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Bay Area Bike to Work Day Coordinators. Below is a list of Bike to Work Day coordinators for the 2003 Bike to Work Day events in various counties in the Bay Area.

> The regional coordinator for all Bike to Work events in the San Francisco Bay Area is Melissa Montaya with RIDES, by phone at 510-273-2060.
> Alameda County: Robert Raburn, East Bay Bicycle Coalition by phone at (510) 530-3444 or by e-mail at robertraburn@csi.com
> Contra Costa County: Corinne Dutra-Roberts, Contra Costa Commute Alternative Network (CCCAN) by phone at (925) 407-0354 or by e-mail at corinne@cccan.org
> Marin County: Stephen Hesson, Marin Bicycle Coalition by phone at (707) 446-0214 or by email at shesson@earthlink.net.
> San Francisco County: Leah Shahum, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition by phone at (415) 431-2453 or by mail at shahum@sfbike.org.
> San Mateo County: David Nelson, Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance by phone at (650) 994-7924 or by e-mail at david@commute.org.
> Santa Clara County: Samantha Swan, Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority at (408) 321-5525 or by e-mail at samantha.swan@vta.org.
> Sonoma County: Ted White, Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition by phone at (707) 824-6824 or by e-mail at ted@igc.org; or Steve Schmitz, Sonoma County Transit by phone at (707) 585-7516 or by e-mail at steven@sctransit.com
> Solano/Napa counties: Elizabeth Richards, Solano Napa Commuter Information by phone at (707) 427-5109 or by e-mail at erichards@sta-snci.com.

  
Bike Clinics at the Workplace. The following people are bicycle safety and/or maintenance instructors in the Bay Area, who can offer various programs or classes in conjunction with a bike to work program:

> East Bay: Chuck Tyler, Bicycle Clinics at (925) 828-8676
> Contra Costa: Bart Carr, Cycle Commute at (925) 299-1522
> South Bay: John Forrester, author of Effective Cycling at (408) 734-9426
> South Bay: John Ciccarelli, The Practical Bike at (650) 494-9140
> San Francisco: Marilyn Smulyan at (415) 648-4062
> Santa Cruz: Jessica Denavan, Bicycles are Good Business, (831) 464-2242

 

Local and Regional Bicycle Coalitions. Most areas in California have bicycle coalitions with the common agenda of promoting bicycling in their region. Each organization can also provide you with information about how to organize and promote Bike to Work Day events where you live.

> Bicycle-Friendly Berkeley Coalition by phone at (510) 549-7433 or by e-mail at bfbc@lmi.net
> BikeAlameda, Lucy Gigli at by phone (510) 595-4690 or by e-mail at lgigli@karelia.com.
> East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Robert Raburn by phone at (510) 433-RIDE (7433) or by e-mail at RobertRaburn@csi.com
> Long Beach Cyclists by phone at (562) 424-4489.
> Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Kastle Lund, Executive Director, by phone at (213) 629-2142 or rpm@labikecoalition.org 
> Marin County Bicycle Coalition, Debbie Hubsmith, Executive Director, by phone at (415) 488-1245 or by e-mail at debhub@igc.org
> Mid-Peninsula Bicycle Coalition, Scott Mace, by phone at (650) 255-9360 or by e-mail at samace@home.com
> Ojai Bicycle Coalition, by phone at (805) 640-8732 or by e-mail at Ojaibikes@aol.com.
> Orange County Bicycle Coalition, Don Harvey by phone at (714) 288-9130.
> Peninsula Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition  (San Mateo Peninsula), Dani Weber, President, by phone at (650) 579-4728 or by e-mail at daniweber@earthlink.net or info@penbiped.org.
> Regional Bicycle Advocacy Coalition (San Francisco Bay Area), Alex Zuckermann by phone at (510) 452-1221 or by e-mail at REBACazu@earthlink.net.  
> Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, Walt Seifert by phone at (916) 452-1604 or by e-mail at BIKESABA@prodigy.net.
> San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, Kathy Keehan, Executive Director, by phone at (619) 685-7742 or by e-mail at Execdir@sdcbc.org.
> San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, David Snyder, Executive Director, by phone at (415) 431-2453 or by e-mail at sfbc@sfbike.org
> Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition, Robert Bernstein, President, by phone at (805) 685-1283 or by e-mail at info@sbbike.org.
> Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, Jim Stallman, President, by phone at (408) 867-9797 or by e-mail at jstall@aol.com
> Stanford Bicycle Coalition, Richard Swent by phone at (650) 725-2203 or by e-mail at rlswent@leland.stanford.edu.
> Velo Club Monterey Advocacy Group, Randy Kiefer, Chair, by phone at (831) 372-5541.
> Ventura County Bicycle Coalition, Aaron Hanson, President, by phone at (805) 449-5214 or by e-mail at info@vcbike.org.


State Bicycle Organizations

> California Bicycle Coalition (CBC) is a non-profit organization that works for bicyclists to increase access, safety and education. CBC promotes the bicycle as an everyday means of transportation and recreation. Contact the CBC by phone at (916) 446-7558 or by e-mail at cbc@calbike.org
> California Association of Bicycling Organizations (CABO is a membership organization for statewide bicycling issues. Contact CABO by phone at (925) 828-5299 or (310) 639-9348 or by e-mail at cabodir@igc.apc.org.

 

National Bicycle-Related Organizations

 

> Contact the Federal Highway Administration's Bicycle and Pedestrian Information Center by phone at (202) 366-4071 or by e-mail at andy.clarke@fhwa.dot.gov
> Adventure Cycling Association (ACA) is a national organization of recreational bicyclists. Contact ACA by phone at (800) 755-2453 or by e-mail at acabike@adv-cycling.org.
> American Bicycle Association (ABA) is an organization that sponsors 234 bike tracks, a weekly BMX TV show, and bicycle publications. Contact ABA by phone at (480) 961-1903.

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