Carbajal and SBCAG director Jim Kemp spoke about the 101 In Motion process and the need for Measure D renewal this fall. With no local match- ing D funds, we will miss out on hundreds of mil- lions of state and federal dollars. www.sbbike.org Our CycleSmart program October 3rd meeting October 2006 How to reach us Join our Coalition Online email list We’re a countywide advocacy and resource organization that promotes bicycling for safe transportation and recreation.
www.sbbike.org October 2006 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 October 3rd meeting Join us on the first Tuesday of the month for our general meeting: Tuesday, October 3rd Madam Lu Chinese Restaurant 3524 State Street Santa Barbara 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 our 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 application details. Our CycleSmart program The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition’s CycleSmart bicyclist education program offers bicycling skills classes for school children and adults. Look for details of upcoming classes inside Quick Release, or contact our Co-coordinators Dru van Hengel and Erika Lindemann by email [email protected]. Community shaken by Jake’s death It was a lovely sunny morning on Septem- ber 6th as 12-year old Jake Boysel biked toward La Colina Junior High School for classes. He was doing everything right, pedaling uphill in the Calle Real bikelane, but he never made it to school. Hit from be- hind by a motorist, Jake was thrown off his bike, hit the ground and never regained consciousness. His shoes, backpack, and helmet were torn off. His mountain bike was broken in two. Jake’s death is the fourth bicyclist fatal- ity this year in Santa Barbara County. It continues to be an especially wrenching loss for everybody, as evidenced by public meet- ings, media coverage, and memorial cer- emonies. Ralph Fertig worked with Eva Inbar to hold a Me- morial Ride for Jake on September 16th in order to provide an expression of sympa- thy and support from our bicycling commu- nity to Jake’s family. Over 100 bicyclists formed a half-mile stream along Calle Real and State Street, filling the lane in Downtown Santa Barbara. The ride ended at De la Guerra Plaza where On September 6-7th, the California Transporta- tion Commission (CTC) held a meeting in Santa Barbara for the first time in more than a decade. It started with a “Community Leaders’ Breakfast” for CTC board members, Caltrans Director Will Kempton, Caltrans District 5 Director Rich Krumholtz and many Santa Barbara County indi- viduals. The Bicycle Coalition’s Ralph Fertig rep- resented people who bicycle. The breakfast presentation was by Kempton, an articulate speaker who covered topic after topic for a half hour with neither notes nor hesi- tation. Although he mostly talked about roads, he also mentioned transit, bicycling and walking. The next day, SBCAG described our county’s transportation situation. Supervisor Salud County Supervisor Susan Rose, City Council- member Helene Schneider, and COAST represen- tative Eva Inbar called for greater efforts to ensure that all children can safely walk and bike to school. Schneider reminded everybody that, if voters pass it this November, Measure D will bring funding for safe routes to school programs. That funding—about $1.5 million a year—will not bring Jake back, but it might prevent further tragedies in our county. Jake’s death is a shocking reminder of our own mortality. It can also be the start of a movement to bring back safety to our community, like the 1969 oil spill ignited today’s environmental movement. We have to work with our elected of- ficials and work with our neighbors to create a home where our children—indeed all people—are safe biking to school, are safe biking everywhere. Transportation Commission meets in Santa Barbara Carbajal and SBCAG director Jim Kemp spoke about the 101 In Motion process and the need for Measure D renewal this fall. With no local match- ing D funds, we will miss out on hundreds of mil- lions of state and federal dollars. Jim Kemp describes Measure D renewal to the CTC Board. Bicyclists of all ages gather on the Santa Barbara City Hall steps after the Memorial Ride for Jake.
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www.sbbike.org October 2006
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
October 3rd meetingJoin us on the first Tuesday ofthe month for our generalmeeting:Tuesday, October 3rdMadam Lu Chinese Restaurant3524 State StreetSanta Barbara6:00 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 our 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 forapplication details.
Our CycleSmart programThe Santa Barbara BicycleCoalition’s CycleSmart bicyclisteducation program offersbicycling skills classes forschool children and adults.Look for details of upcomingclasses inside Quick Release,or contact our Co-coordinatorsDru van Hengel and ErikaLindemann by [email protected].
Community shaken by Jake’s deathIt was a lovely sunny morning on Septem-ber 6th as 12-year old Jake Boysel bikedtoward La Colina Junior High School forclasses. He was doing everything right,pedaling uphill in the Calle Real bikelane,but he never made it to school. Hit from be-hind by a motorist, Jake was thrown off hisbike, hit the ground and never regainedconsciousness. His shoes, backpack, andhelmet were torn off. His mountain bikewas broken in two.
Jake’s death is the fourth bicyclist fatal-ity this year in Santa Barbara County. Itcontinues to be an especially wrenchingloss for everybody, as evidenced by public meet-
ings, media coverage,and memorial cer-emonies.
Ralph Fertigworked with EvaInbar to hold a Me-morial Ride for Jakeon September 16th inorder to provide anexpression of sympa-thy and support fromour bicycling commu-nity to Jake’s family.
Over 100 bicyclists formed a half-mile streamalong Calle Real and State Street, filling the lanein Downtown Santa Barbara.
The ride ended at De la Guerra Plaza where
On September 6-7th, the California Transporta-tion Commission (CTC) held a meeting in SantaBarbara for the first time in more than a decade.It started with a “Community Leaders’ Breakfast”for CTC board members, Caltrans Director WillKempton, Caltrans District 5 Director RichKrumholtz and many Santa Barbara County indi-viduals. The Bicycle Coalition’s Ralph Fertig rep-resented people who bicycle.
The breakfast presentation was by Kempton,an articulate speaker who covered topic aftertopic for a half hour with neither notes nor hesi-tation. Although he mostly talked about roads, healso mentioned transit, bicycling and walking.
The next day, SBCAG described our county’stransportation situation. Supervisor Salud
County Supervisor Susan Rose, City Council-member Helene Schneider, and COAST represen-tative Eva Inbar called for greater efforts toensure that all children can safely walk and biketo school. Schneider reminded everybody that, ifvoters pass it this November, Measure D willbring funding for safe routes to school programs.That funding—about $1.5 million a year—willnot bring Jake back, but it might prevent furthertragedies in our county.
Jake’s death is a shocking reminder of our ownmortality. It can also be the start of a movementto bring back safety to our community, like the1969 oil spill ignited today’s environmentalmovement. We have to work with our elected of-ficials and work with our neighbors to create ahome where our children—indeed all people—aresafe biking to school, are safe biking everywhere.
Transportation Commission meets in Santa Barbara
Carbajal and SBCAG director Jim Kemp spokeabout the 101 In Motion process and the need forMeasure D renewal this fall. With no local match-ing D funds, we will miss out on hundreds of mil-lions of state and federal dollars.
Jim Kemp describes Measure D renewal to the CTC Board.
Bicyclists of all ages gather on the Santa Barbara City Hall stepsafter the Memorial Ride for Jake.
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Site visits set record
Evidence of widespread community griefover the death of Jake Boysel and a deter-mination to make bicycling conditions saferwas demonstrated by a surge of visitors toour web site. A total for the week Septem-ber 10-16th was 1249 individual visitors,several times our year-to-date weekly aver-age of 355 visitors.
Judging from the turnout at our Memo-rial Ride for Jake, it was students, parents,avid and casual bicyclists who are all call-ing for improvements. Community membersare upset, angry, and determined to changeconditions so we can all bicycle in safety.
Our Bicycle Coalition’s web site had a recordnumber of visitors in mid September.
Looking through a dusty window, bike stationracks already serve Granada Garage workers.
Bikestation openingis delayed
The long-awaited bike commuter facility inDowntown Santa Barbara’s Granada Ga-rage parking structure is still not open. TheGerman bike racks are installed, the bath-room and shower are ready. What’s hold-ing everything up is that a managementcontract between the City and the Bike-station Coalition has yet to be signed. Onlyafter that happens can an automatic entry/security system and lockers be installed be-fore it can open to waiting bicyclists. Weare hopefully looking for an opening in late2006. Very hopefully.
Come to Oct meetingCome to our monthly meeting on Tuesday,October 3rd. We will be at Madam Lu Chi-nese Restaurant to discuss important issuesand hear from three special guests:• George Amoon, Goleta planner who will
tell us about San Pedro Creek bikepath.• Roseanne Crawford, a candidate for the
school board, will discuss safer conditionsfor biking near schools.
• Patrick Flood, a director and cyclist forTeam Kona, will seek ways we cancooperate with them on joint ventures.
Coalition tables at SBCity College
The first week of September was Alterna-tive Transportation Week at Santa BarbaraCity College, and our Bicycle Coalition wasthere. Board member Nancy Mulhollandstaffed our table for three hours on Sep-tember 7th, handing out literature andchatting with passing students. We sharedour table with Traffic Solutions that pro-moted alternatives to drive-alone commut-ing to the 17,000-student school.
Other bicycle businesses present wereSanta Barbara Electric Bicycle Company,Open Air Bicycles, and Commuter Bicycles.Our thanks to Shawn Tallant, the schoolsCommuter Programs Coordinator, for orga-nizing the successful inaugural event.
Nancy Mulholland, left, smiles as she promotesbicycling at our table. Erika Lindemann, right,peddles for Traffic Solutions.
Upcoming bikemeetings and events
October 3, Bicycle Coalition General Meet-ing, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.This is another evening meeting at MadamLu Chinese Restaurant, 3524 State Street,Santa Barbara. No-host dinner at 6:00 PM,followed by the meeting at 7:00. Phonepresident Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 or emailhim at [email protected].
October 7, Tour of Green Homes, spon-sored by the Habitat for Humanity. Two bi-cycling maps are available for those want-ing to bike to six Santa Barbara and Monte-cito homes that exemplify green buildingstandards. Bicycle parking at all sites. De-tails at www.sbbike.org/HH/Humanity.html.
October 8, 27th Annual People PoweredRide, sponsored by Goleta Valley CyclingClub. Rides start and end at the Firestonemeadow near Los Olivos. Your choice ofthree rides 100, 63, and 30 miles long. Thefull century has 7400 feet of climbing.Breakfast goodies and coffee to start, freshfruit and home-baked goods at the stops,barbecue at the end. Download the flyer atwww.goletabike.org/images/06ppr-flyer.pdf.
October 21-22, Bike Tour & Fest, spon-sored by the National Multiple Sclerosis So-ciety. Starting from Thousand Oaks, andending at Leadbetter Beach in Santa Bar-bara, you can do just one day if you wish.From Thousand Oaks, you can choose eithera 75 or 100-mile route to Santa Barbara; inSanta Barbara, choose a 12, 30, 60 or 100-mile loop rides. Follow up with a beach fes-tival with barbecue by La Salsa. Sign uponline at www.msevents.com.
October 27, Santa Barbara Critical MassRide, sponsored by nobody. There havebeen all kinds of Critical Mass bike ridesaround the world, ranging from fun, law-abiding group rides to lawless in-your-faceprotests that involve violence and arrests.Santa Barbara’s rides are the former.Alameda Park, Santa Barbara, 5:00 PM.
October 28-29, 24 Hours of ChamberlinRanch II, sponsored by SG Productions.This 24-hour race begins at 11:00 AM onSaturday. There will be camping, music,food, outdoor movies, and good times. Aprofessional timekeeper will guarantee accu-racy and quick results. The challenging racecourse is 15 miles long, consisting of fireroads, single track, steep descents andclimbs over the hills on Ted Chamberlin’sCattle Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley. De-tails and registration at www.ridesb.com.
Closer jobs and bikingA survey conducted last June by ManpowerInc shows that 76% of 900 workers saythat higher gasoline prices are alteringtheir behavior. Among the findings, 5%have already changed to a job that’s closerto home; and 31% said that they are con-sidering it. This means that more mightbike rather than car commute to work.
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Coalition offers bikeTour of Green Homes
The Santa Barbara BicycleCoalition has teamedup with The Habitatfor Humanity to of-fer two bicycle tourson Saturday, Octo-ber 7th. The bikerides will take par-ticipants to six sitesincluded in theHabitat’s 2006 “Tour of Green Homes.”
Dave Root from the South County Habi-tat organization phoned Bicycle Coalitionpresident Ralph Fertig in late August, ask-ing for help getting people to bicycle. Rootthen came to our September meeting withco-chair Mindy Wolfe to describe theirtour. The result is two rides that Fertigcrafted, both starting at the Habitat’s hous-ing project on Via Lucero in Santa Barbara:• The Bicycle Tour #1 is 6.3 miles long and
will take people to four of the home sitesin the San Roque and Samarkand neigh-borhoods. It’s fairly flat and stays for themost part on quiet residential streets.
• The Bicycle Tour #2 is 21.6 miles longand takes riders to the two Montecitohome sites. It’s on some busy streets thatfor the most part have bike lanes, plusthere’s nearly 1000 feet of climbing.
The do-it-yourself rides in PDF format areon our site at www.sbbike.org/HH/Habitat.html
You can print out the maps and take ei-ther one or both of the rides by yourself orwith family or friends at your own pace.You need to purchase a $25 Habitat for Hu-manity ticket to be admitted to any of thehomes. Further information and tickets areavailable from the Habitat for Humanity’ssite www.sbhabitat.org.
Dan Henry is honored
Our Bicycle Coalition honored Solvang bicy-clist Dan Henry with our Annual Award atour Bike Week Celebration last May. Danwas unfortunately unable to attend, so Wil-son Hubbell and Ralph Fertig took twoawards to him, one from us and anotherfrom Assemblyman Pedro Nava.
Ours declares “The Santa Barbara BicycleCoalition hereby acknowledges, commendsand commemorates Dan Henry for signifi-cant contributions to bicycling in Santa Bar-bara County, California.”
Dan, a former America Airlines pilot, re-tired to Sovang because of the great cyclingin our county. Back East where he lived be-fore retirement, he is known as the instiga-tor of “Dan Henry arrows” painted on roads
The Song of the Wheelby Dan Henry
There are many types of musicEach adding depth to things we do,In time, almost without exceptionAll our songs, somehow are through.There are many tunes of love timeAnd dance tunes so sublime,And rhythms that send tinglesAll up and down our spine.At weddings the old standardsAre repeated by us all,And countless other melodiesOf which, we all recall.Yes – we all had songs aplentyWith a meaning long since gone,But there is this one exceptionThat somehow, goes on and on.It’s the song we hear when cyclingOur every sense, each note can feel,We shall always dearly love itIt’s the song of the rolling wheel.
Dan Henry, left, receives commemorative awardsfrom Wilson Hubbell.
Paths are for allA question about use of the Obern Trail—and other paved paths in our county—arose when a local couple, walking on theTrail were told by a passing cyclist with anattitude, “It’s a bike trail.”
To our knowledge, there are no trails orpaths in our county that preclude peoplefrom walking, jogging, running on them.Some of them do prohibit motorized travel,but human-powered activities are just fine.Not to mention healthier.
The best way to stay safe and happy onthese paths is for all users to use commoncourtesy, use your bell, greet others, andmove predictably.
to direct cyclists where to turn on long clubrides. Out here, he continued to speak outfor better bicycling conditions, and the “DanHenry Bikeway” between Los Olivos andSanta Ynez commemorates those efforts.
Now in his nineties, Dan doesn’t get outas much, but was delighted to receive theawards from us. We know, though, that hewill be watching the Amgen Tour of Cali-fornia when world-class cyclists will racein a time trial next February—along theDan Henry Bikeway.
Carpinteria pursues better bicyclingOngoing efforts by the City of Carpinteria tomake it safer and easier to bicycle are re-flected in growth of bicycle commuters asconfirmed by US census statistics. Severalprojects are currently in various stages ofimplementation, according to Parks andRecreation director Matt Roberts, includingthe following:• Coastal Vista Trail. A new 330-foot
section of the city’s coastal trail is going inshortly between Dump Road and Tar PitsPark. This will also make it easier for StateBeach campers to access the seal rookery.
• Trail to State Beach. Design is proceedingon a trail south of the railroad connectingLinden and Palm Avenues. It will connectto the state’s walk-in, bike-in campground.
• Carpinteria Avenue Trail. This trail willconnect City Hall with Bailard Avenue, justsouth of Carpinteria Avenue.
• Franklin Trail. Although this may be toosteep for biking, it will give access to theNational Forest, thanks to the Hortonfamily and the new Rancho Alegre owners.
The community saved the Carpinteria bluffsfrom development, and the Coastal Vista Trail isa splendid component of the open space. Thetrail is made of stabilized decomposed granite.
• Safer access to schools. Althoughupcoming improvements are mostlysidewalks on Linden Avenue and FoothillRoad, the bicycle path along FranklinCreek channel south of the High Schoolwill get a new bridge.
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September Coalitionmeeting topics
Our September 5th monthly Bicycle Coali-tion meeting attracted 15 people. We dis-cussed these topics:• Distribution of the front LED headlights
funded by Goleta Valley Cycling Club forlow-income bike commuters was dis-cussed.
• Dave Root and Mindy Wolfe from theHabitat for Humanity described theirupcoming Tour of Green Homes. RalphFertig will craft a tour for bicyclists.
• Erika Lindemann and Nancy Mulhollanddescribed the upcoming Bicycling Skills forCouples class.
• Possible bicyclist facilities at the vacant lotnext to the Amtrak depot in Santa Barbarawere considered, but the feasibility iscontingent on Measure D passage and thenearby timeshare development.
• Participation in the upcoming SB CityCollege alternative transportation day wasdiscussed. Nancy Mulholland will staff ourtable.
• Erika Lindemann gave a report on TrafficSolutions’ Team Bike Challenge success.
• Wilson Hubbell will write about Dale Lippfor October Quick Release.
Sixty millionAmericans bicycle
According to a recent report from the Out-door Industry Foundation, bicycling is thesecond most popular outdoor activity in theUnited States, with 60 million people on bi-cycles. Bicycling is only surpassed in num-bers by “wildlife viewing.”
We spend our money on gear and trips:• Quality gear is key to a fulfilling outdoor
experience, and Americans spend $46billion each year on equipment, apparel,footwear, accessories, and services. Out ofthe equipment total, 14% is spent onbicycling products and services.
• Americans spend money on active outdoorexcursions, where they spend $243 billionon trips ranging from a summer campingvacation to an afternoon family bike ride.Out of the activity total, 19% is spent onbicycle trips.
The total is a huge $289 billion spent annu-ally on active outdoor recreation gear andtrips. To put it in perspective, it’s a biggerdirect expenditure contribution to the USeconomy than automobile and light truckmanufacturing at $251 billion.
The survey doesn’t tell us where Califor-nia stands, but it divides our country intonine regions. We’re part of the five PacificOcean states, and as such, 29% of ourpopulation bicycles. We’re surpassed in bi-cycling only by the midwest region (OH, IN,MI, WI, IL) where 33% bicycle. However, wespend 60% more on equipment. And theyspend 24% more on trips—perhaps becausewe find good bicycling closer to home.
Finally, the study offers examples of ruralcommunities that have taken advantage ofthe demand for outdoor recreation activitiesthat are now joining agriculture and re-source extraction as economic mainstays.Santa Barbara County could likewise benefitfrom becoming more attractive to bicyclistsand others seeking healthy activities.
You can read the entire 20-page OutdoorRecreation Participation Study online atwww.outdoorindustry.org.
“Sitting down on the couch with the remote canhelp you recharge, but to be truly happy, youneed more in your life than passive pleasures.”—Money Magazine, August 2006
Bicycle Commuter billnow in Congress
The Bicycle Commuters Benefits Act is cur-rently wending its way through Congress.If passed, it will offer tax breaks to thosewho commute by bicycle. Today, those whotake transit or vanpool can receive amonthly tax-exempt $105-$205 benefitfrom employers. It’s only reasonable to addthose who are environmentally responsible.
We’re pleased to note that Lois Cappsis one of 55 co-sponsors of the House bill(HR 807) that is now in the House Waysand Means Committee. And BarbaraBoxer is one of 10 co-sponsors of the par-allel Senate bill (S 2635) that is now in theSenate Committee on Finance.
As Representative Earl Blumenauerobserves, “bicycles are second only to carsas a preferred form of transportation. Ex-cluding this highly preferred mode oftransportation is counterintuitive.”
Measure D challengeis rejected
A challenge to wording of the summaryand arguments for Measure D, brought byCarpinteria City Councilman GregGandrud, were heard by Judge Denise deBellefeulle on August 25th. After a day oftestimony, she ruled that Gandrud had notpresented “significantly compelling” evi-dence and therefore the ballot measurewould remain as written.
In the process of attempting to provethat Measure D summary and argumentsfor it are untrue or misleading, Gandrudcalled four people to testify—AndyCaldwell (from COLAB), Jim Kemp (fromSBCAG), Stephen Shane Stark (CountyCounsel) and Wilson Hubbell (SB BicycleCoalition). Hubbell was questioned by CarsAre Basic advocate Scott Wenz who askedstrange questions like, “Do you think oursidewalks are congested?” as if congestionis the only concern of transportation.
Lawyer Marc Chytilo was successful indefending the wording of Measure D sum-mary and Jim Kemp, longest on the witnessstand, expressed himself with convictionand credibility. With bicycling a significantbeneficiary of Measure D tax renewal, weare pleased that the challenge failed.
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Ortega Hill bikepathupdate
Construction is progressing on the newbikepath and auxiliary lane along north-bound Highway 101 between Summerlandand Montecito. The workers have poured aretaining wall, installed rock-net fencing onthe hillside, and next is bikepath lighting.
The main cost of the $4.9 million projectis for building the new traffic lane in orderto give motorists time to accelerate beforemerging. The bikepath will offer bicyclistsan alternative to the 101 shoulder and tonarrow, winding Ortega Hill Road. Whenthe new bikepath is finished, southboundcyclists will be redirected by Caltrans to thenew path instead of Highway 101 at SouthJameson Lane, increasing overall safety.
The new path provides a missing link forpeople bicycling between Santa Barbaraand Carpinteria. And with new sidewalkscoming to the west Summerland area, therewill be better connections for people walk-ing for fitness or to reach destinations.
The Ortega Hill project is being paid forwith our Measure D transportation tax. It’sa good use of the funds because it will helprelieve motorist congestion on two roadsand, at the same time, provide safer alter-natives for people on foot and bicycles.
This new retaining wall with posts for lights willsupport the upcoming bikepath and adjacentauxiliary traffic lane near Summerland.
by Wilson HubbellGood News! Carpin-teria Public WorksDirector Dale Lipphappens to be avery experiencedtransportation pro-fessional and an en-thusiastic cyclist. Assuch, he has thatrare but muchneeded ability toview local transpor-tation and trailsprojects from his po-sition as both a sea-soned professionalengineer and experi-enced rider.
Dale is far frombeing a newcomer to cycling. His first“good” bike was a Cinelli he purchased in1964, and it’s not surprising that he nowkeeps a bike in his office and often rides 14to 16 miles at lunchtime. Dale’s most recentcycling exploit was the ArthritisFoundation’s California Coast Classic—aweek long, 500 mile, San Francisco to LosAngeles tour that generated much needfunding for arthritis research programs.
Dale’s impact on local cycling extendswell beyond Carpinteria. Prior to becoming
Dale Lipp, Carpinteria Public Works Directorthe head of the City’sPublic Works Depart-ment, Dale was an en-gineer in privatepractice with Martin,Northart and SpencerEngineering in SantaBarbara. In that role heworked on a number ofsignificant local cyclingprojects, including theinstallation of Class IIbikelanes on LosCarneros Road inGoleta and the ProjectStudy Report for theproposed Santa ClausLane–Carpinteria Av-enue Bikepath inCarpinteria.
Non-motorized transportation projectsthat Dale is currently involved in includethe replacement of Carpinteria’s 8th Streetfootbridge, the resurfacing of city streetsthat include bikelanes, and the revisiting ofthe Project Study Report (that he prepared)for the proposed Santa Claus–CarpinteriaAvenue Bikepath.
Thanks Dale for all your efforts on be-half of bicycling and bicyclists inCarpinteria and throughout Santa BarbaraCounty.
Please thank and support the following Bi-cycle Coalition business members:
• Bicycle Bob’s, Santa Barbara• Big Gear Bike Gear, Santa Barbara• Café de Velo, Santa Barbara• Jeffrey Stoutenborough, Architect, Santa
We thank our active members• Pedal Power Bicycles, Santa Maria• Santa Barbara Electric Bicycle Company,
Santa Barbara
In addition, we welcome new members Cliff& Kathy Runge, and Paolo Gardinali.
We further thank those who renewed theirmemberships: Doug Allard, John Cinatl,Glenn Reinhart, David Madajian, JamesElliott, Carol Tokar, John Lewis andSusan Beatty.
Dale Lipp in working clothes outsideCarpinteria City Hall. Photo by Wilson Hubbell.
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