*The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund is a distinct 501(c)(3) entity that operates most of our engagement and programmatic work.
Endorsing London Breed for Mayor
As a 501(c)(4), the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition* makes political endorsements, helping to ensure San Francisco is a better place to live, work, and bike. Our endorsements process is led by our 15-person board of directors that is directly elected by our membership.
In our view, actions speak louder than words. Throughout Mayor London Breed’s tenure, we have seen her evolve into an ally for street safety and protected bicycle infrastructure. As Mayor Breed often touts, 70% of protected bike lanes in San Francisco have occurred during her administration. It was her forward thinking initiatives during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic that led to the once-in-a-lifetime transformation of San Francisco streets through the slow streets program, JFK Promenade, car-free Market street and the Great Highway compromise.
The SF Bicycle Coalition has long appreciated Mayor Breed’s willingness to think creatively and work proactively towards making our streets safer for people biking and rolling, as well as more equitable and more livable for all San Franciscans.
In this current election, Mayor Breed is also the only front-running candidate for Mayor supporting Yes on Prop K. We applaud her vision for the future of our coastline, and the Board feels the Mayor’s support for Prop K stands as testament to a similarly forward-thinking vision for our City streets.
As we work towards the first update to San Francisco’s bike plan in 15 years, the Biking and Rolling Plan, we will be counting on Mayor Breed to be the ally we need to fulfill the promise of a safe, interconnected San Francisco for people on bikes and other mobility devices.
You can read the answers from all candidates to our questionnaire here. For any questions regarding our endorsements, please reach out to the SF Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors at board@sfbike.org.