[DB!-Announce] September Bike Events

[Davis Bicycles Announcements]

Lots of interesting bike events and activities coming up in September. To
stay up-to-date with bicycling events in the Davis area, be sure to check
out the Davis Bicycles! Community
Calendar<http://www.davisbicycles.org/events/>.
If you would like to add an event send it to info at davisbicycles.org.

*Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting* – Monday, September 15th
Agenda items include a presentation on the Bicycle Parking Ordinance, draft
updated Suggested Routes to Schools maps, and a discussion of the Major
Projects Funding Program.
Veterans Memorial Center, Game Room, 7 p.m.

*City Council to Discuss Fifth Street Corridor Work Plan* – Tuesday,
September 23rd
This staff report will recommend a work plan (time line and key steps) to
engage the community and identify and evaluate alternatives for the Fifth
Street Corridor over the coming months.  The meeting agenda and staff report
will be available online at
http://www.cityofdavis.org/meetings/agenda.cfm?c=18 on September 19th.

*Davis Bike-Ped Coordinator Tara Goddard is holding office hours*. Come
share any comments, complaints, or concerns (compliments also welcome!) you
have about anything bike- or pedestrian-related in Davis. She will be
downtown at Mishka's on the second Friday of each month and she will be in
South Davis at Common Grounds on the fourth Friday of each month.

*Davis Bicycles! Film Festival* - Friday October 3rd at the Veterans
Memorial Theater
Premier of "Zen and the Art of Bicycle Commuting" along with selections from
the Portland Filmed by Bike Festival and Streetfilms. More information
coming soon…

And, last but not least, please urge the governor to sign two bills
supporting Complete Streets and safety funding:
*AB 1358* will make California the first state to enact Complete Streets
legislation
*AB 2971* directs more federal funding to prevent bicyclist and pedestrian
fatalities

*AB 1358*: California is one step closer to becoming the first state to
enact Complete Streets legislation for all local streets and roadways. On
Friday, Aug. 28, the California Legislature approved Assembly Bill 1358, the
Complete Streets Act, and sent the bill to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for
his signature. Sponsored by the California Bicycle Coalition and AARP, AB
1358 calls for cities and counties, when updating the circulation elements
of their general plans, to ensure that local roadways are designed to
accommodate all those who use them, including bicyclists, pedestrians and
transit riders, as well as motorists.

To read more about AB 1358, and see a sample letter, see
http://calbike.org/legislation.htm#AB1538

*AB 2971*: Also on Friday, Aug. 28, the State Senate approved Assembly Bill
2971, CBC's bill to direct more federal funding to prevent bicyclist and
pedestrian fatalities. The bill now sits on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's
desk, waiting for signature. Please urge the governor to sign this bill into
law. AB 2971 would require Caltrans to establish guidance and criteria to
ensure that the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians are addressed in the
development of its safety programs by January 1, 2010.

To read more about AB 2971 and see a sample letter, see
http://calbike.org/legislation.htm#AB2971
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