People stopping at energizer stations on Bike to Wherever Day increased across the Bay Area. Marin County recorded 1,146 stops, up from 702 the previous year. San Francisco reported about 4,300 visits across 24 energizer stations and Valencia LIVE! in the evening, a 40% increase. Bike East Bay projected 13,140 riders across Alameda and Contra Costa, up from 12,100 last year. Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition counted 7,365 participants in 2025 and 7,864 so far this year, with additional station hosts still being counted. Advocates link the growth to closing gaps in bikeway networks and rising interest in biking to transit or work.
"The Marin County Bicycle Coalition's (MCBC) count of people who stopped at their energizer stations in Marin last Thursday on "Bike to Wherever Day" was 1,146. Last year "We counted 702," said the MCBC's Warren Wells. "As we close the gaps in Marin's bikeway network, we see more and more people choosing to ride their bikes to transit or all the way to work.""
""Our tally is in; it's around 4,300 visits to our 24 energizer stations and Valencia LIVE! in the evening," reported the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Krissa Cavouras. That's an increase of 40 percent from last year, she added. Although they're still tabulating, Bike to Wherever Day participation everywhere. "Our tally is in; it's around 4,300 visits to our 24 energizer stations and Valencia LIVE! in the evening," reported the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Krissa Cavouras."
"Although they're still tabulating, Bike East Bay's Lauren Zampa McCormick says preliminary numbers show a moderate increase in participation across Alameda and Contra Costa Counties too. "We're projecting 13,140 riders this year (2,437 in Contra Costa and the remaining 10,703 in Alameda)." That's up from 12,100 riders last year. "These numbers and the responses we've received from participants in Bike to Wherever Day make it clear that excitement about biking is strong and growing stronger in the East Bay.""
"The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) also reports increases. Their 2025 total count was 7,365 participants at their energizer stations. It's already up to 7,864 this year, and they're "still chasing down some Energizer Station Hosts" to complete the count, said SVBC Cherie Barnett. The hope is that these increasing numbers reflect growth in cycling throughout the Bay Area on normal days as well."
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