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Advocacy news
Bike To Work Day Volunteers
Needed!!
I need BIKES Club
volunteers from 5:30-9 a.m. on Bike to Work Day, May 16 in
Marysville, Everett Station, Boeing (4:30-8:30 a.m.) Lynnwood
Transit Center, 164th & Interurban Trail and UW Bothell.
Earn a t-shirt, help provide goodies to riders and promote the club.
Contact Kristin, 425-348-2369.
Advocacy
Brief
Gates on Trails
Mike Dahlstrom and
Warren Bare went to the County Council meeting for a couple of
things on the agenda one of which was the trail south of Monroe to
the county line toward Duvall. Then they went to Parks Dept. and saw
Mark Krandel and got an undecipherable map of same. But talking with
him about the gates across the Centennial Trail, he said they were
not going to put those gates in any future trails. As time and
budget allows, they remove them on existing trails replacing them
with bollards (per county and national trail standards). Hurray!
We may want to see
what the club can do to speed this process by making it a priority
in county budgeting and work plans.
Ride of Silence
7 p.m. Wednesday,
May 21, 2008
Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (12 mph) in
honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on
public roadways. Bicycling itself is a safe activity, unfortunately
sometimes road design, driver inattention or cyclist behavior causes
an unnecessary accident. See website for details.
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B.I.K.E.S. Meeting Minutes
Thursday April 10, 2008 7:00pm
Board members attending: President Bill Weber,
VP Warren Bare, Treasurer Debby Grant, Secretary Mike Dahlstrom,
Web Master Tim Wise. Members: Bill Lutterloh, Mary Andrews,
Kristin Kinnamon and Kristii Knodell.
Drawing Winner Mary Andrews received a Pyramid Tool Kit.
Jersey discussion: A Primal bike jersey is in the offing for Club
members.
Cost will be $60.00. A minimum of 25 must be purchased for that
price.
Treasurer’s Report:
McClinchy results: Club Insurance premiums for McClinchy totaled
$521.00.
Total income McClinchy 2008 is $10,405.
Total expenses McClinchy totaled $5,244.30
Total donated to BAW = $384.00
Net Income McClinchy = $5,160.70
Current Balances: Checking and Saving = $9,105.98
McClinchy Reports:
Pre registration line was not well staffed causing delays
Tim Wise suggested we provide a discount at sign-up if rider joins
the Club.
Food purchase amounts were accurate.
Advocacy Meeting at Zippy’s java Lounge in Everett. Warren Bare,
Mike Dahlstrom and Kristin Kinnamon met a Zippy’s earlier in April
to discuss bike map issues, county construction projects and
legislative bills in motion. Future meetings are being planned for
talks with City and County officials regarding pushing up certain
projects that affect cyclists. Meeting will begin with Steve
Thompson, PWD; no date selected.
Ongoing negotiations between King County and Private Developers for
the Eastside Corridor trail and rail project. The trail would extend
from Renton to Snohomish.
Healthy Communities meeting will be attended by Bill Weber. Warren
is a volunteer with the Lynnwood branch of same. He explained how it
works, what goals are.
Money grant total is set at $3,000 for this year. A call for grants
will go out soon.
Rhapsody ride discussed.
Meeting concluded at 8:30pm
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