200 miles of bikeway added to updated bike map

San Diego County CA— SANDAG released a new version of its free San Diego Region Bike Map on Friday, delineating an additional 200 miles of bikeway since its last update in 2015.
The new bike map features more than 1,500 miles of bikeway throughout the San Diego region.
An interactive digital version of the bike map is available online at iCommuteSD.com/BikeMap. The map gives users a bird’s eye view of the available bikeways including steep routes, transit connections, and more than 60 bike locker locations available to bike commuters throughout the region.
Over the next few weeks, the SANDAG iCommute team will distribute maps to San Diego area bike shops and other bike groups. Maps are also available by mail. Contact iCommute@sandag.org for more information.
The map comes just in time for the thousands of bike riders who will be taking to the pedals to GO by BIKE throughout the San Diego region for Bike to Work Day on Thursday, May 17.
Registered Bike to Work Day participants will be greeted by volunteers at 100 pit stops in the region, where they will receive a free t-shirt, refreshments, snacks, and encouragement. Various stops will offer extra incentives such as free bike repairs, bike tune-ups, and breakfast. To register, visit iCommuteSD.com.
People planning on biking to work on Bike to Work Day this Thursday can turn on the pit stop layer on the interactive map to plot their course, or view the pit stop map outlining the 100 Bike to Work Day pit stop locations which will be open from 6-9 a.m.

Bike to Work Pit stops of interest:

North

• City of Oceanside: Civic Center Plaza
  • City of Oceanside will provide Gatorade, a helmet fit check, ABC Bike Safety Check, plus cassette and cranks. This pit stop will also provide Free Smart Cycling Class: 3 hours classroom/6 hours on the road

• City of Carlsbad: Located at Frazee Beach, the intersection of Carlsbad Boulevard and Pine Avenue, Carlsbad
  • Music, giveaways, and an ocean view
• City of Vista, Haro Bike & Alpha Bike: 200 Civic Center Dr., Vista, in the parking lot at the southeast corner of Civic Center Drive and Alta Vista Drive, Vista
  • “Wellness on the Way to Work” pit stop with pastries, giveaways, and collection of Bike to Work Day t-shirts circa 1994.

Central

• Qualcomm: 5717 Pacific Center Blvd., located at the NW corner of Lusk Blvd. and Pacific Center Blvd., Sorrento Valley
  • Social media photo booth, music, and giveaways
• San Diego Zoo and City of San Diego – Therapeutic Recreation Services: In the parking lot by the carousel, just off Zoo Place and Park Boulevard.
  • Zero waste and plastic-free pit stop, and green prizes
  • Snacks, music, games, and interaction with zoo animals
• SportRx: 5076 Santa Fe Street, Suite A, San Diego
  • The 2017 Bike to Work Day favorite pit stop
  • Free coffee, donuts, and giveaways from multiple vendor booths
• Think Blue, Cardamom Café & Bakery, North Park Main Street, and SANDAG GO by BIKE: 2977 Upas Street, San Diego
• Refreshments, baked goods, live music, and giveaways
• UC San Diego: Town Square Plaza on campus, one block north of Gilman Drive, near the intersection of Myers Drive and Rupertus Lane, La Jolla
  • Expected to be the largest pit stop
  • Free breakfast buffet and onsite minor bike repairs
• U.S. Coast Guard San Diego: 2710 North Harbor Drive, San Diego
  • Helicopter and small boats on display

South

• City of Chula Vista, Living Coast Discovery Center, and UTC Aerospace: At the corner of E Street and Bay Boulevard next to the Bayshore Bikeway
  • Snacks, drinks, and encounters with native wildlife
• San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce & SANDAG GO by BIKE: Located at the San Ysidro Trolley Station, 723 East San Ysidro Blvd., San Ysidro
• Alianza por la Movilidad Activita will have a pit stop on the Mexican side of the border for those who bike across the PedWest entry.

East

• Grossmont College: Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon, on the corner of the existing bike path near the southbound State Route 125 on-ramp, just outside of campus

• Music, tapas, games, and bike maintenance assistance

Bike to Work Day 2018 is sponsored by Discover Bike and Think Blue San Diego, and supported by: Chipotle Mexican Grill, GoGo squeeZ, RX Bar, Suja Juice, City of San Diego, Cal Coast Bicycles, Cycle Quest, Moment Bicycles, Poway Bicycles, Revolution Bike Shop, Velofix Mobile Bike Shop, LimeBike, Mobike, Ofo, and San Diego County Bicycle Coalition.
The San Diego Region Bike Maps are a free resource provided by SANDAG and paid for with federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds.

About SANDAG

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is the San Diego region’s primary public planning, transportation, and research agency, providing the public forum for regional policy decisions about growth, transportation planning and construction, environmental management, housing, open space, energy, public safety, and binational topics. SANDAG is governed by a Board of Directors composed of mayors, council members, and supervisors from each of the region’s 18 cities and the county government.

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