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Weekly Announcements 9/14/2011

1. Commuter Assistance Day, this Saturday
2. Traffic Safety 101 Class, next Tuesday
3. Volunteer Opportunities Galore!!
4. cLips of Faith, Oct 7
5. Georgia Bike Summit, Oct 8 and 9
6. BRP volunteer opportunities
7. Weekly Read:  ACC, sidewalks, and safe routes to school
8. Down the Road and Elsewhere in Athens
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Commuter Assistance Day at the Farmers Market, Saturday, Sept 17

Come see BikeAthens for Commuter Assistance Day at the Farmers Market this
Saturday! Itâs a great opportunity to meet people and learn about car-free
commuting in Athens. 8am-12pm.  We also need volunteers to help out at our
table (think route mapping, sharing biking tips, the 3 feet 2 pass law).
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Traffic Safety 101 class, Tuesday, Sept 20

A basic bike safety course, free to the public, will be taught on Tuesday,
Sept 20, 5-7pm, at Creswell Hall, UGA.  The course will be taught by four
BikeAthens volunteers that are League Certified Instructors (LCIâs)
through the League of American Bicyclists, so you canât get any better
than this!  Since Georgia law classifies bicycle commuters as âvehiclesâ,
this 2 hour training session will make you a more confident and safe
cyclist while traveling on the road.  The course is packed with content,
with drills built in towards the end.  Contact Paul at pauquick [at] uga.edu if
you want to sign up.
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Volunteer Opportunities Galore!!

Contact volunteermanager [at] bikeathens.com if you have interest in
volunteering for any amount of time during these events:
BRP shop move, Wednesday, Sept 14, 6-8:30pm, and Sunday, Sept 17, 2-4:30pm
*3-6 volunteers
Commuter Assistance Day, Saturday, Sept 17, 8-12pm
*1-3 volunteers for tabling!
Georgia Climate Change Coalition, Saturday, Sept 24, 10:30am-12pm
*~1-3 volunteers for ride captains!
Group Ride, Friday, Oct 7, 6-7pm
*~1-3 volunteers for ride captains!
cLips of Faith Film Festival, Friday, Oct 7, 12pm-12am
*~30 volunteers for serving beer, selling tokens and merchandise, and bike
valet!
*sign up at the Hands On Athens website:
http://volunteer.truist.com/hng/user/events/one.tcl?event_id=10417657383
Commuter Assistance Day, Saturday, Oct 15, 8am-12pm
*1-3 volunteers for tabling!
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Event:  2nd Annual New Belgium cLips of Faith Film Festival, Friday,
October 7

This festival gives you the opportunity to sample all of New Belgiumâs new
brews, plus watch mini-films with sustainability and alternative
transportation themes!  Also a BikeAthens fundraiser, this event is the
kick-off night to the Georgia Bike Summit weekend! 
http://www.clipsoffaith.com/
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Event:  Ga Bike Summit Conference, Saturday and Sunday, October 8-9

Join bike advocates from across the state for a conference Saturday, and
rides Sunday!  The all day conference (at the Georgia Center) is packed
with sessions on bike safety and funding stats, new bike facility designs,
encouragement and education methods, legislative successes, and law
enforcement issues.  A few big name folks will be in attendance.  The
after-party is in the Sunshine Bikes parking lot, followed by a mini-film
series about bicycles downtown at Cineâ.  Follow the link for registration
and event details, and pass along to your elected officials, colleagues,
friends, and family who support safer bicycling conditions in Georgia.
http://georgiabikes.org/index.php/events/38-bikesummit/50-2011bikesummit
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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. For more info: brp [at] bikeathens.com
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Weekly Read:  ACC, sidewalks, and safe routes to school

ACC Commission approved a plan to use $310,000 in this yearâs SPLOST (1
cent sales tax) revenue for sidewalks on Barnett Shoals, Whitehead Road,
Timothy Road and Winterville Road elementary schools.  Almost $1.2 Million
in SPLOST will be spent over the next 9 years for sidewalk infrastructure
at other schools registered with the Safe Routes Resource Center.  Safe
Routes planning will be done at all other schools in need of more
sidewalks for safer walking.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/090711/new_882184378.shtml
BikeAthens wrote many SPLOST project applications over a year ago, on
behalf of Transportation Choices.  One of those included sidewalk planning
and infrastructure near most schools in the county.  We also communicated
with Commissioners about the need to plan for all schools regardless of
infrastructure money.
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Down the Road and Elsewhere in Athens:

ACC Sidewalks Forum, Friday, September 16
Attend this public forum to learn and let the city know what you think of
where they will spend FY12 money on sidewalks:  Oglethorpe Avenue, Old
Epps Bridge Road, and 2 sections of Barnett Shoals Road.  Drop by
6:30-7:30pm, at Fire Station #4, Oglethorpe Avenue.
http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/index.aspx?NID=4182

Global Climate Change Coalition Rally, Saturday, September 24
As part of the worldwide Moving Planet Day of Action, sponsored by 350.org
and locally by the Georgia Climate Change Coalition (GC3), there will be a
march and rally to promote reducing the carbon footprint and attention to
climate change.  March will begin on UGAâs South Campus in front of Miller
Plant Sciences Building at 11 am and proceed to City Hall where there will
be a program of speakers.  A BikeAthens-led bike ride will begin and
finish at City Hall 10:30am - 12pm.  Come join in and show our local,
state, and national leaders that you would like to see action!

For bike rides of various distances and abilities around the Athens area,
visit:
www.athensgabicycling.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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- 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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