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BABC Mission Statement
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The purpose of the Bay Area Bicycle Coalition (BABC)
is to promote safe and enjoyable bicycling for everyday
transportation and recreation. BABC seeks to promote bicycling
by:
- Representing the local bicycle advocacy coalitions in the San
Francisco Bay Area on issues of regional significance.
- Working to ensure that cyclists have complete and direct
access to all Bay Area bridges and transit systems.
- Working with government agencies to ensure that all
transportation policies and projects provide safe and convenient
access for all bicyclists and pedestrians.
- Supporting policies and legislation to increase funding for
bicycle facilities.
- Organizing public events to promote bicycling in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
- Working with public agencies, advocacy groups, and other
parties to promote non-motorized modes of transportation, to
improve air quality, and to encourage better coordination
between land use and transportation planning.
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The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition’s goal is to make the San
Francisco Bay Area a national model for progressive bicycling
policies, and to provide a safe and comprehensive network to
facilitate bicycling throughout the region. BABC believes that
bicycling can and should be a viable transportation and
recreation option for all of the wonderfully diverse residents
of the Bay Area.
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Recent Accomplishments
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Working closely with the dynamic local bicycle coalitions
throughout the Bay Area, BABC has forged a strong record of
recent accomplishments. Highlights include:
- Helped persuade the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
to develop and adopt the Bay Area’s first ever Regional Bicycle
Plan.
- Led the way to secure $200 million in funding to implement the
Regional Bicycle Plan ($8 million per year for the next 25
years).
- Organized a very successful 2005 Bike to Work Day and held our
first ever “The Bay in a Day Double Century” which attracted
riders from throughout the west coast.
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Current Priorities
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BABC priorities for the near-term include:
- Ensuring that all transportation projects provide routine
accommodation for cyclists and pedestrians; this concept may
also be referred to as “complete streets.”
- Promoting Safe Routes to Transit to improve bicycle and
pedestrian access to transit stations and bus stops throughout
the region.
- Working with local agencies to implement the Regional Bicycle
Plan and to secure additional adequate funding to fully
construct the Regional Bicycle Network.
- Securing direct bicycle access on all Bay Area bridges; this
includes a shore-to shore bike and pedestrian path on the Bay
Bridge, and direct bike access on the Richmond-San Rafael
Bridge.
- Promoting events that encourage leisure or novice cyclists to
use bicycling as a means of transportation to work, school,
errands and play.
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Board of Directors
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BABC's Board of Directors is composed of one representative
from each of the nine Bay Counties and four at-large directors.
Officers are elected from the Board of Directors. |
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Officers
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President - Dave Burch
Vice-President - Deb Hubsmith
Treasurer - Mark Birnbaum
Secretary/Webmaster - Carol Levine
Director Emeritus - Alex Zuckermann
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County Representatives
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Executive Director
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Cole Portocarrero
cole AT bayareabikes DOT org
415-246-8078
415-893-9596 (fax)
PO Box 2214
Novato, CA 94948-2214
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BABC Member Organizations
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East Bay Bicycle Coalition
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
Napa Bicycle Coalition - napabike@topica.com
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
Peninsula Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
Solano County Bicycle Advisory Committee -
Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
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