Bike Baltimore ,
Vol. 1, Issue 3
Thank you for subscribing to the BIKE BALTIMORE e-newsletter distributed by
the Baltimore
City , Department of
Transportation. Here you will find the latest information regarding the
city’s efforts to make Baltimore
a safer and more enjoyable place to bike.
NEWS!
Bike parking at Artscape was a huge success for its first
year. An estimated 600 bikes
were parked at the facility over the weekend! Many thanks to Mark Counselman who managed the bike
parking and all the volunteers that helped out!
The Bob Moore Memorial Moonlight
Madness ride brought out 200 cyclists on Thursday, July 30th.
Aside from a couple wrecks and flats, a great time was had by all. It was
great to see that many bikes rolling up
Charles St , and still sharing the road
with cars.
Last week, Mr. Jack
Yates was cycling Maryland
Avenue when he was struck and killed by a
right-turning box truck. The truck did not stop and the police are
still looking for the driver as the investigation is on-going. Anyone
with information is urged to call 410-396-2100.
In memory of Mr. Yates, members of Baltimore ’s
cycling community stepped up and installed a “ghost
bike” at the corner of
Lafayette and
Maryland Avenue . Ghost bikes are a
worldwide movement aimed at paying tribute to fallen cyclists and drawing
attention to greater road safety
The Baltimore Metropolitan Council has completed the BICYCLE COMMUTER RESOURCE GUIDE for the
Baltimore Region. The guide contains an array of information road rules,
outfitting your bike, and where to ride. The guide also contains
information for employers on how to encourage employees to commute by
bike. The guide is available from DOT Planning (410-396-6856) and the Baltimore
Metropolitan Council (410-732-0500). The guide will also be available
online.
BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE
New Bike Parking – The Department of
Transportation’s Maintenance Division has installed a total of 107 bike racks this year! The
communities of Highlandtown, Belair-Edison, Waverley ,
Remington and Hamilton
are some of the areas where the new racks are installed. To request a
bike racks, visit the online form here.
New Bike Routes are being planned for Bolton
Hill, Reservoir Hill and Lake
Avenue . These routes will connect existing
and proposed bike routes will provide safer corridors for cyclists.
BIKE EVENTS
The Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee meets Tuesday,
August 18th at 6pm in the Recreation and Parks HQ (
2600 Madison Avenue ).
We’ll be discussing police cooperation, the new bike routes and community
meetings for the Southeast/Park Heights bike network.
Tour du Port,
Baltimore ‘s Premier Bicycle Event, takes
place October 4th. Join thousands of riders at the
Canton Waterfront
Park to kick off the 16th
Annual Tour du Port. Routes range from 12 to a new 1/2 century 50 mile ride!
The 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 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 mass transit in Maryland .
Click here to register
One
Less Car sponsors the Second Fall Bicycle Forum on Wednesday
October 7, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (JHAPL) at the
intersection of Route #29 and Gorman
Road in Laurel ,
Maryland . Over 80 Bike
Advocates/Planners/Elected Officials attended this well received Forum last
year. Attend this Forum to find how to make and keep Maryland Bike Friendly.
This is an important opportunity to inform leaders about your concerns and
ideas! Let us know what you think should be a 2010 legislative priority. We are
expecting advocacy groups from many counties all over the state: Howard,
Montgomery , Prince George ,
Anne Arundel, Baltimore , Frederick ,
St. Mary, Baltimore
City and Washington
DC to attend and show/tell what
they are doing in their areas. Additionally, we will discuss bike legislation
for the 2010 Annapolis Session. Mark you calendars and plan to attend.
These events and more can be found on the Bike
Baltimore website at www.baltimorecity.gov/bike