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Annual Meeting, Philadelphia Bike Plan (March 2008 CycleGram)

Fri, 08/01/2008 - 5:24pm — alex
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia
CycleGram February 2008
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Delaware County: 3/11
Philadelphia: 3/18
Bike Delaware: 5/5
Montgomery County: 5/15
Delaware County: 5/20
Chester County: 5/28
 
 
 
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Schuylkill River Trail Cleanup Saturday
 
March 15, 10-2pm 
 
The Bicycle Club of Philadelphia and Suburban Cyclists Unlimited are hosting a
Schuylkill River Trail Clean Up in Norristown.
Ask Mayor Nutter to support Bike Sharing!
Greetings!

Last week, a dozen Bicycle Coalition staff and volunteers donned our Sunday best and headed down to DC for the National Bike Summit. We were briefed on the possibilities for promoting bicycling in the 2009 transportation bill and then headed for Capitol Hill.

We recruited constituents from each of the Congressional districts in the Delaware Valley and visited nine House offices and the four Senate offices of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey delegations. Thanks to Congressmen Gerlach and Fattah for taking the time to meet with us in person!

 

For the full story on pending legislation, read John Boyle's Bike Summit report on our blog.


 
Alex Doty and Hans van Naerssen BCGP delegation meets with Congressman Fatah BCGP delegation meets Congressman Gerlach

See more pictures of BCGP at the Bike Summit and on the Hill taken during the multi-day affair.

To support your voice for bicycling, please take four minutes to make a donation.

Alex Doty, Executive Director
 
BCGP Annual Meeting

A Vision of Bicycling: What might bicycling in the Delaware Valley be like in 20 years?

Congressman Joe Sestak* (Delaware Co, and parts of Montgomery and Chester Co) and Rina Cutler (Philadelphia's Deputy Mayor of Transportation and Utilities) will speak about the future of bicycling.

 

We will also share the results of our recent visioning workshop, recognize some outstanding bicycle advocates and elect new board members.


Read about our board nominees and check out our 2007-08 annual report.


The event is free and, if you bring a friend, they can join at the door.


Sunday, April 6  7-8:30pm

dessert reception to follow

The Ethical Society, 1906 South Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia.

Free valet bicycle parking from Neighborhood Bike Works

 

*Pending confirmation
 
Philadelphia to get a Bike Plan  After years of waiting, the City of Philadelphia's Planning Commission issued a request for proposals (RFP) to hire a consultant to assist it in developing a new bike plan for Philadelphia.  The bike plan is one of the top issues the Coalition called upon the Nutter Administration to tackle in our Bike-Friendly Philadelphia Agenda.
 
Thank you.........
to the almost 300 people who attended the SRAM Red Bowl! Check out pictures of SRAM Red Bowl then plan to attend the second annual bash next year.

And a big shout out to Keswick Cycle, Bicycle Therapy, SRAM, Cannondale, Specialized and Orbea, plus North Bowl, Action Wheels, High Road Cycles, Knapps Cyclery, Bucks County Bikes, Trophy Bikes, the Bike Barn, and Zipp for putting it all together. The event raised over $3,000!   
 
BCGP Event Director Hired  Starting on April 1st (no joke!), Beth Mohan Resta will fill the brand new position of Bicycle Coalition Event Director. Beth worked on Commerce Bank Bike Philly last year in her role as marketing specialist/community liaison at Whole Foods.

Blog Highlights Recent postings in the Philadelphia Bicycle Blog include NJ Transit on Google, John's Transportation Glossary, Tracking NJ Bike and Pedestrian Crash Reports, Center City District's Congestion Study (Bikes are the answer!) and more. 
 
                               PA delegation at the Senate for Bike Summit 2008 
 
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Dates!
 
BCGP Annual Meeting......................April 6
Bike Week....................................May 12-16
Ride of Silence...............................May 21
Commerce Bank Philadelphia Int'l Championship.................................June 8
Bike Freedom Valley........................June 15
Tour of Pennsylvania........................June 24
Commerce Bank Bike Philly...............Sept 7
 
More rides and links listed on the BCGP Ride Calendar

For more info, contact Jill Minick at jill@bicyclecoalition.org or (215) 242-9253 ext 3#.
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