"“We can do world-class infrastructure,” said Walk Oakland Bike Oakland's Chris Hwang, about the protected bike lanes going in around Oakland. Hwang and other speakers at the event talked about the importance of 2022's Measure U, an infrastructure bond that helped fund street improvements, including protected lanes and intersections now going in all over Oakland."
"“When you ride a bike and cars are speeding past, it's really scary,” said District 3 Council member Carroll Fife, on the importance of protected bike lanes in making all riders feel safe. “My bike is my primary means of transportation,” added District 2 Council member Charlene Wang. “I don't need a gym membership.”"
"That was the overriding theme at the event: if people have safe infrastructure, they bike. And when they bike, they avoid high gas prices and stay healthy. They can also eat yummy pancakes for fuel, as René Johnson of Blackberry Soul catering pointed out, seen in the picture below."
"“We've been doing our mobile bike libraries for seven or eight years,” he explained. The library also does free bike-fix clinics on Fridays and Wednesdays. One lucky cyclist even got a copy of Project Hail Mary from his trailer: “Amaze, amaze, amaze!”"
Thousands of cyclists rode to work and other destinations for Bike to Wherever Day. An event at Oakland City Hall emphasized protected bike lanes and street improvements funded by Measure U, including safer intersections. Speakers said speeding cars make biking scary and that protected lanes help riders of all experience levels feel safe. Council members noted that bikes can serve as primary transportation without gym memberships. The event also connected biking with practical benefits like avoiding high gas prices and staying healthy, plus community fuel such as pancakes. The Oakland public library highlighted mobile bike libraries and free bike-fix clinics, including a bike trailer that distributed books. In San Francisco, the Bicycle Coalition provided energizer stations with free snacks and swag on commuting routes.
Read at Streetsblog San Francisco
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