Joining the SVBC as a life member.

There are not many organizations I'm willing to associate with for life, but the SVBC is one of them. They were responsible for many improvements in cyclists' lives in the Bay Area:

• Accessbility to Foothill Expressways and other expressways in the area
• Bikes on Caltrain
• Dumbarton Bridge Bike Path

As someone who's used all those facilities, I've gotten more than $500 of value out of them already. (The savings of living for 7 years car-free in the Bay Area has more than made up for that!)