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Pictured above L. to R. - Scott Kersgaard, Kathleen McInnish, and Lois Witte. The trio took advantage of BIKE EIBER'S second offer to tour the West Rail Line's Bike Path. All three live in the Eiber Neighborhood. Photo taken atop the Lakewood-Wadsworth Light Rail Station, October 14 2012
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UPDATES ON THE
EIBER SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMIN LAKEWOOD, COLORADO
Alternative Transportation - Health - Air Quality
Initiatives
Or Simply, Bike Eiber
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Dear Eiber Neighbors and friends. I'm William Spriggs and I am taking the lead for BIKE EIBER's Sustainability Program. I live at 1201 Balsam Street in Lakewood, Co. 80214. You do not have to be an Eiber Neighbor to take advantage of my tour offers. However, late fall is upon us and instead of a regularly scheduled bike tour on Sunday mornings, I will only take appointments for individuals, not groups. Cell: 303-349-1673 or email: wspriggs2001@yahoo.com
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October 17th, 2012
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Dear Sustainable Eiber Neighbors and Friends.
This is Bill Spriggs here reporting on the second BIKE EIBER 'ambassador tour' and final group tour of the 2012 bike season of the West Rail Line from Lakewood Colorado, heading east toward downtown Denver. This was a combination leisurely bike ride and a data gathering event as yours truly was also collecting Google addresses for the light rail stations (see below) and to map out the best bike route to the Auraria Campus and return.
Unfortunately, I still have to report that the two short sections of the bike path route are still blocked from Harlan Street (6000 West) to Depew Street (5600 West) and also the path that the Tour de FasTracks took (on Sept 15, 2012) under the Sheridan Street Bridge which heads east and will connect to West Wells Place and on to the Perry Street Station is still not completed.
However consideralbe progress has been made since my last report. We still decided to walk through this short section.
There is some good news to report: Lakewood City Council Member, Scott Koop, Ward 2, sent me a text message on October 10th, 2012:
"Just had it confirmed from two sources that Lakewood will be clearing snow from bike paths starting this winter."
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Bicycle Related Articles I wanted to share with you:
StreetsBlog
Boston's Over The Top Bike Safety Campaign
By Angie Smith, Oct 15 2012
You've probably seen the anti-smoking ads that show a man exhaling through a hole in his windpipe. Not pretty, eh? Well, the Boston Public Health Commission seems to have borrowed a page from that campaign in a new appeal to cyclists regarding helmet use. Check out the ad they're using to promote protective headwear: a closeup of man with a serious case of road rash on his face.
TheAtlanticCities
The Bike Helmet That Screams For Help in an Accident
By John Metcalfe, Oct 11 2012
The makers of this gadget, Tulsa-based ICEdot, say that it's activated only by the magnitude of impact that would require you to replace a helmet, anyway. And that's good, because it's a hassle having your headgear, whenever jostled, phone the authorities and your mom.
DC.StreetsBlog
The Motor City's Fresh Take on the Urban Bikeway
By Angie Smith, Oct 10 2012
In central Detroit, on the site of a former railroad, there's a place just for bikes and pedestrians. In many ways, the Dequindre Cut is a cyclist's (or a jogger's) dream: a separated, below-grade bike path that at no point intersects with car traffic. It's wide enough for a two-way cycle track plus a path for pedestrians off to the side, so bicyclists and joggers don't have to compete for space. It goes right through the heart of the city, serving as a passage between two of Detroit's biggest attractions - the Riverfront and the Eastern Market.
READ MORE...
TheAtlanticCities
The World's Weirdest Bikes (Photos) By Amanda Erickson, Oct 17 2012
We've written about steam-powered bikes, bikes you ride by, well, running, and pole-mounted "bicycle elevators." Today, we pulled together a collection of bikes that would put those flashy cycles to shame. Courtesy of Reuters, here is a collection of truly eccentric peddlers.
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| Google Addresses of the West Rail Line's Stations
These will be used to create "time-it-takes-to-travel" times for cycling and walking to destinations -
i.e, Distance to The Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design from the Lamar Street Station. | |
Since the addresses below were collected from 'Kiss-n-Ride' Stations (no parking garages), I do believe that once the Park-n-Ride garages are completed, (such as in the Golden-Gov't Station), then that will be the Google address of the light rail station.
Heading West From Downtown:
>Auraria West Campus Station
[ not recorded yet ]
>Federal-Decatur Station
1310 Federal Boulevard
>Knox Court Station:
1245 North Knox Court
>Perry Street Station:
1199 North Perry Street
>Sheridan Street Station
[not available yet]
>Lamar Street Station:
6363 West 13th Avenue
>Lakewood - Wadsworth Station
[not available yet]
>Garrison Street Station:
9091 West 13th Avenue
>Oak Street Station:
1351 Oak Street
>Federal Center:
11601 West 2nd Place
>Red Rocks Community College:
13400 West 6th Ave
>Jefferson County Government Center - Golden Station:
605 Johnson Road (Address on Park-n-Ride Facade)
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So what are the future plans for
BIKE EIBER?
>Bike tours of the West Rail Line from Lakewood to Denver and return via Bus.
>Bike Rodeos for Kids
>Walk/Bike to School participation.
>Individual instructions on using your bicycle on the bus/light rail
>Bike to the Rockies games (2013 & beyond)
>Encourage and guide elementary school teachers to use public transit and bicycles so that they encourage their students.
>Encourage and guide senior citizens to take daily trips to the grocery store of their choice.
>Advocating for bicycle infrastructure and signage to make cyclists feel safer, thus encouraging more riders.
>Encourage the 55,000 registered students attending the six major institutions of learning along the West Rail Line to live in Lakewood, Colorado and commute via bicycle.
>Encourage apartment owners to become "bicycle friendly."
>Short, easy daily and weekly rides along the new bike path
>Encourage bike tourism between Denver, Lakewood & Golden via the new bike path.
>Study the feasibility of BBB's (Bikes, Bed & Breakfast) along the West Corridor.
>Locate a quarterly meeting place fro BIKE EIBER before FasTracks opens April 26, 2013.
>Continue to advocate for a public/private bike depot facility at 1301 Garrison St. to promote safety in the neighborhood.
If you have any suggestions or questions, you can merely hit the "reply" button or call my cell phone (Please, no calls after 7pm)
Bill Spriggs
Bike Eiber
Cell: 303-349-1673
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| Anyone interested in creating a bicycle
tourism trade between Denver, Lakewood and Golden, please email me
wspriggs2001@yahoo.com
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| The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of William A. Spriggs and no one else. |
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