www.sbbike.org/art-home/ flag.pdf kind people who gave it to him. In these times of declining worldwide opinion of America, we not only helped a touring cyclist in need, we also demonstrated to a foreign visi- tor that American people truly care about others on our planet. We did the right thing and feel very good about it. December 2nd meeting Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition PO Box 92047 Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047 phone 568-3046 email [email protected] web www.sbbike.org How to reach us
QUICK RELEASE www.sbbike.org Serving Santa Barbara County We’re a countywide advocacy and resource organization that promotes bicycling for safe transportation and recreation. How to reach us Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition PO Box 92047 Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047 phone 568-3046 email [email protected]web www.sbbike.org December 2nd meeting Join us on Tuesday, December 2nd for our monthly meeting. Help us celebrate and improve bicycling: Tuesday, 12:00 noon County Public Works Conference Room, 1st Floor 123 East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, California Online email list We sponsor an online email forum where you can post and read messages that pertain to regional bicycling issues. It’s easy and free. To subscribe to our general forum, just send an email message to: [email protected]Leave the subject line and body of the message blank. That’s all! Join the Coalition You can help improve bicycling safety and conditions in Santa Barbara County by joining others in our own regional Bicycle Coalition advocacy group. Together we will continue to make a real difference. See page 6 for details. For sale: video & flag We’re pleased to offer our own video “Decide to Ride.” It’s about a young woman who learns to bike commute to work. It’s only $18 (tax and US shipping included) from us, address above. Plus, we’re selling Bike Week flags, 4’x6’ heavy nylon, terra cotta and white. They’re $33 plus tax. Look at this PDF file: www.sbbike.org/art-home/ flag.pdf December 2003 Coalition buys Fernando a bike Bicycle Coalition members donated freely to buy a new bike for Fernando da Silva, a touring cyclist from Brazil. Five days after he arrived in Los Angeles, Fernando had his locked bicycle stolen from a rack outside the Santa Bar- bara Public Library while he was emailing his wife. As soon as an article about his loss appeared in the Santa Barbara News-Press, the Bicycle Coalition’s Ralph Fertig asked for donations to buy a replacement bike. Within a few hours, we had collected $200, and by the next day, nearly $300. That amount, plus two outside do- nations, were enough to buy Fernando a new bicycle. Niel Mazzolini at Bicycle Bob’s assembled a Giant mountain bike that Fernando had selected. What made the theft especially ironic was that Fernando had saved money for years to make this ride for peace of the soul and the mind. Not wanting any harm to come to the thief, the father of two said, “I like peace.” We’re grateful for generous donations from these people: Rob Dayton, Wilson Hubbell, Erika Lindemann, Anna Roberts, Ralph Fertig, Pierre Delong, Mark McClure, Sam Hartline, Don Lubach, Ann Lawler, Tricia Guilfoyle, Jere Lifshitz, Drew Hunter, Doris Phinney, Corey Anderson, Jim Marshall, Curtis Ridling, Alex Pujo, Gary Dempster, and Eileen Daley. When Fernando picked up his bike, he said that to him, it’s not a new bike, but a symbol of the friendship of the kind people who gave it to him. In these times of declining worldwide opinion of America, we not only helped a touring cyclist in need, we also demonstrated to a foreign visi- tor that American people truly care about others on our planet. We did the right thing and feel very good about it. Five months after the first Tour de France, bike shop owners and bicycle manufacturers Orville and Wilber Wright used their bicycle knowledge to cre- ate heavier-than-air flight. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers managed four flights in their airplane, flying 852 feet on their farthest flight. Where others had failed in the past, the Wrights called on their knowledge of bicycle tech- nology to help them succeed. They knew that riding a bicycle, for example, required balance through body movements, so they incorporated that into control of their aircraft: the pilot shifted his hips from side to side to warp the wings and change direction, a function they later controlled with handles, and that’s now done with ailerons. When the Wrights were testing wing profiles for Bicycling brothers flew to fame a century ago lift, they mounted differ- ent shapes on a horizontal bike wheel attached to the front of a special bike that they pedaled while mea- suring the lift. Later, they built a wind tunnel with a delicate “drag balance” us- ing bike spokes and hack- saw blades to hold test wing profiles. They also used bicycle spokes to ten- sion their airplane wings. The brothers knew that weight was a major con- cern for cyclists as well as airplanes. So they saved weight by building a motor of aluminum instead of steel that was the usual material at the time. Although the Wrights flew into history a century ago, their Wright Cycle shop was bought by Henry Ford and moved to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, where you can visit it today. Fernando da Silva picks up his new bicycle at Bicycle Bob’s, thanks to Bicycle Coalition donations. The Wright Cycle Company shop in Akron, Ohio, founded in 1882, is now in Dearborn, Michigan.
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QUICK RELEASEwww.sbbike.org
Serving Santa BarbaraCountyWe’re a countywide advocacy andresource organization thatpromotes bicycling for safetransportation and recreation.
How to reach usSanta Barbara Bicycle CoalitionPO Box 92047Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047
December 2nd meetingJoin us on Tuesday, December2nd for our monthly meeting.Help us celebrate and improvebicycling:Tuesday, 12:00 noonCounty Public WorksConference Room, 1st Floor123 East Anapamu StreetSanta Barbara, California
Online email listWe sponsor an online email forumwhere you can post and readmessages that pertain to regionalbicycling issues. It’s easy andfree. To subscribe to our generalforum, just send an emailmessage to:[email protected]
Leave the subject line and bodyof the message blank. That’s all!
Join the CoalitionYou can help improve bicyclingsafety and conditions in SantaBarbara County by joining othersin our own regional BicycleCoalition advocacy group.Together we will continue tomake a real difference. See page6 for details.
For sale: video & flagWe’re pleased to offer our ownvideo “Decide to Ride.” It’s abouta young woman who learns tobike commute to work. It’s only$18 (tax and US shippingincluded) from us, address above.Plus, we’re selling Bike Weekflags, 4’x6’ heavy nylon, terracotta and white. They’re $33 plustax. Look at this PDF file:www.sbbike.org/art-home/flag.pdf
December 2003
Coalition buys Fernando a bikeBicycle Coalition members donated freely to buy a newbike for Fernando da Silva, a touring cyclist from Brazil.Five days after he arrived in Los Angeles, Fernando had hislocked bicycle stolen from a rack outside the Santa Bar-bara Public Library while he was emailing his wife.
As soon as an article about his loss appeared in theSanta Barbara News-Press, the Bicycle Coalition’s RalphFertig asked for donations to buy a replacement bike.Within a few hours, we had collected $200, and by thenext day, nearly $300. That amount, plus two outside do-nations, were enough to buy Fernando a new bicycle. NielMazzolini at Bicycle Bob’s assembled a Giant mountainbike that Fernando had selected.
What made the theft especially ironic was thatFernando had saved money for years to make this ride forpeace of the soul and the mind. Not wanting any harm tocome to the thief, the father of two said, “I like peace.”
We’re grateful for generous donations from thesepeople: Rob Dayton, Wilson Hubbell, Erika Lindemann,Anna Roberts, Ralph Fertig, Pierre Delong, MarkMcClure, Sam Hartline, Don Lubach, Ann Lawler, TriciaGuilfoyle, Jere Lifshitz, Drew Hunter, Doris Phinney,Corey Anderson, Jim Marshall, Curtis Ridling, AlexPujo, Gary Dempster, and Eileen Daley.
When Fernando picked up his bike, he said that to him,it’s not a new bike, but a symbol of the friendship of the
kind people who gave it to him.In these times of declining worldwide opinion
of America, we not only helped a touring cyclistin need, we also demonstrated to a foreign visi-tor that American people truly care about otherson our planet. We did the right thing and feelvery good about it.
Five months after the first Tourde France, bike shop ownersand bicycle manufacturersOrville and Wilber Wright usedtheir bicycle knowledge to cre-ate heavier-than-air flight. OnDecember 17, 1903, the Wrightbrothers managed four flightsin their airplane, flying 852 feeton their farthest flight.
Where others had failed inthe past, the Wrights called ontheir knowledge of bicycle tech-nology to help them succeed.They knew that riding a bicycle,for example, required balancethrough body movements, sothey incorporated that into control of their aircraft:the pilot shifted his hips from side to side to warpthe wings and change direction, a function theylater controlled with handles, and that’s now donewith ailerons.
When the Wrights were testing wing profiles for
Bicycling brothers flew to fame a century agolift, they mounted differ-ent shapes on a horizontalbike wheel attached to thefront of a special bike thatthey pedaled while mea-suring the lift. Later, theybuilt a wind tunnel with adelicate “drag balance” us-ing bike spokes and hack-saw blades to hold testwing profiles. They alsoused bicycle spokes to ten-sion their airplane wings.
The brothers knew thatweight was a major con-cern for cyclists as well asairplanes. So they saved
weight by building a motor of aluminum instead ofsteel that was the usual material at the time.
Although the Wrights flew into history a centuryago, their Wright Cycle shop was bought by HenryFord and moved to Greenfield Village in Dearborn,Michigan, where you can visit it today.
Fernando da Silva picks up his new bicycle atBicycle Bob’s, thanks to Bicycle Coalition donations.
The Wright Cycle Company shop in Akron, Ohio,founded in 1882, is now in Dearborn, Michigan.
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November Coalitionmeeting topics
Our November 4th Bicycle Coalition meetinghad only 9 participants, but we had good dis-cussions and actions, including these:• Gary Wissman reported on Dan Burden’s
tour and meeting with proposed changes toOld Town Goleta. The Bicycle Coalition willwrite a letter to the City Council urgingaction for bicyclist and pedestrian safety.
• Ralph Fertig reported that the US Senatehad come up with their reauthorizationversion of the federal transportation act.
• Gary Wissman reported that lots of kidsvisited our booth at the California LemonFestival because of our location in “SafetyStreet” area. He suggested, however, thatwe would serve more people in the mainbooth area. Ralph Fertig suggested that astationary bicycle with a work outputdisplay would involve booth visitors more.
• Erika Lindemann described an opportunityto provide bike parking at the SantaBarbara Saturday Farmers’ Market. Approvaland concerns were voiced, and she willpursue details further.
• Ralph Fertig reported that UCSB’s studentbicycle committee is considering manycampus issues, including a missing bikepathlink south of Broida Hall.
• Ralph Fertig described two upcomingEllwood-Devereux Open Space workshops,and stressed the importance of includingall-weather bikepaths that connectbicyclists to their destinations.
Get off the road…Word from the President
While cycling between destinations we oftenstop somewhere along the road to talk withriding part-ners, fix atire or simplyrest. One ofthe mostdangerousthings Isee—fre-quently—iscyclistsstandingalong theroad andblocking portions of the traveled way withtheir bikes and bodies. This is not only dan-gerous for the riders who stop; it is particu-larly inconsiderate to approaching bikies whomay unnecessarily encounter an obstacle inthe roadway.
Riding a bike in traffic has its own risks,but we put ourselves in danger if we stop inthe roadway and become standing targets.With the exception of stop signs and stoplights, we need to get off the road when westop.
Here are a few of things to consider:• Anytime we ride we should strive to be role
models to other road users. An individualor a group of people standing in theroadway will irritate motorists and causeother cyclists to pull further out into thetraveled way than would otherwise benecessary in order to pass. This is Not AGood Thing.
• If we make a habit of getting off the roadwhenever we stop, other than at stop lightsand stop signs, it will not be necessary toremember to do so only when things appearto be dangerous. Besides, just because thereis no traffic when we stop does not meanthere will be no traffic the whole time weare standing there.
• Cyclists will tend to stay wherever theycome to a stop, and if we stop on theroadway we will likely stand there theentire time we’re stopped and make motorvehicles and other cyclists go around us.Unless we’re at a stop sign or a stop light,maybe it’s best that we don’t stop where wedon’t intend to stay.
In summary, get into the habit of pullingcompletely out of the traveled way wheneveryou stop. It is good for you, good for otherbikies and good for the cycling image.
Wilson Hubbell, President.
Senate version oftransportation bill
Congress agreed last September to delay untilFebruary the reauthorization of a 6-year fed-eral transportation act. The newest version ofthat act came from the Senate at the end ofOctober. The good news is that it proposed tokeep the important Enhancements programintact and it included a new Safe Routes toSchool program for $70 million (far short ofthe House’s $250 million program). The Sen-ate also included other programs important tobicycling, including CMAQ, Scenic Byways andRecreational Trails.
The bad news is that an amendment at-tempt by Senator Barbara Boxer and othersto add “routine accommodation” for bicyclistsfailed. The bill was passed by committee, andwill be heard on the Senate floor in January.
A House version of the bill will be consid-ered by the House of Representatives any daynow. It’s looking promising, but winds canchange direction quickly on Capitol Hill. Fol-low the latest events at www.americabikes.org.
Hildy Hoffman bikesfor pleasure
by Ralph Fertig
If you’ve gone to Santa Barbara’s City Counciloffice, you’ve likely met administrative assis-tant Hildy Hoffman. On the other hand, ifyou’ve been on any Goleta Valley CyclingClub rides, you’ve probably enjoyed hercheerful company there as well. After fiveyears as GVCC president, Hildy recentlystepped aside to make room for others. Re-gardless of where you meet Hildy, you haveto be struck with her cheerful, engaging per-sonality and enthusiasm for cycling.
Her love of bicycling began when she gota one-speed Schwinn bike at the age of six.Little Hildy didn’t bother with trainingwheels, she just went off on her new bike.“Back then, everybody biked.” It was theway kids got around.
As she grew up, however, cars distractedHildy from bicycling—until she had childrenof her own, bought them bikes, and startedenjoying family rides. These days her twodaughters live in Seattle and—would you be-lieve?—Sakhalin Island north of Hokkaido!
Hildy manages bicycle touring all aroundthe world, although she hasn’t yet biked onSakhalin. Her favorite tour had the mostspectacular scenery; it went from Calgarythrough Banff, Glacier, and on to Whitefish,Montana. She also recalls a memorable tourof China in the late 1990s when the omni-present Chinese people were amused by thebikes and outfits of her fellow cyclists.
Looking forward to retirement in a fewyears, Hildy envisions leading bike tours her-self. She also hopes to devote more time tolocal bicycling advocacy, working with theBicycle Coalition and the City of Santa Bar-bara to provide more incentives for bicy-clists. We’re lucky to have Hildy around!
Hildy Hoffman, world touring cyclist, stands atbike parking at the Santa Barbara City Hall.
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The latest phase for planned man-agement of the 645-acre Ellwood-Devereux Open Space took place attwo public workshops that followedthe release of a Preliminary Conceptsdocument by consultants USR Cor-poration. The workshops on Novem-ber 5th and 12th attracted about100 people total.
If you missed the workshops, youcan still view the document atwww.ellwood-devereux.org/documents.aspand mail or email your commentsbefore December 3rd.
The Ellwood-Devereux trail situa-tion was discussed at our November4th Bicycle Coalition meeting. Al-though many existing trails are to beclosed—for environmental reasons, the reportsays—there seem to be enough unpaved trailsto satisfy the needs of BMX and off-road bik-ers, but those at the meeting were unsure.
Maps of proposed bicycle trails show some“all-weather” trails—mostly existing or pro-posed roads. Otherwise, the bicyclist trails are“unstabilized,” consisting of compact sand-like material. This is a concern during winterbecause bicyclists and other users disturbunstabilized trails, leading to erosion, newparallel paths, and destruction of a widerswath of habitat. The Preliminary Conceptsdocument suggests that unstabilized trailscan be closed to bicyclists after rainy weather.
The proposed trail system is a very com-plex network of 26 trail segments with eighttrail types. To understand its implications,you have to study the maps in the document.
At the public meetings, Bicycle Coalitionmembers Wilson Hubbell, Robert Bernstein,
Ellwood-Devereux open space update
The unpaved path at West Campus Bluffs showsdegradation and users’ subsequent abuse of adjacent areas.
New cycling trainersOver the weekend of November 15-16, a groupof bicyclists took a course to qualify as LeagueCycling Instructors (LCIs) as certified by theLeague of American Bicyclists. With the certi-fication, they will be able to teach “BikeEd”classes and avail themselves to insurance andteaching material provided by the League.
Instructor Jim Baross from San Diego wasassisted by Chris Quint from Long Beach,plus Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition membersand LCIs Jean Anderson and ErikaLindemann. Those who passed the course areJoe Peel and Rod Hoadley (from San LuisObispo County); and Dru van Hengel, MarkPurcell, Susan McLaughlin, Kent Epperson,Nancy Mulholland, and Bill Hull (from SantaBarbara County).
Baross noted, “It was very satisfying to bringthe League of American Bicyclists BikeEd pro-gram to Santa Barbara. A beautiful bikablecity, enthusiastic new bicycling teachers, andsupport from local bicyclists made for a re-warding weekend. Yes, I really am trying to‘save the world’ with more and better bicy-cling. That’s what I know how to do. If youknow how too, then I encourage you to learnto show others how bicyclists can be legal,courteous and effective road sharers. SameRoads, Same Rules, Same Rights.”
The Bicycle Coalition congratulates, wel-comes, and fully supports our new instructors.
Coalition comments on UCSB’s new housingThe proposed new UCSB “San Clemente”graduate student housing and changes to ad-jacent El Colegio Road in Isla Vista underwenta public “scoping meeting” on November20th. About 40 individuals showed up to askquestions and request considerations forstudy in the upcoming Environmental ImpactReport (EIR) on the project.
A feature of the new design is a string ofsix roundabouts on El Colegio at all intersec-tions between Stadium Road and Camino delSur. These are designed to slow motorists, butkeep them flowing. Bikelanes will be includedon El Colegio. Ralph Fertig represented theBicycle Coalition and suggested the following:• Count the number of current bicyclists and
pedestrians along El Colegio• Move the bikepath crossing to at least 20
feet from the roundabouts’ circle• Provide secure and convenient bike parking
for the 976 new student residents• Consider a bike/ped tunnel undercrossing
at Stadium Road• Encourage more biking and walking with a
car-sharing program, or a charge for eachparking space.
Comments on what to consider in the EIR arebeing accepted until December 5th. Send to:
Jennifer Metz [email protected] Cheadle HallCampus Planning and DesignUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA 93106-2030
The EIR is expected to be released in Januaryfor a 45-day comment period, so we’ll all haveanother chance to define it.
An LCI training participant tests his bikehandling skills. Photo by Chris Quint.
Gift membershipsHere’s an idea to make holiday giving easy forall your bicycling friends: give them a giftmembership in the Bicycle Coalition! It’ssimple, they’ll keep up with bicycling news fora whole year—and, by the way, your donationis tax deductible.
Just send the names of your recipients withpayment, noting that they are gifts. We’llsend a note to them telling them who theirbenefactor is. We’ll all be better off!
Vie and George Obern, and Ralph Fertigparticipated. George Obern praised the inclu-sion of the De Anza Trail in the plan. Fertigspoke on behalf of the Bicycle Coalition andasked for three things:• a connecting bike path at the southwest
corner of Ellwood housing so kids biking toEllwood Elementary School can get to thecrossing signal without biking on Hollister.
• a connecting bike path between EllwoodBeach Drive and the westward extension ofPhelps Road. This is an essential commuterroute for Ellwood residents going to UCSB,the Marketplace, Girsh Park, and Isla Vista.
• providing an “all-weather” trail surface forthe trail nearest Ellwood Bluffs, nowdesignated for crushed rock only.
The overall challenge is balancing habitatprotection and public access. Where conflictsarise, protecting plants and animals will pre-vail. The Open Space Draft Plan will be pub-lished next February, and the Final Plan, thefollowing June.
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On October 26, theSanta Barbara BicycleCoalition and the Liv-able Streets Coalitionsponsored a visit byDan Burden. Dan is anexpert on creatingbikable, walkable, liv-able communities. He isespecially knowledge-able in transformingcar-oriented areas intopeople-centric ones.
On Sunday after-noon, Burden and agroup of nine othersstrolled around OldTown Goleta. Streetmeasurements were taken, people observed,and residential areas visited. We discovered aformer “motor court” that used to front onHollister Avenue when it was the PacificCoast Highway used by travelers. Today, it’s acluster of neat homes for low income people,now fronted on Hollister by a 7/Eleven store.
Then, on Sunday evening, 26 peopleshowed up at the Goleta Valley CommunityCenter for a presentation by Burden. Aftercommenting that it was his 1499th publicpresentation, Burden showed lots of picturesfrom communities around the US, often be-fore and after photos of main streets that had
been reclaimed andrevitalized throughtraffic slowing andbicyclist/pedestrian-oriented activities.
His point was thatGoleta could do whathad already beensuccessfully done innumerous Americancommunities overthe past decade ortwo—if Goleta resi-dents and their CityCouncil decide thatthey want it.
Burden did nottell Goleta what to
do. What he did suggest were options thatshould be considered: narrow Hollister to twolanes, install diagonal parking (either front-in or back-in parking), put in wide bike lanes,narrow traffic lanes to ten feet, replace sig-nalized intersections with roundabouts, putin landscaped medians, have pedestrian ref-uges at crosswalks, and widen the sidewalks.
What options might be selected depend onthe Goleta government, the residents, andfurther study of existing conditions. Burdenwas concerned that the City's upcoming Gen-eral Plan consultants might be trained inmoving cars, not accommodating all residents’needs. His suggestion was that a livable-com-munity subcontractor be included in theplanning. To find out just which motorists re-ally need to use Hollister, an origin-destina-tion survey should be done to determinewhich motorists might use alternate routes.Shifting some elsewhere would increase bicy-clist and pedestrian safety.
The overall reaction to Dan's presentationwas favorable. Afterwards, people lingered inclusters to discuss new possibilities. It wasgood to see two Goleta City Council membersand two Old Town PAC members attend.
At our general Bicycle Coalition meetingon November 4th, we voted to send a letterto members of the Goleta RedevelopmentAgency. It included the above observationsand concluded by saying, “In order to build acommunity consensus we would like to see awide range of options presented to the publicat a workshop. Knowing the depth of DanBurden’s experience, we feel he would be anexcellent choice to run such a workshop.”
If you live in Goleta, whether you bicyclein Old Town or not, consider contacting theCity Council members or members of theGoleta Old Town Project Area Committee toexpress your favor toward improving ouroverall safety in that historic area.
Dan Burden walks and talks Goleta
Dan Burden, center, talks with a workshopparticipant about accessibility in Goleta.
Rain dampens “Move”A disappointing turnout by exhibitors andthe public left Ralph Fertig and the BicycleCoalition with a quiet booth at a “Californiaon the Move in Santa Barbara” event on No-vember 8th. Rain in the morning discouragedall but a handful of exhibitors; however adearth of publicity probably compoundedwith the showers to hurt the general turnout.
Michael Fisher from the local Diabetes Re-source Center was the coordinator of themovement that is an affiliate of “America onthe Move.” A deep concern with Americans’burgeoning obesity and the resultant increasein diabetes led him to lead the local program.
The Saturday event consisted of a ceremonywith lots of speakers, interspersed withbrassy music by the Gaucho Band. Represen-tative Lois Capps, Assemblywoman HannahBeth Jackson, Mayor Marty Blum, School Su-perintendent Debbie Flores, and othersspoke enthusiastically about the benefits ofwalking as exercise.
The people who attended were invitedpoliticians, health-care managers, school ad-ministrators, and small groups of studentsfrom some local schools. As speaker followedspeaker in the two+ hour program, peopledrifted off and the schedule was shortened.
Nevertheless, some teachers and bicyclepeople did come by our booth, talk and takeflyers. We had a new handout that showedhow many calories are burned by walking andbicycling. Because the aim of America on theMove is to increase recreational walking, notexercise in general, we felt out of place.
Where things go from here, and if we willplay a role, should be seriously considered.
The event highlight occurred when this cheerfulstranger on a bicycle came by our booth.
Bicycle carols“When I was twelve, I got a Schwinn Collegiate andtaped a six-volt battery to my top tube. I got Christ-mas tree lights on it and rode around my neighbor-hood singing Christmas carols.” — Greg Bagni
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Active membersPlease thank and support the following busi-nesses that are Bicycle Coalition members:• King Cycle Group, Shasta Lake• MarBorg Industries, Santa Barbara• Nett & Champion Insurance, Santa Barbara• Rincon Cycles, Carpinteria• Tri Paradise Sports, Santa Barbara• Lightning Cycle Dynamics, Lompoc
We welcome returning member Bill Pollock,and thank all those who renewed their mem-berships: Gail Lowenstine, Bill Frost, andBenjamin Ellsworth.
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Dogs according toChuck Anderson
by Chuck AndersonGrowing up riding rural Minnesota farm roads,I had plenty of experience with chasing dogs.There is nothing quite as exciting as seeing afarm dog the size of a small horse coming foryou at warp speed. Over the years I developeda set of rules I use:• Only try to outrun the dog if you are
absolutely positive you can do it. If the doghas the angle on you, stop and stand yourground. Fido in the backyard is not farremoved from his pack hunting ancestors.An animal running away is food, and animalstanding its ground is something to bereckoned with.
• Put your bike between yourself and theapproaching dog. Most dogs are chasing forfun, but if you’re unfortunate enough tocome across one who is not, your bikeoffers some protection.
• Stand up tall and yell at the dog. “No”,“stop” and “off” are universal commandsused to scold misbehaving dogs. Try themall in a loud, authoritative voice. Usuallythis will break the dog's momentum.Hopefully it will also get the attention ofthe irresponsible dog owner who is thecause of the whole situation.
• If the dog stops, but stands its groundgrowling at you, slowly back away withyour bike between you and the dog. Dogsare territorial, and will usually leave youalone if you are exiting their turf.
• If you are very unlucky, and are up againsta truly aggressive dog, fight back. Waterbottles make great squirt guns. A good shotof water in the dog’s face works well. If allelse fails, get physical. Dogs are not dumb.They will not pick a fight if they don’tthink they can win.
In all my years, only one dog really wantedme for lunch. Most respond to verbal com-mands coming from a person standing theirground.
University committeeseeks new bikepath
The UCSB’s Associated Students bike commit-tee has decided to put a Broida bikepathfunding measure on the student ballot forearly 2004. The proposed $5 per student-quarter would pay for a missing link on theUniversity’s bikepath network. This has beenunder consideration for several years becausean obvious solution does not exist, mostly be-cause of five occupied WW II buildings in oneend of the plaza. The current thought is tomove one of them a few feet to make room.
The committee will be creating an informa-tive Broida bikepath web site and host a pub-lic workshop early next year before thestudents vote on the measure.
Another committee consideration is find-ing a new home for the Associated StudentsBike Shop, now in 2000 feet of old trailersand outdoor work space. Shop manager SamMasson is currently preparing a program ofshop requirements. Several new locations areunder consideration, including one near IslaVista along the campus Pardall Corridor andnext to—or inside—a forthcoming parkingstructure. Masson is looking a year or moreahead, but planning takes years there.
More Cachuma trails?In early December, there will be two publicmeetings to discuss enhanced opportunitiesfor recreation in the Cachuma Lake Recre-ation Area. A contract between the FederalBureau of Reclamation and Santa BarbaraCounty to operate the 375-acre park on theLake’s south shore is up for renegotiation.
In March 2002, three public workshopswere held, and the Bicycle Coalition advo-cated for more biking trails, including onearound the entire 3000-acre lake. Since then,the Bureau has studied biological resources,rangeland, trails, and archaeological sites inorder to come up with a preliminary ResourceManagement Plan that they will present forcomment at the two December meetings.
Those comments will lead to a Draft Re-source Management Plan in early 2004 whenanother public comment period will be of-fered, after which the Bureau will select finalplans in mid-2004.
We don’t know what’s being offered interms of trails—there’s no web site or docu-ment to view—but it’s important that peopleattend and speak out for what we would like.These meetings start at 7:00 PM:• December 9, Veterans Memorial Building,
1745 Mission Drive, Solvang.• December 10, Goleta Community Center,
5679 Hollister Avenue, Goleta.
The broad east-west Broida corridor has twosidewalks, but no bikepath. Yet.
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Hazard’s Cyclesport735 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara
Mad Mike's Bikes1110 E. Clark Avenue #G, Santa Maria
Open Air Bicycles224 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara
Pedal Power Bicycles1740 Broadway, Santa Maria
VeloPro Cyclery633 State Street, Santa Barbara5887 Hollister Avenue, Goleta
