[DB!-Announce] June Bike Announcements

[Davis Bicycles Announcements]

*June Announcements*

May is over, but the May is bike month web
site<http://www.mayisbikemonth.com/>will be open to log your May miles
through next Wednesday, June 3rd, so you
can log the miles you haven't logged yet because you've been too busy
bicycling. Thanks to everyone who registered their miles with Davis
Bicycles! We had a pledge of 2958 miles and we are over 90% of the way there
as of this evening. As soon as the numbers have been compiled we will send
out a note with how well Davis and Davis Schools did with their millage
goals.
*
Fifth Street corridor*
Thanks to all who spoke and wrote to the city council in support of the
Fifth Street road diet in early May. The council opted to continue the
process to study the corridor, rather than to simply implement the road diet
as we would have wanted. Nevertheless, some progress was made in favor of
our position. Those speaking in favor of the road diet far outnumbered those
asking the council to stay the course of completing the full study favored
by staff. The council directed staff to shorten the process and direct more
attention toward the specific costs of implementing the road diet (mainly
reconfiguring traffic signal poles at F and G Streets). The study process is
expected to continue well into the summer. For more details on the council
meeting and up-to-date news, check our 5th street web
page<http://www.davisbicycles.org/projects/5thstreet>
.

*Safe Routes to Schools Meeting*
Wednesday, June 10, 7:00pm, location TBA
Lots of exciting things are happening with planning for bicycling as part of
back to school next fall. Come help organize information for the
back-to-school packets. Contact Christal Waters
<chrystal2waters at yahoo.com>for more information.

The City of Davis Street Smarts is soliciting input on their traffic safety
public education campaign. Please consider taking the short on-line
survey<http://cityofdavis.org/streetsmarts/>.
This will help the City improve Street Smarts. Completed surveys with
contact information will be entered into a drawing for one of five $5 gift
cards from YoloBerry Yogurt.
.
The UCD Aggie Cycling Team won both the women's and men's Team Time
Trials<http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4142>on May
10th...A result that put the Team on top of the podium for the
overall Division I Collegiate Road Cycling National Championship. View the News
10 story <http://www.news10.net/sports/story.aspx?storyid=59255&catid=3> and
read an article in the Aggie <http://www.theaggie.org/article/3992>.

Some Sad News:
For those who do not know, retired racer and Davis native Steve Larsen died
after collapsing during a running
workout<http://www.velonews.com/article/92239/pro-racer-steve-larsen-dies-of-heart-attack-during-running>.
He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. A web
site<http://www.rememberstevelarsen.com/>is available for people to
leave memories for his family and learn more
about his life.


*Some highlights  of what's happening in June
*

Take the Car-Free Challenge<http://www.transformca.org/live/car-free-challenge>
You logged all your bike miles in May, now see how few miles you can drive
in June. A project of TransForm (formerly TALC, the Transportation and Land
Use Coalition).
*Bike Tour of the Davis Wetlands<http://cityofdavis.org/pw/water/wetlands.cfm>
*
Saturday, June 6, 9-11am
The first Saturday of each month there is a tour of the Davis wetlands, a
constructed wetlands that utilizes treated wastewater and storm water to
create habitat. Jean Jackman will be assisting the lead docents for a "bird
by bike" tour of the wetlands. Helmets are required and since there is
gravel, fatter tires are best.

*Caltrans Highway 16 public comment open-house*
Monday, June 8, 2009, 3:30 PM- 8:30 PM Esparto Community Hall 17020 Yolo
Avenue, Esparto, CA
Caltrans is planning safety improvements to State Highway 16 between Brooks
and I-505, including new 8-foot wide shoulders and rumble strips. Portions
of this highway are the only route into the Capay Valley and are used by the
Davis Double Century. You may download the Environmental Impact Report for
the project: 2.2 Mb
PDF<http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/projects/yolo16/yolo%20pdfs/Yolo16SafetyDEIR-EA05-09.pdf>
.

More information on community bicycling events can be found at
http://davisbicycles.org/events.

*Ongoing Bike Activities*
*
Davis Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting*, [this Monday ----- tonight!],
5:30pm, Community Chambers
1. UC Davis Bikeway and Transit Network Study
2. Yard Waste Double-Striping Pilot Project Analysis
3. Wayfinding Program

*Davis Bicycles! Steering Committee*, 4th Monday of each month, 6-8pm, 123 C
St. (reply to this e-mail for more info.)

Velolution <http://www.kdvs.org/shows/view/show_id/823> radio show,
8:30-9:30am Thursdays, KDVS 90.1 FM

*And as always, some more interesting bike links for your enjoyment
*
A nice article<http://www.davislifemagazine.com/Content.aspx?m=5/1/2009&cId=2905>in
Davislife Magazine on Pete Faeth, the new Davis bike cop:

The League of American Bicyclists announced the 2009 U.S. Bicycle Friendly
State Rankings<http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlystate/>
California dropped from 7th to 14th. Although we did well in legislation,
programs, and infrastructure, we were 31st in education, 11th in evaluation,
and dead last in enforcement.

Those of you who got soaked this year will be glad to hear that the Tour of
California will move to May next year according to an article in Velo
News<http://www.velonews.com/article/91658/california-tour-moves-to-may-next-year>.
After four years of racing in February, the 2010 Amgen Tour of California
will be held May 16-23.

The April issue of the SABA
newsletter<http://sacbike.org/newsletter/2009_04.pdf>included an
article on the first two years of DB! by Russell Reagan (see
Page 6).

In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without
Cars<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/science/earth/12suburb.html?_r=1>and
some
debate<http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/carless-in-america/?emc=eta1>on
whether it would work in the US.

A column from Velo News on danger in the peleton and the promotion pressure
that causes it. Michael Barry's
diary<http://www.velonews.com/article/92236/michael-barry-s-diary---a-matter-of-safety>-
A matter of safety.

Has Folsom bike ride spun out of
control?<http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1886121.html>- an
article in the Sacramento Bee about problems with a popular local ride
with many interesting comments.

And last, but not least, an article from the SF Chronicle on Kids and
biking<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2009/05/21/NSJH17KISN.DTL>
.

Enjoy the Ride...

   Leo Rainer
   President, Davis Bicycles!
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