Join us on the first Tuesday of each month for our general meeting: Tuesday, January 4th Rusty’s Pizza 232 W. Carrillo Street 2nd Floor, rear room Santa Barbara, California 6:00 PM No-host dinner 7:00 PM Meeting www.sbbike.org January 4th meeting January 2005 Our Cycle Smart program How to reach us Join the Coalition Online email list We’re a countywide advocacy and resource organization that promotes bicycling for safe transportation and recreation. [email protected]
www.sbbike.org January 2005 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 962-1479 email [email protected]web www.sbbike.org January 4th meeting Join us on the first Tuesday of each month for our general meeting: Tuesday, January 4th Rusty’s Pizza 232 W. Carrillo Street 2nd Floor, rear room Santa Barbara, California 6:00 PM No-host dinner 7:00 PM Meeting 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 condi- tions 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. Our Cycle Smart program The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition’s Cycle Smart bicyclist education program offers bicycling skills classes for school children and adults. Look for details of upcoming classes inside Quick Release, or contact our Coordinator Nancy Mulholland by phone at 563-9073 or email [email protected]. Coalition begins 15th year of advocacy The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition is giving red flashing safety lights to kids who bicycle to school. In the week be- fore the holiday break, lights were passed out to students at Monte Vista, Washington, Hollister, Mountain View, and Vieja Valley Elementary schools. Other South Coast schools are being targeted in early 2005. Over 300 of the lights were purchased with a donation from the Goleta Valley Cycling Club, a recreational bicycling club. “We’re grateful to Passing out safety lights at Mountain View Elementary School. From the left, Drew Hunter, Emily Thomson, Allie Frankel, Evan Thomson, and Jean Thomson who biked with her two children and Allie to the school. the club members for their outstanding gift to children in our community,” said Bicycle Coalition President Ralph Fertig. “The lights have five different pattern modes that kids love, so they are more likely to use them for safe bicycling.” Participating in the program so far are Dru van Hengel, Nancy Mulholland, Drew Hunter, Judy Keim, Jean Thomson, Janet Rowse, Debbie Castanha, Ralph Fertig, Jessica Scheeter and Lisa Fleischauer. Bicycle Coalition lights the way for kids On January 3rd, 1991, a simple memo was circu- lated among County employees who bicycled, an- nouncing the formation of an advocacy group to “lobby for funds currently available for the im- provement of bicycle lanes and paths.” That’s how it all began and now we are beginning our fifteenth year of continued successes for people who bicycle. Looking over the past year, we are very grate- ful to our talented and thoughtful members, our board of directors, and government people who have been helpful and understanding the benefits of more bicycling throughout our county. Here are some of the highlights of our Bicycle Coalition accomplishments during the year 2004: • Established a “Cycle Smart” program of bicyclist education, with “Street Skills for Cyclists” classes. • Held a premier “Bike Week Celebration” dinner, award ceremony, and entertainment by adven- ture cyclist Willie Weir. • Helped with “bike rodeos” at schools for kids. • Conceived and designed a “trail stop” with information panels along the Obern Trail. • Worked with UCSB to plan new bicycle facilities. • Wrote to Amtrak about their new Surfliner train without bike racks, with suggestions for change. • Worked with Caltrans to get bikelanes on Foothill Road in Santa Barbara, but funding was reportedly not available at this time. • Worked with the City of Santa Barbara on bicycle safety in community transportation plans. • Asked for safer bike-to-work conditions for Mixtec farm workers in the Santa Maria Valley. • Had our Bicycle Coalition booth at California Lemon Festival and the Children’s Festival where we distributed bike helmets to kids. • Worked with the City of Goleta for bikelanes on and approaching the upcoming Cathedral Oaks crossing of Highway 101. • With funding from Goleta Valley Cycling Club, purchased flashing LED safety lights and gave them to kids who bike to local schools. • Helped the GVCC with it’s People Powered Ride. • Obtained over 700 names on a petition favoring a Santa Ynez River Trail as part of a Supervisor- approved Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan. • Tried to bring Walk/Bike California 2005 confer- ence to Santa Barbara, but Ventura beat us to it. • Offered three bike rides as part of the Sustain- ability Project’s Parade of Green Buildings. • Supported the bicyclist-friendly parts of the Isla Vista Redevelopment and Master Plan. • We participated in Santa Barbara’s Earth Day with bike parking, free check-ups, and an information booth. • Worked on the bicycling part of the South Coast Livable Communities’ Transportation Platform. • Participated in Santa Barbara City College’s Project HOPE, telling students about the advan- tages of bicycling . • Urged the MTD to install 3-bike racks on their new buses, along with possible inside bike accommodation in certain situations. • Worked with the County to keep the 1915 Rincon Hill Road bridge open for cyclists.
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www.sbbike.org January 2005
Serving Santa BarbaraCountyWe’re a countywide advocacyand resource organizationthat promotes bicycling forsafe transportation andrecreation.
How to reach usSanta Barbara BicycleCoalitionPO Box 92047Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047
January 4th meetingJoin us on the first Tuesday ofeach month for our generalmeeting:Tuesday, January 4thRusty’s Pizza232 W. Carrillo Street2nd Floor, rear roomSanta Barbara, California6:00 PM No-host dinner7:00 PM Meeting
Online email listWe sponsor an online emailforum where you can post andread messages that pertain toregional bicycling issues. It’seasy and free. To subscribe toour general forum, just sendan email message to:[email protected]
Leave the subject line andbody of the message blank.That’s all!
Join the CoalitionYou can help improvebicycling safety and condi-tions in Santa Barbara Countyby joining others in our ownregional Bicycle Coalitionadvocacy group. Together wewill continue to make a realdifference. See page 6 fordetails.
Our Cycle Smart programThe Santa Barbara BicycleCoalition’s Cycle Smartbicyclist education programoffers bicycling skills classesfor school children and adults.Look for details of upcomingclasses inside Quick Release,or contact our CoordinatorNancy Mulholland by phone at563-9073 or [email protected].
Coalition begins 15th year of advocacy
The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition is giving redflashing safety lights to kids who bicycle toschool. In the week be-fore the holiday break,lights were passed out tostudents at Monte Vista,Washington, Hollister,Mountain View, andVieja Valley Elementaryschools. Other SouthCoast schools are beingtargeted in early 2005.
Over 300 of the lightswere purchased with adonation from the GoletaValley Cycling Club, arecreational bicyclingclub. “We’re grateful to
Passing out safety lights at Mountain View ElementarySchool. From the left, Drew Hunter, Emily Thomson,Allie Frankel, Evan Thomson, and Jean Thomson whobiked with her two children and Allie to the school.
the club members for their outstanding gift tochildren in our community,” said Bicycle Coalition
President Ralph Fertig.“The lights have fivedifferent pattern modesthat kids love, so theyare more likely to usethem for safe bicycling.”
Participating in theprogram so far are Druvan Hengel, NancyMulholland, DrewHunter, Judy Keim,Jean Thomson, JanetRowse, DebbieCastanha, RalphFertig, Jessica Scheeterand Lisa Fleischauer.
Bicycle Coalition lights the way for kids
On January 3rd, 1991, a simple memo was circu-lated among County employees who bicycled, an-nouncing the formation of an advocacy group to“lobby for funds currently available for the im-provement of bicycle lanes and paths.” That’show it all began and now we are beginning ourfifteenth year of continued successes for peoplewho bicycle.
Looking over the past year, we are very grate-ful to our talented and thoughtful members, ourboard of directors, and government people whohave been helpful and understanding the benefitsof more bicycling throughout our county. Hereare some of the highlights of our Bicycle Coalitionaccomplishments during the year 2004:
• Established a “Cycle Smart” program of bicyclisteducation, with “Street Skills for Cyclists” classes.
• Held a premier “Bike Week Celebration” dinner,award ceremony, and entertainment by adven-ture cyclist Willie Weir.
• Helped with “bike rodeos” at schools for kids.• Conceived and designed a “trail stop” with
information panels along the Obern Trail.• Worked with UCSB to plan new bicycle facilities.• Wrote to Amtrak about their new Surfliner train
without bike racks, with suggestions for change.• Worked with Caltrans to get bikelanes on
Foothill Road in Santa Barbara, but funding wasreportedly not available at this time.
• Worked with the City of Santa Barbara on bicyclesafety in community transportation plans.
• Asked for safer bike-to-work conditions for
Mixtec farm workers in the Santa Maria Valley.• Had our Bicycle Coalition booth at California
Lemon Festival and the Children’s Festival wherewe distributed bike helmets to kids.
• Worked with the City of Goleta for bikelanes onand approaching the upcoming Cathedral Oakscrossing of Highway 101.
• With funding from Goleta Valley Cycling Club,purchased flashing LED safety lights and gavethem to kids who bike to local schools.
• Helped the GVCC with it’s People Powered Ride.• Obtained over 700 names on a petition favoring
a Santa Ynez River Trail as part of a Supervisor-approved Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan.
• Tried to bring Walk/Bike California 2005 confer-ence to Santa Barbara, but Ventura beat us to it.
• Offered three bike rides as part of the Sustain-ability Project’s Parade of Green Buildings.
• Supported the bicyclist-friendly parts of the IslaVista Redevelopment and Master Plan.
• We participated in Santa Barbara’s Earth Daywith bike parking, free check-ups, and aninformation booth.
• Worked on the bicycling part of the South CoastLivable Communities’ Transportation Platform.
• Participated in Santa Barbara City College’sProject HOPE, telling students about the advan-tages of bicycling .
• Urged the MTD to install 3-bike racks on theirnew buses, along with possible inside bikeaccommodation in certain situations.
• Worked with the County to keep the 1915Rincon Hill Road bridge open for cyclists.
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Bicycles on Amtrak—what you need to know
Word from our BoardWe’re fortunate tohave a number oftrains runningthrough Santa Bar-bara every day. Whilethe schedule is lessthan optimum formost commuters, theservice is still useful.
For cycling pur-poses, there are threetypes of trains thatserve Santa Barbara: Surfliners with bikeracks, Surfliners without bike racks, andthe Coast Starlight.
Surfliners with racks are the cyclist’sbest choice because they accept bicycles inthe passenger coaches. You hang your bikeon special racks in the coach’s alcove.There are eight of these trains each day,four north and four south; two reach SanLuis Obispo. If you make a reservation toride these Surfliners (as opposed to buyinga ticket on board), you can reserve a rackfor $5. This helps with crowded conditions.
There is one Surfliner train withoutracks and there is the Coast Starlight,which is also rackless. Each of these trainsmakes two passes through Santa Barbaraeach day, and on these rackless trains yourbike must go in the baggage car.
If you’re unlucky enough to get theSurfliner without racks, the Amtrak per-sonnel will probably just bungee the bikeup against the baggage car’s wall, no boxrequired.
The Coast Starlight is a long-distancetrain that will probably require that yourbike be boxed for shipment. Amtrak sellssuitable boxes for $10. If you want to ridebeyond Paso Robles, you’ll need to take theCoast Starlight.
The individual train personnel seem tohave a lot of discretion with regard to bi-cycles, so it pays to be nice to them. Trainschedules are available at the Santa Bar-bara station or at www.amtrak.com.
Coalition expressesconcerns about UCSB
Concerned with closed bikepaths throughUCSB and a sense that bicyclists do not re-ceive the consideration relative to the ben-efits that they bring to campus, we sent aletter to the University on December 10th.
Our letter went to Marc Fisher, Associ-ate Vice Chancellor for Campus Design andFacilities, with copies to the Daily Nexusand others. Here is part of it:
“There are an estimated 15,000 peoplebicycling on the UCSB campus each schoolday. It is the dominant means of travelwithin and through the campus, and theenvy of communities throughout America.Bicycling is very important.
The campus bike paths are not solelyused by University people: regional com-muters and recreational cyclists use themdaily.
Bicycling benefits UCSB because a bi-cycle occupies 1/12 the space of a car, doesnot pollute, brings point-to-point conve-nience and exercise to its occupant, andrequires fewer resources to manufacture,maintain and propel. It is the most sus-tainable, most energy-efficient means ofmoving people on our planet.
Nevertheless, we note that the currentneeds of people on bicycles appear to beneglected too frequently. An indicator isthat popular connecting bike paths are be-ing closed before alternatives are pro-vided—or only alternatives that arecircuitous or less safe.
We are asking you to have your staffconsult more frequently during the plan-ning process with people who actually bi-cycle within and through campus. We askthat meaningful funding and design of bi-cycle facilities be an integral part of cam-pus planning rather than a marginally-funded afterthought. By doing that, theUniversity will truly support the significantrole that bicycling plays in our lives.”
County’s alternativetransportation jobs
Back in 1994, the Santa Barbara County Su-pervisors created a new position to fill aneed—an alternative transportation coordi-nator who would support bicyclists, pedes-trians, and bus patrons within our County.One of the conditions of the job was that thecoordinator had to bring in more funding forprojects than it cost the County. WilsonHubbell was selected to fill that positionand since then he has obtained $10 millionin outside funding.
Last year, the Supervisors recognized theneed to expand the County’s alternativetransportation support services, so they di-rected the Public Works Department to hirea second person. That position was filled byMatt Dobberteen, and since then, he andHubbell have brought home $650,000 inoutside funds for projects.
Public Works is now suggesting that, inorder to save money, one of the two posi-tions should be deleted when Wilson retiresnext year. The question should not be “canwe afford the position” but rather “can weafford not to have the position?”
On December 17th, the Goleta ValleyVoice published a letter to the editor writtenby Bicycle Coalition president Ralph Fertig.It listed the improvements that WilsonHubbell has brought to the Goleta Valleyduring the past decade, and urged readers tocontact the Supervisors to keep the position.
The Bicycle Coalition Board of Directorswill meet with Dobberteen in late January todiscuss the County’s job situation.
Bike Week dates setOur Bike Week 2005 dates have been deter-mined: May 14-May 22. Exciting events arebeing created for our bicycling fun.
This year we’ve moved our Bike WeekCelebration kick-off event to Saturday, May14th. Adventure Cycling writer, world trav-eler, actor Willie Weir will return.
New this year is the Tour of the SantaBarbara Bike Trails, being organized byMike Hecker for Sunday, May 15th.
We’re seeking other bicycle events for BikeWeek—please contact us with your ideas.
Mark McClure, Boardmember
Construction of the UCSB Psychology BuildingAddition means an abrupt end to this bikepath.
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Wagner wins name contest“Cycle Smart” has been chosen by our Bi-cycle Coalition Board of Directors as thenew name for our Bicycle Education Pro-gram. Congratulations to Jamey Wagnerfor submitting the winning entry. His $50gift certificate from Bicycle Bob’s was givento him in time for his holiday shopping.Our thanks to all who submitted the 25name entries. It was great to have suchgood participation.
To clarify things, “Cycle Smart” is nowthe umbrella term for our bicyclist educa-tion program coordinated by NancyMulholland. Our “Street Skills for Cyclists”adult classes are one component under it.Other future classes will address the needsof bike commuters and children.
Logo contest extendedThe Bicycle Coalition Board has decided toreopen the Logo contest now that we havea name. If you have already submitted alogo design, your entry will be automati-cally included in the contest. Or feel free tosubmit additional ones to complement ournew name Cycle Smart.
The designer of the chosen logo will re-ceive the second $50 gift certificate to Bi-cycle Bob's. Deadline for entries is nowJanuary 31, 2005. Entries should be sent toNancy Mulholland at [email protected] ormailed to the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coali-tion, PO Box 92047, SB 93190.
Street Skills Class January 8thScared of drivers hitting you from behind?Unsure what the best way to make a leftturn in traffic is? Worried by close SUVs? Ifthese and other fears keep you from bikingaround town as freely as you would like,take our Street Skills for Cyclists class.
The class will help you look at any streetor intersection and know the best place toride. You’ll gain confidence to ride whereyou want to. Our class includes: your legalrights and responsibilities, common causesof crashes, how to be visible and avoid ac-cidents, what lane position to take, andemergency on-bike maneuvers.
The class will take place on Saturday,January 8th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Anoptional 6-hour follow-up will be offeredon January 9th for those desiring the expe-rience of on-road bicycling.
League Cycling Instructor Chuck Ander-son will lead this session. Cost is $30 forboth days. It’s open to anybody at least 14years old. Registration is required; a regis-tration form is online at www.sbbike.org/docs/Street-Skills.pdf.
“Cycle Smart” bicyclist education news
Upcoming LCI courseA League Cycling Instructor’s (LCI) certifi-cation course will be held April 8-10 in SanLuis Obispo. Enjoy a weekend in San LuisObispo with other bicycle riders whilelearning how to share important informa-tion on safe vehicular cycling.
We especially need LCIs who live in theNorth County and those who are bilingual(English/Spanish). To register for thecourse or to get details about it, you canemail the coordinator, Jean Anderson, [email protected].
For information on possible grant fund-ing to cover the registration fee, contactDru Van Hengel at 564-5544 or [email protected].
Bike Helmet ProgramIn order to promote bicyclist safety and re-duce head injuries in children, the County’sEmergency Medical Services (EMS) Agencydistributes low-cost bike helmets. Theseare the helmets that we sell at the Califor-nia Lemon Festival in Goleta, and theChildren’s Festival in Santa Barbara. Theyare nine dollars each.
Chris Greenfield at EMS has told us thatyou can purchase one or more during nor-mal business hours from EMS. They do notfit the helmets onto people, but supply fit-ting instructions with each one.
Santa Barbara County Public HealthDepartment
Emergency Medical Services Agency300 North San Antonio Road
If you have questions about the helmets,contact Eliana Guerra, the administrationassistant, at 681-5274. One of our Boardmembers said that he intends to carry somein his truck to give to kids who are bikingwithout one. What a great idea!
Nancy Mulholland gives the $50 certificate toJamey Wagner for his winning program name.
CREF Funding eludesour Trail Stop
On December 7th, the County Supervisorsvoted on funding of Coastal Resource En-hancement Fund (CREF) projects. Our pro-posed Trail Stop was not included.
Previously, on November 22, BicycleCoalition president Ralph Fertig gave apresentation on our proposed rest area onthe Obern Trail to the County Supervisors,asking for $34,690 for the project, but sug-gesting that a smaller amount could getthings started. His PowerPoint presentationhas been posted online at www.sbbike.org/docs/Trail-Stop.ppt. Supervisor Susan Rose,the supervisor in whose district the projectwould be built, expressed a positive inter-est in it afterwards.
Fertig then consulted with contractorAllen Associates, our architect JeffStoutenborough and others trying to de-termine how to save money and breakdown the project into phases. They cameup with a recalculated total of $27,840 andsix independent phases.
Unfortunately, the most important partsof the project—the information panels andtheir supporting kiosks—are commerciallyfabricated items that are difficult to reducecosts with volunteer labor.
The battle had been uphill because therewere 29 projects like ours asking for $1.2million—and there was only $320,000available this year.
Supervisor Rose did send an email onDecember 8th to those who had asked herto fund the project. She said, “Although theObern Trail Stop was not recommended forfunding through CREF, it has been deter-mined that there are resources available inthe Quimby Fund. These are specific dollarsdedicated to parks and recreation in mydistrict.”
So with partial funding plus volunteerlabor and wholesale purchasing, our projectagain appears promising. We will get itbuilt one way or another.
Check them all out:2890 web sites
Do an online search on Google for “SantaBarbara Bicycle Coalition” and what resultscome back? A list of 2890 matches that re-fer to us! One of them is our own web site,the rest sites all over the place, many withlinks back to us. No wonder we get somany visitors—about 200 a week—to oursite each week.
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December Coalitionmeeting topics
Our December 2nd Bicycle Coalition meet-ing attracted 10 people to discuss these:• Ralph Fertig described the Coalition’s
proposal for a rest stop on the Obern Trail,and the hope that it would be at leastpartially funded that afternoon.
• Mike Hecker said that difficulties with theparking lot owner at his Goleta Cyclocrossrace location may force him to move theJanuary race to Solvang, or to cancel it.
• Ralph Fertig described the possibility thatEarth Day 2005 will be held at Elings Parkinstead of the County Courthouse, makingaccess by bicycle much more difficult.
• Nancy Mulholland reported on the successof our November 6th Street Skills forCyclists class. For the next few months,she and the committee plan to offer a classevery other month. The next one isJanuary 8th.
• Distribution of our flashing LED safetylights to kids was discussed. Dru vanHengel will contact Jessica Scheeter atCOAST to find school contacts.
• Ralph Fertig read a Coalition’s letter toAmtrak about lack of bikeracks on theirnewest Surfliner train, and offeringsuggestions.
• Bike Week 2005 was discussed. We aregoing ahead with plans although the rolethat Traffic Solutions will play in Bike toWork activities won’t be clear until aftertheir January discussion of possibilities.
• A draft letter to UCSB was considered. Itbasically asks for more attention toaccommodating bicyclists in campusplanning. Some changes were suggestedand a revised version will be sent.
• Wilson Hubbell spoke about his retirementnext spring, and the County’s intention tonot replace him.
• Vie Obern talked about her recent hikearound County-owned Baron Ranchproperty, (just west of the Tajiguaslandfill), and the possibilities for publictrails. Any such trails would be the first inthe 30-mile stretch west of Goleta. TheBicycle Coalition will write to the PublicWorks department encouraging theopening of the property.
Wander off your route“Use the roads less traveled, or I should say the‘roads even more less traveled.’ It’s on theseroads that one encounters the completelyunexpected, the magical discovery, the per-sonal encounter that makes all that time in thesaddle worth it.”—Willie Weir, Adventure Cycling, Nov 2004
REI shoots in SantaBarbara County
The large sportscooperative Recre-ational EquipmentInc. (REI) haschosen Santa Bar-bara County asthe location to photograph for its springcatalog. The forthcoming catalog will notonly feature bicycles, apparel, and bikegear shot in local settings, but it will uselocal road cyclists, commuters, and moun-tain bikers as models.
On December 18, REI was here coordi-nating with local location managementcompany Epic Locations, and interviewingbicyclists to serve as models. REI market-ing representative Angela Miller said thatthe Santa Barbara area was selected partlybecause of the variety of shooting locationsand good weather, but mostly because itwas known for the bicycling culture that wehave. She said that REI people are aware ofhot biking communities around the coun-try, and we are definitely one of them.
REI was pleased with the 47 bicyclistswho applied for a part in the photo shootthat will take place around here January 9-12th. So watch for their crew in action withall our photogenic bicyclists all over ourphotogenic county.
Bridge gets planked
Those who walk, bike or ride horses alongthe Obern Trail know of the rough andnoisy bridge just east of Patterson Avenue.That is now just a memory because theCounty has replaced the deteriorating woodplanks. The new ones never were trees, butare recycled plastic that was molded intotongue-and-groove lumber.
Our thanks to the County’s WilsonHubbell for his dedicated work in design-ing and funding the project that will makeour trail trips more pleasant and safer.
County workers are employed here installing newplastic planks on the Obern Trail bridge.
UCSB path may get rehab
UCSB’s badly deteriorated path along thebluffs in West Campus moved closer toneeded maintenance due to the AssociatedStudents BIKES committee. On December1st, they voted to give $5000 for a surveyof existing conditions to determine the bestpath relocation and course of action.
It has been proposed that the 3700-footlong path be replaced with a 10-foot widedecomposed granite one—an estimated$50,000 job. An unresolved question iswhether the project, currently part of theEllwood-Devereux Open Space Plan, mightbe separated out of the process for a fast-track solution. Stay tuned for more action.
Heavy use of the narrow degraded path hasbrought trampling of the adjacent coast habitat.
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With some meetings and events being an-nounced only a week or so before they takeplace, this list should be considered onlythe beginning. To get a current listing, goto www.sbbike.org/meet/meet.html.
January 2, Solvang Cyclocross, sponsoredby SG Productions. This race, the second oftwo local races, is part of the Southern Cali-fornia Cyclocross Cup series. Prizes valuedat over $1000 will be awarded winners. Ifyou don't have a cyclocross bike, use yourmountain bike. Races start at 9:00 AM atthe Hans Christian Anderson Park inSolvang. Details are online at www.ridesb.com.
January 4, General Meeting. This is an-other one of our evening meetings. Therewill be an optional no-host dinner at 6:00PM, with our meeting following at 7:00 PM.Rusty’s Pizza, 232 W. Carrillo Street, 2ndFloor rear, Santa Barbara. Phone presidentRalph Fertig, 962-1479 or email him at [email protected].
January 8, Street Skills for Cyclists, spon-sored by our Bicycle Coalition. Learn howto cope with traffic in an urban setting. Theclass will help you foresee and avoid acci-dents, be visible day and night, positionyourself in traffic, cross freeway bridges,equip your bike, and lots more including an
Active membersPlease thank and support the following Bicycle Coalition businessmembers:• Hazard’s Cyclesport, Santa Barbara• Jeffrey Stoutenborough, Architect, Santa Barbara• Piekert Group Architects, Santa Barbara• Rincon Cycles, CarpinteriaWe welcome new members Susan McLaughlin and ChristopherPope. And we certainly thank those who renewed their member-ships: Mike Hecker, Dave Beamer, Merle Clark, Judy Keim,Diane Krohn, Wayne Beckman, Richard Lambert, DottieMcLaren, Steve Morris, and Woody Wilde.
2005 Clean Aircalendar available
Every year in Santa Barbara County, theAir Pollution Control District and TrafficSolutions team up to sponsor a contest forkids aged 5-12 to show how we can getaround without polluting.
JoJo Relyea, a student at May Grisham El-ementary School in Orcutt, was the grandprize winner of a bicycle donated by BicycleBob’s in Santa Barbara, plus a $100 sav-ings bond contributed by Santa BarbaraBank and Trust. She says, “If you want togo to your friend’s house, ride your bikeinstead of having your parents drive you—and that will keep our air clean.”
Twelve other winners have their art re-produced on the calendars, and they re-ceived $50 savings bonds from SantaBarbara Bank and Trust. They are: JosefGottwald, Veronica Duran, Dana Illes,Sabrina Sorich, Kyle Saunders, CorinaBrown, Helena Davila, Rylan Ross,Stephanie Zirretta, Matthew Ray Willis,Jose Lopez, and Ben Brewer.
Calendars are available to county resi-dents while supplies last; phone 961-8800.
Congratulations to Chris Orr who was se-lected as a 2004 “Local Hero” as recentlypublished in the Santa Barbara Independent.
Orr has been active in the Santa BarbaraMountain Bike Trail Volunteers fosteringharmony among local trail users. He hasalso been proactive in working for saferconditions for pedestrians and bicyclists inOld Town Goleta and UCSB.
Although he is not (yet) a member ofour Bicycle Coalition, Chris Orr joins thecompany of current members who have
JoJo Relyea, holding her new bike, issurrounded with her family and, on the left,Frances Gilliland of the APCD and KennethAcklin of Bicycle Bob’s. Photo by Daniel Girard,Heyoka Studios.
Chris Orr is a “Local Hero”been previously honored as Local Heroes:Grant House, Bob Burgess, Ralph Fertig,and Vie Obern.
Other Local Heroes who have contrib-uted to bicycling in our area include BobZaratzian (owner of Bicycle Bob’s), DanGira (former County Planner), Donn andBeebe Longstreet (promoters of a West-side bikepath), Ray Ford (trail advocateand author), and Kent Ferguson (formerheadmaster at Santa Barbara Middle School,the “Bikingest school in the country”).
Upcoming bike meetings & eventsoptional 6 hours of on-road bicycling. Theclass will take place 9:00 AM-1:00 PM atSBCAG, 260 N. San Antonio Road, SantaBarbara. Registration details are online inPDF format at www.sbbike.org/docs/Street-Skills.pdf. Contact is Nancy Mulholland [email protected] or 563-9073.
January 12, Bike to Work 2005 Forum,sponsored by Traffic Solutions. This 3-hourafternoon meeting will consider the formatof bicycle commuting outreach in view ofthe declining attendance at Bike to WorkDay events. The focus group of invited par-ticipants will help reach a consensus aboutwhat our Bike to Work projects should looklike and how community partners mighthelp coordinate the events. If you wantmore information, or wish to participate,contact Erika Lindemann at 961-8919 [email protected].
Bicycle best inventionTo celebrate 150 years of English PatentOffice service, a radio station ran a poll todetermine a favorite invention. Over 5000votes were cast and the bicycle won overthe radio, computer, penicillin, internalcombustion engine, Web, and light bulb.
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Members of the Santa BarbaraBicycle Coalition are offered dis-counts at local bike shops. It’sanother reason to join our advo-cacy group. To get your dis-count, take your copy of QuickRelease to the shop & showthem your address label thatsays “MEMBER” on it. Or cutout the label box and take it.Discount details are posted onour web site at www.sbbike.org/SBBC/who.html. Please patronizethe following shops:
Bicycle Bob’s250 Storke Road #A, Goleta15 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara
Bicycle Connection223 W. Ocean Avenue, Lompoc
Big Gear Bike Gear324 State Street #A, Santa Barbara
Hazard’s Cyclesport110 Anacapa 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
