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BIKE EIBER FANS! 
Here's some great news.  Not only was there a great write up in the quarterly Looking@Lakewood, (available online soon) about the additional bike lanes created by the City in 2012, they also published a handy fold-up-and-stick-in-your-back-pocket Bike and Recreation Map for 2013.  The hard-copy map is available at the City's four recreation centers and other City facilities.

Continuing Action Plan:  
The reason you're getting weekly Bike Eiber newsletters is because I'll be focusing on filling in the slots for the remaining Bike to the Rockies Games under the Eiber Neighbrohood Sustainability Program. One selection and two possible inquires were made last week in the March 27th newsletter.  So, hit the reply button or email me (William Spriggs) bikeeiber@comcast.net and make your selection. Learn how to use alternative transportation options while enjoying America's Favorite Past Time.
 
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In the meantime, click on the RTD W Line Bike Logo above to learn more about taking your bicycle on the FasTracks light rail system. 
 
 

UPDATES ON THE   
EIBER SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM
IN LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 
Alternative Transportation - Health - Air Quality 

Initiatives

Or Simply, Bike Eiber 
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Cell: 303-349-1673
or email:
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April  03, 2013

 

Dear Sustainable Eiber Neighbors and Friends.    

  

BIKE EIBER to the 2013 Rockies Games: Day-game schedules. Games in Red have been picked and are no longer available. 
As the advertisements always blare away and remind you: Make your selection now before they are all gone! 

 

 

Sun, May 5, 2:10pm - Tampa Bay Rays

Sun, May 19, 2:10pm -San Francisco Giants

Sat, Jun 1, 2:10pm - Los Angeles Dodgers

Sun, Jun 2, 2:10pm - Los Angeles Dodgers

Sun, Jun 9, 2:10pm - San Diego Padres

Thu, Jun 13, 1:10pm - Washington Nationals

Sat, Jun 15, 2:10pm - Philadelphia Phillies

Sun, Jun 16, 2:10pm - Philadelphia Phillies

Sat, Jun 29, 2:10pm - San Francisco Giants

Sun, Jun 30, 2:10pm - San Francisco Giants

Sun, Jul 21, 2:10pm - Chicago Cubs

Sun, Jul 28, 2:10pm - Milwaukee Brewers

Sun Aug 11, 2:10pm - Pittsburgh Pirates

Sun, Sep 1, 2:10pm - Cincinnati Reds

Sun, Sep 22, 2:10pm - Arizona D' Backs

 

Hit the "reply" button, call my cell, or email me your request. Good luck in your selection process.

Bill Spriggs,
BIKE EIBER

 

 

Selection Process

  

So, I am going to repeat the criteria for the selection process here and every week until Opening Day of the W Line, or until all of the selections have been made. (Hey, it's cycle riding time!). I will also include any updated cycle news below.  

 

As I reported in the December BIKE EIBER newsletter, I purchased two seats each for 15 day games at Coors Field for the 2013 Colorado Rockies baseball season. This effort is part of BIKE EIBER's initiative to encourage Eiber neighbors to learn and pass along their experience on the use of alternative transportation while enjoying America's favorite past time.

 

From this point on below, I am merely copying and pasting what I have written in the past, so I my writing will switch to Third Person.  

 

The Action Plan:  

To acquaint Eiber neighbors, Lakewood City Council Members and City of Lakewood employees and others to the joys of cycling and using light rail transportation by attending a Rockies Baseball game without the use of the automobile. The Plan utilizes all three of BIKE EIBER's initiatives: Health, Air Quality, and Alternative Transportation.

 

Here's the Deal: You will receive ONE FREE TICKET for the Rockies Game and you will meet Mr. Spriggs at the Garrison Street Station or the Lakewood-Wadsworth Light Rail Station. He will teach you how to take your bicycle on a light rail car and what direction to take when you exit at Union Station. You will then cycle to Coors Field, learn where to park your bicycle, and return via the same method. Your RTD fare both ways and Coors Field attendance is free. (Donations gladly accepted -- perhaps in the form of a hot dog & one beer to help cover cost, but neither is necessary).

 

If a person wants their husband/wife/partner/friend to go to the game to occupy the other seat Mr. Spriggs would normally occupy, he will gladly give up his seat but then you must pay your own RTD fares for both of you, ($9.00) and you must pay in advance for one seat tickets at Coors Field (a $26 face value). You will agree that you will be without the benefit of Mr. Spriggs' knowledge of how to get to Coors Field via bicycle and light rail.

 

**Special Invitation**

 

If you are an unsuccessful bidder, but you think that this sounds like so much fun that you can't resist, then please feel welcome to ask to tag along on one of the selected dates. Of course, you will have to pay your own RTD fare and Rockies Ticket and there would be no guarantee that you would sit close by. If you're curious as to the seat section at Coors Field for this offer, it is Section L329 - Lower Reserved, Infield. These are great seat locations as they are just above the Press Box behind home plate.

 

Selection Process Priorities

 

Below are the priorities in the selection process for those who respond.

 

Good luck and if interested and want to make a game selection, hit the reply button or email Mr. Spriggs at:

 

BikeEiber@comcast.net

 

>First selection

Went to go my wife, Diana -- for her dedicated years of care-giving to her grandson during the past seven years while her 39 year-old daughter still recovers from a stroke in 2005. She had unlimited sections available to her and she has pre-selected four games in the season to attend - see below... All picks from the 2nd thru the 6th priorities, are first come, first served.

 

>So, please note: from the 2nd to 6th criteria: ONLY ONE GAME SELECTION PER PERSON.

 

>2nd: Eiber Neighbors

>3rd: Ward 1 & Ward 2 Lakewood City Council Members

>4th: Any Lakewood City Council Member

>5th: Any Lakewood City Employee

>6th: Subscribers to BIKE EIBER not living within the boundaries of the Eiber Neighborhood.



This Week's Bicycle Related Articles I Wanted to Share
With You: 

  

Blog.WalkScore 
Boost Your Child's Education: Walk or Bike to School 
By Anne Taylor Hartzell, Apr 01 2013 
Families bikingEveryone knows the benefits of exercise-but did you know that your child's exercise regimen actually impacts how well they perform in class? In a recent study by Professor Niels Egelund of Aarhus University in Denmark, it was discovered that children who walk or bike to school concentrate far better and longer than their carpooling counterparts.
READ MORE.... 

GristDotOrg 
Studies Show That Bike Commuting is One of the Best Ways to Stay Healthy 
By Jay Walljasper, Mar 31 2013 
It's always a pleasure when scientific studies confirm your own long-held opinions, especially when what you think flies in the face of all conventional wisdom.
READ MORE... 

DC.StreetsBlog 
How Much Driving Is Avoided When Someone Rides a Bike? 
By Tanya Snyder, Mar 29 2013 
If Jane Doe rides her bike a mile to the post office and then back home, is it fair to assume she just avoided two miles of driving? And can we then assume that she prevented 2.2 pounds of carbon dioxide from being emitted?
READ MORE... 

DenverUrbanism
Denver B-Cycle Grows by 31 Stations in 2013 
By John Hayden on March 28, 2013 
Using bike sharing as a viable mode of transportation in the Mile High City just got a lot easier. On March 17th, volunteers distributed hundreds of red Denver B-cycle bikes from their winter nesting spot at 27th and Larimer, where Denver Bike Sharing is headquartered, to 83 stations around Denver. This is an increase of 30 stations from last season and is a ringing endorsement of the success of the Denver's bike sharing program.
READ MORE...

TheAtlanticCities 
Behold: San Franciso's Bicycle Ballet 
By John Metcalfe, April 27 2013 
If you recently saw a person driving a park bench through the streets of San Francisco, don't worry - you're not crazy, and neither is the rider. The bench-on-wheels is simply a prop for a performance called "Transit: Next Stop," which happens to involve classically trained dancers gliding around on stage atop heavily modded bicycles.
READ MORE...

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[Note to below; Hopefully as the West Corridor gears up, developers will come to understand that with 55,000 registered students along the West Corridor bike path, construction of such a residential complex in combination of the light rail bike path could easily attract many of those students, and thus, creating a lively atmosphere].

 
DenverUrbanism
Inside Cruise Residence (As in Bicycles)
By Ryan Dravitz, Dec 18 2012
...Cruise is promoting the use of bicycles, hence the name of the building. Cruise residents will be very close to City Park, downtown and some great local eateries in the neighborhood to give great opportunities to utilize bikes.

Anyone interested in creating a bicycle
tourism trade between Denver, Lakewood and Golden?  If so, please email me
BikeEiber@comcast.net
Subject: Golden Tourism
  The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of William A. Spriggs and no one else.