Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

TO BUILD HEALTHIER AND MORE JUST COMMUNITIES BY MAKING BICYCLING SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

BIKE TO WORK DAY: EACH MAY, SVBC HOSTS BIKE TO WORK DAY, WHICH IS A BAY AREA WIDE CELEBRATION OF BICYCLE COMMUTING WITH THE PURPOSE OF PUBLICIZING BICYCLING TO WORK AS A COMMUTE OPTION AND TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TRY IT OUT. ENERGIZER STATIONS ARE SET UP BY EMPLOYERS AND VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT SILICON VALLEY TO PROVIDE PARTICIPATING CYCLISTS WITH GOODIE BAGS AND REFRESHMENTS DURING THEIR RIDE TO WORK. WE ALSO PROMOTE THE TEAM BIKE CHALLENGE AND THE COMPANY BIKE CHALLENGE, COMPETITIONS THAT ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO BIKE TO WORK DURING THE MONTH. IN ADDITION TO COORDINATING ALL EVENT LOGISTICS, SVBC LEVERAGES THE ENERGY OF THE EVENT THROUGH PRESS CONFERENCES AND OTHER MEDIA TO FOCUS PUBLIC ATTENTION ON THE BENEFITS OF BICYCLING.

OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY: AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SAFE CONDITIONS FOR BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS, WHILE ENCOURAGING BICYCLING FOR ALL PURPOSES AND FOR ALL PEOPLE. WE MEET REGULARLY WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES IN 36 JURISDICTIONS WITHIN SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES TO PROMOTE CONVENIENT AND SAFE BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE. WE CONTINUE TO WORK TO GET BIKE LANES AND OTHER SAFETY MEASURES FOR BICYCLISTS INSTALLED. WE CONVENE VOLUNTEER TEAMS IN SEVERAL GEOGRAPHIC AREAS TO ADVISE ON LOCAL NEEDS OF BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND POLICY CHANGE. IN 2021-22, OUR LOCAL TEAMS OF ADVOCATES IN SAN JOSE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PALO ALTO, AND REDWOOD CITY CONTINUED TO MEET REGULARLY TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE. SOME ISSUES, SUCH AS E-SCOOTER REGULATIONS, BIKE ACCESS ON CALTRAIN, AND EQUITY IN THE BICYCLING MOVEMENT, MADE THEIR WAY TO OUR POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE DISCUSSED AND RECOMMENDED FOR FURTHER ACTION BY SVBC STAFF. WE HOSTED OUR SEVENTH ANNUAL SILICON VALLEY BIKE SUMMIT, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER PROFESSIONALS, ADVOCATES, POLITICIANS, AND PUBLIC AGENCY EMPLOYEES IN A COMMUNITY EVENT FOCUSED ON PLANNING FOR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY, AND ENHANCED COMMUNITIES. THE SUMMIT FEATURED SPEAKERS FROM STATE AND INTERNATIONAL BICYCLING ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS LOCAL AGENCY STAFF AND BIKE BLOGGERS. WE WORKED WITH THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AGENCY TO INCREASE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING THROUGH 2049 MEASURE W AND ENSURED THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING WOULD BE APPROPRIATED TO BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE. THE SVBC WORKS STRATEGICALLY IN BROAD ADVOCACY INITIATIVES THAT WILL HELP ACHIEVE THE SET GOAL TO SEE A 10% INCREASE OF TRIPS BY BIKE BY 2025, FURTHERING THE MISSION TO CREATE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECONOMY THROUGH BICYCLING IN SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES.

BICYCLE EDUCATION: SAFETY EDUCATION IS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT SERVICES. WE CONDUCT SAFETY CLASSES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. DURING THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR WE CONDUCTED A PROGRAM OF CLASSROOM AND ON-BIKE SAFETY INSTRUCTION THAT REACHED OVER 6000 CHILDREN IN THE TWO COUNTIES WE SERVE. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH LOW INCOME