Our Efforts to Make County Roads Safer Are Succeeding!
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Last fall, we began an initiative to persuade Boulder County
to undertake a motorist/cyclist road safety education outreach aimed at the
rural areas where  we ride. We refined our campaign at an Alliance for Biking and
Walking cycling advocacy campaign training in October. We participated in
the Canyons Working Group sponsored by the Boulder County Department of
Transportation (BCDT) and the Sheriff's Department. We persistently advocated for a road safety
education outreach in addition to infrastructure improvements. Our
efforts have met with initial success with the County committing to important
cycling infrastructure changes in the Canyons and to develop a roadway safety
education campaign with an initial budget of $5,000 for out-of-pocket expenses
plus in-house County resources.
The plan adopted by the Canyons Working Group is being finalized and will be
released soon. Although the infrastructure improvements have been planned
in detail, there is much still to be done on the outreach component of the plan
since this requires input from the County Public Information and Media Office
and outside marketing professionals. Our
Advocacy Committee will represent the BCC on the Education and Outreach Sub-Group
aimed at developing and implementing the safety outreach campaign.
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Remember Your First Bike?
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The freedom, the fun, the excitement! And look at all the benefits throughout your
life that started with that little machine.
If you want to give back to the cycling world during this season of
giving (and get a year-end tax write-off), there are two good opportunities to
help kids get started by donating money or an old bike to either:
Bikes for Tikes through
your local Bicycle
Village
303-440-8525; jwelch@ssv.net
BTW, Bicycle
Village has a little
something under its tree for Club members: Take an extra 20% off all Specialized bikes until 12/20.
Or Community Cycles
720-565-6019 Bottom of Form
http://www.communitycycles.org/get-involved/donate.html
Community Cycles also sells reconditioned bikes, so check
them out if you are looking for a bargain on holiday gift.
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Update on Kelsey
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Club member and ride leader Steve Crider's daughter appears to be
"all clear" on her third kidney transplant, having gone through the
process July 24 at Mayo Clinic in MN. She had two previous transplants
that failed because of donor rejection issues, the 3rd being the
"charm" so to speak. Mayo Clinic just completed a 4-month
checkup and biopsy and found no signs of rejection.
Her living donor was
Kaye Basedow of Broomfield,
who did not know Kelsey and read about her in the Daily Camera. If you or
anyone you know has interest in becoming a living donor or just the process here is a great website. You can also contact Steve at rockymtngatr@yahoo.com for more information
Congrats to Kelsey and Steve on a successful outcome!
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Bácaro Christmas
Ride & Lunch this Saturday
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 "Italian Style" eat to ride, ride
to eat. Stopping for coffee
& pastry, then family-style Italian meal at Bácaro after the ride. Meet at Bácaro at 9:00 a.m. for cappuccino. Special Guest: Santa Claus. A Ride & B Ride, both no-drop. If bad weather, the ride will take place at
the Velodrome (Boulder Indoor Cycling) with an hour of professional coaching.
Fundraiser for the for Share-a-Gift Foundation. Lunch:
$25/person plus tax &
gratuity, pay upon arrival. Please
RSVP by 8:00 p.m. the night prior.
Questions? 303.444.4888 | info@bacaro.com
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