<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 1/7/2008 4:37:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, tah@san.rr.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">hmmm, legalize bike riding? what will they demand next?</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">I saw that story. After reading it, I was much happier with the situation we have UCSD. We have an active Pedal Club that encourages staff and students to use bicycles not only to get to campus but also to get around campus. There is even the Triton Bike program that provides departments with bikes for on-campus transportation. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">UCSD also has an on Campus Bike shop run by the university... <BR>
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Brian Parent and I also able provide input in the general campus planning as well as very specific issues. Pedal Club members get 10 day free parking/quarter, a nice perk, and Brian has been able to include a "self-teaching bicycle safety quiz" as part of the Pedal Club prerequisites. <BR>
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While there is the momentum of a bureaucracy that slows progress, I think there is a genuine interest at UCSD in increasing the role cycling plays in the transportation solution for the future...<BR>
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