It’s never too late to swap your car keys for your handlebars. The majority of our daily trips are 3 miles or less,
doable by bike!
By working to make it safe and convenient for more people to take more trips by bike, we’re helping make the Sacramento region a cleaner, healthier, happier place to live and work. We:
- Improve bike infrastructure and make our streets safer through Advocacy.
- Turn community events into bikable destinations through our Bike Valet program.
- Provide free maintenance checks and simple repairs through Bike MD to keep bikes rolling safely.
- Connect bike donors with people needing bikes through BikeMatchSac.
- Provide lights for bicycle safety at night through Lights On.
- Provide skills training to teach the basics of bicycling safely and confidently.
- Help businesses be more bike-friendly by providing Support for Businesses.
In-Depth Look
50 reasons why everyone should want more walkable and bikeable streets
Making our streets more bikeable is beneficial to everyone. Borrowing heavily from Fast Company’s “50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets”, by Adele Peters, we are changing these up to include biking. The entire report is here (should you be interested): #1 Longevity…
Sacramento Needs to Prioritize People Over Cars
While there are many things we’ve been happy to leave behind as pandemic lockdowns fade in our memories, safe, near-empty streets, and clear skies are not among them. Cities around the world took bold steps to close roads to cars and prioritize people over vehicles,…
Sacramento Is Spinning Its Wheels in the Wrong Direction
With wildfires, tornadoes, drought, floods, hurricanes, and typhoons decimating communities across the globe, there is no denying we are in a climate crisis. So what are our elected officials doing about it? In many ways, California stepped up to be a leader in setting climate…
E-bikes are Recharging Cycling
E-bikes, or electric bicycles, have recently exploded in popularity. The most obvious reason for that, as anyone who’s ridden one knows, is simply that e-bikes are fun to ride. They are true smile generators. It’s so great to watch someone experience an e-bike for the…
Events
- PBR Rodeo Day 2 Saturday February 4, 17:15
- PBR Rodeo Day 3 Sunday February 5, 12:15
- Bike parts sorting party Thursday February 9, 17:00
- Kings vs Mavericks Day 1 Friday February 10, 17:30
- Kings vs Mavericks Day 2 Saturday February 11, 17:30
- John Still Bike Kitchen Pre-opening work night Thursday February 16, 10:00
- Disney On Ice – Day 1 Thursday February 16, 18:00
- Disney On Ice – Day 2 Friday February 17, 18:00
- Disney On Ice – Day 3 (Early Shift) Saturday February 18, 10:00
- Disney On Ice – Day 3 (Late Shift) Saturday February 18, 10:00