From hankr at earthlink.net Sat Mar 7 13:11:27 2009 From: hankr at earthlink.net (Hank Resnik) Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 16:11:27 -0500 Subject: [Bfbc-news] BiceBerg automated bicycle parking Message-ID: <032501c99f69$4794db10$d6be9130$@net> Fellow Cyclists- Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_m5Udy3D5U &feature=related -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://mailman.lmi.net/pipermail/bfbc-news/attachments/20090307/4353960d/attachment.html From hankr at earthlink.net Fri Mar 20 14:14:22 2009 From: hankr at earthlink.net (Hank Resnik) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:14:22 -0400 Subject: [Bfbc-news] BFBC Bulletin--News and Events Message-ID: <00b601c9a9a0$d78c08b0$86a41a10$@net> BERKELEY BICYCLING NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE BICYCLE-FRIENDLY BERKELEY COALITION (BFBC) FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 Please see the end of this message for information about how to subscribe and unsubscribe. Please note that this is an announcement list only, not a discussion list. If you want to join BFBC's discussion list or learn more about our maillists, go to: http://www.bfbc.org/maillist/. Items in this bulletin: 1. HEARING ON PROPOSED GILMAN ST. ROUNDABOUT/INTERCHANGE, MON., MARCH 23 2. SUPPORT NEEDED FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, WED., MARCH 25 3. NEXT MEETING OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION BICYCLE SUBCOMMITTEE, THURS., MARCH 26 4. NEXT MEETING OF UC BERKELEY BICYCLE SUBCOMMITTEE, THURS., APRIL 16 5. FREE BIKE SAFETY CLASS IN BERKELEY, TUES., APRIL 21 6. BERKELEY EARTH DAY IS SAT., APRIL 25-FESTIVITIES IN CIVIC CENTER PARK, 12-5 P.M. 7. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BIKE DAY AT THE BERKELEY FARMER'S MARKET, MAY 9 8. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIKE TO WORK DAY, MAY 14 9. HELP NEEDED FOR BIKE VALET PARKING AT HIMALAYAN FAIR, MAY 16-17-PAYMENT OFFERED ___________________________________________________ 1. HEARING ON PROPOSED GILMAN ST. ROUNDABOUT/INTERCHANGE, MON., MARCH 23 Anyone who has suggestions, concerns, and thoughts about the Gilman Interchange can attend the meeting next Monday (March 23rd) called by councilmember Linda Maio. From Councilmember Maio's announcement of the meeting: Monday, March 23, 2009 7-8:30 p.m. Ala Costa Center, 1300 Rose St., Berkeley (wheelchair accessible) Agenda * Gilman Interchange: The Current Plan and When Will it Happen! * Neighborhood Safety, An Update * Bikes on Gilman, a Discussion * Rebuilding Together, coming up * Brief updates on the new Animal Shelter and Repaving Projects enabled by the Federal Stimulus. Comments, questions, etc. please contact Councilmember Linda Maio at 981-7110 orlmaio at ci.berkeley.ca.us. Website: http://www.cityofberkeley.info/council1. 2. SUPPORT NEEDED FOR SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL, WED., MARCH 25 Project director Susan Silber will make a presentation about the Safe Routes to Schools at the Berkeley School Board meeting Wed., March 25. She hopes people voice their support for not only the Safe Routes program but traffic safety and pedestrian/bicycling safety activities in general. Here are the details: DATE: March 25 LOCATION: 2134 Martin Luther King Blv. (old City Hall), 2nd Floor TIME: 7:30 p.m. (or shortly thereafter) >From Susan: If you are or aren't attending, I would appreciate testimonials from you all about the program and the importance of traffic safety and the focus on walking/bicycling to school in Berkeley. I can incorporate them into my presentation (and can use them in the future as well). Susan Silber, Education Coordinator, Safe Routes to Schools TransForm (Formerly TALC, the Transportation and Land Use Coalition) 405 14th Street, Suite 605 Oakland, CA 94612 510.740.3150 x332 www.TransFormCA.org 3. NEXT MEETING OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION BICYCLE SUBCOMMITTEE, THURS., MARCH 26 You can also provide input on the Gilman St. interchange at the next meeting of the Bicycle Subcommittee of the Transportation Commission. The regular monthly meeting will take place Thurs., March 26th, 5-6:30 p.m. at 1947 Center St. Berkeley, 3rd floor. IMPORTANT: The front door of the building is locked at 5:30. Therefore, anyone anticipating arriving late should take the phone number of the room: 510-981-4990. The bicycle subcommittee is a subcommittee of the Transportation Commission, which operates in accordance with the Brown Act. Anyone with questions or suggestions should feel free to contact subcommittee chair Marcy Greenhut at imgreen07 at att.net. 4. NEXT MEETING OF UC BERKELEY BICYCLE SUBCOMMITTEE, THURS. APRIL 16 Thursday, April 16 1:30-2:30 pm 370 University Hall These meetings are open to the public. 5. FREE BIKE SAFETY CLASS IN BERKELEY, TUES., APRIL 21 The East Bay Bicycle Coalition is offering free bicycle safety classes. For information go to www.ebbc.org/safety. The class in Berkeley is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 6-9:30 pm, Berkeley City College, Conference Room 415. The specific link for this class signup is: http://www.ebbc.org/index.php?q=civicrm/event/info &reset=1&id=46. 6. BERKELEY EARTH DAY IS SAT., APRIL 25-FESTIVITIES IN CIVIC CENTER PARK, 12-5 P.M. Bike there! And then you can use the bike valet parking. 7. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BIKE DAY AT THE BERKELEY FARMER'S MARKET, MAY 9 Bike Day at the Berkeley Farmer's Market, currently planned for Sat., May 9, has been one of the most successful events during Bike Month. Judith Reich has been a key leader for Bike Month every year, and this year she needs some help. If you can spare a couple of hours, please get in touch with her at mayith at yahoo.com. 8. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIKE TO WORK DAY, MAY 14 Bike to Work Day is May 14, 2009. The East Bay Bicycle Coalition is taking the lead on organizing events for Bike to Work Day. For more information go to www.EBBC.org. As part of the Bike to Work Day festivities-A Call for Bike Commuter of the Year Award Nominations: Do you know someone in your community who is committed to making every day a "Bike to Work Day?" Does this person personify the health, environmental, social and economic benefits of bicycling? Please share his or her story with us! In 200 words or less, tell us why you are nominating this person and why he or she deserves the Bike to Work Day 2009 Bike Commuter of the Year Award. One person in each of the nine Bay Area counties will receive this award. Nominate your Bike to Work Day 2009 Bike Commuter of the Year today! Nominations close April 23rd. To nominate someone, go to: http://btwd.bayareabikes.org/node/14. 9. HELP NEEDED FOR BIKE VALET PARKING AT HIMALAYAN FAIR, MAY 16-17-PAYMENT OFFERED Stipends are available to anyone making a commitment to park bikes at the Himalayan Fair, May 16 & 17th, for at least a 2-3 hour shift one of those days. If you're interested, send an e-mail to Marcy Greenhut at imgreen07 at att.net. ___________________________________________________ Founded in 1994, the Bicycle-Friendly Berkeley Coalition (BFBC) is a charitable, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on improving conditions for bicycling in Berkeley as a means of everyday transportation and recreation. For more information about BFBC, go to our website: www.bfbc.org. To subscribe, send an e-mail to: bfbc-news-subscribe at bfbc2.org. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to: bfbc-news-unsubscribe at bfbc2.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 14714 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.lmi.net/pipermail/bfbc-news/attachments/20090320/c9a72d99/attachment.bin