills of Gilroy Challenge and stop

by

GOOGLE BIKE VISION PLAN 2015 Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and Alta Planning + Design have partnered with Google to create the Google Bike Vision Plan, a new look at what it’s like for people riding bikes in northern Santa Clara County today and what our region could look like with 8-to-80 bike networks. As you’ll read in the Plan, Google is committed to

reducing

SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit that works to make biking safer and more comfortable in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties through education, advocacy, and BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 7-16 Bicycle Film Festival – Silicon Valley. The Bicycle Film Festival is virtually in Silicon Valley from May 7 to 16. This is a great way to get pumped up for Bike Month with amazing films celebrating bicycling from around the globe. You get to pick your price and a portion of the proceeds benefits SVBC. Watch the Bicycle

Film Festival!

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21. BICYCLE NETWORK PRIORITY TOOL SVBC along with Copenhagenize Design Co. has developed the bicycle Network Priority Tool (NPT) to enable cities and other individuals to prioritize bicycle projects in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. This tool is free and open for all to use. About the Tool. The objective of the tool is to prioritize bicycle planning projects based on demand, low-stress networks, connectivity to key BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL May 7 - May 16. Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and growing. The festival has an incredible history of

working

DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT The other method in this case is a traffic diverter. If you’re driving on St. John and you get to Tenth Street, you are now forced to turn south. All cars. No one can use St. John as a cut-through road anymore. Bikes however get to go straight. The plentiful green paint and bollards now clearly communicate this. THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel LOTS OF BICYCLING IN GILROY DURING MAY’S “BIKE TO WHEREVER 1 Eugene Bernosky, ebernosky@gmail.com, 831-345-2767 Lots of Bicycling in Gilroy during May’s “Bike to Wherever” Month! Ride around town, ride the levee, take up the Hills of Gilroy Challenge and stop

by

GOOGLE BIKE VISION PLAN 2015 Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and Alta Planning + Design have partnered with Google to create the Google Bike Vision Plan, a new look at what it’s like for people riding bikes in northern Santa Clara County today and what our region could look like with 8-to-80 bike networks. As you’ll read in the Plan, Google is committed to

reducing

RESOURCES - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Advocacy Resources. We can’t do it alone. SVBC covers 36 jurisdictions between two counties. We rely on our members for your local expertise, on the ground experiences, and real-life stories. We need you to show your local government officials that you care and that there are people who want safe and comfortable bicycle

infrastructure and

BETTER BIKING

Better Biking. SVBC has set a goal to see 10% of trips by bike by 2025. To that end, we work strategically in broad advocacy initiatives that we believe will help us achieve our mission to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SUBMIT: E-BIKES FOR EVERYONE PASSPORT Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. VOLUNTEER - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

BICYCLE EXCHANGE

The Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange is a fully volunteer-run organization that provides refurbished bikes to the underprivileged. After several years of partnership and growing together, the Bicycle Exchange has incorporated and become an independent nonprofit organization. The new Bicycle Exchange website launched on March 7,

2014.

SVBC STAFF - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Tim Oey, Events Managertim@bikesiliconvalley.org. Tim has a long history in bicycle advocacy. In the 1980s he was active with the Boston Area Bicycle Coalition and served as the VP of Rides for the Charles River Wheelers. In the 1990s he was a founding board member of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, ran an America Online forum for

the

LOCAL BIKE CLUBS & GROUPS The Alto Velo Racing Club is one of America’s top amateur cycling clubs. Founded in 1992 and based in Silicon Valley, Alto Velo supports and encourages bike racing across all categories and is the home of the LuxVue-SunPower Racing Team. This club is a member of USA Cycling, the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States.

POPULAR ROUTES

Welcome to our Popular Routes page! Here, you’ll find routes to popular entertainment venues, major employment centers, college campuses, and shopping areas. DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit that works to make biking safer and more comfortable in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties through education, advocacy, and BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 7-16 Bicycle Film Festival – Silicon Valley. The Bicycle Film Festival is virtually in Silicon Valley from May 7 to 16. This is a great way to get pumped up for Bike Month with amazing films celebrating bicycling from around the globe. You get to pick your price and a portion of the proceeds benefits SVBC. Watch the Bicycle

Film Festival!

MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. VOLUNTEER - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SVBC STAFF - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Tim Oey, Events Managertim@bikesiliconvalley.org. Tim has a long history in bicycle advocacy. In the 1980s he was active with the Boston Area Bicycle Coalition and served as the VP of Rides for the Charles River Wheelers. In the 1990s he was a founding board member of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, ran an America Online forum for

the

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21.

BICYCLE EXCHANGE

The Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange is a fully volunteer-run organization that provides refurbished bikes to the underprivileged. After several years of partnership and growing together, the Bicycle Exchange has incorporated and become an independent nonprofit organization. The new Bicycle Exchange website launched on March 7,

2014.

BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL May 7 - May 16. Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and growing. The festival has an incredible history of

working

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT The other method in this case is a traffic diverter. If you’re driving on St. John and you get to Tenth Street, you are now forced to turn south. All cars. No one can use St. John as a cut-through road anymore. Bikes however get to go straight. The plentiful green paint and bollards now clearly communicate this. THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit that works to make biking safer and more comfortable in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties through education, advocacy, and BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 7-16 Bicycle Film Festival – Silicon Valley. The Bicycle Film Festival is virtually in Silicon Valley from May 7 to 16. This is a great way to get pumped up for Bike Month with amazing films celebrating bicycling from around the globe. You get to pick your price and a portion of the proceeds benefits SVBC. Watch the Bicycle

Film Festival!

MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. VOLUNTEER - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SVBC STAFF - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Tim Oey, Events Managertim@bikesiliconvalley.org. Tim has a long history in bicycle advocacy. In the 1980s he was active with the Boston Area Bicycle Coalition and served as the VP of Rides for the Charles River Wheelers. In the 1990s he was a founding board member of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, ran an America Online forum for

the

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21.

BICYCLE EXCHANGE

The Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange is a fully volunteer-run organization that provides refurbished bikes to the underprivileged. After several years of partnership and growing together, the Bicycle Exchange has incorporated and become an independent nonprofit organization. The new Bicycle Exchange website launched on March 7,

2014.

BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL May 7 - May 16. Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and growing. The festival has an incredible history of

working

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT The other method in this case is a traffic diverter. If you’re driving on St. John and you get to Tenth Street, you are now forced to turn south. All cars. No one can use St. John as a cut-through road anymore. Bikes however get to go straight. The plentiful green paint and bollards now clearly communicate this. THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel RESOURCES - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Advocacy Resources. We can’t do it alone. SVBC covers 36 jurisdictions between two counties. We rely on our members for your local expertise, on the ground experiences, and real-life stories. We need you to show your local government officials that you care and that there are people who want safe and comfortable bicycle

infrastructure and

BETTER BIKING

Better Biking. SVBC has set a goal to see 10% of trips by bike by 2025. To that end, we work strategically in broad advocacy initiatives that we believe will help us achieve our mission to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

BICYCLE EXCHANGE

The Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange is a fully volunteer-run organization that provides refurbished bikes to the underprivileged. After several years of partnership and growing together, the Bicycle Exchange has incorporated and become an independent nonprofit organization. The new Bicycle Exchange website launched on March 7,

2014.

SUBMIT: E-BIKES FOR EVERYONE PASSPORT Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. LOCAL BIKE CLUBS & GROUPS The Alto Velo Racing Club is one of America’s top amateur cycling clubs. Founded in 1992 and based in Silicon Valley, Alto Velo supports and encourages bike racing across all categories and is the home of the LuxVue-SunPower Racing Team. This club is a member of USA Cycling, the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States.

MEMBER DISCOUNTS

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. CARRYING THINGS BY BIKE Medium Loads (two grocery bags or less) A medium sized load (two grocery bags worth) is better carried on your the bike and not your body. Panniers: These are saddle bags for your bike and can be attached to a front or rear rack on each side of your bike’s front or rear wheel.This puts the cargo low to the ground and centered, which keeps the bike very stable even when carrying lots of weight. NOW HIRING: PROGRAM DIRECTOR Program Director Job Description Full time with competitive benefits Position reports to Executive Director Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) is a non-profit membership-based organization that seeks to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. We have a goal of DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition makes bicycling better in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Learn, volunteer, and fix! BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 1-31 Pledge to Ride to get your BTWD bag and Win Prizes! Pledge to ride to get a Bike to Wherever Day Bag and win prizes during Bike Month and on Bike to Wherever Day itself (May 21)! We will hold random drawings during the month, but you can only win if you pledge! MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. VOLUNTEER - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SVBC STAFF - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Kate Plant, Community Projects Manager kate@bikesiliconvalley.org. As the Community Projects Manager, Kate Plant’s role within SVBC varies (just as she likes it). From teaching the young, parents and adults in schools, to teaching organizational biking workshops, to being involved with many other SVBC programs with eager organisations across

the Bay Area.

BICYCLE EXCHANGE

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21. BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and

growing.

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition makes bicycling better in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Learn, volunteer, and fix! BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 1-31 Pledge to Ride to get your BTWD bag and Win Prizes! Pledge to ride to get a Bike to Wherever Day Bag and win prizes during Bike Month and on Bike to Wherever Day itself (May 21)! We will hold random drawings during the month, but you can only win if you pledge! MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. VOLUNTEER - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SVBC STAFF - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Kate Plant, Community Projects Manager kate@bikesiliconvalley.org. As the Community Projects Manager, Kate Plant’s role within SVBC varies (just as she likes it). From teaching the young, parents and adults in schools, to teaching organizational biking workshops, to being involved with many other SVBC programs with eager organisations across

the Bay Area.

BICYCLE EXCHANGE

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21. BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and

growing.

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel

BETTER BIKING

Join Your City’s Bicycle Advisory Committee. Check out our link for info on city council-appointed advisory bodies focused on bike issues, city bicycle advisory committees (BAC).If there is a Bicycle Advisory Committee, attend one of their meetings and MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

BICYCLE EXCHANGE

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. LOCAL BIKE CLUBS & GROUPS The Alto Velo Racing Club is one of America’s top amateur cycling clubs. Founded in 1992 and based in Silicon Valley, Alto Velo supports and encourages bike racing across all categories and is the home of the LuxVue-SunPower Racing Team. CARRYING THINGS BY BIKE Medium Loads (two grocery bags or less) A medium sized load (two grocery bags worth) is better carried on your the bike and not your body. Panniers: These are saddle bags for your bike and can be attached to a front or rear rack on each side of your bike’s front or rear wheel.This puts the cargo low to the ground and centered, which keeps the bike very stable even when carrying lots of weight.

MEMBER DISCOUNTS

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. PLEDGE TO RIDE DURING BIKE MONTH! Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. NOW HIRING: PROGRAM DIRECTOR Program Director Job Description Full time with competitive benefits Position reports to Executive Director Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) is a non-profit membership-based organization that seeks to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. We have a goal of DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit that works to make biking safer and more comfortable in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties through education, advocacy, and BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 7-16 Bicycle Film Festival – Silicon Valley. The Bicycle Film Festival is virtually in Silicon Valley from May 7 to 16. This is a great way to get pumped up for Bike Month with amazing films celebrating bicycling from around the globe. You get to pick your price and a portion of the proceeds benefits SVBC. Watch the Bicycle

Film Festival!

MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21. BICYCLE NETWORK PRIORITY TOOL SVBC along with Copenhagenize Design Co. has developed the bicycle Network Priority Tool (NPT) to enable cities and other individuals to prioritize bicycle projects in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. This tool is free and open for all to use. About the Tool. The objective of the tool is to prioritize bicycle planning projects based on demand, low-stress networks, connectivity to key BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL May 7 - May 16. Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and growing. The festival has an incredible history of

working

DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT The other method in this case is a traffic diverter. If you’re driving on St. John and you get to Tenth Street, you are now forced to turn south. All cars. No one can use St. John as a cut-through road anymore. Bikes however get to go straight. The plentiful green paint and bollards now clearly communicate this. THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel GOOGLE BIKE VISION PLAN 2015 Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and Alta Planning + Design have partnered with Google to create the Google Bike Vision Plan, a new look at what it’s like for people riding bikes in northern Santa Clara County today and what our region could look like with 8-to-80 bike networks. As you’ll read in the Plan, Google is committed to

reducing

SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit that works to make biking safer and more comfortable in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties through education, advocacy, and BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 7-16 Bicycle Film Festival – Silicon Valley. The Bicycle Film Festival is virtually in Silicon Valley from May 7 to 16. This is a great way to get pumped up for Bike Month with amazing films celebrating bicycling from around the globe. You get to pick your price and a portion of the proceeds benefits SVBC. Watch the Bicycle

Film Festival!

MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21. BICYCLE NETWORK PRIORITY TOOL SVBC along with Copenhagenize Design Co. has developed the bicycle Network Priority Tool (NPT) to enable cities and other individuals to prioritize bicycle projects in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. This tool is free and open for all to use. About the Tool. The objective of the tool is to prioritize bicycle planning projects based on demand, low-stress networks, connectivity to key BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL May 7 - May 16. Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and growing. The festival has an incredible history of

working

DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT The other method in this case is a traffic diverter. If you’re driving on St. John and you get to Tenth Street, you are now forced to turn south. All cars. No one can use St. John as a cut-through road anymore. Bikes however get to go straight. The plentiful green paint and bollards now clearly communicate this. THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel GOOGLE BIKE VISION PLAN 2015 Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and Alta Planning + Design have partnered with Google to create the Google Bike Vision Plan, a new look at what it’s like for people riding bikes in northern Santa Clara County today and what our region could look like with 8-to-80 bike networks. As you’ll read in the Plan, Google is committed to

reducing

RESOURCES - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Advocacy Resources. We can’t do it alone. SVBC covers 36 jurisdictions between two counties. We rely on our members for your local expertise, on the ground experiences, and real-life stories. We need you to show your local government officials that you care and that there are people who want safe and comfortable bicycle

infrastructure and

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Better Biking. SVBC has set a goal to see 10% of trips by bike by 2025. To that end, we work strategically in broad advocacy initiatives that we believe will help us achieve our mission to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. SUMMIT - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bike Summit 2021. Please join us at the 11th Annual Silicon Valley Bike Summit – our area’s largest gathering of active transportation leaders and organizers – from government, the private sector, non-profits, and the general public. #SVBikeSummit. MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. VOLUNTEER - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SVBC STAFF - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Tim Oey, Events Managertim@bikesiliconvalley.org. Tim has a long history in bicycle advocacy. In the 1980s he was active with the Boston Area Bicycle Coalition and served as the VP of Rides for the Charles River Wheelers. In the 1990s he was a founding board member of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, ran an America Online forum for

the

LOCAL BIKE CLUBS & GROUPS The Alto Velo Racing Club is one of America’s top amateur cycling clubs. Founded in 1992 and based in Silicon Valley, Alto Velo supports and encourages bike racing across all categories and is the home of the LuxVue-SunPower Racing Team. This club is a member of USA Cycling, the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States.

BICYCLE EXCHANGE

The Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange is a fully volunteer-run organization that provides refurbished bikes to the underprivileged. After several years of partnership and growing together, the Bicycle Exchange has incorporated and become an independent nonprofit organization. The new Bicycle Exchange website launched on March 7,

2014.

POPULAR ROUTES

Welcome to our Popular Routes page! Here, you’ll find routes to popular entertainment venues, major employment centers, college campuses, and shopping areas. DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit that works to make biking safer and more comfortable in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties through education, advocacy, and BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 7-16 Bicycle Film Festival – Silicon Valley. The Bicycle Film Festival is virtually in Silicon Valley from May 7 to 16. This is a great way to get pumped up for Bike Month with amazing films celebrating bicycling from around the globe. You get to pick your price and a portion of the proceeds benefits SVBC. Watch the Bicycle

Film Festival!

MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SUMMIT - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bike Summit 2021. Please join us at the 11th Annual Silicon Valley Bike Summit – our area’s largest gathering of active transportation leaders and organizers – from government, the private sector, non-profits, and the general public. #SVBikeSummit. VOLUNTEER - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SVBC STAFF - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Tim Oey, Events Managertim@bikesiliconvalley.org. Tim has a long history in bicycle advocacy. In the 1980s he was active with the Boston Area Bicycle Coalition and served as the VP of Rides for the Charles River Wheelers. In the 1990s he was a founding board member of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, ran an America Online forum for

the

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21. BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL May 7 - May 16. Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and growing. The festival has an incredible history of

working

DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT The other method in this case is a traffic diverter. If you’re driving on St. John and you get to Tenth Street, you are now forced to turn south. All cars. No one can use St. John as a cut-through road anymore. Bikes however get to go straight. The plentiful green paint and bollards now clearly communicate this. SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit that works to make biking safer and more comfortable in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties through education, advocacy, and BIKE TO WHEREVER DAY 2021 May 7-16 Bicycle Film Festival – Silicon Valley. The Bicycle Film Festival is virtually in Silicon Valley from May 7 to 16. This is a great way to get pumped up for Bike Month with amazing films celebrating bicycling from around the globe. You get to pick your price and a portion of the proceeds benefits SVBC. Watch the Bicycle

Film Festival!

MAPS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SUMMIT - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bike Summit 2021. Please join us at the 11th Annual Silicon Valley Bike Summit – our area’s largest gathering of active transportation leaders and organizers – from government, the private sector, non-profits, and the general public. #SVBikeSummit. VOLUNTEER - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. SVBC STAFF - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Tim Oey, Events Managertim@bikesiliconvalley.org. Tim has a long history in bicycle advocacy. In the 1980s he was active with the Boston Area Bicycle Coalition and served as the VP of Rides for the Charles River Wheelers. In the 1990s he was a founding board member of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, ran an America Online forum for

the

ENERGIZER STATIONS

IMPORTANT – pay close attention to both the day and time that each Energizer Stations is open. Some stations are open on Thursday 5/20, Friday 5/21, Saturday 5/22 and some shops & businesses distribute bags from their counter during normal business hours starting 5/21. BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL May 7 - May 16. Join us for an online Bicycle Film Festival Extravaganza for Bike Month and Bike to Wherever Day! Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music for the last 20 years with over 90 cities worldwide and a viewer audience of 1 million and growing. The festival has an incredible history of

working

DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

WHAT'S A TRAFFIC DIVERTER AND WHY CAN'T I GO STRAIGHT The other method in this case is a traffic diverter. If you’re driving on St. John and you get to Tenth Street, you are now forced to turn south. All cars. No one can use St. John as a cut-through road anymore. Bikes however get to go straight. The plentiful green paint and bollards now clearly communicate this. PROGRAMS - SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

BETTER BIKING

Better Biking. SVBC has set a goal to see 10% of trips by bike by 2025. To that end, we work strategically in broad advocacy initiatives that we believe will help us achieve our mission to create a healthy community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live, work, or play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. NEW BIKE PROJECTS FUNDED BY MTC'S SAFE AND SEAMLESS This blog post was written by SVBC intern, Emily Olson Happy almost-summer! MTC has recently announced the projects to be funded with the Safe and Seamless Mobility Quick-Strike program. As a refresher on this program, SVBC and other Bay Area bike advocacy groups had proposed this grant to MTC in order to support a movement CARRYING THINGS BY BIKE Medium Loads (two grocery bags or less) A medium sized load (two grocery bags worth) is better carried on your the bike and not your body. Panniers: These are saddle bags for your bike and can be attached to a front or rear rack on each side of your bike’s front or rear wheel.This puts the cargo low to the ground and centered, which keeps the bike very stable even when carrying lots of weight. LOCAL BIKE CLUBS & GROUPS The Alto Velo Racing Club is one of America’s top amateur cycling clubs. Founded in 1992 and based in Silicon Valley, Alto Velo supports and encourages bike racing across all categories and is the home of the LuxVue-SunPower Racing Team. This club is a member of USA Cycling, the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States. BICYCLE NETWORK PRIORITY TOOL SVBC along with Copenhagenize Design Co. has developed the bicycle Network Priority Tool (NPT) to enable cities and other individuals to prioritize bicycle projects in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. This tool is free and open for all to use. About the Tool. The objective of the tool is to prioritize bicycle planning projects based on demand, low-stress networks, connectivity to key DUMBARTON CORRIDOR BIKE/PED TRAIL The Dumbarton Rail corridor is a valuable right of way cutting through multiple communities and linking to regional transit and the East Bay via Dumbarton Bridge and would be well-served by a multi-use trail for

short trips.

POSITIONS & POLICIES Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition 96 N. Third Street, Suite 375 San José, CA 95112 (408) 287-7259. 501(c)3 non-profit organization EIN: 77-0338658. Unless otherwise noted all content on this site is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license. HOW DO I CHOOSE AN E-BIKE www.bikesiliconvalley.org Ahorre hasta $ 800 en la compra de una bicicleta eléctrica con el programa de incentivos Bicicletas eléctricas para todos de Península Clean Energy THE BENEFITS OF ROAD DIETS SVBC,!July!2015!! The Benefits of Road Diets A road diet, also called a lane reduction, is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number of travel

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The Silicon Valley Bike Summit 2020 is scheduled to be held on August 6 & 7. Given the Covid-19 situation, the Summit will be held online but this does not deter our efforts in awarding people who have been working hard to keep the Bicycle Movement rolling! For... SILICON VALLEY BIKE SUMMIT 2020 – CALL FOR POSTERS by Sandhya Laddha |

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