https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYpkpmOiRgM The 2nd Annual Emeryville tree lighting and holiday lights parade was a blast, just like last year. We met at city hall and though we thought we got there “early”, there were already about 100 people milling about, checking out the Pixar booth and picking up some LED lights. We saw a bunch of people on cargo bikes, regular bikes, and kids bikes. As it got a little darker, Mayor John Bauters made some announcements and thanked Xtracycle and Blue Heron for having cargo bikes ready for Santa and the reindeer. The Emery dance team did an fantastic performance, and then the Mayor led the kids in some cheers to light the city hall tree. Someone who had just bought a Bike Beam LED flagpole light said hi, it was good to see him and his kid as well […]
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Bay Area Family Bike Events in December 2023
Here are some December family friendly bike events in the Bay Area! Friday, December 1st, 5:00pm – Emeryville, CA (City Hall) – Emeryville Tree Lighting and Car-Free Holiday Parade – A beautiful walking and rolling parade over the bike/ped bridge with a Christmas tree lighting and ride to Emeryville Bay Street. Free valet bike parking, giveaways from Pixar. Probable costumes, light giveaways, bike demos. Last year there was fake snow and cargo bike test rides also. It was so much fun. More info from the City of Emeryville. Thursday, December 7th, 5:00-7:30pm – San Leandro, CA (Drake’s Brewing) – Bike Community Happy Hour – Casual event – chat with bikey friends and make new ones! https://bikeeastbay.org/events/community-happy-hour/ Tuesday. December 19th, 6:00pm – Alameda, CA (City Hall) – Alameda Holiday Lights Ride! – ‘TIS THE SEASON: Join us Tuesday, 12/19 for […]
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We rode the Emeryville tree lighting and Emeryville holiday parade. It was a blast.
Emeryville Tree Lighting and Emeryville Holiday Parade We had a great time at the Emeryville Tree Lighting ceremony, and then we rode in the car-free holiday parade from City Hall to Bay Street. Pixar folks had some great giveaways from the new Lightyear movie, and the City of Emeryville gave out fiber-optic lights and light sticks for the kids to play with and wave around. Fake snow was blown from a city hall window, much to the delight of the kids. The live band was great. We got to test ride an Urban Arrow front loader cargo bike, courtesy of Blue Heron Bikes. https://youtu.be/0ejbVCx2oY0 The Tree Lighting itself was really entertaining for the kids. We all gathered around the palm tree in front of City Hall, and the kids and adults shouted merrily to “turn on” the lights. Mayor John […]
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New Bike Bridge! A great first ride on the new Emeryville Pedestrian and Bike Bridge
I took my first ride across the Emeryville bike and pedestrian bridge recently. It just opened on December 3rd. According to the Emeryville Eye, the idea was first officially conceived in the 1980s. It’s amazing that it has taken this long. But it is very nice. The South Bayfront Bike and Pedestrian Bridge Its official name is the “South Bayfront Bridge” and it has been a work in progress since 2002 and cost $21 million. At one point, the city of Emeryville had to sue the state to recover funds for the bridge. The bridge connects the Bay Street shopping area on the west (and even has an entrance to the parking lot from the ramp up the bridge) and Horton Street on the east side, just south of 53rd street. The bridge makes crossing the railroad tracks much much […]
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