Become a member today! Yes you get our emails but we need donations too so we can do much more to make it safer for all bicyclists, especially you, as well as save our world from Climate Change! Here are some of the SVBC wins that donations have enabled over the years. Please Join here to support safer streets in Silicon Valley!

Ride Out the Drought

SVBC and Valley Water invite you to Ride Out the Drought!

Santa Clara County is in a severe drought, and we all need to do our part. One thing you can do is learn more about the county's water systems and how they work to bring us this precious resource. Join us for Ride Out the Drought (#ROtD), a free, month-long program that combines the joys and benefits of riding bikes with learning about the water system. Register here to get access to the kickoff event and routes (geared toward different levels of riders), as well as a chance to win prizes! Oct. 15-Nov. 12, 2022

We'll start with a kickoff event at the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center on Oct. 15. That includes breakfast munchies, a tour of the Purification Center, two different guided rides, and ice cream afterwards.

The month continues at your own pace. Choose a route from the list of rides provided in the Ride with GPS Ride Out the Drought challenge and follow them when it's convenient for you. Ride with GPS includes directions and information about the points of interest we've called out to help you learn about the water system.

Ride to win! Record your ride in Ride with GPS and post to social media to get more chances to win in the weekly raffle. Those who ride the most miles can earn special grand prizes.

P.S. We need some volunteers too, click here to help Ride Out the Drought.

Highlighted Events

10/19 - Join us for a forum on Safe Routes To School. At this forum we will focus on two things a) Learn about the various initiatives, opportunities, funds available for SRTS in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties from agency experts b) Learn about advocating for SRTS from passionate advocates in your hood! The session will wrap-up with 5-things you can do to advocate for SRTS in your community. Register today!

10/26 - Ever wondered how bike lanes are built? SVBC is conducting an advocacy training for people who want to get involved in the bike movement and support better biking infrastructure in their communities.

This will be a general advocacy overview - how bike projects get done, where to go for information and whom to contact when issues arise. It will also include SVBC initiatives and other advocacy basics. Click here to register for the SVBC Advocacy Training.

11/05 - Free Bike Repair and Safety Check Training @ City of San Mateo
11/19 - San Mateo Caltrain Ride
12/10 - Beginner Friendly Winter Mental Health Ride
12/10 - SVBC Open House & Party
01/22 - King Tide Ride 2023

San José is on track to pass 60 traffic fatalities by the end of 2022. And that is unacceptable. Although San José city leaders have committed to funding Vision Zero in the upcoming 7 years, our communities cannot afford to wait that long. We need Vision Zero funded and implemented now! We are demanding that our city leaders prioritize funding and implementing Vision Zero in the next two fiscal years; because we all deserve to have access to safe streets.

We cannot do this alone. Please share with your friends and family and ask them to sign too. Sign the Fund Vision Zero petition here.
With elections right around the corner, see what candidates in your city/town have to say about critical issues surrounding climate, housing, transportation, safety, justice, and equity. A coalition of advocacy groups in the Bay Area created and distributed "The Sustainable Transportation Candidate Questionnaire." 155 candidates for office from 60 jurisdictions in 5 counties around the San Francisco Bay Area responded! Check their answers here.

10/18 - VTA and SVBC Smart Cycling Part 1 - Classroom
10/22 - Carnegie Library Bay Wheels Workshop with SVBC!
10/23 - VTA and SVBC Smart Cycling Part 2 - On-Bike
11/23 - VTA and SVBC Biking Basics

Latest Blogs

Why does it take a crash to make our streets safer?

A harrowing crosswalk collision in the city of San Mateo spurred a quick-build solution making the intersection safer for people crossing the street. But can we get our cities to prioritize making our streets safer before the next crash? Read more.

Thank you to those that attended our September Biketivist Forum on the importance of the city budget to meet our bike-y goals. If you missed it, you are in luck! We recorded most of the breakout sessions and you can access the video, along with short blurbs about each session, in our recap blog. Check it out here! Check it out here!

We see the bicycle as so much more than a method of transportation, but a vehicle for large scale transformation. If you feel strongly about physical and mental health, climate change, and accessibility, you should be on our team! We’re stronger together, please support the work.

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