Word On The Street: Walk and ride with us this month, and have some drinks too

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WHAT'S THE WORD ON THE STREET?

SAVE BIG-TIME AT THE COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR EMPLOYEE STORE

Walk Oakland Bike Oakland supporters are exclusively invited to shop at Columbia Sportswear's private employee store in Richmond from January 10th - February 2nd only! Columbia donates a percentage of sales to WOBO. WIN-WIN!

For more information please go here.

GET OUTDOORS IN JANUARY WITH WOBO AND OUP

On Saturday 1/11 join Oakland Urban Paths to explore the former Cleveland Cascade, Cleveland Heights, and the former "Borax" Smith estate. Get your tickets now - this walk is one of OUP's most popular and is likely to sell out. Tickets and more info here.

And on Sunday 1/19 join WOBO for a ride across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on its new bike lane. The ride may also include a stop at the Columbia Employee Store to take advantage of the WOBO discount (see above). Watch our Facebook page for details as they become available.

EVENTS!

We'll See Ya There!

1/10 - 2/2 - Shop at the Columbia Sportswear store

1/11 - WOBO Weekend: Cleveland Heights walk with Oakland Urban Paths

1/12 - WOBO Weekend: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge ride

1/16 - Oakland Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting

1/18 - 90th Avenue/Scraper Bikeway Clean-up

1/23 - Women Bike Happy Hour at The Kon-Tiki

2/20 - Oakland Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting

3/21 - East Oakland Futures Festival

TWITTER HIGHLIGHT

PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE SLOW OAKLAND CAMPAIGN TODAY

WOMEN BIKE HAPPY HOUR RETURNS FOR 2020

Women Bike Happy Hour - Oakland is back for a fifth year, this month at The Kon-Tiki! Spend some quality, off-the-bike time with other women who bike (or want to bike!) over a cool drink. Any level of rider and all women, trans and femme folks are warmly welcome. Bring your bikey and bike-curious friends.

WHEN: Thursday January 23 5:30-7:30
WHERE: The Kon-Tiki, 347 14th St Oakland 94612
More info HERE

NEW COMMISSIONERS JOIN BPAC

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission rings in the new year with three new members:

Patricia Schader lives in D7 and was active with BPAC during 2019. She is particularly interested in increasing attention to far east Oakland.
Grey Gardner resides in District 2. He is the architect of WOBO's Slow Oakland Campaign and is a member of BPAC's Legislative Committee.
Diane Yee lives in D1, west Oakland. She has attended many BPAC meetings over the years including Infrastructure Committee meetings.

Come to the next BPAC meeting on January 16 to help welcome the new commissioners! Details here.

SLOW OAKLAND HITS THE STREETS

Last month WOBO volunteers fanned out in the Grand Lake and Fruitvale areas to enlist support for the Slow Oakland campaign. The campaign aims to increase safety on Oakland streets by asking residents to pledge to drive slower. Response to the campaign was very favorable and we're looking forward to more such efforts in 2020.

We're looking to get 500 pledges by the end of January. Make your pledge here if you'd like to be part of this important work!

EAST OAKLAND FUTURES FESTIVAL COMING IN MARCH

WOBO is pleased to announce the first East Oakland Futures Festival on March 21, a community block party on 90th Avenue to celebrate the vibrant culture of East Oakland. We'll be collaborating on this events with the City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) and several neighborhood organizations including The East Oakland Collective and The Scraper Bike Team.

We're looking for neighborhood folks to help make this happen. If you live in the area of 90th Ave between Bancroft and International, please drop us an email using the button below. Please be sure to include your phone number, your email address and the zip code for where you live or work. It's gonna be a party!

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VOLUNTEER GIGS

Let's Get Together!

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GET IN TOUCH!

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Oakland CA 94612
info@wobo.org