Bike-to-Work Day will be held tomorrow Thursday, May 12, 2011. (Download Bike to Work Day flyer.) Sponsored by the City of Oakland in coordination with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition (and funded by Oakland's share of Measure B, Alameda County's half-cent transportation sales tax), the event will feature:
- A pancake breakfast courtesy Piedmont Grocery, The Rotisserie Deli, Tully's Coffee, & Whole Foods Market!
- All-Day Valet Bike Parking by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition
- Bike safety checks brought to you by Bay Area Bikes & Wheels of Justice Cyclery with help from The Bent Spoke and The Bikery (Cycles of Change)!
- Club One day passes (showers!)
- 15% discount coupons good at Oakland's 16 bike shops during May in the goodie bags given to cyclists!
- AC Transit bus-bike rack loading demos
- Pedal Pools: rides downtown with Council members/staff and neighbors. Coordinated by Walk Oakland Bike Oakland. Get details on the Pedal Pool nearest you and plan your ride!
- A raffle with great prizes including round-trip tickets for two to Santa Barbara on Amtrak! Other great prizes include:
- round-trip tickets for two on the Capitol Corridor
- Club One City Center month-long memberships (2)
- BikeLink cards (10!), for electronic bicycle lockers (aka "eLockers") Bay Area-wide
- a Rickshaw Bag (donated by Bay Area Bikes)
- a complimentary bike tune-up from The Bikery
- passes to the Oakland Museum of California
- a Bay Trail map packet
- $30 gift certificate from Pacific Coast Brewing Co.
- $30 gift certificate from The Trappist
- $25 gift certificate from The Actual Cafe
- $25 gift certificate from Commonwealth Cafe and Public House
- $25 gift certificate from The Lake Chalet
- $20 gift certificate from Homeroom, mac + cheese
- and more to come!
Take the Team Bike Challenge to get in gear all Bike Month long. Form teams, earn points for every day any team member rides, and be eligible for even more prizes! Compete with friends, log miles online, and share stories on Facebook. A winning team in each County will be chosen.
If you can't make it downtown, you can enjoy the no-pollute commute at another event Energizer Station. Check www.ebbc.org for a list of locations, and watch for the May 4 East Bay Express, which will have an Energizer Station map, as well as a list of other Bike Month activities including bike traffic skills classes, bike to shop and school days, bike-in movie nights and the Bike Away From Work Party (this year in Old Oakland, after work on Bike to Work Day, May 12).
The regional Bike to Work Day event is funded by 511.org (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) and Kaiser Permanente.