Local bike messenger co-op expands - puts call out for bike enthusiasts

Article by Amabelle Ocampo.
Last updated at Sat, 19 Nov at 7:42am.

Have a package?

Bike messengers will deliver.

In 1994, three bike activists opened Pedal Express to promote clean air living, building on a foundation of cycling, an environmentally conscious alternative to driving cars.

The worker-owned bicycle courier cooperative specializes in regularly scheduled and cargo deliveries.

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EBBC: Pedalfest was a big hit! (Community Voices)
Blog entry by East Bay Bicycle ....
Last updated at Sun, 6 Nov at 7:43am.

On Saturday, October 22, EBBC teamed up with Walk Oakland Bike Oakland, Jack London Square, and New Belgium Brewery to bring you the biggest celebration of the bicycle in regional history. Riders from all over the Bay rolled out to the waterfront for a terrific day of pedal-powered music, food, rides and more.

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Young Oakland athletic phenom - turning heads, gaining respect as she cycles past her competition
Article by Juan Antonio Mart....
Last updated at Mon, 10 Oct at 1:23am.
Three years of competition, practices and crashes, have helped 16-year-old Page Bisenieks-Robertson to become a nationally ranked bike racer. 
 
“I finished dead last in my first race,” Page said. “It was a big event and I wanted to try it for a long time. My bike broke a little.
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Old Oakland's Bike Away From Work celebration a big hit
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Fri, 13 May at 10:14pm.

Capping off a record-setting turnout at Oakland's 18th Bike to Work Day Thursday, the East Bay Bicycle Coalition and Walk Oakland Bike Oakland welcomed hundreds of bike commuters to the Bike Away From Work Party.

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May 15: Manifesto bike shop promotes community with local bands, gourmet street food in Oakland
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Fri, 13 May at 10:06pm.

On May 15, Manifesto Bicycles celebrates the third anniversary of Bike Church - a Sunday morning event the bike shop has hosted since opening in 2008.

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Bike to work Day 2011: One man's ride
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Fri, 13 May at 6:35am.

Did you bike to work? Our friend George did--and shot a whole day's worth of photos of him and his colleagues. Here's the photos--and some video.  Question--are they going to wait a whole year to do it again?

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Ashby bike station opening soon
Blog entry by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Thu, 27 Jan at 8:13am.

A new 124-capacity bike station will open within a month at Ashby BART station. The bike station will be similar to the existing self-service bike parking facility at Embarcadero station, and will be located just south of the main station entrance.

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We're going to have new bike trails! East Bay Regional Park District awarded $10.2 million from feds
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 1 Nov at 9:20pm.

Forty-two capital construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states will share nearly $600 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s popular TIGER II program for major infrastructure projects ranging from highways and bridges to transit, rail and ports, Secretary Ray LaHood announced this week.

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