[DB!-Announce] January Announcements

Tue Jan 6 17:37:48 PST 2009

*Happy New Year and Welcome to the January Davis Bicycles! Announcements*.

*January Project Meeting - Wednesday January 14th 7:00-9:00*
Activity Room in the Senior Center, which is at the southeast corner of 7th
and A Streets.
The purpose of the DB! project meetings is to meet and organize with others
with similar bike interests and to form a working group to carry the ideas
forward. Our two topics this month are *Bikes in Davis Schools* and *Bike
Hazards in Davis*.
*
Schools*
We will have short presentations by school board member Richard Harris and
John Mott-Smith on how bike programs can be part of the green schools
initiative and then focus on three topics that we feel are lacking in Davis
schools: bicycling to schools, bike parking at schools, and bicycle
education in schools.
*
Hazards*
A year ago we presented the our '100
Things<http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pXw0K6wVCLYaPWSme6Ft0Zg>'
list of bike problems that need fixing to the city council. Many of those
items have been addressed and many others have been included in the new bike
plan, but where do we go from here? There is a new Davis Wiki bike hazard
page: http://daviswiki.org/Bicycle_Hazards - can this be integrated into the
100 things list? Come discuss these and other related issues with Tara
Goddard, bicycle coordinator for the City of Davis.

Please come and let any others know who you think would like to contribute.
*
5th Street corridor*
There is still opportunity to provide input to the City on the 5th street
corridor. Check out the 5th street page on our web site for more
information:
http://www.davisbicycles.org/projects/5thstreet

*Upcoming events*
*City of Davis Bicycle Advisory Commission* *Meeting*
Monday, January 12, 5:30-7:30, Veterans' Memorial Center Game Room
Agenda items will include:
Davis-Woodland Bikeway
Bicycle Plan
Bicycle Facility Design Standards
Annual Program Report
For more information go to
http://www.ci.davis.ca.us/meetings/agenda.cfm?c=29

*First Stage of the Tour of California
*Sunday, February 15, 12 Noon*
* http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/Route/stages/stage1.html
Volunteer positions are now full, but you can still put yourself on the
waiting list at:
http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/Tour/volunteer.html

*LCI Training Course*
The League of American Bicyclists will be holding an instructor training
course in downtown Sacramento this Spring, on February 27,28 and March 1st
(Friday evening until Sunday lunchtime).  The last Sacramento course was in
October 2006, so this is a fairly rare event! This course will train up to
15 League Certified
Instructors<http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/education/seminars.php>(LCIs).
 LCIs are certified and insured to teach the League's Bike Education
curriculum.
For more information contact Owen Howlett <owen_howlett at yahoo.com> at (916)
233 9636

*Ongoing Bike Activities
**Davis Bicycles! Steering Committee*, 4th Monday of each month, 6-8, 123 C
St. (reply to this e-mail for more info.)
*
Tara Goddard (City of Davis Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator) Office Hours*,
second Friday of the month, 12-4pm. This month will be at Public Works, 1717
5th Street. Visitors should report to Building A.
*
Velolution* radio show, 5-6pm Mondays, KDVS FM, (
http://www.kdvs.org/shows/view/show_id/603 )

*Ride the Davis Bike Loop, Friday mornings at 10. Newcomers welcome!
*As described in the front page feature story in the Davis Enterprise last
Tuesday! Join the leisurely paced ride with our friends Dutch Martinich and
Gerry Peterson of the Davis Bike Club, for an approximately 15-18 mile ride
around the Bike Loop and other greenbelt paths. Meet in front of the
entrance to the Vets Center at 14th and B Streets, Fridays at 10am. The ride
finishes in the downtown area, with a stop for refreshments if riders are
interested. Helmets are required. If in doubt about the weather, contact the
ride leaders at dmartinich at att.net or gnjpeter0856 at juno.com

*Some Interesting Bike Links
*Found this too late to include in the December announcements, but still
fun...
*The Nutcracker Suite Played Exclusively on Bicycle Parts*:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68N43K5Y0Ek
And the story behind it:
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2006/11/28/nutcracker-suite-played-exclusively-on-bicycle-parts/

Alliance for the Healthiest Nation:
http://www.healthiestnation.org/

Surprise! Study shows nations that bike, walk, and use mass transit are less
obese (includes quotes from our own Susan Handy):
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jEGRAoOGYlh9C9ASr-_XyTiaVwnAD953669G0
And the study itself: http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/pucher/JPAH08.pdf

Davis Biking in the Bee: *Bike-friendly Davis sees room for improving biker
habits*
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1476549.html

*Commuter Benefits for Bicyclists*
On January 1st 2009, qualified transportation fringe benefits expanded to
allow up to $20 per month for bicycle commuters. Here is one company that
provides a system for employers and employees to use:
http://www.accorservicesusa.com/services/CommuterCheck.aspx

*Bicycle Helmets for the 2009 Season* from the Bicycle Helmet Safety
Institute
http://www.helmets.org/helmet09.htm

*Jason Moore's bike blog*
Also known as Reverend Jason of the Bike Church, Jason is a doctoral student
at UC Davis in Mechanical Engineering. He is spending the academic year as a
Fulbright scholar at the Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands. His
blog has lots of photos and discusses many aspects of bicycling and bike
culture in Western Europe.
http://moorebicycles.blogspot.com/

*Safe Routes National Partnership releases three new reports*
Safe Routes to School: Steps to a Greener Future
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/media/file/SRTS_GHG_lo_res.pdf
Safe Routes to School: Improves the Built Environment
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/media/file/SRTS_built_environment_12-08_lo-res.pdf
Safe Routes to School: Leads to Greater Collaboration with Public Health and
School Officials
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/media/file/SRTS_Collaboration_Public_Health_School_Officials_lo_res.pdf

Enjoy the Ride...

   Leo Rainer
   President, Davis Bicycles!
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