Hello Bikies, Once again, Saris has put together a National 5th Grade Poster Contest. Please check out the finalists from 24 different states and vote for your favorite. The theme this year was "Bicycling Takes Me Places" and I'm sure you'll agree we had some amazing entries. Please take a look, vote, and share this with others!
http://www.sariscyclinggroup.com/poster-contest.html Thanks, Lindsay Suttin Saris Cycling Group 608-729-6123 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Bikies Digest, Vol 42, Issue 1 Send Bikies mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Bikies digest..." Today's Topics: 1. B Cycle and bike sharing in general (Robbie Webber) 2. Re: B Cycle and bike sharing in general (Jym Dyer) 3. Re: B Cycle and bike sharing in general (India Viola) 4. Re: B Cycle and bike sharing in general (Paul T. O'Leary) 5. US First in Obesity, Last in Exercise (tim wong) 6. Eagle Heights Bicycle Festival (Martin Lund) 7. Pedestrian traffic lanes ([email protected]) 8. Re: Pedestrian traffic lanes (S. Morris Rose) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:17:34 -0500 From: Robbie Webber <[email protected]> To: Bikies <[email protected]> Subject: [Bikies] B Cycle and bike sharing in general Message-ID: <caot7dyzp2ti-1zgqmuzudzqlxajpghbve-6lng+r9rxohaq...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Thought the Bikies might be interested in an article I wrote for work about a special session at the National Bike Summit on bike sharing. http://www.ssti.us/2012/04/bike-sharing-an-on-demand-mobility-solution/ One thing I didn't put in the article was a comment from one of the people helping to get a program started in Portland (OR): "We learned that bike advocates make terrible advocates for bike sharing. They don't see the need, because they already have bikes and ride them anywhere they want to go." I had to stifle a laugh, because that was my experience in Madison as well. Much as I love all the Bikies, many people who are dyed in the wool bike commuters and bike advocates just didn't "get it" when it came to B Cycle. People said, "If people want to ride, why don't they just get a regular bike?" or "People could keep a bike at work, if they don't ride want to ride every day." Folks, it's not for us, that ride every day and everywhere. It's for people that come to downtown/campus some other way - bus, state vanpool, carpool, or even *gasp* by car - and then want use of a bike once in awhile. I even know people that live downtown but use B Cycle because they have a really nice road bike and don't want to ride it for errands and lock it up outside. Or they don't feel like hauling the bike out of the small, inconvenient space where it is stored just to run out to buy milk or bread. Voila! Instant bike use with none of the responsibilities of your own bike. I'm just waiting for all the commuters from outlying communities to realize they can *gasp* drive to an area outside the 2-hour parking zone and grab a B Cycle for the rest of the trip. That's pretty common in other cities. There aren't any stations on the west side that are outside the restricted parking areas, but there are a few places on the east side where that would work. Anyway, in case anyone is interested in a B Cycle, or has a neighbor, colleague or loved one that might benefit, they are having a sale on annual memberships: $32.50 for an annual, or $20 is you have a UW affiliation. http://madison.bcycle.com/ Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.danenet.org/private.cgi/bikies-danenet.org/attachments/20120402/e085a5a6/attachment.html> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 14:53:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Jym Dyer <[email protected]> To: Bikies <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Bikies] B Cycle and bike sharing in general Message-ID: <[email protected]> > "We learned that bike advocates make terrible advocates for bike > sharing. They don't see the need, because they already have bikes and > ride them anywhere they want to go." =v= Here's a patriotic bike advocate's bike-share alternative: http://sheldonbrown.com/bike-share.html (Note: That was posted yesterday.) <_Jym_> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:55:26 -0500 From: India Viola <[email protected]> To: Robbie Webber <[email protected]> Cc: Bikies ListServe <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Bikies] B Cycle and bike sharing in general Message-ID: <CAM3191hGrxee+JpTFUMHJFy7nR_+bbA2f8=uffEx3Q=gv32...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Thanks for the post, Robbie. A B-Cycle membership is also a fun thing to have on hand for out-of-town guests. I think all of the hotels on the Isthmus should offer them to their guests at check-in. -india On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Robbie Webber <[email protected]>wrote: > Thought the Bikies might be interested in an article I wrote for work > about a special session at the National Bike Summit on bike sharing. > http://www.ssti.us/2012/04/bike-sharing-an-on-demand-mobility-solution > / > > One thing I didn't put in the article was a comment from one of the > people helping to get a program started in Portland (OR): "We learned > that bike advocates make terrible advocates for bike sharing. They > don't see the need, because they already have bikes and ride them > anywhere they want to go." > > I had to stifle a laugh, because that was my experience in Madison as > well. Much as I love all the Bikies, many people who are dyed in the > wool bike commuters and bike advocates just didn't "get it" when it > came to B Cycle. People said, "If people want to ride, why don't they > just get a regular bike?" or "People could keep a bike at work, if > they don't ride want to ride every day." > > Folks, it's not for us, that ride every day and everywhere. It's for > people that come to downtown/campus some other way - bus, state > vanpool, carpool, or even *gasp* by car - and then want use of a bike > once in awhile. I even know people that live downtown but use B Cycle > because they have a really nice road bike and don't want to ride it > for errands and lock it up outside. Or they don't feel like hauling > the bike out of the small, inconvenient space where it is stored just to run > out to buy milk or bread. > Voila! Instant bike use with none of the responsibilities of your own bike. > > I'm just waiting for all the commuters from outlying communities to > realize they can *gasp* drive to an area outside the 2-hour parking > zone and grab a B Cycle for the rest of the trip. That's pretty common > in other cities. There aren't any stations on the west side that are > outside the restricted parking areas, but there are a few places on > the east side where that would work. > > Anyway, in case anyone is interested in a B Cycle, or has a neighbor, > colleague or loved one that might benefit, they are having a sale on > annual > memberships: $32.50 for an annual, or $20 is you have a UW affiliation. > http://madison.bcycle.com/ > > > Robbie Webber > Transportation Policy Analyst > State Smart Transportation Initiative > www.ssti.us > 608-263-9984 (o) > 608-225-0002 (c) > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > -- WeAreAllMechanics.com [email protected] Stay connected- Follow WAAM on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/We.Are.All.Mechanics> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.danenet.org/private.cgi/bikies-danenet.org/attachments/20120402/2e8cf752/attachment-0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:49:02 -0500 From: "Paul T. O'Leary" <[email protected]> To: Jym Dyer <[email protected]> Cc: Bikies <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Bikies] B Cycle and bike sharing in general Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 2012/04/02 16:53, Jym Dyer wrote: >> "We learned that bike advocates make terrible advocates for bike >> sharing. They don't see the need, because they already have bikes and >> ride them anywhere they want to go." > > =v= Here's a patriotic bike advocate's bike-share alternative: > > http://sheldonbrown.com/bike-share.html > > (Note: That was posted yesterday.) > <_Jym_> "Easter Eggs" - the "recent contact" drop-down, and look carefully among the Currency choices. -- Paul T. O'Leary Chronic Nuisance Madison, WI USA ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 01:44:43 -0500 From: tim wong <[email protected]> To: BikiesSubmissions <[email protected]> Subject: [Bikies] US First in Obesity, Last in Exercise Message-ID: <ca+uhu2vxkc5hxqwvk9yawg+fmhgsq6byvxsqmiconhkxvsj...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/03/true-cost-unwalkable-streets/1616/ -- "If we continue to consume the world until there's no more to consume, then there's going to come a day, sure as hell, when our children or their children or their children's children are going to look back on us--on you and me--and say to themselves, 'My God, what kind of monsters were these people?'" --Daniel Quinn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Anyone interested should contact: Treana Olofson Assistant Director of Resident Programs and Services Division of University Housing University of Wisconsin - Madison [email protected] 608-890-0475 Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Morris Rose" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Pedestrian traffic lanes Message-ID: <CA+7TJwV=3ceyo6cwcuwqhqr_cenvym4vua4mugrmu9_7i4r...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Note that Pennsylvania is one of the few remaining states that still doesn't have laws against using a handheld cellphone or texting while driving. Even if they pass proposed legislation, using a cell won't be a primary offence. That rather deadens the tone of this campaign, in my view. On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 8:39 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > > http://www.governing.com/news/technology/ap-philadelphia-texting-lane-just-f > or-laughs-but-issue-serious.html > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > -- Scott M. Rose West Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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