It's Bike to Work month, and Bike To Work Day hosted by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. A street party will take place the 15th from 5:30-7:30pm at Rudy’s Can't Fail Cafe, opposite Emeryville City Hall. New Belgium Brewery will be present, and raffles and bike related fun will launch what the coalition calls Bike to Work Season. On the morning of the 15th over 63 energizer stations will be handing out free tote bags and other schwag to commuters! Chipolte will be offering free burritos to commuters who visit the energizer stations then come in for lunch! Find the station near you and learn more. Keep reading for our bike resources from the 2008 EcoMetro Guide.


Bay Area Women’s Cycling holds women-only clinics and group rides including longer weekend clinics, or join Grizzly Peak Cyclists for group rides and lessons. The Missing Link Bicycle Co-op (1988 Shattuck Ave) has classes and 3-D maps of area bike rides including a flat Berkeley to Richmond Marina ride or a Mt. Diablo ride with 6000ft elevation gain!

Additional maps and information are available from the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, which also hosts a blog about new bike transportation features and legislation. Bike-Friendly Berkeley Coalition has Berkeley-specific info. Find routes in your area or submit yours to be displayed on Google maps at bikely.com. Attended bike parking is available at the Bikestation at the Berkeley BART or Embarcadero Bikestation. Through BikeLink you can get a bike parking card which gives you access to fully enclosed bike boxes at El Cerrito Plaza BART and Oakland City Center BART stops. Charges are 3-5 cents per hour, and the card is available in many locations.