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MARIN COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION (MCBC)
WEEKLY BULLETIN
January 20, 2010
1. Lucas Valley Road bike lanes improved
2. Facebook and Twitter – join MCBC’s social network!
3. Winter 2010 Pedal Press is online
4. Support funding of the Bay Bridge bike/ped/maintenance “Safety Path”
5. “Shop Etiquette, Tool Use, and Basic Repairs” classes at The Bicycle Works
6. The Legacy of Livable Streets: Four decades later, what have we learned?
1. Lucas Valley Road bike lanes improved
More width for more comfortable cycling
The Marin County Department of Public Works recently restriped portions of Lucas Valley Road (north of San Rafael) with new and improved bike lanes. The new lanes are considerably wider in some areas, providing increased safety and comfort. This heavily-traveled corridor is used by local residents, school students, and recreational riders. The new lanes are a welcome improvement. MCBC's thanks go out to the County of Marin for their continued efforts to expand and improve the non-motorized system within the County.
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Join MCBC’s social network!
MCBC is now using Facebook and Twitter to provide our members and the general bicycling community with up-to-the-minute news on new bike paths, great cycling events and advocacy alerts!. Please Follow us on Twitter and Become a Fan of our Facebook Page!
Over the next three weeks we will be highlighting Facebook, Twitter and Flickr in the bulletin, with tips on how you can use and get the most out of these powerful new tools.
3. Winter 2010 Pedal Press is online
Volunteer at Feb. 7 fundraiser
MCBC’s Winter 2010 Pedal Press newsletter is now online. Click here to download a copy.
The Winter issue's cover features an interview with three-time Tour of California winner Levi Leipheimer, and the opening of the new state-of-the-art Class II bike lanes on Los Ranchitos Road.
This issue's contest offers a chance to win a Thomson seatpost or stem on page 15. Answer three questions (answers are all in the Pedal Press), and enter a drawing to win a seatpost or stem for your road or mountain bike worth $99.
As always, the online Pedal Press includes full color graphics and active links for navigation and more information.
Hard copy Pedal Presses are available at all local bike shops and other businesses that regularly stock our publication. Recipients for whom we do not have an email address will continue to receive a mailed copy.
4. Support funding of the Bay Bridge bike/ped/maintenance “Safety Path”
Attend the hearing on January 27, or send a letter
Robert Raburn of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition writes:
All Bay Area riders,
A tremendous opportunity to open the flood gates to bicycling across the Bay Bridge will be voted on Wednesday, January 27, 10 AM, by the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA). The goal is full funding of the West Span pedestrian-bicycle-maintenance "Safety Path." This campaign is supported by the Bay Area Bicycle Coalition including EBBC, MCBC, SFBC, SVBC, and others around the region.
We ask you to:
- Send a letter
- Attend the hearing
Click here to quickly send a letter of support to your BATA representatives.
Click here for more information about this opportunity.
Facebook? Click here to join the event page for the hearing and please invite your friends.
Please attend the hearing if at all possible. Wednesday, January 27, 10 AM, MetroCenter Auditorium, 101 Eighth St, Oakland (opposite Lake Merritt BART). This is a purely political decision, so your presence makes a difference.
And please, forward this to all your contacts who support active transportation; we do not know when we will get another opportunity of this kind, leaving the nearly half-built Alexander Zuckermann pathway in jeopardy of not realizing its goal.
All the way across the bay!
MESSAGES FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
5. “Shop Etiquette, Tool Use, and Basic Repairs” classes at The Bicycle Works
Every Tuesday from 5-7 PM; free for The Bicycle Works members
Spokey Godfrey of The Bicycle Works writes:
Join us every Tuesday from 5 - 7pm for "Shop Etiquette, Tool Use, and Basic Repairs". This class covers the basics of how to work effectively in the shop, proper use of tools, as well as basic repairs to keep your bike rolling smoothly! This is a mandatory class for volunteers, and highly recommended for anyone wanting to get the most from their experience here. Free for members/volunteers, $10 suggested donation for all others (none turned away for lack of funds!).
6. The Legacy of Livable Streets: Four decades later, what have we learned?
SPUR Lunchtime Forum welcomes Joshua Hart and Bruce Appleyard
Friday, January 22, 12:30pm
The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) announces:
Donald Appleyard’s seminal 1981 book Livable Streets revealed the detrimental effects of automobile traffic on street life and communities. How has this influential book affected city planning and transport policies since then? In this talk, hear about contemporary evidence of automobile impacts and best practices from places where livable streets have become a priority. With Bruce Appleyard, who is working on the second edition to his father’s book and Joshua Hart, who will discuss his plane-free journey from San Francisco to the UK, where he replicated Donald Appleyard’s study for the first time in Europe.
Location: 654 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-4015
Admission: Free to SPUR members; $5 for non-members
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
P.O. Box 1115
Fairfax, CA 94978
Office Location: 733 Center Blvd., Fairfax, CA 94930
(415) 456-3469 – phone
(415) 456-9344 – fax
http://www.marinbike.org
The MCBC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. You donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
We are a membership-supported group. If you are not already a paying member, please join today. Printable membership forms are on our website, http://www.marinbike.org.
Thank you for being a part of the solution.
To reach the MCBC Staff:
- Kim Baenisch, Executive Director, 456-3469 x 1#, kim@marinbike.org
- Tom Boss, Membership Director, 272-2756, tom@marinbike.org
- Jo Ann Richards, Volunteer and Activities Coordinator, 456-3469 x 7#, joann@marinbike.org
- Bob Trigg, Administrator, 456-3469 x 3#, bob@marinbike.org
- Deb Hubsmith, Advocacy Director, 454-7430, deb@marinbike.org
- David Hoffman, Director of Planning, 456-3469 x 4#, david@marinbike.org
- Andy Peri, Advocacy Outreach Coordinator, 457-0802, andy@marinbike.org
- Wendi Kallins, Safe Routes to Schools Program Director, 488-4101, wendi@marinbike.org
- Laura Kelly, Safe Routes to Schools Project Coordinator, 456-3469 x 2#, laura@marinbike.org
- Peggy Clark, Share the Road Program Manager, Safe Routes to Schools Project Coordinator, 456-3469 x 8#, peggy@marinbike.org
- Aviva Joseph, Safe Routes to Schools Teen Coordinator, 456-3469 x 5#, aviva@marinbike.org
- Gwen Froh, Safe Routes to Schools Teen Coordinator, 456-3469 x 5#, gwen@marinbike.org
- Frances E. Barbour, Safe Routes to Schools Instructor, 577-4601, frances@marinbike.org
- Heather Crawford, Safe Routes to Schools Instructor, 456-3469 x 6#, heather@marinbike.org
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