Dual Endorsing Dean Preston and Bilal Mahmood for District 5 Supervisor
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.
District 5 has long been a hub for street safety innovations here in San Francisco. From its many slow streets, bike lanes, and a segment of JFK Promenade, a culture has been fostered that demands bikes are taken seriously as transportation. District 5 being so bike-friendly is in no small part thanks to the work by incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston and his team. We are grateful that Supervisor Preston has been a thoughtful and diligent partner to our organization and the bicycle community, and has earned our endorsement.
However, our Board believes Bilal Mahmood’s strong ideas about sustainable transportation also deserve support. Mahmood is a resident of the Tenderloin, a neighborhood with a very low rate of car ownership, and he understands the need for a variety of non-car transportation options. His support for creating stronger east-west bike corridors in D5 and increasing the number of car-free spaces indicate he’d be a strong voice for biking and rolling in his district. The board also resonated with his intention to make sure “people can live close to where they work and go for recreation,” because “when they do – they will be less reliant on cars for transportation.”
By making a dual endorsement for the residents of District 5, we are reflecting the multiple options the district has for creating a safe and efficient bike network
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.
*The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund is a distinct 501(c)(3) entity that operates most of our engagement and programmatic work.