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Weekly Announcements 7/8/2011

1. BikeAthens releases Traffic Calming Solutions Manual!
2. Athens to 3-lane 2 roads
3. ACC Federation of Neighborhoods meeting about traffic issues 7/11
4. Annual Meeting and Member Party set for Saturday July 30!
5. Volunteers needed for Commuter Assistance Day July 16
6. Group Ride survey!
7. BikeAthens recruiting new board members
8. BRP back to normal schedule
9. Elsewhere on the Athens bike scene

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BikeAthens releases Traffic Calming Solutions Manual!

The Traffic Calming Solutions manual describes in easy to understand
language how to navigate through the cityâs Neighborhood Traffic
Management Program (NTMP).  This program is the cityâs method for
obtaining safer street infrastructure within your neighborhood.  Prepared
by Katie Goodrum for BikeAthens, it illustrates the vast array of traffic
calming solution options, in order to improve pedestrian safety and create
more pleasant neighborhoods for the citizens of Athens. Download a copy
here!

http://bikeathens.com/news/released-athens-traffic-calming-solutions-manual/
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Athens to 3-lane 2 roads

The Athens-Clarke Commission voted Tuesday to three-lane two roads. Athens
West Parkway and the four-lane portion of Pulaski Street between Broad and
Dougherty Streets are the lucky winners of bike lanes when they are
repaved later this year. Commissioners voted unanimously against three
laning Hawthorne between Oglethorpe and Prince. A policy passed in 2005
calls for the commission to decide whether to 3 lane four-lane roads
whenever they are due to be repaved. Research has shown that three-laning
(turning streets from two lanes of traffic each way to one lane of traffic
each way, a center turn lane, and bike lanes on either side) reduces
injuries and deaths from collisions while not impeding traffic flow as
long as roads carry fewer than 20,000 cars per day.

Read more in the Banner Herald
http://onlineathens.com/stories/070611/new_853022285.shtml
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ACC Federation of Neighborhoods meeting about traffic issues 7/11

If youâre interested in traffic issues in Athens, please join the ACC
Federation of Neighborhoods on 7/11 at 7:30 PM for an info session with
Steve Decker (ACC Traffic Engineer) and Amy Johnson (BikeAthens board
member) on traffic and transportation issues in the neighborhoods of
Athens. The meeting is at 489 Prince Avenue (the old Firehall).

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Annual Meeting and Member Party set for Saturday July 30!

Weâve set the date for our Annual Meeting and Member Party for Saturday
July 30! So mark your calendars, start getting excited, and donât be
fooled by the word âmeetingâ in the title- this is also a party to
celebrate our members and all the things YOU have helped us accomplish!
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Volunteers needed for Commuter Assistance Day July 16

Come join us at our 4th Commuter Assistance Day at the Farmers Market not
this Saturday but the next! Itâs a great opportunity to meet people and
learn about car-free commuting in Athens. We are also looking for
volunteers with basic bike maintenance skills to help out with our
activities (think route planning, demonstrations of bike maintenance
skills, etc). Email admin [at] bikeathens.com if you are interested in
volunteering, we ask volunteers for just a 1-2 hour commitment.
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Group Ride survey!

Thanks again to all those who came out to our latest Group Ride fun at
Little Kings. We have put a lot of effort into revitalizing our Group
Rides this year and we are having tons of fun (and enjoying record setting
attendance!), but want to know what YOU think too! So if you have been on
a Group Ride, or havenât been on one because you donât find the idea
appealing, tell us about it! Your feedback will help us tweak things like
distance, starting and ending location, and the after ride social. And get
ready for our August ride- weâll be finishing at Heirloom- the new local
restaurant on Chase and Boulevard where BikeAthens members will enjoy a
little discount!

http://tinyurl.com/groupridesurvey

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BikeAthens recruiting new board members

BikeAthens is currently recruiting new board members to begin one year
terms starting this August. It is a great way to get involved in your
community, contribute to a great cause, and get valuable experience in the
not for profit world. If you think you might be interested, or if you want
to recommend someone you think might be interested, email
chair [at] bikeathens.com to learn more!
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BRP back to normal schedule

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, 
renew your membership, or volunteer at at www.bikeathens.com

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