Los Olivos- Alamo Pintado Creek (near State Route 154) Pedestrian/Bicycle/Equestrian Bridge Project Slated for Demolition unless Caltrans hears from you!

This historic 1912 bridge has been used by pedestrians, bicyclists and equestrians and is one of only a few places to cross Alamo Pintado Creek in Los Olivos. If you want the bridge to remain/be replaced, action is needed.

Bike to Nature is a collaborative effort between SBBIKE/Safe Routes to School and the Wilderness Youth Project (WYP) to offer an outdoor program to small groups of students who will use a bicycle as a mode of transportation to access and connect with nature. This healthy, educational and fun program will run for the entire school year alternating cohort A and cohort B each week. Students will bring their own helmet and a bike in working condition. Limited number of loaner bikes available.

Contact SBBIKE Education Director if you want to bring a biking program to your youth during or after school hours.

Check the Family Walk and Roll page for ideas of activities or neighborhood routes all over Santa Barbara County.

Santa Barbara County, Buellton, Solvang and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments are working together to study the potential Santa Ynez River Trail that would provide a safe connection between Buellton and Solvang for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians. 

“The goal is not to decide on a final route now,” said Lauren Bianchi Klemann, public information manager for SBCAG. “We’re just gathering information that will be used in future decisions.”

Currently, the only route between Buellton and Solvang for pedestrians, bicyclists and equestrians is along the shoulders of two-lane Highway 246, where traffic generally flows at 55 mph but at times can become severely congested. During peak afternoon periods, as many as 2,000 vehicles an hour can travel that stretch of highway where there are no sidewalks, improved trails nor barriers to protect walkers, cyclists and horseback riders.

See the routes, make a comment

Santa Ynez Valley residents and visitors can view potential routes for the Santa Ynez River Trail and provide their comments through the interactive website at http://arcg.is/0e8yGr.

Comments can also be emailed to Jared Carvalho, project manager, at jcarvalho@sbcag.org 

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The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (SBBIKE) is pleased and proud to announce that it has selected its new Executive Director: Heather Deutsch.

Bike to Work Day in Washington DC.

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Number Three in the Country and Lots of Room for Improvement

On June 9, PeopleforBikes, and its subsidiary, PlacesForBikes, released their 2020 City Ratings. The City Ratings are a transparent and data-driven city rating system that ranks cities and towns in terms of their “bikeability” and identifies those that are improving the fastest. The City of Santa Barbara was number three in the United States and number four when Canadian cities are included.

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From the SBBIKE Board of Directors

We at SBBIKE stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and mourn the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and the long list of lives lost to systemic racism.  We stand with all who are taking action and protesting to end police violence and to demand real change.

The City will be posting signs in the promenade zone of State Street this weekend. Keep an eye out for those guidelines made to keep everyone safe and to keep bikes allowed on State Street. Also, here are our suggestions for a courteous experience for all.

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Donations are needed now, more than ever! We've been able to help many people who need bikes for transportation, work or fun but our racks are nearing empty.

Giving Tuesday announced #GivingTuesdayNow, taking place today, Tuesday May 5th, as a Day of Global Action for Giving and Unity in Response to COVID-19.