QuickReleaseSANTA BARBARA BICyCLE COALITION
Bike!
Summer 2013 • Volume 23 / No. 1
Join and Be Counted / 4 SB
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A Passion for the
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BOARDMichael Chiacos, PresidentSue CarmodyDavid BourgeoisByron BeckRobert CaizaCarmen LozanoHector GonzalezTim BurgessCourtney DietzJohn HygelundMike VergeerDavid Hodges
LEAD STAFFEd France, Executive [email protected]
Christine Bourgeois, Education [email protected]
Shawn Von Biela, Shop [email protected]
Howard Booth, Membership/Volunteer [email protected]
GOVT. LIAISONS & ADVISORSMatt Dobberteen, AdvisorCounty of Santa Barbara568-3576
Kent Epperson, AdvisorTraffi c Solutions961-8917
Sarah Grant, City of Santa Barbara897-2669
Ralph Fertig, President Emeritus962-1479
GRAPHIC DESIGNCynthia [email protected]
EDITORHolly [email protected]
CONTACT US506 E. Haley St.Santa Barbara, CA 93103
PO Box 92047Santa Barbara, CA 93190
www.sbbike.org617-3255
CONTRIBUTEYour time:www.bicicentro.org/volunteerIn-kindwww.bicicentro.org/wishlistFinancially:www.bicicentro.org/donate
Our VisionThe Santa Barbara Bike Coalition (SB Bike) vision is that Santa Barbara will be a leader
in creating a bicycle-friendly community and transportation system. Extensive on-road
and separated bikeways, a coordinated transit system, parking, and amenities allow us
to enjoy a culture where the majority of daily trips include a bicycle. As a result,
our community is healthier and encourages balanced living within our resources.
Universal cycling education for all ages supports the development of safe and
respectful road behaviors from both motorists and cyclists. Widespread community
and political support for bicycling is in place. By 2040, because it is a cycling-centered
county, Santa Barbara is both a great place to live and work and a nationally acclaimed
cycling destination, boasting a year-round calendar of successful, fun, and inclusive
events.
Cover photo by Sophia Billikopf
Panniers loaded with tent, food, and tools, Shawn Von Biela cruises toward Carp
to celebrate the beginning of summer with a mini cycle tour. (Tour de Tent 2013,
panniers donated by Ortlieb)
Letter from the EditorSummer is passion. It’s the boisterous, joyous,
golden sibling, quick to fl ash its pearly grin, eager
for adventure, easy to laughter. We all remember
watching the hands slowly journey around the
classroom wall clock, bringing us, tick by tick, ever
closer to freedom. In summer, we convened with
friends, revitalized, dreamed bigger, and envisioned
a future we would tuck back in and work toward
come fall.
Refl ecting on this and on my interactions with the
folks who make the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition the dedicated, giving, passionate
organization it is, it struck me: What bands these people together, what inspires them
to give of themselves and labor lovingly and enthusiastically toward making SB Bike’s
vision a reality is just that—passion, not only for cycling itself but for community,
for making Santa Barbara a happier, rejuvenated, safer, more sustainable place for
everyone. So for this summer’s Quick Release, I asked some of SB Bike’s board
members and liaisons to share their passion.
As I read the submissions, it dawned on me what is so awesome about cycling. For us
cyclists, biking is all that summer is; it’s a solution, it’s freedom, it’s a gift, it’s feeling
alive and grinning unabashedly, it’s community and connection—it’s passion.
Wishing each of you all the passion you can fi nd,
Holly Starley, QR editorHolly Starley, QR editor
BRENDa HaTTINgH
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CONTENTSEd: “Be counted” 4Michael’s solution 5Christine’s programs 6Byron’s gift 7Carmen feels alive 8Robert’s big smiles 9David’s passion 10That cyclist 11
You’d think that Mark Sapp is
a quiet, reserved guy until you
hear his deep baritone voice
singing. Together, Mark and
his wife, Nancy Mullholland,
have adventure bike toured
around the world and cycle
daily in beautiful Santa
Barbara.
FAVORITE BIKE: I have three
bikes, and they’re all my
favorites. My around town
cargo bike gets ridden the
most often—it’s definitely the
workhorse. My Surly Long
Haul Trucker has taken me
thousands of miles in the US,
Canada, and Europe. My road
bike is a joy to ride when not
carrying groceries, camping
gear, etc.
FAVORITE TIME AT THE SHOP: I volunteer at Bici usually once a week, and
it’s a real kick hanging out with like-minded folks and helping people with their
mechanical problems/projects.
Keep the rubber side down.
.
Mark Sapp at Tour de Tent 2013. SopHIa BILLIKopf
Eye Specialists of SBRoddick foundationRincon Cycles
The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition and Bici Centro would like to thank all our supporters and business members!
VOLUNTEER BIKE LIGHT
Ready to ride. Ready for summer. This young participant was one of more than fifty participants at a bilingual even at the franklin Neighborhood Center in May. JoHN RoUSSEaU
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ADVOCACY
Jostle the Levers of PowerA Word from SBBIKE Executive DirectorBy Ed France
In the transportation arena, bicycles are the
clear underdog. Perhaps that’s why we are so
fired up in rooting for them. Cars have been
given carte blanche over US roadways since the
1950s, and pedestrian ranks are swelled by those
who park nearby—everybody walks, even if just
from the curb to the door.
Bikes, on the other hand, are confusing to all
except those who ride them. Cars want them off
the road, walkers want them off the sidewalk,
and rarely is there a place actually carved out for
cyclists to ride. While the passive avoid riding or
take to a sidewalk and the aggressive bandit ride
with a thresh of machismo, most of us simply
assert our right to the road, riding responsibly
and doing our best to
lead by example.
But now is our time.
Collectively, we can
jostle the levers of
power and turn the
tide of public policy
to embrace bikable
communities. It’s a
tough battle. Traffic
modeling generally
negates bicycling
as transportation,
despite our high local
levels of adoption.
Congestion mitigation
funds managed locally
are sometimes bureaucratically blocked from
being spent on bicycle infrastructure—not
because it doesn’t alleviate congestion but
because autocentric engineers didn’t properly
understand how to measure it.
What’s measured matters. And up until now,
we simply have been stuck in the anecdotal
realm—a project here and there but bicycling
not really measured as a legitimate form of
transportation, which is, really, what we are all about. The bicycle
coalition is now starting to embark on a sustained and professional
bicycle advocacy program, and we need your help. If members of your
circle bicycle—and want bicycling in this county to get better—it’s time to
become a member. If what’s measured matters, then it’s time to stand up
and be counted.
When I RideBy Kent Epperson, Advisor
When I drive my car, I feel a little grumpy, especially when it’s a trip I
could have made by bike instead. When I drive, I feel like I am at work.
When I ride, I feel like I am at play. When I ride, I’m having fun getting
there and am living life to the fullest. I feel like I’ve accomplished
something rather than taken something away. I feel like I’m helping
others—leaving the air cleaner, the road clearer, and the street more
peaceful. It’s like when I leave a campsite even cleaner than how I found
it. When I ride, I’m contacting life directly, not acting as an observer. I
feel like a unique protagonist in a book or movie. Riding gives me an
excuse to take my time rather than rush. I notice the smallest things, like
the subtle temperature changes as I pass a park or tall building. When
I ride with friends, I feel like I’m playing with my childhood buddies.
When I ride, I feel strong
yet relaxed. I feel more
myself.
Ed france speaks to a group of women riders about their importance to the community of cycling. JaNESSa SCHUELER
Kent Epperson prepares his Santana tandem for a group ride with his friends. In May, twenty plus SB Bike members cycled to the Carpinteria State Beach for an overnighter tour with good food, music, and loads of camaraderie for the always wildly fun annual Tour de Tent.CHRISTINE BoURgEoIS
The bicycle coalition is now starting to embark on a sustained and professional bicycle advocacy program and we need your help. If members of your circle bicycle—and want bicycling in this county to get better—it’s time to become a member. If what’s measured matters, then it’s time to stand up and be counted.
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Part of the SolutionBy Michael Chiacos, SBBIKE president
I love biking because it puts a
smile on my face. Especially after
one of those long work days with
too much computer time, I love
getting on my bike and peddling
off , feeling the wind and sun on
my face. Biking is a great pace to
notice the little things in Santa
Barbara—the plants that just burst
into bloom, the smell of someone
BBQing, the smile on a fellow
biker’s face. I feel healthy and more
human just by riding home.
I also like how I’m being part of the
solution. I’m not using any fossil
fuels or emitting any pollution.
I’m not contributing to freeway
congestion. I’m getting healthier
and charged with endorphins as I
ride, and I’m connecting more with my community.
I’m on SB Bike’s board because I believe more bicycling is a
positive, healthy, green trend for Santa Barbara. I want to help
make it easier and safer for more people to ride. I want to see
more bike lanes and dedicated bike paths, more kids and more
women feeling safe enough to ride. I want to bring some of the
bicycle revolution that is sweeping the nation to Santa Barbara.
Our community has great weather, solid infrastructure, healthy
residents, and other attributes that point toward more biking. I’m
excited to keep working until it is so easy, so safe, and so irresistible to bike that all Santa Barbarans will choose to ride more often.
CREATING COMMUNITY
I want to bring some of the bicycle revolution that is sweeping the nation to Santa Barbara. Our community has great weather, solid infrastructure, healthy residents, and other attributes that point toward more biking.
Michael Chiacos (center) helps power the bike-run stage at Earth Day 2012.CoURTESY of STEpHEN oTERo pHoTogRapHY
We Want YouWant to become part of the
solution? Want to stand up and be
counted? Want to be part of the
community? The Santa Barbara Bike
Coalition would love to count you
among its members! Join today at
www.bicicentro.org/join. (See pages
10 and 11 for more information
about membership and its benefi ts.)
join sb bike’s advocacy committeeAttend monthly meetings on each second Thursday. Learn more at www.bicicentro.org/Advocacy.
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We Want YouWant to become part of the
solution? Want to stand up and be
counted? Want to be part of the
community? The Santa Barbara Bike
Coalition would love to count you
among its members! Join today at
www.bicicentro.org/join. (See pages
10 and 11 for more information
about membership and its benefi ts.)
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EDUCATION
SB Bike’s Education Director among Women Honoredby David Hodges
Under a blue Santa Barbara sky
and the rippling blue banners of
the Amgen Tour of California,
SB Bike Coalition Executive
Director, Ed France, presented
three outstanding women
cyclists—Christine Bourgeois,
Denise Clark, and Jill Gass—with
the 2013 Velo Wings Awards on
May 15, 2013.
“Women are an indicator
species for cycling,” France said.
“Where many women cycle,
bicycling is strong. Where few,
bicycling is scant. These women
leaders have dedicated countless
hours to our community,
combining their passion for
cycling with a desire to empower
others.”
The Velo Wings Awards annually honor inspirational women for making
cycling safer and more accessible for all cyclists. All three women honored
this year have impressive resumes, and each received this recognition for
distinct reasons.
Christine Bourgeois serves as the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition’s
education director. She has helped to create county-wide education
programs to promote safe bicycling
for transportation and recreation.
From the six-week, earn-a-bike
Pedal Power program for junior
high students to lunchtime “How
to Bike Commute” classes for local
businesses, the programs cover a
wide range of interests and serve
a broad swath of Santa Barbara’s
diverse cycling community. Other
programs include beginning,
as well as more in-depth, bike
mechanics classes and safe riding
skills clinics. Hundreds of children
and adults have benefited from her
educational efforts and dedication,
and program participation grows
every year.
Denise Clark, a Santa
Barbara native, has trained
and competitively raced
road bikes for the last
twenty-one years. Her
many racing achievements
include the arduous Race
Across America relay. For
the past twelve years, Ms.
Clark has organized a group
that gathers twice weekly
to ride, train, socialize,
and mentor new riders.
Currently serving on the
board of Echelon Santa
Barbara and a member
of B4T9 (a local Women’s
Master’s cycling team) Clark
is noted for inspiring fellow
cyclists and helping others
to ride strong and safely.
Jill Gass is a champion bike racer who started
coaching cyclists over twenty-five years ago
and has shared her passion with athletes of
all levels. Many Santa Barbara women cyclists
have benefited from her inspiration and
encouragement. Fifteen years ago, Ms. Gass
created a weekly “no-drop” bike ride for women,
so that riders of all levels could experience
riding in a safe, fun environment. (The “no-drop”
designation means that no one is left behind and
everyone is supported to achieve his, or in this
case, her cycling best.)
In addition to the Velo Wings Awards, the three
women received city and state proclamations
honoring their work on behalf of the community
and to promote cycling.
If women are an “indicator species” of a healthy
biking community, this year’s three Velo Awards
honorees are strong indicators, and initiators,
of our progress toward this goal. With their
leadership, we can look forward to a Santa
Barbara where all women, and the entire
community, feel safe and empowered to ride.
SB Bike’s education coordinator, Christine Bourgeois, helps Benito find a bike that fits. Benito and his group from the SB School of Squash attended an Earn-a-Bike program this summer.
at the May 2013 Velo Wings award, three women are honored. from left to right: Cathy Murillo, council member; Hillary Blackerby, senior field representative for State assembly Member Das Williams; Janet Wolf, Second District Supervisor, and frank Hotchkiss, council member; awardees Jill gass, Denise Clark, and Christine Bourgeois; SB Bike Executive Director Ed france; and Velo Wings 2012 awardees anne Chen and Carmen Lozano.
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LET’S LEARN
A GiftBy Byron Beck
As a board member with the Santa Barbara Bicycle
Coalition, I am very fortunate to be able to work with
the students of SBBici, or the Santa Barbara High School
Bike Club. There is just
something very cool about
working with high school
students.
Over the last year of
meeting at SBHS on
Thursday afternoons, I
have realized how much
I love teaching kids about
the bike and what it can do
for them. I love teaching
them how things work on
a bike.
A number of kids arrived
with the desire to learn
how to repair a broken bike that was donated to Bici. With
desire comes motivation to learn. So when I see teens
who want to learn, well, I’ve been given a gift—the gift of
just being there to direct them on their path. I feel like the
luckiest guy when I get to watch someone “get it.” And that
has definitely happened with a few students at SBHS.
So my only regret? That school ended for the summer, and
I won’t see the kids until next year. But that only makes me
want to continue next year—with a bigger vision: a SBBici,
which includes adding a mountain bike team at the school.
The students of SBBici, or the Santa Barbara High School Bike Club. BYRoN BECK.
Thanks to dedicated teachers, students at Adams Elementary
School are discovering the joy of cycling. And thanks to SB
Bike, they have a whole new fleet to do it with.
Last year, SB Bike, through its shop arm, Bici Centro, donated
ten bikes to the school’s bike club so that, at the end of the
year, participants could take home a bike they’d refurbished.
This year, SB Bike upped the ante—providing the club twenty-
seven bikes, including fifteen small bikes for the creation of a
PE fleet for first and second graders and twelve BMX (or 24-
inch bikes) for fifth and sixth graders.
Louis Andaloro, expert bike mechanic and certified League
Cycling Instructor often brings interesting bicycles to show the
kids. He leads discussions on the kids’ cycling interests, shows
them specialized bike repair tools, and demos common repairs
and maintenance.
Of course, the kids also get to put their new tooling skills
into practice. This past school year, after eighteen meetings,
participants had built up the bike fleet and refurbished their
own bikes just in time for summer.
“Having a bike fleet has been such a positive experience for
the kids,” says PE Specialist Julie Churchman, who teaches first
and second graders how to ride a bike during PE classes. “They
love it! Many of them never learned to ride because they never
had a bike. The smiles on their faces when they start pedaling
on their own are priceless. I have the best job in the world!”
In addition to Andaloro and Churchman, the club owes its
gratitude to Blake Garnand, fifth-grade teacher; Andy Martin,
science lab specialist; and Sean Federbusch, fifth-grade
teacher, who together have led this growing club.
The adams Elementary School Bike Club poses on their last day and the brink of summer. CHRISTINE BoURgEoIS.
A Fleet
Schedule a Workshop or Private InstructionWant to promote cycling at your workplace? Want to help your employees get to work safely and healthfully? SB Bike will come to your workplace and teach a one-hour workshop in English or Spanish. It’s Free.
Need help teaching your children to ride? Never learned how to ride a bike? You can hire a qualified League Cycling Instructor (LCI) for private or group lessons to help you discover the joy of cycling.
To schedule or for more information, contact education coordinator, Christine Bourgeois at [email protected] or call 617-3255.
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SPANISH OUTREACH
Turning Passion into ActionsBy Carmen Lozano
For me, balancing on my bike is a perfect metaphor for how I handle my life—quick turn and ride through the bumps, enjoy
coasting, sweat the climbs and enjoy the reward at the top, and every once in a while, just gotta slow down and stop to deal with a
flat.
Volunteering for the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition is incredibly rewarding for me. Grease and tools, committee work, parking
bikes, teaching a class—you name it; it all keeps me grounded, gives me focus, and allows me to turn my passion into actions that
positively impact our community.
Through the multiple hats I wear at SB Bike (chair of the Spanish Language Outreach, board
member, co-vice president, and above all, smiling volunteer) I have come to really be inspired by
the work this amazing little nonprofit has done over the years. Our past is bright and our future
brighter as we plan and envision new directions and expansion of the work we do. Grassroots and
community engagement are always at the very center!
And in the “doing” is where I thrive and get reenergized by
witnessing change in action. For example, a few weeks ago, I
saw a little boy from a disadvantaged background earn a bike
and learn to ride it in less than two hours. I was in awe for a
couple of days! It was like witnessing a little miracle. Those
moments of bringing smiles to people’s faces are priceless.
At the end of daylight savings each year, the Spanish Outreach
committee distributes lights as part of its Iluminando la Noche (Light the Night Up) program.
There, I come into contact with an “invisible” community of riders who truly need our direct
services and advocacy support. I’m proud to be part of a team that attempts to represent those who won’t make it to city hall to
bring their voice and seek changes.
If I had to sum it up, I’d say that bicycling has given me much joy, new friends, partnerships, inspiration, and lots of smiles and
giggles. I’m glad I gave it a try at age thirty-five!
I’m proud to be part of a team that attempts to represent those who won’t make it to city hall to bring their voice and seek changes.
first put into action in 2011, el Taller Móvil (the mobile bike shop, complete with tools for repairs on the go) is one of the Spanish Language outreach Committee’s many ways of serving Santa Barbara’s diverse cycling community. CHRISTINE BoURgEoIS
Join SB Bike’s Spanish Language Outreach CommitteeThe outreach committee meets monthly (third
Thursday, 7 p.m. at Bici Centro, 506 E. Haley St). All
are welcome, and for those who are bilingual or
who want to learn Spanish, this is a great space to
tune up or practice your language skills Learn more
at www.bicicentro.org/Spanishcom.
Carmen Lozano, who hails from guadalajara, Spain, tried biking at age thirty-five and hasn’t been able to stop riding, wrenching, and advocating for the cycling community since. fILE pHoTo
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DIVERSITY
CREATING BIG SmILESBy Robert Caiza
Big smiles cross my face and a sense of
accomplishment fills me when I see someone on a
bicycle.
I grew up in Ecuador, and when I was a kid, I got lucky
to get a bicycle. My dad got me one that was way too
big of a frame for my size, but consistency, patience,
and many falls led me to be very fortunate to feel the air
blowing in my face and the freedom of the world.
Now after seven years of living in Santa Barbara, I
am surrounded by an awesome group of friends and
people from the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition and
Bici Centro’s bike shop, as well as the awesome bike
community in town. I got to know Bici Centro’s crew
six years ago. It was at the right moment and time.
We shared our goals and aspirations to help out our
community. I knew it! This was where I fit, and this was where I wanted to be.
Currently, I work with the Spanish Outreach Committee. And as a
League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructor, I teach classes on
bicycle safety in the community.
I want to keep seeing more of those smiles on the road, and I invite you
to create them with me.
EASTSIDE RIDESEarly this summer, SB Bike, along with the city of Santa Barbara, the
Coalition for Sustainable Transportation (COAST), and Traffic Solutions,
hosted its first bilingual bike event at the Franklin Neighborhood Center.
Judging from the smiles on everyone’s faces, the free event, which
targeted families, offered a bike skills clinic, and included a neighborhood
ride, was a smashing success.
The numbers were another indicator of success. Thirty-seven youth and
twenty parents attended. Three kids learned to ride a bike. Ten bikes and
forty-two helmets were given away by SB Bike & COAST.
Participants got their bikes checked and tuned up at the “Taller Móvil”
(mobile bike shop). Following was a bilingual presentation, where
the families learned to drive their bikes on the streets; a raffle for free
helmets, locks, lights, and youth bikes; a bike handling skills session in the
parking lot; and a fun neighborhood ride led by certified League Cycling
Instructors and the SB Police Department. Sporting her first bike helmet. CHRISTINE BoURgEoIS
Riding skills with SB Bike’s Hector gonzalez. JoHN RoUSSEaU
Robert Caiza teaches this young Eastside Rides clinic participant the importance of signaling and riding in the lanes. JoHN RoUSSEaU
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BICI SHOP
REPAIRS WITHOUT THE WAIT
Want to repair your bike but don’t have time to wait? The solution is easy. Reserve
a work stand at Bici Centro, the coalition’s community bike shop, located at 506
E. Haley.
Over the past months, word about the DIY shop’s new home has spread, and
cyclists and wrenchers have swarmed to open shop hours. To accommodate
this welcome influx, SB Bike has a new program—the Member’s Stand. SB Bike
members can now reserve a work stand, ensuring they can make repairs without
a wait.
A reserved stand gets you your own workspace, shop tools, and access to new
and used parts. The Member’s Stand is for coalition members who have some
bike repair expertise. For these stands, shop manager Shawn Von and other
volunteers will be available to answer questions but will not be able to offer one-
on-one assistance.
To reserve a stand, call Howard at 805/904–0230 or e-mail [email protected]
with the day and time you’d like to reserve at least 24 hours in advance. Look for
a confirmation e-mail. (An online reservation system is coming soon.)
Reservations must be made during regular office/open shop times: Tues. 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wed.–Fri. 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Sat. 12
p.m. to 5 p.m.
SB Bike’s Dave Bourgeois fixes his derailleur at Bici Centro DIY community shop. SopHIa BILLIKopf
CyCLING CAN CHANGE OUR WORLDBy David Hodges
I’m passionate about the transformative power of bicycles. I’ve just returned from a long bike tour that
included three great bike trails—the C & O towpath, the Great Allegheny Passage, and the Katy Trail—
nearly 600 miles of nonmotorized paths that wind along woods, rivers, small towns, and big cities.
I saw beautiful communities, once consigned to a slow death after the interstate replaced the railroad,
coming back to life because of a bike trail—busy cafes, new B and Bs, bike shops, and stores now
vibrant for the first time in decades. I saw families and seniors, dog walkers and joggers, all different
kinds of people enjoying a car-free path that ran through the edge of town, a quiet respite from the
broken sidewalks and loud traffic of the streets. I’m passionate about what bicycles, and the people who
ride them, can do together to change the world.
Bikes need their own place. We aren’t really meant to share the road with cars—it isn’t fair to the drivers
or the cyclists. As I rode along the shoulder of highways, whether a skinny bead of asphalt or a broad
band, cars would swing wide into opposing traffic lanes to pass. It didn’t make sense. It’s like riding
along a runway with planes constantly landing beside you from both directions—so different from the
skillet sizzle of bike tires on a trail and the silence and the bird song. We need to design our cities and
the connections between them with a bike mindset. Stop trying to squeeze bikes into a car-oriented
model. We must compromise now, but that isn’t where we want to be.
Bikes are one component of a whole ethos—local agriculture, local craft and commerce, concentrated urban centers with
surrounding green spaces, streets safe for children, low carbon emissions, collaborative housing, industry, and governance. The
list is long and dynamic. I’m passionate about the transformative power of bicycles. Cycling is a simple, pleasurable, healthy, and
efficient means of transportation that can change our world.
David Hodges and his daughter, Tess, after a long ride and a good meal with friends at the Carpinteria State park beach campgrounds. SopHIa BILLIKopf
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OPINION
SKID MARKS
Don’t Be That CyclistColumn by Gramps and Friends
Hey, you! Yes you—the biker blowing through the stop sign,
passing cars on the right, and almost clipping pedestrians
when you roll through your right turns. It’s not just about you
and how you ride. Your riding aff ects the rest of us on two
wheels. No, really, it does. When you piss off that driver by
blowing right through a stop sign in front of him, he takes his
anger out on all cyclists. Yes, it’s unfair. Yes, it’s unjustifi ed,
but we’re talking about building community. And that means
we must all come together to be predictable, reliable users
of the transportation system that we share, regardless of the
number of wheels we choose. So seriously, don’t screw it
up for the rest of us. Slow it down, stop it up, and enjoy your
ride. We’ll see you out there!
We’re talking about building
community. And that means
we must all come together to
be predictable, reliable users
of the transportation system
that we share, regardless of
the number of wheels we
choose.
Be This Cyclist
This young cyclist practices her new street skills—signaling to other street users her intent to turn. JoHN RoUSSEaU
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