2007 - San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
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2007 - San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
San Francisco B icycle C oalition 20 0 7 A n n u a l R e port SAN FR ANCISCO BICYCLE COALITION 20 07 ANNUAL REPORT 2007 a year of unprecedented growth The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition added 1,500 new members, growing us to a total of 7,500 members and making us the largest membership group in San Francisco dedicated to calming city streets and creating a more sustainable urban environment, as well as the largest local bike advocacy organization in the country! Bicycle ridership grew a whopping 12% from 2006, according to official City counts, underscoring the importance of our work and the need for more bike lanes, bike parking, and bike accessible transit. It is clear that more people are wanting and choosing to bicycle for transportation, which is the SFBC’s end goal. The biggest challenge of 2007 continued to be the Bike Plan injunction which requires the City to prepare and certify a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) of the Bike Plan and has prevented the City from striping any new bike lanes, painting sharrows, installing bike parking racks, or even adding bike related signage. Despite the injunction, we advanced the bike cause in significant ways in 2007. ership d i r e k Bi up by 12% in 200 7 Supervisor Bevan Dufty joined SFBC members for a ride to City Hall on Bike to Work Day and was joined by six other Supervisors and the Mayor. Photo: Adam Aufdencamp Highlights & Accomplishments more people bi king Bicycle ridership increased an impressive 12% in the last year, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SF MTA), which conducted bicycle counts at 30 intersections during August 2006 and August 2007. The biggest jumps were at locations where the SFBC led campaigns to win bike lanes, such as Alemany Blvd. at Geneva Ave., which saw a 211% increase, and San Jose Ave. at Randall St., which saw a 300% increase. And on Bike to Work Day, bicyclists outnumbered cars on eastbound Market Street at Van Ness Avenue. These increases are significant, especially considering the Bike Plan injunction prevented any new bike space from being added. political commitment S to bi king For the first time, the City’s transportation department, the SF MTA, assigned its own funds toward Bike Program staff, rather than depending on grant funds. This important change, which the SFBC has been advocating for years, creates more stability and predictability in bike project funding. At the SFBC’s press conference on Bike to Work Day in May 2007, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced his Bike SF 2010 Milestones, a first-ever set of ambitious and comprehensive goals to make San Francisco a truly exceptional bicycling city, including a goal that 10% of all trips in San Francisco will be made by bicycles by 2010. creating more car- free space A major accomplishment of 2007 was the passing of Healthy Saturdays — car-free space in Golden Gate Park between April and September. The SFBC spent years leading a diverse coalition of community, environmental, park, and neighborhood groups to win Healthy Saturdays. A city-commissioned study found that creating this car-free space on JFK Drive encouraged 40% more non-vehicular trips to the park, with 40% saying it made them more likely to visit the park, only 10% saying it made them less likely, and the rest said it had no impact. This success story will help us as we work to set aside more car-free space in San Francisco, creating areas for people of all ages to ride a bicycle and experience safe and calm streets. g etting the ne x t g eneration on bi kes In September, more than 100 children and their families pedaled out to celebrate the first SFBC Family Day on a Healthy Saturday in Golden Gate Park and enjoyed a day of our Freedom From Training Wheels, a bicycle Road-eo to teaching rules of the road, and a bicycle parade. Thanks to a grant from the SF MTA and the CA Office of Traffic Safety, we partnered with the Presidio YMCA, to expand their bike education program to five middle schools in 2007 and nine middle schools in 2008. The grant will fund development of a youth curriculum containing bicycle safety, rules of the road, and bike maintenance lessons. It also helps fund bike-safety events and a bike helmet bank for low-income families. In our effort to increase the future health and mobility of SF’s children, the SFBC collaborated with four city agencies to win an important $500,000 grant from the CA Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) to create a Safe Routes to School program, which will promote walking and biking to schools through education, safer streets, and incentives that promote healthy transportation. motorist & bicyclist E DUC ATION The SFBC launched a campaign to educate frequent drivers on how to better share the road with cyclists. For the first phase, we developed an instructional flyer to help educate cab drivers about bicyclists’ rights and safety and worked with the San Francisco Taxi Commission to ensure that bicycle safety is incorporated into required driver training. The second phase of this program will target Muni drivers, delivery truck drivers, and car share users. We worked with the SF MTA to develop a “Give Respect, Get Respect” ad campaign educating both drivers and bicyclists about safety rules of the road. Ads appeared on bus backs, bus shelters and billboards throughout the city. We also teamed up with the SF MTA for a “Light up the Night” bike light give away. Fifty SFBC volunteers installed over 2,000 bike lights at six San Francisco locations including San Francisco State University’s first-ever “Bike to School Day.” We also continued our free Bike Education classes, teaching hundreds of adults in San Francisco about bicycle safety in an urban environment. B i king at Local Colleg es The SFBC created partnerships with local colleges to improve the state of biking on campuses. SFBC members and students at SF State University (SFSU) and City College of San Francisco (CCSF) organized to win a grant and administration support to provide needed bike parking including a secure bike parking cage at CCSF’s new campus on Valencia Street and 100 new racks at SFSU, where cyclists had been relegated to locking to posts and fences. SAN FR ANCISCO BICYCLE COALITION 20 07 ANNUAL REPORT In 2007 staff and volunteers continued ever-effective grassroots organizing for safer, healthier, and greener streets throughout the City. F ix Ma son ic SFBC members won the support of 500 neighbors for improvements along the full stretch of Masonic Ave. and submitted an official city traffic calming petition with plans for bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements. Town s e n d Stre e t The SFBC’s South of Market Committee (SOMAC) gathered support from businesses along Townsend Street and Supervisor Chris Daly to encourage City planners to create bike lanes and sidewalks west of 4th Street— which the City drew up plans for. The SFBC knows this rapidly developing neighborhood needs more safe and healthy transportation options. Next up are 2nd and 5th Streets—key gaps in the Citywide Bicycle Network. 17 th Stre e t The SFBC memberled 17th Street Committee got a jump-start when the City won a grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s “Safe Routes to Transit Program” to connect the 16th Street BART station to the Citywide Bike Network. 17th Street bike lanes are a unique challenge due to the drastic changes in street width from the Castro to Mission Bay. This committee is gaining necessary business and neighborhood support for this safe connection. M arke t at Oc tavia The SFBC lobbied hard to get a much-needed safety improvement at Market and Octavia, an intersection and freeway on-ramp that has been the site of numerous car and bike collisions since it opened in 2005. In January, the SFBC held a rally with more than 100 people demanding safety changes. The day of the rally, the City installed a temporary electronic sign posting “No Right Turn,” as well as white, soft-hit posts to separate car traffic from bicycles and pedestrians. In December, a permanent low-concrete barrier island was installed to deter drivers from making the notorious illegal right turn onto Highway 101. We continue to work for more improvements like colored bike lanes and photo enforcement of motorists making illegal right-hand turns. Fe ll at M a son ic In June, the SFBC partnered with Walk SF on a volunteer-run Crossing Guard program at the dangerous crossing at the Panhandle Pathway at Fell and Masonic where pedestrians and cyclists are regularly hit as drivers speed through the wide left turn. These crossing guards brought attention to the need for critical safety improvements. In July, the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution calling for a special, dedicated traffic signal for bicycles and pedestrians to cross Masonic—a great SFBC victory. Tre a s u re I s l an d The SFBC and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) were awarded a $98,000 grant from Caltrans to create a walkable, bikeable, and accessible Treasure Island. The SFBC and DPH are surveying the public and talking with city leaders to make sure the island will be redeveloped with a bike- and ped-first approach. The SFBC and the City share the goal of making Treasure Island a model community with healthy and active neighborhoods. E X PE N S E INCOME Establishing abundant bike parking, including secure options in key locations Increasing safety for bicyclists on San Francisco’s streets by educating motorists and bicyclists Increasing public and political support for bicycling PROG R AM E X PE N S E Printing and Publications 7% 76% Program Program Support 13% Events and Benefits 10% Operations 5% Business Partner Support 4% Sales 1% 5 Improving pavement quality on bike routes to ensure safer and more pleasant bicycling -SFBC member Lina Swislocki Foundation Grants 9% Contracts 12% 2 Creating a world-class citywide Bicycle Network that provides greater safety, comfort, and convenience for bicyclists 2007 Ending cash balance $337, 384 Membership Dues 34% Program Service Fees 7% 1 “Of all the organizations that do work that I believe in, the SFBC gets the best results, and that is something I want to be a part of. ” 2007 Beginning cash balance $233, 648 I NCOM E Individual Contributions 23% The SFBC’s new Strategic Plan was developed over a period of six months by more than 100 stakeholders and incorporated responses from our 2006 member survey to determine the SFBC’s priorities for the next five years. The ultimate goal is to increase the number of people who ride bicycles in San Francisco, recognizing that more people on bikes means safer streets for cycling and a healthier, more sustainable San Francisco for all. By 2012, the SFBC wants to see 25% of San Franciscans using bicycles as a frequent mode of transportation. We’ve set out to achieve this by: 4 2007 Financial Summary $742,329 $638,593 $103,736 Strategic Plan 3 Soft-hit posts were installed to separate car traffic from bicycles and pedestrians at Octavia and Market. Photo by: Kate McCarthy Total Income Total Expenses Surplus 2008 –2012 11% Operating Rent 4% 13% Fundraising Postage and Delivery 3% Personnel 68% SAN FR ANCISCO BICYCLE COALITION 20 07 ANNUAL REPORT The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is grateful to acknowledge the following businesses, foundations, and individual supporters for making our work possible. Foun dations & B usiness S upport $10,000 + Bikes Belong Foundation* Chintu Gudiya Foundation* Hellman Family Foundation* Mark Dwight Foundation* New Belgium Brewery* $5,000 – $9,999 Anonymous Foundation* Buhl Foundation Inc* Community Thrift* Spitzer Foundation* Timbuk2 Designs* Walkup, Melodia, Kelly, Wecht & Schoenberger* $1,000 – $2,499 Cahill Contractors, Inc.* California Endowment* David Baker + Partner Architects* Emerald Fund Incorporated* Holliday Development LLC* Law Office of Carter Zinn* Law Office of Stephen Gorog* Lululemon Athletica* Luminescence Foundation* MacDonald Architects* Martin Building Company* Planet Bike* Platinum Advisors* Reuben & Junius LLP* Sun Microsystems* The Related Companies of California* Thomas C. Hays and Mary Ann Hays Family Foundation* Touchstone Climbing and Fitness* Treasure Island Community Development LLC* Wilson Meany Sullivan* $500 – $999 Boston Properties* The Brent Firm* City Car Share* Davidovitz & Bennett* EDAW* Fehr & Peers Associates* Forest City Developers* Furtado, Jaspovice & Simons* GU Sports* James E. Roberts-Obayashi Corporation* Machiah Foundation* Margaret Mellon Hitchcock Foundation* NEC* Nibbi Brothers General Contracting* Pacific Marketing Association* Paoli & Geerhart LLP* Pocket Development LLC* SMWM* Symantec* Velo Rouge Café* $250 – $499 Alta Planning + Design* Amgen* Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture* Dolores Park Café & Duboce Park Café* Ladva, Shoker & Associates Law Offices of Bornstein & Bornstein Moody’s Financial Investments* I n divi dual S upporters $10,000 + Eric Halpern and Gina Bartlett* John and Leslie Woodward* $5,000 – $9,999 Anonymous Donor* Jean Fraser and Geoffrey Gordon-Creed* Olof Hansen and John Calaway* Ann Lyons and Jacques Rutschmann* $2,500 – $4,999 David Baker* Daniel Silverman* $1,000 – $2,499 Elizabeth Adam* Matt Braithwaite* Sarah Brown Matt Chanoff Steve Chapman* Martha Ehrenfeld Miles Epstein and Susan George Chris Fenster* James and Lesli Frederick* Lucy Gigli and Dan Wood* Remy Hathaway* Jonn Herschend and Max Schroder* Vincent Hoenigman* Patrick Larvie* John Lister* Kathleen McNamara and Nathan Brennan* Thomas Newmeyer* Darren Platt* Renée Rivera* Tim Shea and Duncan Fuller* Don Shipman* David Soward* Ted Strawser* Ted Tilles and Naomi Mahoney* Jeffrey Tumlin and Huib Petersen Leslie Veen* Jonathan Weiner* $500 – $999 Lalit Balchandani* Joseph Baribeau* Andy and Rebecca Bindman* Cynsa Bonorris* Daniel and Jonathan Bornstein* Nancy Botkin and Mike Smith* Clark Buckner and Jennifer Perfilio* Maralee Burgard* Maureen Burke Robert and Andrea Carr Lynne Carstarphen* Eugene Saul Cash and Pamela Weiss* Matt Chapman Richard Cox* Casey Culbertson* Dale Danley and Michael Helquist* Jessica De Jesus* Erika Delacorte David DesRoches Rafael Escandon Lisa Foster* Jenn Fox and Josh Magnum* Justin and Helen Fraser* Landon Fuller and Terri Kramer Sharon Gadberry and Redmond Kernan, III* Riyad Ghannam* Thomas Goddard Shawn Grunberger Steve Hall* Carolyn Hanrahan and Eric Thomas* Bruce Johnson and Brooke Kuhn* David Keenan* Teke and Elizabeth Kelley* Brian Knox Rob Lawrence* Elaine Lissner* Tatjana Loh and Peter Coward* Theresa Lopez and Chris Delucchi* David Malman Pamela Mayer* Anurang Revri James Robinson and Noemi Margaret John Rogers Mark Rozzano James Rozzelle and Ann Shepherd Mark Scheuer* Robert Schuchardt* Jackie Schwartz* Jim and Leslie Skanberg* Eric Sloan and Elise Proulx* John Spallone* Tracy Stampfli* Zack Stender* David J. Strong Ken Vollmer* Jeffery Vroom and Tara Caffrey Sean Worsey $250 – $499 Andrew Adams and Margaret Burch T.R. and Karrie Amsler Cyndi Bakir and Andrew Dombrowski Mike Barnes and Rob Sampura* Erik Bartels and Abby Ward Peter Baum Nicholas Bonnell* Scott Bowers Peter Brastow Rob Bregoff and David Kerr Dale Butler and Tina Panziera* Jonathan Cohen Lisa Day and Anne Pagliarulo Maureen DeBoer and Craig Peters Krikor Didonian and Marshall Hilton* Eliote Durham Tod Dykstra Amy and John Firman Lauren Fondahl Patrick Ford* Matthew Fust* Ashley Gamble and Ben Blakley Gillian Gillette and Jeff Goldberg* Jonathan Gray and Randi Myrseth* Grizzly Peak Cyclists Douglas Hamilton Carlina Hansen Kathleen Haviland Chris Heisterkamp Mark Hotsenpiller and Patrick Delaney Alyson Jacks Daniel Keller and Michelle Phillips Gregg Kleiner and Cathlin Milligan Cathy Kora* George Lane and Leslie Ann Cruz* Warren Leiden and Tiana Wimmer* Martin Leugers and Tricia Wright Laura Loescher and Austin Willacy* Bill Lofton Janet Lohman Carol Marshall* Mike Martin and Gabe Morford Greg Moreno Patrick and Megan Myall* Edward Nicolson* Bruce Osterweil and Patricia Furlong David Powers and Allison Light Robert Pringle and Laurie Mont Doug Rappaport Maureen Rodgers Lucy Saldana and John Mitre Sam Sapoznick Elliot Schwartz and Rebecca Blondin Steven Shapiro and Gail Ann Williams* Kurt Shuck Andrew Smith David Strother and Monica Vivanco Jeremy Sugerman* Michael Treece and Tami Mac-Askill Damon Uyeda and Nathalie Roland Thomas Vogl Kate White and Maureen Futtner* Don Willenburg and Carol Bettencourt Joel Winter and Laela Peterson Stolen* Jenny Worley I n - kin d B usiness S upport A. Macial Printing American Cyclery Aquarius Records Arizmendi Bakery Avenue Cyclery The Beach Chalet Bear Valley Inn Bernal Yoga Bevology Big Swingin’ Cycles Bike Nook Bi-Rite Market Box Dog Bikes Breezer Bikes Cannondale Chrome Bags Citizen Chain The City Beer Store City Car Share City Cycle of San Francisco Cornfield Electronics The Crucible Dahon David Baker + Partners Architects DD Cycles De La Paz Coffee Dolores Park Café & Duboce Park Café Eat Well Farms EHS Pilates Embarcadero YMCA Farley’s Coffee Firefly Restaurant First Crush Restaurant FLAX Art and Design Fluidance Fossil Fool Freewheel Bike Shop The Fruit Guys Garden Gourmet Get Lost Travel Books Giant Bicycles Indigo Restaurant Inertia Design Jandd Mountaineering Jeanine Payer Inc Kind Bicycle Kryptonite Little Star Pizza Lolo Restaurant Lombardi Sports Mike’s Bikes Millennium Restaurant Mojo Bicycle Café My Own Bag New Belgium Brewery Noe Valley Cyclery Ocean Cyclery Olema Inn & Restaurant Oola Restaurant Opus salon Ortlieb Pam Peirce Paxti’s Chicago Pizza Peet’s Coffee & Tea Planet Bike Plant It Earth Present Moment Feng Shui Raleigh America Rickshaw Bagworks Rickshaw Stop Ritual Coffee Roasters Roaring Mouse Cycles Safeway San Francisco Bay Guardian San Francisco Brewcraft San Francisco Cyclery San Francisco Opera San Francisco Symphony Sheila Moon Athletic Apparel Sierra at Tahoe Skuut LLC Slims & Great American Music Hall Smith Sport Optics Spa Vitale Specialized Bicycle Components The Slanted Door The Stitch Lounge Streetline Networks Suppenkuche Sushi Groove South SyCip Designs Timbuk2 Designs Todson Inc. Triptych Restaurant Upwall Architects Valencia Cyclery Velo Girls Velo Rouge Cafe Veritable Vegetable Voler Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Yoga Loft Yoga Tree The 10,000 member strong San Francisco Bicycle Coalition works to transform San Francisco’s streets and neighborhoods into safer and more livable places by promoting the bicycle for everyday transportation. S F BC Staff Tessa Buckley Membership & Development Assistant Marc Caswell Projects Manager Frank Chan Operations Director Teri Gardiner Communications Director Kate McCarthy Membership & Volunteer Director Jodie Medeiros Development Director Neal Patel Community Planner Leah Shahum Executive Director Andy Thornley Program Director Board of Directors David Baker Benjamin Caldwell Brooke DuBose Jenn Fox (President) Jean Fraser Justin A. Fraser (Treasurer) David Gartner Amandeep Jawa Ann Lyons Holly Minch Dan Nguyen-Tan Lainie Motamedi Eric Sloan (Secretary) Zack Stender Susan Sun San Francisco Bicycle Coalition 995 Market Street Suite 1550 San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: 415-431-BIKE Fax: 415-431-2468 Email: [email protected] www.sfbike.org All or a portion of the donation was contributed to the SFBC Education Fund. * If we inadvertently missed listing your donation please let us know.