Bike to Work Day 2013 | SF

Bike to Work Day 2013

On Bike to Work Day, May 9, 2013, the San Francisco, East Bay and Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalitions encourage commuters to leave their cars at home and join tens of thousands of their fellow Bay Area residents in biking to work.

Morning and afternoon energizer stations will be set up to offer free coffee, snacks and other goodies. You’ll also be treated to special parties, discounts, free bike repairs and other happenings in neighborhoods across the Bay Area.

Thursday, May 9, 2013
San Francisco | Bike to Work Day 2013

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition hosts the most robust Bike to Work Day event in the Bay Area with over 25 Energizer Stations, free bike checkups, parties, raffles and giveaways to celebrate biking in San Francisco.

San Francisco Bike to Work Day 2013

26 Energizer Stations
Volunteers will cheer on people riding bikes around San Francisco at 26 official Energizer Stations. Each station is providing free donated snacks and beverages, as well as convenient reusable tote bags for future commutes filled with goodies. See our list of amazing Energizer Station sponsors below. >> See a Google map of2013 Energizer Stations

Morning Stations (7:30-9:30am)

• Bayview: 3rd St at Evans Ave
• Bernal: Cesar Chavez St at Harrison St, *English/Spanish* - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Caltrain: 4th St at Townsend St  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Civic Center: City Hall, Polk St steps
• Downtown: Market St at Battery St, co-hosted with Craigslist (7:30am-2pm)  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Embarcadero: Ferry Building (6:30-9:30am)  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Inner Richmond: Cabrillo St at Arguello Blvd, *English/Mandarin/Cantonese*
• Marina: Marina Green at Scott St  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Mid-Market: Market St at 12th St  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Mission: Valencia St at 17th St, co-hosted with Timbuk2  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Mission Bay: 16th St at Owens St  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Panhandle: Fell St at Masonic Ave, co-hosted with Bi-Rite Market  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Presidio: Main Post, Halleck St at Lincoln Blvd (6:30-9:30am)  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• SF2G (Peninsula Commute): 24th St Mission BART Station (5:30-6:30am)
• SOMA: Folsom St at 7th St, co-hosted with AT&T  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Western Addition: Kaiser Hospital, Geary Blvd at St. Joseph’s Ave

Evening Stations (5-7pm)

• Caltrain: 4th St at Townsend, co-hosted with Zynga.org  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Central Market: Market St at 4th St
• Chinatown: Washington Square Park, *English/Mandarin/Cantonese*  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Division St: Rainbow Grocery Co-op, Division St at Folsom St  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Duboce Bikeway: Duboce St at Market St, co-hosted with Yammer  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Embarcadero: Ferry Building  - Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Mission: Valencia St at 19th St, co-hosted with Whole Foods – Complimentary Bike Doctor
• Outer Mission: Cesar Chavez St at Valencia St, *English/Spanish*
• Panhandle: Fell St at Masonic Ave  -Complimentary Bike Doctor
• SOMA: Howard St at 8th St – Complimentary Bike Doctor

Ride with a Commuter Convoy
Get your morning bike commute started by joining your neighbors for a leisurely bike ride to downtown together. >> RSVP required

Commuter Convoy Depots (Meet at 7:45am on May 9th)

• Bayview to City Hall: 5191 3rd St at Thomas St
• Castro to City Hall: Castro Plaza at 17th St
• Excelsior to City Hall: Naples St at Geneva Ave
• Marina to City Hall: 2156 Chestnut near Pierce St
• Mission to City Hall: 78 29th St at Tiffany Ave
• Nob Hill to City Hall: 1800 Polk St at Washington Ave
• NOPA to City Hall: 2095 Hayes St at Cole St
• Portola Heights to City Hall: 673 Portola Dr at Teresita Blvd
• Richmond to City Hall: 306 Clement St at 4th Ave
• San Francisco to Mountain View (SF2G): 24th St at Mission St (departs at 6:15am, see sf2g.com for details.)
• SOMA: 1122 Folsom St near 7th St
• Sunset to City Hall: 1618 Noriega St at 23rd Ave

Sign up to Volunteer
Join the nearly 300 SF Bicycle Coalition Member-Volunteers in celebrating San Francisco’s largest bike event of the year. Volunteers help out in the morning, brightening commutes with free coffee, or in the afternoon, cheering folks on as they bike home. But why wait until May to get involved? They’re looking for volunteers to help plaster the city with posters about the event. Check out all the great ways to volunteer and sign up here.

Employer Toolkits
The SF Bicycle Coalition can help your business be more bike-friendly and make sure your employees are safely pedaling on our city streets with these additional resources. Be a Workplace Bicycle Champion and request a toolkit for your office.

Nominate Bike Friendly Businesses
Showcase your company’s efforts to make it easy for employees to bike to work everyday. San Francisco’s 2013 Bicycle Friendly Business Awards will be presented by the SF Bicycle Coalition and Mayor Edwin Lee on the steps of City Hall on May 9th.

Bike Commuter of the Year
In celebration of Bike to Work Day, the Bike Commuter of the Year Award honors a resident from each county in the Bay Area who is committed to making every day a Bike to Work Day. This person epitomizes and actualizes the health, environmental, social and economic benefits of bicycling. Nominate a cyclist you admire.

Take the Team Bike Challenge
Register your team and compete with other Bay Area commuters to win great prizes for bike commuting in May.

Links: Event details

Cost: FREE
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