This Monday, May 18 at 5pm, organizers from Bike Lafayette, Bike Walnut Creek, Bike Concord, and Bike East Bay will meet up at the gazebo in Walnut Creek’s Civic Park to talk what we’ve been up to, get to know each other better, and find ways to help each other’s efforts. Anyone who cares about bicycle transportation in Central Contra Costa County is welcome to come and chat.
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The Monument Impact crew told me at a Bike to Work Day energizer station about Bike Concord’s existence. I had actually written the message below one week previous to the City, re a webinar on better city design to accommodate cyclists. I received no response.
However, I understand there is bike planning afoot. Feel free to tell me more!
From: David J.
Subject: For Concord: Bikes and Tactical Urban Video – Lead Up to the May 11th Bikes and Cities Webinar
Date: May 8, 2015 11:36:05 AM PDT
To: Laura.Simpson@cityofconcord.org, Andrew.Mogensen@cityofconcord.org, Ryan.Lenhardt@cityofconcord.org, Frank.Abejo@cityofconcord.org
Greetings,
As an avid cyclist who has been really challenged in getting around your city, I’d strongly encourage some of your staff to attend one or more of these webinars. SSF in general is a great resource on a variety of planning and infrastructure topics.
Also I just found the Monument Corridor trail yesterday — really nice work!
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From: Security and Sustainability Forum
Subject: Watch the Bikes and Tactical Urban Video as a Lead Up to the May 11th Bikes and Cities Webinar
Date: May 8, 2015 5:07:37 AM PDT
Dear David,
Join Island Press and The Security and Sustainability Forum as we continue to celebrate Bike Month! In this May 11th webinar, celebrated authors Carlton Reid and Mike Lydon delve deep into the policies and infrastructure that make roads bike-friendly, and how to involve the community to ensure cities provide avenues for a variety of urban transportation enthusiasts.
Cities, Bikes and Things
May 11, 2015
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
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Great to hear from you, David, and thanks for letting us know that the good people at Monument Impact sent you our way. Yes, there is bike planning afoot. The City is developing a Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Safe Routes to Transit Master Plan. It’s a policy document which will (in our view) set the upper limit of bike infrastructure for some years to come. It might be an instrument for serious improvements, if we get the right policies into it.
Here’s a summary of the parties involved in the Master Plan process: https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/2015/04/12/bicycle-pedestrian-and-safe-routes-to-transit-master-plan/
And a key policy question which the Master Plan will decide: https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/2015/04/25/arterial-streets-vs-side-routes/
Bike Concord is working on a policy letter to the City about this question, on which we hope to get the signatures of many other community organizations as well as individuals. We’d very much appreciate your signature when the letter is ready, but also your referral to any community organizations you think might be supportive. I (Kenji) am available to meet in person with any such groups to explain the process and policy and to hear any concerns or comments they might have.
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Also, is the video you referred to still available to view?
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Thank you, Kenji,
If you create a free account with Security and Sustainability Forum, and log in, you’ll see the on-demand webcast further down the page:
http://securityandsustainabilityforum.org/cities-bikes-things-6373
Also of interest: http://securityandsustainabilityforum.org/roads-were-not-built-for-cars-6212
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