[*BCM*] MassBike Mid-August Update

[Dorie Clark]

MassBike Mid-August Update



MassBike Festival: Register Now to Save; Event is Sat., Aug. 27 in Concord



MassBike’s Summer Bike Festival is back and better than ever. Register
online by this Saturday, August 13 to save money and secure your space for
this fun day of cycling in Concord. If you register by August 13, you’ll get
a free t-shirt! Rides include a challenging metric century; our famous ice
cream ride; a trip to a cool lake; and the new pie race, sponsored by
NEBC/Cycle Loft, which features three slices of pie en route and is already
generating buzz among pie race strategists. Sponsored by Seven Cycles,
Renaissance Health, Redbones, and Ameriprise.



For more information and to register, click here

http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1238850



MassBike Volunteer Night: Please Join Us Next Wednesday, August 17



Pizza, friends, and envelope stuffing! We really need your help with our
monthly membership mailing. Please join us from 5:00-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
August 17 for our monthly MassBike Volunteer Night. It’s a great way to have
fun and help the cause. You can find us at 20 Park Plaza, Ste. 528, Boston
(Arlington T stop). Please RSVP to bikeinfo at massbike.org.



Click here for more details

http://www.massbike.org/about/vol_night.htm





Help the MBTA with Abandoned Bikes

Are you bothered by abandoned bikes at T stations, taking up valuable bike
parking spots? The MBTA has been working to develop a policy on abandoned
bikes, and they are ready to go—but they need your help in identifying
abandoned bikes. If you’d like to help with identifying and tagging these
bikes in the next few weeks, please email bikeinfo at massbike.org and we’ll
fill you in on how you can help.

New MassBike Bicycling Skills Courses Added—Easthampton, Somerville and
Arlington



Would you like to take your bicycling to the next level? Whether you’re a
beginning bicyclist who wants to get more comfortable riding in traffic, or
an intermediate/advanced rider looking to practice emergency maneuvers,
mechanics, and ways to increase your pedaling efficiency, MassBike has a
course for you. Please click the link below to learn more about our upcoming
courses in the next two months, including Bicycling 101 (Basic Road Riding)
in Easthampton, Somerville, and Arlington; and Bicycling 201
(Intermediate/Advanced Road Riding) in Easthampton and Somerville.


The regular cost of the course is $50, and there is a special $40 discounted
rate for members of MassBike, Charles River Wheelmen, participants in the
Mass Red Ribbon Ride and the MS rides, and members of MassCommute companies.



Click here for more information and to register

http://www.massbike.org/skills/classes.htm

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Your Chance to Comment on State 20 Year Transportation Plan: Monday, Aug. 15



The state Executive Office of Transportation (EOT) released a 20 year draft
transportation plan in March, and they have recently reached out to MassBike
to host a meeting for the bicycling community to provide comments and
feedback. This is a crucial time for bicycle advocates to help shape the
next generation of transportation projects in the state.



MassBike has scheduled a meeting with EOT to be held on Monday, August 15 at
6:00 p.m. in Concord, and all are invited to attend. Please RSVP to
bikexec at massbike.org so we can get an approximate headcount; we will provide
you with directions.



The 20 year draft plan is available online here:

http://www.eot.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=content/longplanIndex&sid=level2

Bike Festival Volunteers Wanted—Saturday, August 27 (rain date: Sunday,
August 28)



Would you like to help MassBike pull together a fun day of cycling? We still
need volunteers for a variety of tasks; your help will entitle you to free
or discounted admission, in addition to knowing that you’re helping to
advance bicycling advocacy!



Please email Karin at massbike.org for more details or to sign up.



Join MassBike Now



Do you support bicycling advocacy? Like to ride on the Minuteman Trail, or
other bike paths? Commute to work by bike? Take your bike on the T? And you’
re not a MassBike member?



You can change that by clicking here



http://www.active.com/donations/campaign_public.cfm?key=massbike&CFID=749359
3&CFTOKEN=34423737
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