Our mission is to facilitate and encourage more people to get out and ride: to work, to play, to relax and to experience the simple joy of riding one's bicycle.

Our goal is to provide information on bicycling in San Mateo County, information for new riders to get them started, suggestions on good routes, suggestions on improvements, information on current events impacting bicycling in San Mateo County and to build a strong community for bicyclists in San Mateo County to get to know each other and work together to promote bicycling in San Mateo County.

San Mateo County enjoys year around mild weather and has the potential to fully utilize bicycling as a significant transportation mode. By knowing how to ride your bike safety in traffic and selecting suitable routes, bicycles are already a very practical and viable mode of personal transportation. Read though our information to learn about how to ride safely, routes, local news which will help (or hurt) bicycling, our review and positions on local issues and useful reference information and most importantly how you can participate in encouraging and supporting bicycling in San Mateo County.

Join our google discussion group bikesmc. This is an open, free, public discussion group to share ideas, recent news and events, ask for and give route suggestions, warn about hazards, updates on current campaigns, suggestions for future campaigns and anything else related to bicycling here in San Mateo County. See our google groups page for more information.

Caltrain Bikes On Board: Section updated with latest status and added current updated proposal from BIKESONboard. At the current issues section.

The cement company which owes the land which could be serviced by these unused tracks is very eager to get them removed. They want to

increase the value of their property and they feel removing the tracks will increase the value of their property. They have agreed to cover

100% of the cost of removal. They are so eager they are following up every 4-6 weeks asking for a progress update. The city has asked

Caltrain if the tracks can be removed and Caltrain has agreed to allow the tracks crossing the street to be removed. All Caltrain wants is

the track coming down towards the street, they have no need for the tracks crossing the street. The city needs to conduct a title search before the tracks can be removed. Right now the city is shopping for quotations for this title search,once this is done and assuming no problems are found by the

A 2,448' bicycle/pedestrian bridge will be constructed crossing 101 just north of Ralston. It will cross 101 between Hiller Street and the Belmont Sports Complex Conference Center

Ringwood Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge. The existing Ringwood/US101 bicycle/pedestrian bridge in Menlo Park will be replaced as part of the 101 widening project in this area. At the October 12, 2009 community meeting the bridge design which includes a single straight 7% grade ramp to meet ADA requirements, crosswalk placement and landscaping were discussed. Future meetings are being planned to work out further details.

San Mateo County is designing a new section of the Crystal Springs Regional Trail. This section will be created from an existing 4,480-foot-long service road that starts approximately 1,300 linear feet south of the Crystal Springs Dam on Skyline Boulevard and ends just north of Highway 92 on Skyline Boulevard.

Cecily Harris with the San Mateo County Department of Parks would like to receive your comments by September 18, 2009. Please email your comments or any questions you may have to Cecily Harris, charris@co.sanmateo.ca.us.

The City of South San Francisco's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) held a special meeting on September 14, 2009. The planning consultant working with BPAC and City staff, Alta Planning + Design, presented an overview of the SSF Bicycle Master Plan, which included descriptions of the types of bikeways, existing facilities, proposed facilities, and prioritization criteria. The presentation ended with the audience dividing up into two groups and marking up large maps with their ideas for bicycle projects.

Although the meeting was very successful and the City received valuable input from those that attended, it was suggested to hold a public comment period to allow for additional contribution from those unable to attend.

If you have any questions, please call Tracy Scramaglia of the Engineering Division at (650) 829-6652. Comments should be mailed or emailed to the addresses above.

The following information on the South San Francisco Bike plan is available at Google Group Bikesmc in the files sections. Or click on the filename below.

Burlingame Family Fun Rides happen every Second Saturday of the month from May through October, from 10 am `til Noon. Gather in the Broadway Caltrain parking lot on California Drive across the street from the Summit Bicycle shop. Please be sure that everyone wears a helmet. The ride is over the new Bicycle-Pedestrian Overpass with a cruise along the Bayfront bike path for a mile to the small city park next to the beautiful Anza Lagoon. Retracing the route on the ride back ends at Preston's on Broadway where every kid gets FREE ICE CREAM! For more information, visit www.betterburlingame.org

July 4 2009 Redwood City July Fourth Parade. Bike San Mateo County was in the parade. We built a bicycle pulled model of the Golden Gate Bridge filled with bicycles with a smiling Humphrey the whale below. If you missed it this year, save this date next year. Picture below and more at the google group

Caltrain Bikes on Board, section with background information, current status and action items, Draft for comments on Bikesmc Vision and Mission statements, updates on traffic signal detection, new bicycle route maps and information on the July 4 parade.

Crystal Springs Trail South of the Dam Project. San Mateo County has submitted a project proposal to extend the Sawyer Camp trail from its terminus on the north side of the Crystal Springs Dam to the Highway 92/ Skyline intersection and then further south to Canada Road (connecting near the bike bridge path). This extension would allow for safer access to Canada Road and 92 because cyclists would no longer have to negotiate the US280 on/off ramps. Letters have been seen to Congresswoman Jackie Speier encouraging her to endorse funding for this project through the recently passed Federal Stimulus package. See our google group bikesmc for these letters.

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission's newly released Transportation 2035 Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area: Change in Motion, is now available for viewing online, along with other companion technical reports, at: www.mtc.ca.gov/planning/2035_plan

We welcome your suggestions and contributions to improve and build Bike San Mateo County. If you have any suggestions, corrections or contributions, please email us at bikesmc@hotmail.com