San Francisco Bicycle Coalition

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The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) is a California 501(c)(4) nonprofit public benefit corporation established to "transform San Francisco's streets and neighborhoods into more livable and safe places by promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation." Founded in 1970, dormant through much of the 1980s, and re-founded in 1991, the SFBC in 2007 has a dues-paying membership of over 6,000 people and is considered in 2007 to be one of the most influential membership-based advocacy organizations in San Francisco.[1]

In June 2005, the city approved a SFBC-backed proposal to add bike lanes, require commercial developers to provide bike parking, and outfit Muni buses with bike racks. A June 2006 preliminary injunction stopping all physical improvements for bicycles and cyclists was upheld on November 7, 2006, by Superior Court judge Peter Bush pending the completion of a full environmental impact report.[2] The SFBC also supports efforts to improve street maintenance, decrease bicycle theft, and slow the speed of car traffic, as well as events like the annual "Bike to Work Day".

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gordon, Rachel. "Cycling supporters on a roll in S.F.", San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-08-21. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  2. ^ King, John. "Bike-lane plan slowed for environmental study", San Francisco Chronicle, 2006-11-09. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.

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