May is Bike Month in the Bay Area, with “Bike to Wherever Days” (BTWD) participation anticipated across the nine counties – Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma – which will include Bike to Work Day on May 15.
This year marks the 31st edition of this event and will include bike-focused programs across the region all month long, with an emphasis on Bike to Work Day, with energizer stations along popular bike routes, prizes, commemorative bags and more.
Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days kicks off with the highly anticipated Bay Area Bike Challenge, a month-long event encouraging riders to log their trips for a chance to win prizes. This year’s collective goal is 120,000 miles - quadrupling last year’s target of 30,000-mile target, which was exceeded with 110,000+ miles logged. People are also being encouraged Pledge to Ride during the month.
Earlier this week, Bike Champion of the Year Winners were announced for 2025. They will be honored at the MTC meeting on May 28.
May is also National Bike Month, promoted by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from coast to coast. Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to giving biking a try. In addition, May 7 is National Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day.
BTWD brings together residents of the Bay Area counties to celebrate bicycling. It helps new and experienced riders build community, promotes pedaling as a means of transportation, and improves the health of residents, as well as the environment.
More than one million Bay Area residents live within five miles of their workplaces, an ideal distance for bicycling. With many residents on a hybrid work schedule, we are encouraging people to bike to shop, for errands, or bike to school with their children as a way to participate in Bike Month.
During Bike Month, county bike coalitions offer classes, activities, education and more. For those who need a little extra encouragement to ride during May – and after Bike Month is over – riders are encouraged to make a pledge to cycle through their respective county coalitions. For details on how to make that pledge – and to learn more about what’s going on in each county – visit Bayareabiketowork.com.
Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days is presented by MTC (the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area), 511 (the region’s traveler information system), and Amazon. BTWD 2025 also receives regional support from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and BART, as well as from many sponsors at the local level. Prizes for the Bike Champion of the Year winners were donated by MTC, Sports Basement and Mike’s Bikes.
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