Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition

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The Environmental Impact Report for Santa Barbara's general plan update was released at an open house on March 18th. Denser housing means better transportation.

Welcome to our Bike Site

We're a California advocacy and resource organization that promotes bicycling for safe transportation and recreation in Santa Barbara County. Check our site to see what's happening. Discover how to enjoy local bicycling more and find out what we're doing to improve the quality of life in our community.

March 18th & 20th, Street Skills Class. Learn to confidently cope with traffic in an urban setting. Our class will help you foresee and avoid conflicts, be visible day and night, position yourself in traffic, signal your intentions, cross freeway bridges, equip your bike, and lots more including on-road bicycling on Saturday. The class is at the Granada Garage Bikestation, 1219 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara. Details and registration here.


Who we are Who We Are. Find out who we are and what we've done. Subscribe to our free online email list service. Join us to get bike shop and magazine discounts, our newsletter, and to make our community a better place! DETAILS...


Meetings & Events

Details about the following upcoming events and meetings are here.

March 20, LA Bike Summit, sponsored by the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute.

March 21, Kendra Chiota Payne Memorial Triathlon, sponsored by the UCSB Triathlon Team.

March 21-26, Central Coast Bike Tour, sponsored by Undiscovered Country Tours.

March 21-March 27, Bicycle Tour of Solvang Wine Country, sponsored by Cycling Escapes.

March 23, COAST General Meeting, sponsored by the Coalition for Sustainable Transportation.

March 23, Bicycle Coalition Board Meeting, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.

March 26-28, Solvang Getaway Weekend Bike Tour, sponsored by Undiscovered Country Tours.

March 27, Solvang Double Century, sponsored by Planet Ultra.

March 27, Particia Starr Book Signing, sponsored by The Bookstore.

March 28-April 3, Spring Forward Camp, sponsored by Chez Schnitz.

April 1, Education Committee Meeting, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition and Bici Centro.

April 1, Bike Moves, unsponsored happening.

April 6, Santa Barbara Car Free Meeting, sponsored by the APCD.

April 6, Bicycle Coalition General Meeting, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.

Bike Santa Barbara County Bike Santa Barbara County. Whether you live here or are visiting, you can enjoy bicycle activities by yourself, with friends, family, or bike club members. There's info about bike clubs, weather, maps, bike shops, bike rentals, books, and more. DETAILS...

Bike rides Bike Rides for You. We've put together bike rides around Santa Barbara County that you can print out and do any time. They include rides that take you to locations featured in the film Sideways. DETAILS...

CycleSmart program Our Street Skills classes. To help everybody bicycle better and more safely, we provide classes and programs for children and adults. Led by licensed bicycle instructors, you can register online. DETAILS...

Bici Centro program Bici Centro of Santa Barbara. We’re partnering with Bici Centro, a community bike program that helps people of all ages and backgrounds obtain and maintain bicycles. DETAILS...

Bici Centro program Bicycle Ambassadors. This South Coast program links experienced bicyclists with those seeking more confidence in an urban environment. DETAILS...

Bicycle commuting Bicycle Commuting. Look here for an extensive guide to bicycle commuting. You'll also find entries to our two "Why I love to bike commute" contests. Choose information, inspiration, or both. DETAILS...

Our monthly newsletter Quick Release Newsletter. Our newsletter has been published monthly since November 1991. Here's the current issue. Browse past issues at will or search with our site search engine. Here's the ISSUE INDEX...

Meetings and events Meetings and Events. Each month, we have our General Meeting on the first Tuesday. Other meetings, bike races, lectures, charity rides, tours, and other regional bike events are listed here. It's updated every few days. DETAILS...

Bike Month CycleMAYnia. Bike to Work Day grew into a whole week of activities in 1999, and will become CycleMAYnia in May 2010. Read about CycleMAYnia here.

Youth bicycling Youth Bicycling. There are opportunities for young bicyclists, like the Echelon road racing team, mountain biking, BMX riding, and summer workshops. DETAILS...

People to contact Contacts. Here are people for you to phone, write or email. Bicycle Coalition officers, board members and advisors. Contacts for reporting road repairs. Elected officials who represent us. DETAILS...

Bicycle Web resources Bicycle Web Resources. Around our community, around California, or around our planet, here are web sites to answer your bicycling questions. Check out other California bicycling advocacy groups. DETAILS...


Last updated March 19, 2010. Web site is managed by webmaster Ralph Fertig. Click here for legal disclaimer. visitors since 2/28/2000.