[From my mail bag:]
"When the pair stuck with their plan, they were met by school administrators and a state trooper, who emphasized that biking was prohibited."
Read more: https://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=847190&TextPage=1#ixzz0Shb57gTg
Please take a minute to support Adam and Janette’s RIGHT to freely choose their method of transportation by sending a quick email.
Contact Maple Avenue Middle School Principal Stuart F. Byrne at:
s_byrne@saratogaschools.org
Let Mr. Byrne know that you support Adam and Janett’s RIGHT to free movement and self determination, and that a ban on biking to school is simply wrong.
Thanks for your time and your support.
Brian McCormick
"I bet I can find 1 million American families who want big beautiful bike paths"
Bicycle safety event in Annapolis, October 29th – register now
The City of Annapolis in partnership with the Annapolis Bicycle Racing Team (ABRT) invites you to join us at the…
BE BRIGHT, BE SEEN Safety Rally
City Dock, Market House
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 4:30 – 6:30 PM
REGISTER AT: www.annapolis.gov/BikeAnnapolis
· The first 80 registrants to attend* will receive a bicycle light set (front and rear light).
· Free bicycle tune-ups and assistance mounting light set provided by local bike shops
· See latest cycling products for the new season
· Door prizes and discount coupons for bicycle safety items
· Refreshments courtesy of Hard Bean Coffee & Booksellers and A*censored*ers.
*An additional 20 light sets will be distributed at random to all remaining registrants at the event at 6:00pm.
Register in advance until October 28th at: www.annapolis.gov/BikeAnnapolis
On-site registration available but pre-registration is encouraged!
For further information, contact Iain Banks at ibanks@annapolis.gov
MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE SAFE WHEN RIDING AT NIGHT, USE LIGHTS AND REFLECTIVE CLOTHING.
City of Baltimore Launches Automated Speed Monitoring Program
Baltimore, Maryland (September 28, 2009) Mayor Sheila Dixon was joined today by Baltimore City Department of Transportation Director Al Foxx, and Police Commissioner Fred Bealefeld along with Glenmount Elementary/Middle School students and staff to announce the launch of an automated speed monitoring program in an effort to decrease driver speeds in school zones throughout the city.
“In an effort to promote safe driving habits throughout our communities and particularly in our school zones, the City of Baltimore is launching this important initiative,” said Mayor Dixon. “This automated speed enforcement program is designed to reduce driver speeds and make our streets safer for school children, motorists and pedestrians.”
The city’s new speed enforcement initiative will start on October 1, 2009. During the initial 30-day warning phase, motorists who exceed the speed limit by at least 12 miles per hour while driving through city school zones will receive warning notices in the mail.
Once the warning phase is complete, commuters who drive aggressively will receive $40 citations. These citations are not reported to insurance companies and no license points will be assigned. Notification signs will be placed at all speed enforcement locations so that motorists will be aware that they are approaching a speed check zone. The goal of the program is to make the streets of Baltimore safer by changing aggressive driving behavior.
The city plans to retrofit a targeted 51 red light camera locations with the new automated speed enforcement technology. In addition, five mobile enforcement units which will be rotated throughout school zones across the city should be in operation by the spring of 2010.
Continue reading “City of Baltimore Launches Automated Speed Monitoring Program”
Grand Opening of Bikestation Washington, D.C. Friday, October 2, 2009
For us in Baltimore who take the train to DC the Bike Station will let you securely store a second bike over night in DC or you can rent a bike at the station to see the sights in DC.
TOUR DU PORT – Baltimore’s Cool Bicycling Tour for a Terrific Cause!!!
Our Mayor is to be the master of ceremonies, say a few words at 7:15, and open the Tour at 7:30. Many of us will be there, so you can start the ride with friends.
TOUR DU
PORT – Baltimore’s Cool Bicycling Tour for a Terrific
Cause!!!
PORT – Baltimore’s Cool Bicycling Tour for a Terrific
Cause!!!
Awesome design TdP
t-shirt (design is
flyer) purchase deadline Sept
18th
t-shirt (design is
flyer) purchase deadline Sept
18th
Also-get a free One Less Car t-shirt with OLC membership
Tour du
Port – October 4th
is
Baltimore ‘s Premier Bicycle Event ! Thousands of riders starting at the
Canton
Waterfront
Park will kick off the 16th Annual Tour du Port.
Routes 12 to a new 1/2 century 50 mile ride! Scenic route travels through over twelve
historic neighborhoods, waterfront areas and parks. This fully supported tour
includes lunch, refreshments at rest stops, map and sag and a post-ride
celebration with live music at Tour’s end. This event is One Less
Car’s Annual Fundraiser! All fees go directly to advancing the programs and
advocacy efforts of One Less Car, a non-profit dedicated to walking, bicycling
and smart commuting. Click here to
register or visit www.onelesscar.org Please pass this on to friends and help us spread the
word about Tour du Port!
Port – October 4th
is
Baltimore ‘s Premier Bicycle Event ! Thousands of riders starting at the
Canton
Waterfront
Park will kick off the 16th Annual Tour du Port.
Routes 12 to a new 1/2 century 50 mile ride! Scenic route travels through over twelve
historic neighborhoods, waterfront areas and parks. This fully supported tour
includes lunch, refreshments at rest stops, map and sag and a post-ride
celebration with live music at Tour’s end. This event is One Less
Car’s Annual Fundraiser! All fees go directly to advancing the programs and
advocacy efforts of One Less Car, a non-profit dedicated to walking, bicycling
and smart commuting. Click here to
register or visit www.onelesscar.org Please pass this on to friends and help us spread the
word about Tour du Port!
“Tour du Port
is a superb way to intimately tour Baltimore. It is
one of the coolest bike events around – and it certainly supports a cause that
we support –bicycle
safety!
All proceeds fund smart commuting options
and bicycle advocacy. What more could a bicyclist or commuter tired of
congestion ask for from a bicycle event!” — Baltimore Bicycle
Club