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Weekly Announcements 7/20/2011

1. Annual Meeting and Member Party is Saturday July 30!
2. Is Traffic Bad in your neighborhood? Here are some possible solutions!
3. Next Group Ride: August 5, finishing at Heirloom
4. Your weekly read: Carmageddon
5. New opportunity for transportation networking: Athens Green Drinks!
6. BRP Volunteer Opportunities
7. Elsewhere on the Athens bike scene

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Annual Meeting and Member Party set for Saturday July 30!

Our Annual Meeting and Member Party is Saturday July 30 at 7 PM! 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, all
the things YOU have helped us accomplish, and our 20th Anniversary!!!
Friends and non BikeAthens members are of course welcome as well, so
invite your friends and family too! We will have snacks, a terrapin keg,
speakers, and general good times in our NEW BRP and office space at 160
Tracy Street (itâs right next to our old space, in case any regulars were
wondering). You will also have the opportunity to contribute to our future
success by voting for our new board members and either becoming a member
or renewing your membership!

Curious about the new shop? Hereâs a sneak peek:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.255112717839137.80210.197850973565312
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Is Traffic Bad in your neighborhood? Here are some possible solutions!

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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Next Group Ride: August 5, finishing at Heirloom

Mar your calendars for our next Group Ride Friday August 5! We will start
at City Hall at 6 PM and finish at new local restaurant Heirloom
(http://www.heirloomathens.com/) at 815 N. Chase Street. Come for the
ride, the social hour afterwards (where BikeAthens members can expect a
discount!), or both!

The BikeAthens Group Ride is a leisurely, law abiding group bicycle ride
around Athens. The purpose of the ride is to provide a safe, enjoyable
atmosphere for all ages and skill levels to ride bicycles, and to
demonstrate that bicycles, vehicles under state law, belong on our public
streets and roadways.These rides are a great way to meet other cyclists,
become more comfortable riding in Athens, find easy routes around town,
and to gain some experience riding in a group.
Remember to bring your helmet, a water bottle, and your friends!

To see pictures of our last Group Ride on July 1 celebrating the new â3
feet 2 passâ law, check out this link:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150232534243568.321226.126325948567
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Your weekly read: Carmageddon

Think biking and public transportation take too long? Check this article out!

http://www.grist.org/list/2011-07-18-bikes-and-rollerbladers-beat-plane-in-carmageddon-race
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New opportunity for transportation networking: Athens Green Drinks!

A new Green Drinks networking group is launching in Athens. The first
happy-hour event will be Thursday, August 4 at Hotel Indigo from 5:30 to
7:30 pm. Green Drinks Athens is an open, free-form get together for anyone
interested in meeting and networking with other eco-minded folks about
business, academic or government initiatives. Attend if you can, and help
spread the word!

Join Green Drinks - Athens on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/120871251336826
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BRP Volunteer Opportunities

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

August 7- Bike for the Ballet
In collaboration with Augusta Sports Council, Augusta Ballet presents Bike
for the Ballet.
Bike for the Ballet is the only training ride for the ESi Ironman 70.3
Augusta, This multi-distance supported bike ride will offer a full
century, the ironman route (56.1 miles) and a short route (20-25 miles).
Proceeds go to Augusta Ballet's fight against childhood obesity with
national and local partners.
Early Registration (ends July 24) is only $30 & first 100 people receive a
free t-shirt. Regular Registration is $35.

::Day of Event::
Check-In Location: Enterprise Mill, 1450 Greene St, Augusta, GA 30901
Check-In/Late Registration Opens: 6:30am
Registration Closes: 7:30am
Ride Starts: 8:00am
Lunch Celebration Begins: 12noon
Anyone who sponsors a tutu helps raise awareness of Augusta Ballet's
collaborative outreach battling childhood obesity with national and local
partners. For $50 anyone can sponsor a tutu representing a child at Anyone
Can Dance and Cook Camp.

Cyclists who wear provided tutus during the ride will be entered into a
drawing for a special prize. To register, volunteer or sponsor a tutu or
for more information visit www.AugustaBallet.org  or call (706) 261-0555.

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 website http://bikeathens.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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