My bike to Work Day began at 6:45 am (not my finest hour), when I boarded a vacant northbound Caltrain to Mountain View. It was pretty early, and I suppose most people riding the rails at that hour opted for the baby bullet that departed a few minutes earlier, so I was all alone in the bike car. No worries about getting bumped, at least!
This summer, Sunset will open its doors for their 15th annual Celebration Weekend. They will take the very Western idea of “freshness” and expand the theme to their various stages and features. Sunset will highlight new and up-and-coming chefs, innovative home and garden ideas, undiscovered wine regions, and the latest in travel style and destination.
UPDATE (5/17): SVBC has learned that Board President Shirakawa has included the language “Request received from President Shirakawa to continue the hearing to date uncertain. This request may or may not be approved pending Board consideration of Item No. 4, Approval of the Consent Calendar and Changes to the Agenda.” This is, in other words, an attempt to shelve the vote on funding these bike projects indefinitely.
The Silicon Valley Tour de Cure is a fundraising cycling event taking place in Palo Alto to benefit the American Diabetes Association. They are expecting over 1,500 riders who will need a place to park their bikes while they relax after the ride.
We need bike parking volunteers to help cover the following shifts:
Saturday, June 9 (setup)
Time still TBD
Sunday, June 10
10:00am to 1:00pm
1:00pm to 3:00pm
3:00pm to 5:30pm
I'd like to thank the SVBC members who attended Liz Kniss' press event this morning, where she officially announced a proposal to invest $5 million in the Adobe Creek Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge over Highway 101 in Palo Alto and $3 million in the Dumbarton link to the Bay Trail in East Palo Alto (a project SVBC advocates have been working on in conjunction with our Facebook campaign).
This team works on advocacy, outreach, and fun in San José and the surrounding area. If you're excited to see San José take advantage of its flat streets and sunny weather as a national example of bike-friendly streets, this meeting is the perfect place for you. Come meet your neighbors who ride bikes and care about issues that affect two-wheeled travelers.
Join the online discussion about San José bike issues through our email group at https://groups.google.com/a/bikesiliconvalley.org/group/sanjose.
As part of our Safe Routes to School program, we are conducting bike rodeos at schools in East Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San José and we need volunteers to help make them great! Students learn to use turn signals, make left and right turns, avoid obstacles, and develop their balance and stability. The time commitment is typically two to three hours, and volunteers need no previous experience, just enthusiasm for teaching kids to bike safely. Come on out and enjoy a day of bicycle fun in the sun!
As part of our Safe Routes to School program, we are conducting bike rodeos at schools in East Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San José and we need volunteers to help make them great! Students learn to use turn signals, make left and right turns, avoid obstacles, and develop their balance and stability. The time commitment is typically two to three hours, and volunteers need no previous experience, just enthusiasm for teaching kids to bike safely. Come on out and enjoy a day of bicycle fun in the sun!
As part of our Safe Routes to School program, we are conducting bike rodeos at schools in East Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San José and we need volunteers to help make them great! Students learn to use turn signals, make left and right turns, avoid obstacles, and develop their balance and stability. The time commitment is typically two to three hours, and volunteers need no previous experience, just enthusiasm for teaching kids to bike safely. Come on out and enjoy a day of bicycle fun in the sun!
As part of our Safe Routes to School program, we are conducting bike rodeos at schools in East Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San José and we need volunteers to help make them great! Students learn to use turn signals, make left and right turns, avoid obstacles, and develop their balance and stability. The time commitment is typically two to three hours, and volunteers need no previous experience, just enthusiasm for teaching kids to bike safely. Come on out and enjoy a day of bicycle fun in the sun!
As part of our Safe Routes to School program, we are conducting bike rodeos at schools in East Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San José and we need volunteers to help make them great! Students learn to use turn signals, make left and right turns, avoid obstacles, and develop their balance and stability. The time commitment is typically two to three hours, and volunteers need no previous experience, just enthusiasm for teaching kids to bike safely. Come on out and enjoy a day of bicycle fun in the sun!
As part of our Safe Routes to School program, we are conducting bike rodeos at schools in East Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San José and we need volunteers to help make them great! Students learn to use turn signals, make left and right turns, avoid obstacles, and develop their balance and stability. The time commitment is typically two to three hours, and volunteers need no previous experience, just enthusiasm for teaching kids to bike safely. Come on out and enjoy a day of bicycle fun in the sun!
As part of our Safe Routes to School program, we are conducting bike rodeos at schools in East Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and San José and we need volunteers to help make them great! Students learn to use turn signals, make left and right turns, avoid obstacles, and develop their balance and stability. The time commitment is typically two to three hours, and volunteers need no previous experience, just enthusiasm for teaching kids to bike safely. Come on out and enjoy a day of bicycle fun in the sun!
As part of our Safe Routes to School program, we are conducting bike rodeos at schools in Santa Clara and East Palo Alto, and we need volunteers to help make them great! Students learn to use turn signals, make left and right turns, avoid obstacles, and develop their balance and stability. The time commitment is typically two to three hours, and volunteers need no previous experience, just enthusiasm for teaching kids to bike safely. Come on out and enjoy a day of bicycle fun in the sun!
Upcoming rodeo dates, times, and locations:
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) Palo Alto Team
March 8, 2012 Meeting Minutes
ATTENDEES
Andrew Boone, David Coale, Bill Courington, Bob Cronin, Irvin Dawid,
Colin Heyne, Eric Nordman, Pam Radin, Eric Ramberg, Jeremy Shaw
ACTION ITEMS
1. David Coale - post to Google Group list of streets where merge
lanes onto Highway 101 are planned for modification, or any other
details of the project you're aware of - NOT DONE
2. Irvin David - call manager of Printer's Ink Cafe as possible
location for April's meeting - DONE
