SVBC Award Winners

2024

2023

2021

2020

  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Virginia Panlasigui

  • Person of the Year: Jennifer Shearin, Walk Bike Cupertino

  • Program of the Year: Bicyclean!

  • Project of the Year: Daly City Vision Zero Action Plan

2019

  • Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Marc Graci

  • San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Avana Andrade

  • Person of the Year: Ed Solis, Recreation Superintendent, City of San José

  • Program of the Year: Team Asha Biking Program, Santa Clara

  • Project of the Year (tie): East Palo Alto Highway 101 bicycle and pedestrian bridge & Better Bikeways, San José (BBSJ)

2018

  • Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Molly Clancy

  • San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Morgan Cole

  • Person of the Year (tie): Bill Kelly, San Mateo County Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee Chair & Chelsea Biklen, Cupertino Safe Routes to School Coordinator (SRTS)

  • Program of the Year: Parents for Safe Routes in Menlo Park

  • Project of the Year: San Mateo Public Health System’s equity analysis of Safe Routes To School (SRTS)

2017

  • Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Stefan Rosner

  • San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Kate Gibson

  • Bike Professional (or volunteer) of the Year: Penny Ellson, Palo Alto PTA Traffic Safety Committee Chair

  • Program of the Year: Viva CalleSJ 2016

  • Project of the Year: King Road bike lane, San Jose

2016

  • Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Isaac DeLeal

  • San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Beverly Thames

  • Infrastructure Project of the Year: Resurfacing of the Bay Trail from Mountain View to Sunnyvale. Recipients: Google and The San Francisco Bay Trail.

  • Non-Infrastructure Project of the Year: San Jose Bike Party.

  • Public Official of the Year: Teresa O’Neill, Vice Mayor of Santa Clara.

2015

  • Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Katie Heaney

  • San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Nathan Losch

2014

  • Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Michele Rowic

  • San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Lori Burns

2013

  • Santa Clara County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Brandon Tyler

  • San Mateo County Bicycle Commuter of the Year: Jill Quindiagan