Recently, TRPC announced that the State is poised to award $950,000
for the Gap Project elevated crossing of Martin Way (and $805,000 for
the Yelm Prairie Trail). Both are still pending approval). I posed a
few clarifying questions to Thera Black, Senior Transportation
Planner at TRPC. Her reply, which she said was OK to post around,
follows:

>This funding will be used for the grade-separated structure
>over Martin Way.  We have full funding for the bridge.  This
>grant enables us to shift $950,000 of Baird's earmark that we were
>going to have to use for Martin Way back onto the Pacific Avenue
>crossing.  My understanding is that we'll be going to bid for
>construction this winter (sometime soon) with construction slated
>for spring/summer 2008.  This time next year the bridge should be
>complete.
>
>The at-grade crossing [the City of Olympia is making -LL] is nearly
>complete.  The refuge island is in place and the County is just
>waiting for the in-pavement lighting to arrive to complete the
>install.  I've heard from several people that the island is already
>being used.
>
>Once the Martin Way bridge gets to the contract stage we'll shift
>our planning attention to the Pacific Avenue crossing. We've had
>some preliminary discussions with Capital Development Company (CDC)
>and DeTrays Manufactured Homes regarding alignment and grade
>questions.  We've pretty well resolved questions about the segment
>between I-5 and Pacific Avenue. It'll be at-grade along the old
>alignment, ramping up for the Pacific Avenue crossing behind JoAnn's
>Fabrics. Now we'll have to reach agreement on the alignment through
>Paul DeTray's property and the last CDC parcel adjacent to the
>Woodland Trail so we can talk ROW acquisition needs and costs.
>
>In terms of funding for Pacific Avenue I can tell you with some
>confidence that we don't have sufficient funds to complete
>everything but I don't know by how much yet (except that we're
>$950,000 closer than we were before!).  We need final bids for
>Martin Way plus estimates for ROW acquisition south of Pacific
>Avenue before we can get a ballpark estimate of the shortfall.  I'm
>sure that we have enough to complete the I-5 south / Pacific Avenue
>crossing design and construction of the permanent trail between I-5
>and Pacific Avenue.  We probably have enough to acquire the
>remaining ROW and some of the remaining construction. With
>construction and ROW costs as upwardly volatile as they are, though,
>I really can't say just how much more we'll need yet.  Let's say
>it's probably more than $500k but less than... $2 million (how's
>that for a wide margin?!)
>
>The state agency we haven't yet tapped but will for this funding is
>the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation (fy 2009 funding).
>And of course, we'll continue to approach Senator Murray.
>
>Hopefully this answers your questions. I'll be back in the office
>next week and will unclog the voice/email boxes. Apologies for the
>inconvenience.  We're down in Palm Springs, soaking up some sun and
>sweltering in the unusually hot (mid-90s) weather.  Talk about an
>unfriendly environment for cyclists and pedestrians! They seem to
>have more onstreet facilities for golf carts than cyclists or peds.

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- Larry Leveen

OlyBikes Locally-Owned Bike Shop

"Bikes, Parts, Repairs and GREAT Customer Service"

http://www.olybikes.com

Phone: 360-753-7525

(website features FREE bike safety & advocacy  materials)

Please see attached flyer. Trails Plan Public meetings begin next week. The
Oct.16 meeting has been moved from Memorial Hall to Choice HS due to a
scheduling issue.

Please pass this along to anyone who you believe might be interested. Thank you.

Here is the news release for the public meetings. Please distribute as you'd
like.

Dan Burden is the Pied Piper of Walkability.   

I first met him in 1976, during my cross-country bike tour, when he was working at BikeCentennial in Missoula.

He worked as the State of Florida's bicycle program manager, and then started Walkable Communities, a resource for promoting safe walking conditions.

He is a former National Geographic photograper, and he presents alternatives through photography.  

It's an incredible inspiration to see one of his presentations, and I encourage you to come if you can.  



Dan will be showing us opportunities and tools for creating more active 
environments in our neighborhoods.

Basic details:
Thursday Sept. 20
6-8 pm
Thurston Regional Planning Council meeting room
2424 Heritage Court SW, Olympia

Transit routes 43 and 44 from Downtown , Westside, and Tumwater Square 
go near here.
For details contact Chris Hawkins, Active Healthy Communities 
Coordinator at Thurston County Health and Social Services 786-5581 (ext. 
7014)

-- Jim Lazar
Consulting Economist
Microdesign Northwest
1063 Capitol Way S. #202
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 786-1822
Email: jim @ jimlazar.com
Listserves: jlazar @ jimlazar.com

I got this feedback from the Tacoma Wheelmen. 

----- Original Message ----
From: Bob Myrick <BobMyrick@...>
To: Blaine Wheeler <blainekw@...>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:09:37 AM
Subject: Re: questions/comments about state non-motorized plan

We use Mounts Road all the time, mostly to get back from Thurston County.  We can ride the freeway into Thurston County.  I have been on the path along the railroad many times.  Sound Transit could build pieces of bike trail along their corridor.  I have even ridden thru the golf course to get onto Mounts Road as the final few feet are a little difficult.

----- Original Message -----

From: Blaine Wheeler

To: Bob Myrick ; president@... ; Timothy Payne

Cc: Brian Faller

Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 6:43 AM

Subject: Re: questions/comments about state non-motorized plan

Hi Bob - High tech is cool. What do you think of Larry Leveen's thought on Mounts Road:

"The second issue I'd like to address is a project I've been trying to get on the radar screen of agencies here -- a bikeable connection between Thurston and Pierce Counties (well) north of Yelm-Mckenna.

The most obvious choice is a combination of I-5 and Mounts Road. The I-5 bridge over the Nisqually River already has some extra width non-motorized travelers might use, but access TO IT on the bridge is closed off! If that was done to try and prevent "jumpers", it is an act of futility -- any pedestrian who really wants to get there, will. Meanwhile cyclists have to ride on the right-hand travel lane of I-5, with high-speed traffic overtaking them (there is no shoulder on the "roadbed" portion of the bridge). This needs to be rectified and access restored. I have not inspected the surface of this  portion of the bridge and do not know if it will need to be improved for safe travel. Perhaps WSDOT staff could investigate.

Mounts Road is an additional connection route between Thurston and DuPont/points east and north. Mounts Road crosses I-5 via a bridge and leads to the Fort Lewis Golf Course. There is (or was) a dirt road that runs the perimeter of the golf course -- one accesses it by turning right immediately before the golf course parking lot (and after the RR which goes under Mounts Road. The road can be followed east/counterclockwise around the southern part of the golf course. Eventually it turns north. Here there are two options: a fairly short extent north on the perimeter road to connect with Center Drive, or another access that continues between (but with sufficient distance from) the RR tracks and a fence on the left. This access travels underneath the DuPont elevated ramps north of I-5. Eventually one can access Wilmington Drive/Pallisade Boulevard in Dupont (and then points east/north)."

End of Larry idea

----- Original Message ----
From: Bob Myrick <BobMyrick@...>
To: Blaine Wheeler <blainekw@...>; president@...; Timothy Payne <paynet@...>
Cc: Brian Faller <krisnorelius@...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:38:35 PM
Subject: Re: questions/comments about state non-motorized plan

Tomorrow, I hope to call Adventure Cycling.  They are working on a nation wide bicycle route system with Aashto( American Association of Highway and Transportation Officials). Recently, I received a sales brochure from DeLorme, the map people.  They have a GPS device that includes a nation wide and world wide road system.  It can be easily edited to provide bicycle route information as an overlay.  I'm envisioning a web site or an Adventure Cycling effort where individuals can include their local route information and, thus, build a nation wide bike route system within the mapping software.  We have not been successful in getting our local governments to set up and maintain a signed system, so I am going high tech.----- Original Message -----

From: Timothy Payne

To: Blaine Wheeler ; president@...

Cc: Brian Faller ; Bob Myrick

Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:11 PM

Subject: Re: questions/comments about state non-motorized plan

Blaine:

 

Thanks for the heads up.  Yes, I agree coordination between our clubs would be most beneficial.  I hace cc'd our Government Relations Director, Bob Myrick, to focus some attention to this plan.

 

TIm

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Blaine Wheeler

Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 9:14 AM

To: president@...

Cc: Brian Faller

Subject: questions/comments about state non-motorized plan

 

I'm the Pres here in Oly and am forwarding this message string FYI. 

As you'll read below and see from the WSDOT web page about updating the State's Bicycle Pedestrian Plan (http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Bike/BP_Projects.htm)  we've noticed that Pierce County isn't listed and hope it's an oversight you can correct with WSDOT.

I'm also volunteering Brian Faller, our Government Affairs Chair, to keep in touch with you in Tacoma as we write and start working toward the Thurston-Pierce county connection Larry discusses.

What do you think Tim?

Blaine Wheeler
Preseident
Capital Bicycling Club

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Larry Leveen <larryleveen@...>
To: Blaine Wheeler <blainekw@...>
Cc: Kris Norelius <krisnorelius@...>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 6:33:40 PM
Subject: Re: questions/comments about state non-motorized plan

A letter from the club commenting on the plan would be great at this point. Feel free to plaigerize from my comments.

I pushed to have this connection included in the Regional Trails Plan that TRPC was heading up recently and I think it was included. I'll have to check. If so, that helps us make our case.

Anyway, a letter from the club would be great, thanks.

If you need to refer to the original website, it is at: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Bike/BP_Projects.htm

At 7:44 PM -0700 5/25/07, Blaine Wheeler wrote:

Very nice Larry - What would the Club do to help most?

----- Original Message ----
From: Kris Norelius <krisnorelius@...>
To: Larry Leveen <larryleveen@...>
Cc: Blaine Wheeler <blainekw@...>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 7:03:06 PM
Subject: Re: questions/comments about state non-motorized plan

questions/comments about state non-motorized plan

Larry, the Pierce Thurston is badly needed.   Do you want the CBC to send a letter, ... etc.?

----- Original Message -----

From: Larry Leveen

To: ReevesP@...

Cc: blackvt@... ; Paul Brewster ; jack_horton@... ; info@...

Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 10:00 AM

Subject: questions/comments about state non-motorized plan

Hi Ms. Reeves,

I had a few questions from my quick look at the info on http://wwwwsdot.wa.gov/Bike/BP_Projects.htm

One oddity is that there is no listing for Pierce County that I saw! They MUST have something (even less-urban Benton County does). Was that merely an oversight?


The second issue I'd like to address is a project I've been trying to get on the radar screen of agencies here -- a bikeable connection between Thurston and Pierce Counties (well) north of Yelm-Mckenna.

The most obvious choice is a combination of I-5 and Mounts Road. The I-5 bridge over the Nisqually River already has some extra width non-motorized travelers might use, but access TO IT on the bridge is closed off! If that was done to try and prevent "jumpers", it is an act of futility -- any pedestrian who really wants to get there, will. Meanwhile cyclists have to ride on the right-hand travel lane of I-5, with high-speed traffic overtaking them (there is no shoulder on the "roadbed" portion of the bridge). This needs to be rectified and access restored. I have not inspected the surface of this  portion of the bridge and do not know if it will need to be improved for safe travel. Perhaps WSDOT staff could investigate.

Mounts Road is an additional connection route between Thurston and DuPont/points east and north. Mounts Road crosses I-5 via a bridge and leads to the Fort Lewis Golf Course. There is (or was) a dirt road that runs the perimeter of the golf course -- one accesses it by turning right immediately before the golf course parking lot (and after the RR which goes under Mounts Road. The road can be followed east/counterclockwise around the southern part of the golf course. Eventually it turns north. Here there are two options: a fairly short extent north on the perimeter road to connect with Center Drive, or another access that continues between (but with sufficient distance from) the RR tracks and a fence on the left. This access travels underneath the DuPont elevated ramps north of I-5. Eventually one can access Wilmington Drive/Pallisade Boulevard in Dupont (and then points east/north).

A Google Map to view this connection can be viewed here: http://tinyurl.com/2ncup6

This connection should be developed, and will require getting several parties around the table -- Thurston and Pierce Counties, Wayerhouser, Fort Lewis, the RR, any utilities with right-of-way there, and WSDOT (and maybe others). I am having trouble finding anyone to take leadership on this project, but there are no other contenders for non-motorized connection between Thurston and Pierce. Fort Lewis is a significant barrier to mobility, that I doubt any other connection, which would be closer to the base's core, could be developed due to security concerns. Therefore, I'd hope that those in authority at the base might be willing to work with us on an access near the not-so-strategic golf course.

The issue of how to best access such a connection in Thurston County should also be addressed. The future eastern extension of the Lacey-Woodland Trail is a logical access, to supplement Old Pacific Highway.

I ask your help in ensuring the inclusion of the I-5 Nisqually Bridge non-motorized improvements as well as the Mounts Road-Dupont connection in the State Plan. Any assistance you can provide in coordinating with the stakeholders (some are copied in this email) that development of the connection would entail is also requested.

Thank you.

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OlyBikes Locally-Owned Bike Shop

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Phone: 360-753-7525

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"Bikes, Parts, Repairs and GREAT Customer Service"

http://www.olybikes.com

Phone: 360-753-7525

(website features FREE bike safety & advocacy  materials)

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-- Jim Lazar
Olympia, Washington
Office: 360-786-1822
Home: 360-357-8364
Fax: 253-679-7405 (E-Fax, reaches me even when I travel)

-- Jim Lazar
Olympia, Washington
Office: 360-786-1822
Home: 360-357-8364
Fax: 253-679-7405 (E-Fax, reaches me even when I travel)

Subject: FW: WSDOT Bicycle Facilities and Pedestrian Walkways Plan update - kickoff at TRPC offices

Walkers and Bicyclists - Information from Holly Gilbert of the Thurston Regional Planning Council concerning Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans:

WSDOT Kicks Off Updated Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

WSDOT announces the kick off its State Bicycle Facilities and Pedestrian Walkways Plan update. The plan, which is an element of Washington's Multi-modal Transportation Plan, was last updated in 1995. WSDOT has conducted a survey of public opinion about needs related to sidewalks, crosswalks, trails, and bike lanes, which will serve as the basis for the plan. As part of this effort, WSDOT will also propose a strategy for addressing these needs and improving coordination between local governments, regional agencies, and the state. For updated information related to the draft plan, please call 360-705-7258 or visit the website:

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Bike/Bike_Plan.htm. Join WSDOT at one of four scheduled public meetings to discuss the plan, and provide comments and feedback (see dates below). Comments can also be submitted either through the web site or by calling the toll free number: 1-866-375-6729. Comments will be taken throughout the update process. All comments will be considered in the final plan, scheduled for completion in spring 2008.

June 25, 2007

6:30-8:30 PM

Public Service Center

Elections Office

1305 Franklin @ Mill Plain

Vancouver, WA

June 26th, 2007

6:30-8:30 PM

University of Washington

Gould Hall - First Floor Foyer

Seattle, WA

June 27th, 2007

6:30-8:30 PM

Spokane City Council Chambers

808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

Spokane, WA

June 28th, 2007

6:30-8:30 PM

Thurston Regional Planning Council

2424 Heritage Court SW, Suite A

Olympia, WA

___________________________________

Holly Gilbert, Senior Planner

Thurston Regional Planning Council

2424 Heritage Court SW, Suite A

Olympia, WA  98502

Phone:  (360) 956-7575

Fax:  (360) 956-7815

Website:  www.trpc.org

Celebrating 40 Years of  Visionary Leadership in 2007

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Sprocketman Says:   Wear A Helmet!

Mary Yeater Rathbun
The (Madison, WI) Capital Times

A white paneled delivery truck ran over a UW-Madison graduate student's head on Division Street Friday afternoon and, except for a concussion, he wasn't hurt.

Ryan Lipscomb, 26, said he was riding his bicycle pretty fast down the East Isthmus Bike Path where it parallels Eastwood Drive on Madison's east side just before 3 p.m. Eastwood had a green light, so the crosswalk for the bike path showed a white walk sign, Lipscomb said.

MIKE DeVRIES/THE CAPITAL TIMES

UW-Madison graduate student Ryan Lipscomb's crushed helmet shows tread marks of the panel truck that ran over his head Friday afternoon.

He saw the large truck, the kind that usually makes deliveries to offices, coming down Eastwood, preparing to make a right turn onto Division Street. Lipscomb said he could tell the truck wasn't going to stop. So Lipscomb slammed on his brakes, flipping his bike and throwing himself into the street. He landed right at the intersection of Eastwood and Division.

The truck ran over his head.

"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head. It feels really strange to have a truck run over your head."

His helmet, a Giro, was crushed, but Lipscomb's head was fine.

Madison Police Department Sgt. Chris Boyd said the officer at the scene urged Lipscomb to keep the helmet. He did. It is all flattened and mangled and broken, unlike his head.

Even though the truck did not stop, Boyd initially refused to call the incident a hit-and-run. She said the police were not sure that the truck driver knew that someone had been hit. But Sgt. Bernie Gonzalez said later in the evening that the accident report calls it a hit-and-run.

Lipscomb agrees with Gonzalez.

"The truck driver definitely would have known. You know when you run over a curb and my head was definitely higher than a curb." Moreover, Lipscomb said, he was already in the street as the truck was turning. "He had to have seen me."

He was taken to University Hospital, but was released by about 6 p.m. "I'm OK except for a concussion," he said Friday night about 10 p.m.

He better hope he is. Lipscomb, who is studying medical physics in the School of Medicine, has an exam Monday and another Tuesday.

This is not his only brush with headache-causing fame this spring. Lipscomb is the treasurer of the UW-Madison Teaching Assistants' Association's political action committee. Mike Quieto, who worked as a limited-term election aid in the City Clerk's Office in March and April, is accused of forging Lipscomb's name three times to the organization's campaign finance report. The Ethics Board is tentatively scheduled to hear the case later this month.

And next week, Bike to Work Week begins. But Lipscomb didn't say whether he was going to get back on the saddle on Monday.

E-mail: mrathbun@...
Published: May 12, 2007

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Jim Lazar
Olympia, Washington
Office: 360-786-1822
Home: 360-357-8364
Fax: 253-679-7405 (E-Fax, reaches me even when I travel)

                   

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Olympia, Washington
Office: 360-786-1822
Home: 360-357-8364
Fax: 253-679-7405 (E-Fax, reaches me even when I travel)

                   

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A white paneled delivery truck ran over a UW-Madison graduate student's head on Division Street Friday afternoon and, except for a concussion, he wasn't hurt.

Ryan Lipscomb, 26, said he was riding his bicycle pretty fast down the East Isthmus Bike Path where it parallels Eastwood Drive on Madison's east side just before 3 p.m. Eastwood had a green light, so the crosswalk for the bike path showed a white walk sign, Lipscomb said.

MIKE DeVRIES/THE CAPITAL TIMES UW-Madison graduate student Ryan Lipscomb's crushed helmet shows tread marks of the panel truck that ran over his head Friday afternoon.

He saw the large truck, the kind that usually makes deliveries to offices, coming down Eastwood, preparing to make a right turn onto Division Street. Lipscomb said he could tell the truck wasn't going to stop. So Lipscomb slammed on his brakes, flipping his bike and throwing himself into the street. He landed right at the intersection of Eastwood and Division.

The truck ran over his head.

"I didn't see it coming, but I sure felt it roll over my head. It feels really strange to have a truck run over your head."

His helmet, a Giro, was crushed, but Lipscomb's head was fine.

Madison Police Department Sgt. Chris Boyd said the officer at the scene urged Lipscomb to keep the helmet. He did. It is all flattened and mangled and broken, unlike his head.

Even though the truck did not stop, Boyd initially refused to call the incident a hit-and-run. She said the police were not sure that the truck driver knew that someone had been hit. But Sgt. Bernie Gonzalez said later in the evening that the accident report calls it a hit-and-run.

Lipscomb agrees with Gonzalez.

"The truck driver definitely would have known. You know when you run over a curb and my head was definitely higher than a curb." Moreover, Lipscomb said, he was already in the street as the truck was turning. "He had to have seen me."

He was taken to University Hospital, but was released by about 6 p.m. "I'm OK except for a concussion," he said Friday night about 10 p.m.

He better hope he is. Lipscomb, who is studying medical physics in the School of Medicine, has an exam Monday and another Tuesday.

This is not his only brush with headache-causing fame this spring. Lipscomb is the treasurer of the UW-Madison Teaching Assistants' Association's political action committee. Mike Quieto, who worked as a limited-term election aid in the City Clerk's Office in March and April, is accused of forging Lipscomb's name three times to the organization's campaign finance report. The Ethics Board is tentatively scheduled to hear the case later this month.

And next week, Bike to Work Week begins. But Lipscomb didn't say whether he was going to get back on the saddle on Monday.

-- Jim Lazar
Olympia, Washington
Office: 360-786-1822
Home: 360-357-8364
Fax: 253-679-7405 (E-Fax, reaches me even when I travel)

-- Jim Lazar
Olympia, Washington
Office: 360-786-1822
Home: 360-357-8364
Fax: 253-679-7405 (E-Fax, reaches me even when I travel)

Climate Action Day, April 14, noon to 4pm, Sylvester Park will commence
with the arrival of a:

Permitted Bike Parade: meet at Division and Harrison at 11:30am and
leave at 11:45pm arriving at Syvester Park around noon.

Rhenda is a recumbent cyclist, and a friend of alternative transportation.

Friday, April 13, 5 - 7 P.M. at the Capital Playhouse, 612 E. 4th Ave.

Rhenda is a friend of mine.  I have agreed to be her campaign Treasurer.   I think she will make a great city councilperson.

She is a member of the Thurston County Planning Commission, where she has been working hard to secure adoption of a rational zoning plan for the County, one that complies with the requirements of the Growth Management Act, as ruled on by the Growth Management Hearings Board.  She's a very creative thinker, darn smart, and really nice.  I think you'll like her.

Rhenda is running for the position being vacated by TJ Johnson.   While I will miss TJ, I think Rhenda is a wonderful person, and will make a significant contribution to our community.

Rhenda is an engineer, and has a consulting practice assisting municipalities in getting required permits, mostly for sewage treatment plants.  Since half of the city budget is in utilities, having someone with an insider's understanding of how utilities work will be a real benefit.  Her understanding of technical issues, and ability to see through weak technical arguments, will be a real addition to the Council.  We have not had a real scientist on the Council since maybe Pat Cole in the early 1990's. 

The other candidate for this position is Jeanne Marie Thomas, a longtime neighborhood association officer.   While I think Jeanne Marie is a fine person, I believe that Rhenda's understanding of people, process, issues, and governance will make her a stronger Councilmember. 

While this is a low-buck kickoff fundraiser, and even the tiniest contribution will be appreciated, you're also welcome if you just want to meet a candidate, and see if you like how she thinks.  I'm confident you will. 

I hope to see you on Friday the 13th.   Don't hesitate to call or email with any questions you may have.

-- Jim Lazar
Consulting Economist
Microdesign Northwest
1063 Capitol Way S. #202
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 786-1822
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Subject: Ribbon Cutting - Date Change!!
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 13:39:13 -0800
Thread-Topic: Ribbon Cutting - Date Change!!
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WSDOT has changed the date of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the I-5 bridge.  A schedule conflict came up for Congressman Baird and he could not make the event on Saturday.  He really wanted to be a part of it and asked WSDOT to change the date.  It has been moved to Monday, the 19th (Presidents Day).  Same time as before, at 2:00.

I know that this creates issues for some organizations that have tried valiantly to schedule supporting events around this elusive ribbon cutting celebration.  You must be frustrated.  I'm genuinely sorry for the inconvenience.  I know that our partners at WSDOT struggled with the issue but ultimately felt they needed to accommodate Congressman Baird's request.  He has been instrumental in securing funds for the other two bridges in the "Bridging the Gap" project. 

If you have any questions I will do my best to answer them.  You can also contact the event organizer directly.  Her name is Debbie Clemen.  Her phone number is 360.704.3204 and her email is clemend@....  And know that her frustration is probably a bit higher than all the rest of our's at this point.

Thank you for your patience and support.

I hope to see every one of you on the 19th!

Thera

Thera Black

Thurston Regional Planning Council

2424 Heritage Court SW, Ste A

Olympia, WA  98502

360.956.7575 ext 2545 (phone)

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Meeting is TUESDAY , not Monday.

Sorry

Jan. 23 (tomorrow Monday) the Thurston County Parks Board will make
its recommendation on the gates v. bollards (a thin centrally placed
yellow post) issue for the Chehalis Western and Yelm-Tenino Trails.
We urge you to attend.   Your presence would reflect the degree of
concern about this issue in the cycling community. Feel free to pass
the word along.

Details and directions:

Thurston County Parks Board
January 23, 2007, 6:30 PM meeting
Thurston County Courthouse Complex
Rm 280, Commissioners Hearing Room
Lakeridge Dr., SW

(The Courthouse is on top of the western hill above Deschutes parkway
at the south end Capital Lake, and next to Red Lion)

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Long awaited, it's now official!  I hope you can join us -

Thera Black

Thurston Regional Planning Council

2424 Heritage Court SW, Ste A

Olympia, WA  98502

360.956.7575 ext 2545 (phone)

360.956.7815 (fax)

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Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 13:54:57 -0800
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From: Bicycle Alliance of Washington <bikeinfo@...>
Subject: BYKE BYTES E-NEWSLETTER

BYKE BYTES: Bike More, Drive Less, Get Active
An E-newsletter from the Bicycle Alliance of Washington
www.bicyclealliance.org
Submit a news item:  mailto:louisemc@...
January 5, 2007
 

1.      Transportation Lobby Day Set for February 6 in Olympia

2.      Seattle Bicycle Master Plan

3.      Blueprint for a Bikeable City – January 5

4.      White Center Open House – January 9

5.      Get Lit Washington

6.      Twenty Years of Bicycle Advocacy!

7.      Safe Routes Training in Mt Vernon – February 2

8.      Bike Expo – Help Us Staff Our Booth!

9.      Volunteer of the Month

Transportation Lobby Set for February 6 in Olympia

Transportation Lobby Day
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 9am
United Churches at 11th & Capitol Way in Olympia

 
Heads up, bicycle advocates!  The Bicycle Alliance of Washington and other like-minded groups are organizing Transportation Lobby Day.  Join us as we work to advance these legislative priorities:
 
1)  Educating legislators about carbon assessments and the budget impacts of more autos. Lead by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, the Sierra Club and Cascade Bicycle Club.
2)  Mobility Education legislation.  Driver’s Education changed to include the Basics of Bicycling, Riding a Bus, and driving a car.  Spearheaded by Feet First, and Representative Dave Upthegrove.
3)  Revising Transportation Goals:  moving people and goods not cars lead by Transportation Choices and others.
4)  Additional revenue and policy changes for local bike lanes, sidewalks and transit.  This is an umbrella for Complete Streets and will be lead by the Bicycle Alliance and others. 
Additionally, we’ll support anti-cell phone legislation and continue our other priorities like funding for Safe Routes to School.
 
Save the Date and then call your legislator for an appointment February 6th.  Details about carpools, vanpools and house stays will be available after the 15th of January.  We plan to invite the new House Transportation Chair Judy Clibborn, and Senate Transportation Chair Mary Margaret Haugen to speak.
 
Partial list of participating groups include Bicycle Alliance of Washington, Feet First, Transportation Choices Coalition, Futurewise, Cascade Bicycle Club, People for Puget Sound, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, American Lung Association of Washington, Washington Transit Association.
 

Seattle Bicycle Master Plan

 
A draft version of the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan is nearly ready for comments.  This is your chance guide a city wide network of bike facilities.  Visit the City of Seattle website at www.seattle.gov/transportation/bikemaster.htm.  The Bicycle Alliance of Washington has actively participated at the public outreach meetings and serves on the Citizens Advisory Committee.  The plan is being written by Toole Design Group.  Don’t miss this opportunity to change the course of bicycling in Seattle for the next 20 years.
 
 

Blueprint for a Bikeable City – January 5

 
“Blueprint for a Bikeable City” is the topic for the next monthly Green Film Series this Friday, January 5th.   Films begin at 7:30pm at 911 Media Arts Center in Seattle and our co-host will be the Sierra Club Seattle Group. Playing along with the short film Easy Rollin’ by filmmaker Hadas Levy, our feature film will be "We Aren’t Blocking Traffic! We Are Traffic" about the evolution and history of the “Critical Mass” bicycle movement.  Films will be followed by a panel discussion with representatives from the Cascade Bicycle Club, Transportation Choices Coalition, Feet First and the Bicycle Alliance of Washington. For more information go to  http://www.hazelfilm.org/greenfilms.html.

White Center Open House – January 9

King County is asking for input on how to make SW 98th Street more inviting for pedestrians and bicyclists between the White Center business district and the new Greenbridge housing area.  The Road Services Division will host a public open house for the project on Tuesday, January 9 from 7-9 p.m. at White Center Heights Elementary School, 10015 6th Avenue SW.  For more details:  http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/transtoday/2006news/dec/tt122606.htm#feature5
 

Get Lit Washington

 
Lights are key to making a cyclist a visible and safe user of roads and paths after dark.  Unfortunately, many bicyclists ride at night without them.
 
The Bicycle Alliance plans to launch Get Lit Washington this spring to directly address this problem, and we are currently seeking donations to help fund it.  For every dollar raised until March 1 (up to $2500 in donations) the Bicycle Alliance will match dollar for dollar to fund this program.  Checks payable to the Bicycle Alliance of Washington in any amount may be sent to:
 
Bicycle Alliance of Washington
Get Lit Program
PO Box 2904
Seattle, WA 98111
 
Get Lit Washington is inspired by the original Get Lit program in Portland, Oregon.  Created by Jef Bernards, Get Lit provides inexpensive front and rear bike lights to unlit riders.  Get Lit Washington will have an immediate positive effect on the night cycling safety of unlit riders, raise awareness of bikes as vehicles, and draw attention to the legal requirement that cyclists have lights.
 
Planet Bike has agreed to provide front and rear lights in bulk quantities at favorable prices.  $2500 will help us equip 200 low-income cyclists with lights. We plan to introduce this program in Seattle, Spokane, Olympia and Bellingham.
 
To learn more about Get Lit Washington or to get involved, contact Kent Peterson, Commute Programs Manager, at 206.224.9252 or kentp@....

Twenty Years of Bicycle Advocacy
 
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, that’s twenty years of education, advocacy, outreach and legislative successes.  We’re planning a series of anniversary parties around the state.  Please call Barbara at (206) 224-9252 if you would like to host a party in your town.
 

Safe Routes Training in Mt Vernon – February 2
 
The all day training is scheduled for February 2, 2007 in Mt. Vernon at the Skagit Valley Hospital.  For more information, contact Dave Janis at 206.224.9252 or davej@....  Information is also posted at  http://www.bicyclealliance.org/saferoutes/classes.php.
 
To register, contact:

Liz McNett Crowl
Skagit Valley Hospital
Mount Vernon
Phone:  360-428-2331
Fax:  360-428-8222
Email:  LCrowl@...
 

Bike Expo – Help Us Staff Our Booth!

Save March 10th and 11th for the Greater Seattle Bike Expo and volunteer at the Bicycle Alliance Booth. We’ll be sending out details like shift hours and focus of our materials later this month.  Stay tuned.
 
Volunteer of the Month

 
There literally would not be a Bicycle Alliance of Washington without Amy Carlson.  Amy helped found the organization in 1987 and has served on our Board ever since, taking on the role of President on several occasions.  She is leaving the Board this year, but none of us can imagine this organization without her!  Thank you, Amy!
 
The Bicycle Alliance is a non-profit VOLUNTEER POWERED organization.  We work for you, but also, we NEED you.  We need advocates in every county across the state.  We have an ongoing need for office volunteers: data entry, filing and other tasks always need to get done.   Our annual auction would not happen without over 100 people giving generously of their time.  And there are always special tasks for special skills that can help the cause of bicycling in Washington.  Your skill can help bicyclists across the state!  Call or email Mark if you are able to help out. 206/224-9252 markc@....

Over 1700 Share the Road license plates sold!

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SAVE THE DATE
Transportation Lobby Day
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 – all day
110 11th Ave SE
(11th and Capitol Way)

Join with the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, Transportation Choices, Sierra Club, Feet First, and many other non-profits for the first annual healthy, transportation Lobby Day.  (The specifics of the day will be posted at  http://www.bicyclealliance.org in early January.)
Our priorities include:
1)  Increased funding and policies to support bike lanes and sidewalks – a complete streets umbrella package.  We’ll pursue education and legislation opportunities.
2)  Educate legislators about carbon assessments and greenhouse gases.
3)  Mobility education.  Change drivers’ education to include bicycle, pedestrian and transit education. 
4)  Work to revise State transportation goals with education and legislation.
Additionally we'll support cell phone legislation.  We'll also be there to oppose any “bad” bills and support other legislation as needed.
 
 http://www.theunitedchurches.org/findus.htm  Direction to church. 

Barbara Culp
Executive Director
Bicycle Alliance of Washington
PO Box 2904
Seattle, WA 98111
206/224-9252
206/384-9629 (cell)

Bicycle Alliance of Washington advocates for bicyclists and a bicycle-friendly Washington.

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