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Eight Bike Valets in Five Days!

05/12/2015/in Bike Valet, Events /by coalition2001

This is a busy, busy week for our free Bike Valet service and great week to ride your bike all over SLO County! We’ll be parking bicycles at eight (8!) different events over five days and hope you’ll bike down and let us valet your awesome bike.

AMGEN TOUR VALETS

On Tuesday in Pismo Beach Bike Valet will be at “Party on Pomeroy” a celebration of AMGEN’s 10th anniversary with food and a live band.

Tuesday May 12, 5:30 – 7:30 PM: Party on Pomeroy, Pomeroy Ave near Pismo Pier (map)

On Wednesday May 13th we’ll have not one but two Bike Valets at the AMGEN Tour of California, in Pismp Beach AND Avila Beach.

Wednesday May 13, 9:30 AM – 12 Noon: Pomeroy Ave near Pismo Pier (map)

Wednesday May 13, 11 AM – 4:30 PM: Intersection of 1st St and Beach Colony Lane (Behind Cuvee at 550 1st St) Avila Beach, CA (map)

FARMERS’ MARKET VALETS

Thanks to a partnership with The SLO County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and Rideshare, Bike Valet will be at Farmer’s Markets around SLO County.

May 14: Bike to Morro Bay Farmers’ Market, 2:30 PM – 5 PM (map)

May 16: Bike to Arroyo Grande Farmers’ Market, 12 PM – 2:30 PM (map)

May 17: Bike to Nipomo Farmers’ Market, 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM (map)

For more Bike Month Farmers’ Market info check here: https://slobikelane.org/special-bike-valets-in-may/

BICYCLE DE MAYO VALET

Bicycle de Mayo is a North County Connection Celebration in Templeton City Park on May 17th to celebrate the future Bike Path between Templeton and Atascadero. Join short rides from either Atascadero or Paso Robles to Templeton City Park which will have BBQ in the park, a Bike Rodeo, a BMX Stunt Show, Face Painting and more!

May 17: Bicycle de Mayo Valet, Templeton City Park, 10 AM – 4 PM (map)

Additional details at https://www.cycledemayo.com/

SLO FARMERS’ MARKET VALET

We’re always here and this week is no exception!

May 14: San Luis Obispo Downtown Farmer’s Market, Higuera St at Morro (In between the Apple Store and Bali’s Frozen Yogurt), 6:00 – 8:45 PM (map)

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Bike Valet

04/09/2015/in Bike Valet /by coalition2001

Free Bike Parking!

Every Thursday evening we set up our free Bike Valet at the downtown Farmers Market in San Luis Obispo. From 6:00 – 8:45 PM the Bike Coalition is there, parking people’s bikes and watching over them until the end of Farmers Market.

If you’ve never seen our Bike Valet, take a look at this video:

We park a lot of bikes every Thursday night, but we’ve always got room for a few more. We’d love to see you bike down some Thursday and let us hang on to your bike as you explore the market and downtown shops.

Farmer Market in SLO isn’t the only place we park bikes. Our Bike Valet service can be hired for your event, wedding or workplace. It’s an easy way to promote healthy, sustainable transportation to your event and is helpful when vehicle parking is tight and congestion is a problem.You can learn more here: https://slobikelane.org/programs/valet/#tab-id-2

Bicycle Corral Demonstration Friday at Kreuzberg in SLO

01/14/2014/in Advocacy, Events, Safety /by coalition2001

We’re happy to announce the installation of a temporary bicycle corral (on-street bicycle parking) at Kreuzberg Coffee Company in SLO. These corrals are popping up all over the country, and serve to encourage the use of bicycles for short trips, reduce traffic congestion and improve the overall quality of life.

Bicycle corrals are specifically established for bicycle parking. They are identified by roadway striping, bollards or other protective barriers and signage. A corral can be as simple as a series of bike racks surrounded by painted lines or a unique, artistic creation that enhances a vibrant commercial area. Existing bicycle racks in San Luis Obispo use part of the sidewalk.

When: Friday, January 17th 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Where: Kreuzberg Cafe, 685 Higuera St, SLO (map)

Why: The Bicycle Coalition and Bicycle Club invite the public and local business owners to see how a bicycle corral can make our downtown more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly.

Bicycle Corrals provide a 10-to-1 customer-to-parking space ratio, generating greater business patronage. Corrals keep sidewalks and walkways free of bicycles and for better pedestrian mobility and business access.
Corrals improve restaurant and outdoor seating environments by removing parked bicycles from sidewalk areas.
The city of San Luis Obispo’s recently updated Bicycle Transportation Plan calls for increased bicycle parking throughout the city. Bicycle corrals will meet the need for convenient and safe bicycle parking downtown.

Kreuzberg co-owner Chris Tarcon noted that he and partner James Whitaker explored cafés in Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighborhood by bicycle in early 2010 for ideas for the coffee shop they opened in San Luis Obispo. Although customers often lock their bicycles to the railing in front of their downtown business, adding to the décor, Tarcon said a designated parking area for bicycles makes a lot of sense.

“A bicycle corral will be more inviting for those who ride bicycles,” Tarcon said. “We have no designated parking area for cars, so more and more people are turning to bicycles because they are convenient and a great way to get around. If the bicycle corral demonstration is successful, we will follow up by submitting a request to the city for a permanent corral.”

We invite you to come down and park at the corral to show your support for better bicycle parking in downtown!

Bike Valet @Oyster Festival

09/24/2013/in Bike Valet, Events /by coalition2001

We are huge fans of SLO County’s local seafood, and are thrilled to host our Bike Valet at the 2nd Annual Central Coast Oyster Festival overlooking the spectacular Morro Bay!

SHUCK YEAH! The ‘one of a kind’ Central Coast Oyster & Music Festival has been Voted by Fox News as #4 of the top ten Oyster Festivals in the nation and the largest Oyster Festival on the West Coast! You will not want to miss out!

Held again at the Morro Bay Golf Course, overlooking the Oyster Farm and Morro Bay Rock. The Morro Bay Oyster Company will provide succulent oysters, which are some of the most renowned oysters on the west coast. In addition to oysters, alternative food choices will also be provided.

Ride your bike and park with us at the Bike Valet to get there and park your bike for free!

When: Saturday October 19, 12:00 – 8:00 pm
Where: Morro Bay Golf Course, 201 State Park Road, Morro Bay (map)

For more information and tickets, visit the Oyster Festival online. Use the special coupon code “bike” for $4 off tickets!

Bike Valet at Central Coast Cancer Challenge

07/16/2012/in Bike Valet, Events /by coalition2001

Where: Laguna Lake Park, San Luis Obispo
When: Sunday August 5th, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm (Valet from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm)

Our Bike Valet is back for the third annual Central Coast Cancer Challenge, an event supporting cancer patients, survivors and their families.

Registration is open, and there are events for the whole family – sign your children up for the 1-mile fun run, choose from 3 cycling events through San Luis Obispo wine county, test your trail running skills, and more! It’s a great way to jump start that healthy lifestyle.

In the past two years, with your awesome participation, CCCC has donated $25,000 to local cancer patients, survivors and their families.

Check out their website for more information or to register.

Bike Valet at Sports Night in SLO

03/05/2012/in Bike Valet, Events /by coalition2001

As part of this year’s SLO International Film Festival, we’ll be providing Bike Valet at the new “Sports Night in SLO“… Three films will be shown: Surf, Bikes and Snow! We hope to see you there for these great films at the Fremont Theatre.

When: Thursday March 8, 6:00 – 9:30 pm
Where: Fremont Theater, SLO (map)
Why: Get a $5 off coupon code for your Coalition membership when you park your bike at the Bike Valet!

3 Minute Gaps (bike)

The Art of Flight (snow)

Finnsurf (surf)

For even more info, and to buy tickets, visit the SLOIFF site.

Bike Hanger

02/01/2012/in Uncategorized /by coalition2001

Check out this awesome concept project from Manifesto Architecture, based in New York. It’s a vertical bicycle parking system, intended to be used in spaces where space above the sidewalk is under-utilized.

The users pedal the bicycle on the bottom to rotate the hanger until their bicycle is ‘delivered’ to them on the ground level. Genius! We’d love to see one of these in action… maybe one day.