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By: Ruth MillerWelcome back! How was it?
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By: Ruth Miller
Bike to Work Day is tomorrow! Are your tires pumped? Is your seat at the right height? Have you picked a route past one of Contra Costa County’s energizer stations?
Why not?
Last week, volunteers stuffed all kinds of donated freebies (gym passes, Clif Bars, Amtrak coupons, to name a Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
As we prepare for Bike to Work Day 2011, 511CC invites you to share your memorable biking to work stories. Post them in the comments.
I learned how to ride a bicycle in a quiet suburb when I was 9, but I never rode in traffic until I moved to Keep reading >>
By: Ruth MillerFrom Streetfilms.org comes Moving Beyond the Automobile,
By: Trucy Phan. . . a visual handbook that will help guide policy makers, advocacy organizations, teachers, students, and others into a world that values pedestrian plazas over parking lots and train tracks over highways. Cars were then, and this is now. Welcome to
Looking for a little extra motivation to hop on your bike next month? Or do you already have plenty of motivation, and want a place to share your experiences? The second International 30 Days of Biking Challenge might just be the thing you need.
The concept is simple. Challenge yourself Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
“I truly never thought this would happen in my lifetime. [This project] will give kids a chance to have a feeling of neighborhood.”
That’s how Pleasanton City Councilmember Cindy McGovern closed a public meeting earlier this month. During the meeting, councilmembers heard comments on a project to close the 1.6 Keep reading >>
By: Ruth Miller
Do you know someone in your community who is committed to making every day a “Bike to Work Day”? Does this person epitomize and actualize the health, environmental, social and economic benefits of bicycling? The Bike Commuter of the Year inspires merely by telling others about their commute, offering encouraging Keep reading >>
What: Public Meeting for Pleasant Hill citywide bicycle and pedestrian master plan project
When: Tuesday, January 11, 2010 from 6-8 PM
Where: Pleasant Hill City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 – Large Community Room
The City of Pleasant Hill will host the second public meeting on its citywide Keep reading >>
The Bay Trail Connection to Point Molate is a planned multi-use pathway that will provide non-motorized access from Richmond to Point Molate closing a one-mile gap in the San Francisco Bay Trail.
The route begins at the Castro Street Bus Terminal and ends near the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge Toll Plaza, Keep reading >>
By: Robin Lam