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Weekly Announcements 6/1/2011

1. Group Ride this Friday June 3, followed by Meet the Board Event!
2. BikeAthens hosting Traffic Safety 101 course to teach safe cycling in
traffic
3. BikeAthens sponsors Bus Route Map Re-design Contest for local artists
with ca$h prize!
4. Speak out against proposed cuts to bus service!
5. National Trails day this Saturday June 4
6. Next Transportation Policy Committee meeting Wednesday June 8
7. Not too late to take our Bike to Work Survey!
8. A day of bike-filled fun on June 18!
9. BRP volunteer nights
10. Elsewhere on the Athens bike scene


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Group Ride this Friday June 3, followed by Meet the Board Event!

Our monthly Group Ride is this Friday June 3! In addition to being
incredibly fun, serving a powerful message to the Athens community that
bikes belong on the road, and building confidence for inexperienced
riders, we have even MORE reasons for you to make it out to Earth Fare
this Friday:

1) this will be our last ride starting and finishing at Earth Fare (but
not the last of the season!), so come celebrate what great hosts they have
been and enjoy some complimentary snacks!
2) Georgia just passed the 3-foot law, requiring vehicles to give bikes 3
feet of space when passing. What better way to celebrate than by getting
out there on our bikes!
3) The whole board will be at Earth Fare at the end of the ride to meet
and greet! This is a great opportunity to meet the fine folks behind this
organization, ask questions, or make suggestions.

So come enjoy the ride and snacks and beverages afterwards at this lovely
location (1689 S. Lumpkin) at 6 PM. Remember to bring your helmet, a water
bottle, and your friends!
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BikeAthens hosting Traffic Safety 101 course to teach safe cycling in traffic

BikeAthens and the League of American Bicyclists are collaborating to host
a safe cycling course entitled Traffic Skills 101. It is a two part class
designed to give cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and
legally in traffic or on the trail. This course is a prerequisite for
those seeking LCI Certification from the League of American Bicyclists.
The Course includes
- bicycle information and safety checks
- classroom instruction and on-bike practice of safe cycling in traffic
(bring your own bike for the second part of the class)
- crash avoidance techniques and road hazard information
- a student manual

The course will take place Friday June 17th from 6:30-9 PM and Saturday
June 18th from 9 AM-1 PM at UGAâs Center for Teaching and Learning. Space
is limited, so register ASAP and by June 15th at the latest. Prices are
$25 for the general public, or $15 for BikeAthens. Members. OR Pay $30 for
the class fee and a BikeAthens membership, a $55 value! Email
admin [at] bikeathens.com with questions or to register.

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BikeAthens sponsors Bus Route Map Re-design Contest for local artists with
ca$h prize!

BikeAthens is facilitating the redesign of Athens Transit bus maps in
order to make them more user-friendly by sponsoring a contest for local
graphic designers, geographers, and artists. The winner will receive a
$600 cash prize and a contract from Athens Transit to complete redesign of
15 bus route maps. Those interested in participating should submit a
mock-up layout of a new bus route map, a 250 word description of how your
proposed map will best serve the needs of the Athens community, and a
resume by June 15 to chair [at] bikeathens.com. Maps may be created digitally
or hand-drawn, but the final product must be created using Adobe software.
The winner will be expected to complete all 15 contracted maps by July 22.

For more details on required map components, go to 
www.bikeathens.com/news/bus-map-redesign
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Speak out against proposed cuts to bus service!

ACC (not Athens Transit) has proposed cutting night bus service in
response to the funding crunch this year. Current approximate hours of
operation are Monday through Saturday, 6 AM - 11 PM. This is a real
problem for second and third shift workers who rely on the bus for
transportation. We highly encourage folks to come to one of the public
hearings or submit their comments in writing. If no one speaks up, this
critical service will be cut. Proposed cuts are detailed here:
http://www.athenstransit.com/assets/docs/Proposed_Service_Changes.pdf

Hearing Schedule (all take place at the MultiModal Center at 775 East
Broad Street unless otherwise indicated):
Thursday June 2, 2-3 PM
Thursday June 2, 6-7 PM

Comments can also be submitted online at:
http://www.athenstransit.com/contact-ats.html, or mailed or delivered to
the Multimodal Center.

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National Trails day this Saturday June 4

Yay! National Trails Day is this Saturday, June 4. For those of you
looking to hit the trails, hereâs a great map that shows the location of
walking and biking trails across NE Georgia:

http://www.negrc.org/resource-1.php?page_ID=1294343704

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Next Transportation Policy Committee Meeting June 8

The next Transportation Policy Committee meeting will take place on
Wednesday June 8 at Little Kings Shuffle Club (223 W. Hancock St) at 5:30
PM.

For those of you who donât know, this committee of BikeAthens is charged
with working with transportation policy matters within Athens-Clarke
County (ACC). Transportation policy includes issues related to
transportation funding mechanisms, mode equity in funding priorities, and
community engagement in the civic process through which transportation
infrastructure is planned and built. The Transportation Policy Committee
meets regularly to engage the community on these issues as they arise, and
anyone is welcome to come and participate in meetings. No experience
necessary!

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Not too late to take our Bike to Work Survey!

For those of you who didnât get to it last week, thereâs still time to
take our Bike to Work Day Survey! I bet you can finish it in less than a
minute!
http://tinyurl.com/biketoworksurvey
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A day of bike-filled fun on June 18!

Saturday June 18 is going to be an awesome day if you like bikes! Starting
in the AM will be the second day of our Traffic Skills 101 class- the part
where you get on your bike and practice what you learned the day before!
(Scroll up in this email to see more about this course). They will be
riding from UGA to the Farmers Market, where BikeAthens reps will be set
up with our demo bike and maps, helping folks learn about fixing their
bikes and selecting routes. FINALLY, the fun will wrap up with our Summer
bike sale from 2-4 PM at Earth Fare! All bikes are fixed up by our
talented group of volunteers with all proceeds benefiting the Bike
Recycling Program.
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BRP volunteer nights

BRP workdays are held Mondays & Wednesdays from 6-8 PM and Sundays from
2-4:30 PM at the Chase St. warehouses. Volunteers need not have any
knowledge of bicycle maintenance; just be willing to get their hands dirty
repairing, tuning up, cleaning, and outfitting bikes. Feel free to bring
your own repair stands and tools although it is not necessary that you
have these items to participate.

BikeAthens' Bicycle Recycling program, a cooperative venture with local
social support agencies, distributes reconditioned bikes to individuals in
the Athens community who are underserved by private and public
transportation. We rely exclusively on volunteers to recondition the
bikes.
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Elsewhere on the Athens bike scene

Check out athensgabicycling.com to see a calendar of rides of all lengths
and skill levels around town!
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Keep in touch at our blog http://bikeathens.blogspot.com/ and facebook
page http://www.facebook.com/pages/BikeAthens/126325948567


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BikeAthens appreciates your continued support towards its mission of
improving transportation options in Athens-Clarke County. Get more info,
join, renew your membership, or volunteer at at www.bikeathens.com
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- BikeAthens appreciates your continued support towards its mission of 
improving transportation options in Athens-Clarke County. Get more info,join, 
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