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Willie Brown with Krieg
Jim Muellner, Jim Wetherell. An occasional bike rider, he told us to talk to him if there was some way he could  help in making the National Bicycle Greenway real.

London Breed

Former Mayor and present CA Governor,
Gavin Newsom

Our world famous Busycle Dowtown SF

Former Mayor and Speaker of the House, Willie Brown, with Krieg’s book about his return from death. Once the most powerful leader in CA government, as former presidential candidate, Kamala Harris’s former partner, he served as her political mentor

Ellen Fletcher led the charge for first Bike Blvd in USA (here is podcast she did with us)

2005 catered by Whole Foods

Eric Filseth

Dumbarton Br. coming from Palo Alto, an NBG Crossroads City,  on the way to Oakland. To bike the USA from San Francisco, this is the way one must go.

Three Mayors:
Jim Birch, Arcata Mayor Bob Ornelas and future Mayor Yoriko w/Max Chen and Krieg at left

The internationally acclaimed NBG Busycle starred in Palo Alto for 4 years.

Councillor Michael Hernandez and Congressman Sam Farr

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2005 Send Off, Council & Staff behind NBG sign

Santa Cruz Council sends off Doug Huskey & Tim McCloskey

Krieg & Brazil w/Ellen Fletcher

Hans Larson
San Jose Transportation Director w/Bike Coordinator, John Brazil

John Brazil, San Jose Bike Coordinator, Yves Zsutty, Citywide Trail SystemManager w/Krieg & Santa Cruz to San Jose riders

At Oakland native & famous writer, Jack London’s cabin

City Hall plaza looking off to the Tribune Tower of 1923, once  the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.

From Jerry Brown, as Oakland Mayor before he became CA governor

In 1884, Thomas Stevens became first man to ride a bike across the USA. He started in Oakland!

Mayor Jean Quan
Bike Mayor Ron Bishop

Councillor Nancy Nadel on trike she campaigned for office on

Jerry Grulkey talks with Arcata Mayor Bob Ornelas who rode down from his city collecting signatures from other Mayors to support NBG

Mayor Ed Henderson with NBG Scout Andrew Morton and Eagle Cycling Club

Ron Bishop and others on bike path entrance from Oakland side of the Carquinez Bridge that opened in 2003. Jerry Grulkey was instrumental in getting the path built as the 1927 Bridge was rebuilt

Deputy Mayor Juliana Inman received our 2009 Mayors’ Ride from Oakland

In 2006 Mayor Jil received Scott Campbell’s Trans Am ride from Washington, DC that can be seen in this amazing video

More bicycle infrastructure per sq. mile than anywhere in USA

Krieg with
Mayor Ruth Asmundson

Don Loomis’ DC to SF scouting trip for our route stopped at the Capitol

Home of America River Pkwy, top Greenway in world

Darrel Steinberg

With Cal Trans Director, Will Compton

On Lightning with former Sac Bike Coord, activist legend, Ed Cox (podcast)

Mike Damon w/Vice Mayor
Dave Aiazzi

Hillary Schieve

Long time Mayor Bob Cashell Receives 2009 Eagle Mayors’ Ride

Cashell on Busycle 1.0

Jackie Biskupski

Pro-bike powerhouse and 2020 presidentail candidate, John Hickelooper, greeted us in 2006

Michael Hancock

NBG Advisory Board member, Steve Stevens (podcast w/NBG), crossed the USA on a HiWheel in 19 days. He lives in nearby Golden

2006 NBG Scout, Scott Campbell (see compelling video of his Trans Mayors’ ride) with Mayor Hickenlooper and legendary Steve Stevens

Mayor Mike Fahey with NBG Scout & Omaha bike club prez Stephen Schnitker

Jean Stothert

Don Thorson, Mayor’s Deputy Chief of Staff at Lewis & Clark landing explains to Scott where the Kerry Bike/ped bridge will be built

Mayor Preston Daniels receives the Reser Bros. of Cincinnati based
Reser Bicycle Outfitters

L-R:Jerome Hediger, Don Tripp, Park and Recreation Director, Mayor Pro Tem, Christine Hensley, Gay Lea Wilson, Trails Committee, Jim Redd, webmaster for the Chicago Critical Mass

Frank Cownie

Interview with
NBG Martin Krieg

Des Moines City Hill on the Des Moines River

Chicagoland’s first
Bike the Drive

Lori Lightfoot

Chicago Bike Coordiator, Ben Gomberg receives Mayors’ Ride cyclists

The Bean was made in Oakland, CA

Virtual Tour of internationally celebrated Cultural Trail which has transformed downtown Indy
and that we want to replicate in all of our NBG Anchor Cities

Our reception will take place on the bridge in the
true Gateway to the West
per this Chapter from the above book. 

Mayor with The Eagle Bicycle and Car Free ex-Athenaeum* 
CEO Cassie Stockamp & Tracy Chandler, who is also Car Free, at the White River inaugural Dragon Boat Race.

Joe Hogsett

Why Indianapolis

Tim Pfeiffer, Mayor, Krieg at Polar Bear ride

* Built in 1893 by author Kurt Vonnegut’s grandparents, the Athenaeum is where, in 1912, Carl Fisher announced his plans to build the first Transamerica road, the Lincoln Highway

NBG Director, Martin Krieg’s  Grandparents were born in Indy

Lewis Krieg 1859

Fred Krieg 1888

Mayor Joe

Hogsett with world-class unicyclist, ballet performer
Eddie Moffat

Known nationally as Mr. Greenway, Ray Irvin is a huge supporter of the National Bicycle Greenway. HERE is the podcast interview we did with him.

John Cranley

Mayor Charlie Luken with NBG Mayors’ Ride rider, Concetta Curtis

Mayor Charlie Luken, Steve Shaw (a former Mayor), Victor Grinshtein (who rode a Row Bike), Marshall Lafferty, Don Burrell from OKI

Mayor Michael Coleman with MaryEllen O’Shaughnessy, Franklin County Clerk of Courts at NBG Day

Andrew Ginther

Scott & MaryEllen O’Shaughnessy

Mary Ellen at left with Sharon Bouchonville who rode the proclamations from DC and Pgh that Rosemarie Rosetti is holding w/Council President Matt Habash. Chris Detwiller in back rode them to Cincy and Indy

Mayor Tom Murphy Received Gil Gilmore & Dave Rabinowitz on the first relay of our 2002 inaugural Mayors’ Ride from Washington, DC. They had just completed the first leg of the National Bicycle Greenway – the 300+ mile C&O/Great Allegheny Passage

Bill Peduto

Mayor Tom Murphy the man credited with transforming Pittsburgh received us

Ro Fischer, the Mayor’s Scheduler who introduced our Mayors’ Ride to all the Mayors along our route. with Nick Hein & Troy Bogdan, she was our champion!

 
At the massive Venture  Outdoors festival, its founder Michael Sobkowiak introduces Murphy behind him and our riders to the crowd.

Mayor Bob O’Connor receives Nick, Scott and Troy, all who had just ridden from DC on the Car Free C&O & Great Allegheny

At Washington, DC City Hall (which is several blocks from the Nation’s Capital)

Muriel Bowser

Our first National Bicycle Greenway Proclamation from Mayor Anthony Williams

Pete Hein, Concetta Curtis, Phil Koopman, of Bicycle Space, who helped us a lot in DC,
Jim Sebastian, DC Bike Coordinator, Troy Bogdan, Nick Hein. 
Eric Gilliland, WABA director

Where it all Began

Inaugural 2002 Mayors’ Ride send off from Mayor Anthony Williams VIDEO