From execdir at sdcbc.org Tue Jun 3 11:39:30 2008 From: execdir at sdcbc.org (Kathy Keehan) Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 08:39:30 -0700 Subject: [SDCBC-announce] SDCBC weekly newsletter June 3 Message-ID: <004f01c8c590$05435380$0fc9fa80$@org> Coalition Annual General Memebership meeting: 06.25.08, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Join us at Balboa Park Club, Santa Fe Room, to review what the Coalition has done over the past year and what it plans to do this year. We'll also elect our board of directors. It's a good chance to meet the existing board and discover opportunities to improve bicycling in San Diego County. We'll bring food and beverages. Regional Bike Plan meeting: 06.25.08, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (That's right, directly following our coalition meeting!) Join us at Balboa Park Club in the ballroom for a public information session about the regional bike plan. What policies, programs, and facilities will help the whole region be more bicycle friendly? Planners need information about which regional facilities should be improved/connected/created. And feedback on what other sorts of programs should be part of the plan - public education campaigns? Bike parking? Bike sharing programs? Free airpumps on every corner? This is your chance to tell the decision makers exactly what you think needs to be done to make things better for you. Take Action: Help national legislature pass a monetary incentive to bike to work. Click on this URL to take action: http://capwiz.com/lab/utr/2/?a=11438881 &i=87533718&c= Bike commuting popularity grows: Watch this story from the Today Show about rising gas prices causing an increase in bicycle communters (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24888415#24888415) Reminders- * Help kick off the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure on Monday, June 16, at Ellen Scripps Browning Park at 8 a.m. For more details, log onto www.FullerCenterBikeTrip.com /applyride.php. * Be one of only 2,500 bikers to ride over the Coronado Bridge for the first time in more than 20 years. See www.sdcbc.org for ride details. * If you have an event or information to include in this weekly newsletter, please email the information to jamieortiz1 at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bikesandiego.org/pipermail/sdcbc-announce/attachments/20080603/e2693335/attachment.html From execdir at sdcbc.org Tue Jun 10 15:07:49 2008 From: execdir at sdcbc.org (Kathy Keehan) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:07:49 -0700 Subject: [SDCBC-announce] SDCBC Newsletter June 11 Message-ID: <001c01c8cb2d$48e56860$dab03920$@org> Volunteer Night: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 6:30 p.m. Meet at the Standley Recreation Center at 3585 Governor Drive this Wednesday from 6:30- 8:30 p.m. to fold newsletters, swap stories and share great food. South Shores Promenade Opens The South Shores Promenade, which runs along the south shore of Mission Bay Westward from W. Mission Bay Dr., opened on Friday, June 6. Insiders note that recreational riders will love the new path, but through bicyclists may prefer the old path. Visit the Bike Kitchen at City Heights Farmer's Market: Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Bike Kitchen, a volunteer run cooperative learning space and do-it-yourself bike repair shop, has a new Saturday location during the City Heights Farmer's Market on the corner of Wightman and Fairmont from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come visit to work on your bike or help build a friend's bike. Assistance for Special Olympics: Special Olympics is hoping to plan a Route 66 Cycle Tour to benefit Special Olympics. It is looking for help planning the event, selecting the route, and contacting potential sponsors. To help, please contact Loreena Garcia at 626-462-0990 x 103 or at lgarcia at sosc.org. Coalition Annual General Membership meeting: 06.25.08, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Join us at Balboa Park Club, Santa Fe Room, to review what the Coalition has done over the past year and what it plans to do this year. We'll also elect our board of directors. It's a good chance to meet the existing board and discover opportunities to improve bicycling in San Diego County. We'll bring food and beverages. Regional Bike Plan meeting: 06.25.08, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (That's right, directly following our coalition meeting!) Join a public information session about the regional bike plan at Balboa Park Club in the ballroom. What policies, programs, and facilities will help the whole region be more bicycle-friendly? Planners need Information about which regional facilities should be improved/connected/created. And feedback on what other sorts of programs should be part of the plan - public education campaigns? Bike parking? Bike sharing programs? Free airpumps on every corner? This is your chance to tell the decision makers exactly what you think needs to be done to make things better for you. Reminders- * Help kick off the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure on Monday, June 16, at Ellen Scripps Browning Park at 8 a.m. For more details, log onto www.FullerCenterBikeTrip.com /applyride.php. * Be one of only 2,500 bikers to ride over the Coronado Bridge for the first time in more than 20 years. See www.sdcbc.org for ride details. * If you have an event or information to include in this weekly newsletter, please email the information to jamieortiz1 at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bikesandiego.org/pipermail/sdcbc-announce/attachments/20080610/ff96f1d6/attachment-0001.html From execdir at sdcbc.org Tue Jun 17 15:51:36 2008 From: execdir at sdcbc.org (Kathy Keehan) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:51:36 -0700 Subject: [SDCBC-announce] SDCBC Newsletter June 17 Message-ID: <001e01c8d0b3$8e09cef0$aa1d6cd0$@org> Learn to Ride on the Road: Classes in July and August Learn laws and techniques for safe road riding. Click here for a detailed description of the Road I class. The next two series are in Oceanside on July 12, 19 and 26 or August 2, 9 and 16. Register at City of Oceanside Park and Rec site . Progress on SR 125 in Sunnyside: While Quarry Road is not yet open, the connection between Sweetwater Road and Worthington Street has been restored for automobiles, bicyclists, pedestrians and others. The Sweetwater River Trail, which was severed by SR 125, has been reconnected. Or, if you are on mountain bike and are willing to go to the top of the mountain, you can go north on Conduit Road and follow some newly constructed switchbacks underneath SR 125. ZOIC Annual Sale: Thursday, June 19, 2-6 p.m. and Friday, June 20, 12-6 p.m. Save up to 70% off men's, women's and kid's mountain bike baggy shorts and jerseys. 10% of proceeds benefit Outdoor Outeach. Visit http://www.zoic.com/images08/misc/WarehouseSaleZOIC.jpg for directions, more info and a 10% OFF COUPON! Bike limits on Sprinter: North County Transit District is instituting a four bike per train car limit on the Sprinter. It's not on the website yet, but will officially be enforced July 1. Coalition Annual General Membership meeting: 06.25.08, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Join us at Balboa Park Club, Santa Fe Room, to review what the Coalition has done over the past year and what it plans to do this year. We'll also elect our board of directors. It's a good chance to meet the existing board and discover opportunities to improve bicycling in San Diego County. We'll bring food and beverages. Regional Bike Plan meeting: 06.25.08, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (That's right, directly following our coalition meeting!) Join a public information session about the regional bike plan at Balboa Park Club in the ballroom. What policies, programs, and facilities will help the whole region be more bicycle-friendly? Planners need Information about which regional facilities should be improved/connected/created. And feedback on what other sorts of programs should be part of the plan - public education campaigns? Bike parking? Bike sharing programs? Free airpumps on every corner? This is your chance to tell the decision makers exactly what you think needs to be done to make things better for you. Miscellaneous- * For the funny bone. * Beware of squirrels on the 56 Bike Path. They are darting in front of and into bicycles throughout the route. * Be one of only 2,500 bikers to ride over the Coronado Bridge for the first time in more than 20 years. See www.sdcbc.org for ride details. * Looking for a ride with a greater cause? Try the Brita Climate Ride 2008, September 20th - 24th, from New York to D.C.:www.ClimateRide.org * If you have an event or information to include in this weekly newsletter, please email the information to jamieortiz1 at gmail.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bikesandiego.org/pipermail/sdcbc-announce/attachments/20080617/1a8fc22a/attachment.html From execdir at sdcbc.org Tue Jun 24 12:27:55 2008 From: execdir at sdcbc.org (Kathy Keehan) Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:27:55 -0700 Subject: [SDCBC-announce] SDCBC Newsletter June 24 Message-ID: <006501c8d617$42878a30$c7969e90$@org> Coalition Annual General Membership meeting: Wednesday, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Join us at Balboa Park Club, Santa Fe Room, to review what the Coalition has done over the past year and what it plans to do this year. We'll also elect our board of directors. It's a good chance to meet the existing board and discover opportunities to improve bicycling in San Diego County. We'll bring food and beverages. Regional Bike Plan meeting: Tonight, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Carlsbad Senior Center OR Wednesday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Balboa Park (and directly following our coalition meeting!) Join a public information session about the regional bike plan at Balboa Park Club in the ballroom. What policies, programs, and facilities will help the whole region be more bicycle-friendly? Planners need Information about which regional facilities should be improved/connected/created. And feedback on what other sorts of programs should be part of the plan - public education campaigns? Bike parking? Bike sharing programs? Free airpumps on every corner? This is your chance to tell the decision makers exactly what you think needs to be done to make things better for you. World Cyclist and Book Signing: 06.30.08, 7 p.m. at REI and 07.01.08, 7:30 p.m. at Warwicks Jim Malusa bicycled alone to the lowest point on six continents, a six-year series of "anti-expeditions" to the "anti-summits." He will read from his new book, Into Thick Air (Sierra Club Books), and show slides of the land and people along the way to the world's great depressions. Learn more at www.IntoThickAir.com. See him June 30 at 7 p.m. at REI ( http://www.rei.com/stores/29 ) and July 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Warwicks ( http://www.warwicks.com/ ). Learn to Ride on the Road: Classes in July and August Learn laws and techniques for safe road riding. Click here for a detailed description of the Road I class. The next two series are in Oceanside on July 12, 19 and 26 or August 2, 9 and 16. Register at City of Oceanside Park and Rec site. Jim Baross is also conducting a class to be completed before July 6. If you are interested, contact him direcly with your name, contact info, days and times that you can and cannot participate: 619-280-6908, jimbaross at cox.net Miscellaneous- * Be one of only 2,500 bikers to ride over the Coronado Bridge for the first time in more than 20 years. See www.sdcbc.org for ride details. * Looking for a ride with a greater cause? 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