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January 4th, 2023

A Note from Executive Director Andy Hanshaw

Happy New Year from your San Diego County Bicycle Coalition!

2022 was a year to remember! We celebrated with amazing events like our Holiday Joyride, CiclosDias Open Streets, Women's ride, and Bike to Work Day. In 2022, we were thrilled to see the openings of new bikeways on Park Boulevard, 4th and 5th Avenues, Meade Avenue, Landis Avenue, and Nimitz Boulevard. We even saw the start of construction for the long-awaited Pershing Drive Bikeway.

We expanded many of our education course offerings in 2022, including e-bike education for the growing number of riders who ride electric assist bikes.

We are looking forward to another big year in 2023 and we can’t do any of our work without your support. Thanks to all of you who contributed to our year end giving campaign and gave throughout the year. We truly appreciate your support.

Read on to learn about the many classes and events we have coming up, including the always popular Cyclovia Encinitas on January 8th!

Ride on!

Andy Hanshaw

Executive Director

Watch 2022 Year in Review video

ADVOCATE

2022 Golden Gear Award Winners

On December 7th, we honored the people who contributed most to San Diego’s bicycling community in 2022 with our annual Golden Gear Awards. We’re proud of the work that these dedicated volunteers, advocates, and businesses have been doing in and outside of the bike coalition to make bicycling better for everyone. Congratulations to all of our award winners! See the full list of winners below:

Advocate of the Year: Laura Keenan
Elected Official of the Year: Councilmember Raul Campillo
Bike Industry Award: BCycle Encinitas
Bike-Friendly Business: Rouleur Brewing
Volunteer of the Year: Alex Flores
Educator of the Year: Ron Guitard
Community Partner of the Year: Downtown San Diego Partnership
Platinum Pedal Award: Andrew Bowen

City of San Diego Budget Meetings Continue

Over the last month, our advocacy staff has been meeting with all of the City of San Diego Council offices to advocate for our priorities in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. Those priorities include:

Doubled funding for San Diego’s quick-build bikeways program
Dedicated funding for bikeway maintenance
Funding to install bikeways where they’re most needed, to where they’re most convenient to install
Speed limit reductions on San Diego’s most dangerous corridors

EDUCATE

City Cycling - Encinitas

January 21st, 9am

The City of Encinitas, in partnership with the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, is offering classes this summer which will teach road rules, where to ride, general bike safety, emergency maneuvers, legal rights and responsibilities and will include a guided road ride to put your new skills into action!

Smart Cycling 1 - Oceanside

January 23rd, 6pm

The Smart Cycling Program is a great opportunity to learn how to ride your bike safely! League-Certified instructors will share their wealth of knowledge and make sure you leave feeling comfortable riding on the road and in traffic.

Smart Cycling 2 - Oceanside

January 28th, 9am

Become a certified Smart Cyclist! This 6 hours on-road course is the 2nd session of our Smart Cycling Course. You must complete session 1 before registering for session 2.

CELEBRATE

2022 Year End Giving Thank You!

You did it! You helped us make San Diego county even more amazing for cycling! Together we raised over $16000! This funding will give us a good start to another amazing year for cycling in San Diego County. All donations raised go towards event planning, advocacy efforts, and future classes for young cyclists.

Thanks again for your support throughout 2022. We really appreciate it!

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Cyclovia Encinitas

January 8th, 10AM

Bring your friends and family and enjoy downtown at Cyclovia Encinitas – presented by Encinitas BCycle/Trek/Electra on Sunday, January 8, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. when South Coast Highway 101 will be closed to cars from D Street to J Street, allowing you to get out and explore downtown Encinitas at a different pace, by bike, on foot, or other means of self-powered transportation.

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Announcements

Corporate Sponsorship

2023 is here and we're searching for new and year-round corporate sponsorships. Help us connect with bicycle-related and bike-friendly businesses that will support the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition.

Specific event and activity sponsorships are also welcome.

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