JimmieTheSaint’s Bicycle/Enviro
Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the inaugural edition of my newsletter.
I will be setting up a Yahoo Group in the future to handle this information,
for now I will rely on email to send and receive information. The focus of this
newsletter will be on upcoming Bicycle and Environmental Events. I will post information
regarding events that I will be attending or organizing as well as others that
seem interesting. Anyone who knows of an event that they would like added can
email me at jimmiethesaint529@...
I have included all of you on this list because I feel that you would be
interested in these events as well. If you don’t want to be included in
this list just drop me a line I will gladly remove you.
Upcoming Events
Chicago Eco-Transportation Show
Tue 8/15/2006
4-7 Discussion follows at 7pm at Jefferson Tap
Free Admission to show
$5 for discussion
From the Sun-Times
The event at the Jefferson Tap, 325 N. Jefferson, will
precede a 7 p.m. talk on "sustainable transportation" by panelists
from the CTA, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation and Metropolitan Planning Council.
Admission to the discussion is $5.
But there's no charge for the 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. outdoor show,
which will feature 13 enclosed vehicles and half a dozen specialized bicycles.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-ecotrans14.html
www.EcoTransportation.org
I will be attending this event from about 4pm - ?
An Inconvenient Truth
Tue 8/15/2006
9:40pm
The man who was once our next President hasn't been sitting
idle -- he's been spreading the word about global warming.
Landmark Century Center Cinemas
2828 North Clark
Street
Chicago, IL 60657 Map
About $9.50
I will be attending this event
Chicago Bicycle Safety Law Campaign
Wed 8/16/2006
The 14th Police District and the Chicago Department of
Transportation are launching a campaign to encourage and enforce compliance
with bicycle safety laws. City officials are reminding bicyclists that it is
not only dangerous to ride a bicycle after dark without a headlamp, it is
illegal and may result in a warning or fine from Police.
Beginning at dusk Wednesday, Aug. 16, Chicago’s
14th District officers and Mayor Daley’s Bicycling Ambassadors will
patrol the Wicker
Park neighborhood by
bike, stopping cyclists riding without headlamps. Their strategy combines
outreach and law enforcement in the interest of safe cycling.
“The goal of this program is not to ticket cyclists,
but to promote their safety when riding after dark,” said 14th District
Commander Salvador Avila.
The emphasis on bike safety comes with the increasing
popularity of bicycling for transportation and recreation in Chicago. The development of an enforcement
program targeting particularly dangerous bicycling is one of the strategies of
the City of Chicago’s
recently unveiled Bike 2015 Plan.
General information about Chicago’s
bicycling ordinances can be found on the CDOT Bicycle Program website, www.chicagobikes.org and Chicago’s Bike 2015
Plan can be viewed or downloaded at www.bike2015plan.org
New Midnight Marauders Ride
Fri 8/19/2006
11:30pm - ?
The first of the rides since I have begun reviving this
group, Midnight Marauders rides meet at The Handlebar, 2311 W North Ave, on the 3rd Saturday
of each month, leaving to pillage the city at midnight. A route map has been
posted to the group, and a flyer to give to your friends. Go to http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/midnight_marauders/
for more info and to sign up for the Yahoo! Group
I will be attending/organizing this event
Bike to Transit Week
Mon 8/21/2006
2pm - 6pm
We will distribute bicycling literature, recruit new
members, sell bike maps and T-shirts, and educate the public on the benefits of
involvement in CBF. Stop by to say hi to us and pick up some info about
bicycling and transit. Visit www.biketraffic.org
I will be attending this event
FWEGA - Fourth Wednesday Evening Getting
Acquainted Ride
Wed, 8/23/2006
6:30 p.m.
Meet at the clock tower in Lincoln Park (Waveland Ave and lakefront path) *
Leisurely paced 12-mile ride through several North Side neighborhoods *
Afterward convene at a local watering whole for libations, gastronomic sustenance
and, getting acquainted * 12 miles * 10 to 12 mph * FREE * Organized by the
Chicago Cycling Club *
Info: www.chicagocyclingclub.org
e-mail dolaughlin@...
I will NOT be attending this event
Chicago Critical Mass
Fri, 8/25/2006
5:30 pm
Daley Plaza
Chicago Critical Mass bike rides start from Daley Plaza,
Dearborn & Washington at 5:30 pm on the last Friday of
each month, regardless of season or weather. They are free and fun. All you
have to do is show up with your bike. This is the ride that inspired my bicycle
advocacy, and is more fun than a Barrel of Monkeys, even Drunk Monkeys! Always
a great time, for more information go to http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org/
I will be attending this event
Ride On
JimmieTheSaint
"Your planet's immune system is trying to get rid of
you." -Kurt Vonnegut
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