June 29, 2012

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Title: Weekly Announcements 06/29/2012

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June 29, 2012

Announcements

1. Group Ride next Friday, 6pm
2. Downtown Master Plan public comment
3. Volunteer Opportunities
5. Weekly Read:  Why are cities growing so fast?
6. Down the Road and Elsewhere

	Group Ride, Friday, June 6 Meet for a casually paced ride around town. We'll start and finish at Earthfare! Leaves at 6pm, and social after from 7-8pm. Once you get to Earthfare, the grill with be hot and ready for our Cook Out! Burgers or Veggie Burgers only $5.00! Portion of the proceeds goes to Bike Athens. Good times ya"ll! If you haven't already met the crew from Bike Athens, they are a stellar group of folks who love some bikes! Join us on a little ride around town and some good food at Earth Fare Athens and get to know Bike Athens!
	Downtown Master Plan public comment! The Athens Downtown Development Authority (ADDA) wants to know what you think about a Downtown Master Plan. They'll soon hire a UGA consultant with a host of graduate students ready to create downtown's next plan. Let them know what you think here for this first of many public input opportunities!
	Volunteer Opportunities Bike Recycling Program (BRP):  BRP workdays are held Mondays & Wednesdays from 6-8 PM and Sundays from 2-4:30 PM at the Chase St. warehouses (149 Tracy St.).  No skills necessary - we have plenty of volunteer jobs for all levels of experience.  Just be willing to get your hands dirty.  BRP reconditions bikes to individuals in our community who are currently underserved by private and public transportation. New volunteers are best on Wednesdays.   Group Ride: need ride leaders leaving from Earthfare, 6pm, Friday, June 29.
	Weekly Read:  Why are Cities growing so much faster than Suburbs? Read about how the economy and how choices are changing when deciding just how close one should live near everything.
	Down the Road and Elsewhere Tour de Fat, this Saturday June 30 Take a trip to Atlanta to participate in the annual Tour de Fat, a bicycle and brew-filled festival, put on by New Belgium.  This brew company also hosts the annual BikeAthens cLips of Faith brew tasting and film event each fall in Athens. For bike rides of various distances and abilities around the Athens area, visit AthensGABicycling

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