E-Newsletter January 2010
2009 Coalition Accomplishments
The following are your Coalition highlights for 2009:                         
 
                        Produced 50,000 Lake Tahoe Bike Trail Maps - Second Edition

·         Incorporated as nonprofit in the state of Nevada

·         Succeeded in helping prepare a rebuttal to Measure B to save bike path maintenance funds

·         Collaborated with City of So. Lake Tahoe to paint bike emblems on city streets

·         Collaborated with Tahoe City, Reno and Carson City representatives to help them become designated as Bicycle Friendly Community

·         Receive over 1,000,000 hits annually on www. TahoeBike.org

·         750 registered readers -- E-Newsletter

·         Produced Bike2Work, School, Play Week & Challenge with:

§  730 registered riders

§  87 company teams

§  6 schools

§  23,000 miles

·         Facilitated installation of bike lanes on Hwy 50 in South Lake Tahoe (Caltrans & TRPA)

·         At table for bicycle facility planning at the City, County, State levels

·         Assisted in the TRPA Bike/Ped Master Plan and that of the City of SLT

·         Presenter at Bike/Ped conferences, environmental summits and professional organizations on the role of cycling for a sustainable future

·         Continually write and submit feature stories and news releases about cycling's role in the community (locally, regionally, nationally)

·         Helped build new connector trail from Van Sickle Bi-State Park to Tahoe Rim Trail

·         Key Collaborating relationships include;

§  Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

§  Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization

§  City of South Lake Tahoe

§  Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board

§  Heavenly Mountain Resort

§  Tahoe Daily Tribune

§  Bike The West Productions

§  Alta Alpina Cycling Club

§  EDAW

§  Design Workshop Group

§  Sierra Nevada Alliance

§  Tahoe Media Group, Pedal Thursdays, Tahoe Rim Trail Association, and others . . .

Coming in 2010

·         Revised TRPA Bike/Ped Master Plan (summer)

·         2nd annual Bike emblem painting on city streets (May/June)

·         5th Annual Tahoe Bike 2Work, School, Play Week (May 31- June 4)

·         Inaugural Tahoe BikeFest & Parade (June 5)

·         New LTVA advertising campaign to include cycling (spring/summer)

·         2nd Edition Bike Map regional distribution (ongoing)

·         Plan to receive IRS 501 3 c designation

·         Building our membership base

·         Efforts to stage the Amgen Tour de California in Tahoe (May)

·         Produce more activities and events

 

 And planned for 2011

·         Bike lanes on Hwys 50, 89, and 28

·         Shared-use Bike Path - Stateline to Round Hill Pines Resort

·         And other activities, facilities and events to be announced.

Join Us and We Can Accomplish More!

You can see by some the highlights listed above how a small group of dedicated individuals can help make measureable contributions in our community.  Imagine want we could accomplish when you and your friends are members and participate as volunteers in one of our existing programs or spearheading a project that you are passionate about.

 

An important area of interest to the Coalition, and maybe you too, is to help organize mountain bike advocates in getting their voice heard and help facilitate the opening and maintaining of more native surface trails around the Lake.  Can you help?  Let us hear from you.

 

Now with the Coalition's incorporation structure and soon to be granted tax exempt status, we will be able to solicit a variety of grants in the areas of public health, education, trail building, and campaigns promoting non-motorized transportation.

 
Become a Member of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition
and Help Shape Tahoe's Future.
 
visit www.TahoeBike.org to become a member
 
 Join Our Mailing List
Dear Tahoe Bike Buddies:
 

The current state of the economy has many of us revaluating our priorities and looking at the options available to us for nourishing our spirit, sustaining our commitments, and balancing the needs of community, economy and environment.   It is an adaptive process to changing realities.  And, in this process openings for looking at the outcomes from our patterns and behaviors become more revealing and informative.

 

As I look around and see some of the planning and actions being taken by our local agencies and large corporations, I can't help but feel a bit of satisfaction and affirmation that what we have always known to be true and committed our efforts to is that Tahoe is an All Year-round Playground and that cycling plays an increasing and valuable role in our sustainable future.

 

In the following E-Newsletters, you will be learning more about how our region is embracing cycling as a strategic direction and how your Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition plays a key role in helping move the region toward becoming a world-class bicycle destination and a more connected bike/ped friendly community.  You will also learn about needs, opportunities, and requests for your participation in helping us and others build more bike facilities, programs and events - some of which may be on a global stage reaching a global market.

 

Thank you all for your continued support and interest in our mission -- to promote livable and sustainable communities by encouraging more connected bicycle/pedestrian-friendly facilities and promoting educational programs in which residents and visitors can safely and conveniently ride and walk on a more frequent basis. 

 

Keepin it real and rollin,

 

Ty Polastri

President