[DB!-Announce] September Announcements

[Davis Bicycles Announcements]

*September Bike Announcements
*
*Fifth Street Campaign*At the Tuesday, September 8 meeting, the City Council
voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution in support of implementing the Fifth Street
Corridor Redesign. Thank you to everyone who made this possible by attending
the council meeting, signing the petition, or writing a letter of support.
We could not have done it without you! But our work is not done. Now we have
an opportunity to work with everyone in the community to make sure that this
project gets done right and works as well as we know it can. In the near
future the City will be holding a community workshop to provide further
details of the road diet and to solicit feedback from the community on the
specifics of the project. Until then, here are some things you can do to
keep things moving forward:

   - Write a letter to The Enterprise thanking the Council for their
   unanimous vote
   - Check our updated web
page<http://davisbicycles.org/projects/5thstreet> for
   the latest information
   - Send your comments to the City of Davis
staff<http://cityofdavis.org/5thstreetcorridor/comments.cfm>

*Back to School / Bike to School**
Bike Rodeos*: Davis Bicycles! and the City need volunteers to help out at
the four upcoming elementary school bike rodeos. You can check students'
bikes for safe operation, help fit helmets, run the bike quiz, and assist
officers on the bike course. If you can help out at one or more of the
rodeos, please contact Christal Waters at chrystal2waters at yahoo.com

The four rodeos are:
*Birch Lane Elementary* – Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1:45 p.m.
*Cesar Chavez Elementary* – Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1:45 p.m.
*Pioneer Elementary* – Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1:45 p.m.
*Patwin Elementary* – Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1:45 p.m.

*City-wide Bike to School Competition*: Davis Bicycles! is planning a
year-long city-wide student competition for ”most bicycle miles logged”
and/or “most days bicycles are used to get to school” using the
Saveagallon<http://www.saveagallon.org/>web site to record the
mileage. A beta-test of the Saveagallon competition
for Davis schools is now in operation at www.saveagallon.org and we need
your help to test it. To test the site, create a new account, log in, click
on *My account* and then *SAG-settings*.  Click on Team and select Davis
School-Beta to log miles under the Beta Test, which will run from now until
the end of September.  By October 1 we expect to be able to announce it
district wide and open the competition.

*Film Festival 2009*
Mark your calendars: 7:00 pm, *Saturday, October 24, 2009* @ DHS
Brunelle/IPAB Theater!  Davis Bicycles! will continue the tradition started
last year by holding our second annual DB! Film Festival, or DB!FF.  Plan to
attend this fun, informative and, we hope, provocative family-friendly
evening.  Spread the word.  The deadline for submissions will be Tuesday,
October 6.  For information on submission rules or to volunteer to help
DB!FF II to great heights of bike culture, awareness and advocacy, write to
Joe Krovoza at jfkrovoza at gmail.com.

*Monday, September 14th*
Bicycle Advisory Commission
meeting.<http://cityofdavis.org/meetings/agenda.cfm?c=29>Note that
this is a week later than usual due to the Labor Day holiday.

5:30pm, Community Chambers, 23 Russell Boulevard

   - Election of Commission Vice-Chair
   - Fifth Street Redesign Position Statement
   - Bicycle Parking Update and Discussion
   - Bicycle Rodeos and Bike Education Update

Davis Greenbelt Alternatives
Meeting<http://cityofdavis.org/pgs/press-releases/repository/2009-09-03.cfm>

7:00 p.m. in the Senior Center Valente Room, 646 A Street

*Tuesday, September 22
*Celbrate World Car Free Day <http://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/> by leaving
your car at home.

*Sunday, September 27*
Bike Forth School Fix-it Day, 12-5 at 4th and L streets. Get your bike in
shape for school! To RSVP, contact Christal Waters at
chrystal2waters at yahoo.org

More information on community bicycling events can be found at the Davis
Bicycles! Community Calendar <http://www.davisbicycles.org/events>.
*Ongoing Bike Activities*
*Davis Bicycles! Steering Committee*, usually the 4th Monday of each month,
6-8pm, 123 C St. (reply to this e-mail for more info.)

*Davis Bike Collective*. Bike
Forth<http://daviswiki.org/Davis_Bike_Collective>the volunteer-run
nonprofit community bicycle organization at 4th and L
streets. Current hours are:
Wednesdays 4-8 PM
Thursdays 4-8 PM
Saturdays 12-6 PM

*And this months bike links for your enjoyment:
*
Peter Wagner is a mad scientist. He's stark raving
mad.<http://www.davislifemagazine.com/Content.aspx?m=8/1/2009&cId=3281>

Huffington Post<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/05/the-top-10-us-cities-for_n_252092.html>top
10 bike cities slide show and poll. Vote for Davis!

Why bicycles benefit local
businesses<http://www.labusinessjournal.com/industry_article.asp?aID=48262184.9541873.1820364.531401.1038981.911&aID2=140019&cID=8>
.

Health company starts bike
sharing.<http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/138/fast-talk-take-health-to-the-streets.html>
B-cycle <http://www.bcycle.com/>, a bike sharing company, is a collaboration
of Humana (health), Trek (bikes), and Crispin Porter + Bogusky
(advertising). You can vote for bike sharing in Davis
here<http://www.bcycle.com/who_wants_it_more/>
.

Worldchanging: Free Parking Isn't
Free<http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010266.html>
When does a Prius have the same environmental impact as a Hummer? The 95
percent of the time it's parked.

What Would Get Americans Biking to Work? Decent
parking.<http://www.slate.com/id/2225511/>

Maps Point Cyclists to Unexpected
Places<http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/maps-point-cyclists-to-unexpected-places/>
Davis has a bike tour <http://cityofdavis.org/bicycles/tour.cfm> and the bike
loop <http://www.davisbicycles.org/guide/bikeloop/>. What other bike routes
could we have?

Is transportation reform
elitist?<http://transalt.org/newsroom/magazine/2009/Summer/02>

People Powered Movement Photo
Contest<http://www.peoplepoweredmovement.org/site/index.php/site/photo-contest/welcome>
Bicycle and pedestrian advocates need high quality images of biking and
walking to better communicate their work. You could win an all-expense paid
bike trip to Tuscany and a year's supply of Clif Bars.

Enjoy the Ride...

   Leo Rainer
   President, Davis Bicycles!
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