TBAG July 2011 Newsletter
July 14, 2011
Introduction by Ashley “to tired to be creative” Lanoue.
Great things are happening in Tempe! Check out the College Ave. Project and start marking the days off your calendar until Tour de Fat 2011! Out of school with nothing to do??? Sign up for one of TBAGs great committees and get invovled!
Upcoming Events and Rides by Ryan Guzy and Jeremy Deathrage.
Calendar of upcoming events, and special notes about weekly rides in Tempe
We’ve begun planning for the 2011 Tempe Tour de Fat which is on Oct. 15th this year. If you are interested in helping with the planning and managing an area at the event, please contact ryan@biketempe.org
We also have two other events in October that need shift leaders and managers. First is the bike valet at the Tempe Octoberfest on Oct 7th-9th. We need shift managers for all three days of the event. Volunteers will receive free food and beer tickets.
We are also taking a larger role in helping the City of Tempe with the Tour de Tempe on Sunday Oct 23rd. We need a few people to help with the planning and doing route marking and setup of this event. Volunteers at either of these events will get free beer tokens at the Tour de Fat, whether you volunteer at the Tour de Fat also or not. If you can help, please contact ryan@biketempe.org
TBAG THIRD FRIDAY RIDE: Join TBAG Friday July 15th for Handlebar Happy Hour. Meet up at the entrance to Tempe Beach Park at Rio Salado and Mill at 730pm, ready to roll out at 745pm. Check out https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184915471567906 for more information.
Advocacy Updates by Eric Iwerson and Aaron Golub.
Updates on local, regional, and federal advocacy topics
Check out the City of Tempe’s College Ave. Streetscape and Pedestrian Improvement Projects going on now!
There are several on-going advocacy projects, such the work on the Alameda St. bike/ped bridge and the recent bike count. TBAG is represented on several transportation planning committees – do let us know if you want to help out and represent TBAG. If you have other ideas about what TBAG should be working on – please email Aaron Golub at aaron@biketempe.org
Bike Culture by Eric Iwersen and Joe Perez.
Sharing the love of bicycles
City of Phoenix has secured an illustrator for its Bicycle Safety graphic novel and posters. Anticipated to be available on Sept 30. City of Phoenix will be applying for Bicycle Friendly Community status this month. Applications are due July 22.
Bicycle Public Art: 17 submissions were received from the call to artists. The selection committee (made up of TBAG representatives, project area neighbors, and a public artist) will convene July 21 to select a preferred artist. The artist will be contracted and begin project concept development in August.
Adult Education by Ashley “to tired to be creative” Lanoue.
Information on upcoming classes and online resources
TBAG is gearing up to educate the masses! TBAG will be sending a few people to become League of American Bicyclists League Cyclist Instructors. TBAG will be offering Traffic Skills 101 classes in the near future!
Have suggestions or contributions for future newsletters, or commentary on stories? E-mail them to ashley@biketempe.org
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