CAzBike Membership Meeting: April 19, 2010

Next meeting: Monday April 19th, 2010. 6:30PM.Location: The loft at the Boulders on Broadway Bar and Grill (map)530 W. Broadway in Tempe AZ 85282, 480.921.9431

• Membership programs
• Mesa PD training topics/program
• Bicyclist classes (free or charge fee/rebate when attended?)
• Draft “CAzB Role/Organization Structure” in response to central/southern AZ advocates request
• Executive Director selection process
• General meeting frequency, location and purposes
  

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Chandler Family Bike Event Photos

A team of 17 volunteers from the Phoenix Metro Bicycle Club assisted the City of Chandler in putting on their Bike Month Family Bike Event Saturday 4/18/2010.

Bicycle Riders as Disciples of Progress

With smooth, paved roads and motor vehicles seemingly everywhere, it's easy to forget that bicyclists advocated for road progress first. The League of American Wheelman (now called the League of Amerinca Bicyclists) was founded in 1880 and became the umbrella organization for the good roads movement. "The 1890s popular movement for Good Roads, pushed most ardently by bicyclists, is of note for several reasons.Primarily the fight for better conditions for bicycling unknowingly set the stage...". The Great Bicycle Protest of 1896, Processed Magazine vol.2 no.1. [direct link to full .pdf article]

Glendale Ball Park Blvd Letter of Support

The following letter of support was sent to Felipe Andres Zubia, Chair, ADOT Transportation Enhancement Review Committee:

Dear Mr. Zubia:
The Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists would like to register our support for the Ball Park Boulevard Connection Project in Glendale. This project will benefit bicyclists from all over the Valley as it will create a significant connection, controlled crossing and access parking integral to a developing path network that will be used by all types of cyclists.
We know that the New River pathway in Glendale will connect to Peoria's path on New River that goes all the way north of Happy Valley Rd. We also know that the Grand Canal pathway in Glendale connects to the Phoenix Grand Canal path that also reaches far into Phoenix.

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Southern Arizona Report: April

Perimeter Bicycling was awarded the grant to administrate the Pima Regional Middle School Bicycle and Pedestrian Program. I will be the manager much like I do for our current Bike Ambassador program. This is a Safe Routes to Schools curriculum model, much like the elementary school program already in existence, but with middle school students as the target age.

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LAB 2010 National Rally in Albuquerque, June 3-6

The League of American Bicyclists has named the Albuquerque Century on June 5, 2010, the site of its 2010 National Rally. There will be five distance options, including 10, 25, 50, 65 and 100 miles.

For registration or more information, visit: http://www.bikeleague.org/conferences/Rally10/index.php

Trek Bicycle Corporation joins Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists

April 5, 2010 – Phoenix Arizona – For Immediate Release

Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists' president, Bob Beane, announced today that Trek Bicycle Corporation has joined the CAzB as a sponsoring business member. Beyond the initial financial contribution of their membership, the Coalition is extremely pleased that Trek is taking a sincere interest in bicycling advocacy at the state and local level through the CAzB. "Trek Territory Manager, Greg DeCori, and I had nearly an hour of meaningful discussions related to the Coalition's role in Arizona advocacy, our goals, our expanding geographic representation and ways the Trek might assist in our efforts," said Beane. "Greg is very focused on how he and Trek Bicycle Corporation might partner with us to help expand both individual membership and bike shop membership in order to help provide an ongoing base of financial support for advocacy in Arizona".

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El Tour de Phoenix 2010 is on! : April 10

Open to all ages and abilities, the Tour offers 72 and 26-mile courses, all routed throughout Mesa, Arizona, and beginning ...full info

Bio's

Wayne Cullop has recently joined CAzBike as an Advisory Board member.has been very active cyclist in the Tucson area for 15 years. He has served on Tucson's GABA Board for more the 10 years. He is currently leading GABA's Advocacy Gruppo, and has served as Club President and Web Master. Wayne was selected to serve as the bike and pedestrian representative on the Grant Road Task Force, a major road improvement in Tucson. He has served on the Tucson/Pima County Bicycle Advisor Board, and is an active LCI instructor.

Ed Beighe maintains the CAzBike Website. Ed cycles daily in the Ahwatukee area of Phoenix. He blogs on cycling at azbikelaw.org.

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To get in touch with Wayne, or any other board or advisory member, visit CAzBike's contact page.