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Bike Baltimore E-Newsletter, October 2009

Bike Baltimore ,
Vol. 1, Issue 4

 

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!

 

The Baltimore City
Council will conduct a hearing on

the
Equal Rights for Bikes Task Force

Friday, October
23rd at 12:30 pm.

Du Burns
Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall

 

While this Task Force is a good idea, the Department of
Transportation (DOT) and Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee (MBAC) are
already fully engaged in many of its goals.  DOT has since submitted a
list of other laws that would help improve cycling in
Baltimore :  Complete Streets, mandatory
bike parking, Cyclists’ Bill of Rights among others

 

Please attend this important hearing to make
Baltimore a better place
to bike!

 

  • The Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee

    will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, October 20th at 6pm in the Department
    of Planning Conference Room ( 417
    E. Fayette St , 8th Floor).  If you want to have comments submitted to City
    Council on the 23rd, please attend this MBAC meeting!

 

 

  • 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 now
    available online.

 

 

  • The on-street bike parking in
    Charles Village will return
    after St. Paul Street
    is resurfaced within the coming months.  Along with the bike
    parking’s return will be new bike lanes!!!

 

  • The bike lanes on Fallsway will be unavailable for a
    couple days over the coming weeks as they will undergo
    “improvements.” 

 

  • The biking community of
    Baltimore welcomes Richard
    Layman     as the new bicycle pedestrian planner for
    Baltimore County ! 
    Richard will be developing the Western County Bike & Pedestrian Plan
    as well as focused planning in the Towson
    area.

 

 

 

BIKE EVENTS

 

  • Tour du Port, Baltimore ‘s
    premier bicycle event, took place October 4th with nearly 2000 riders!!!
    Congratulations to Carol Silldorff and ONE LESS CAR on
    the Tour’s success.  All
    proceeds from the Tour 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 .

 

  • Baltimore‘s first CYCLOVIA
    event will be Sunday, October 25th in Roland Park!!!  Sponsored by
    the Roland Park Civic League, Roland
    Ave will be transformed into a temporary park
    from 8am – 1 pm between Cold
    Spring Lane and
    Northern Parkway .  For more
    information or to volunteer, email Mike McQuestion at     mike.mcquestion@gmail.com

 

  • The
    Southeast BIcycle Network
    will be unveiled Wednesday, October 28th 6:30 pm at the Southeast Anchor
    Library.  See what new bike facilities will be coming to
    Highlandtown, Canton ,
    Fells Point, Little Italy and points in between.

 

  • The
    annual Baltimore Halloween Bike Ride
    (Critical Mass) will take place on Friday, October 30th starting at the
    Washington
    Monument at 7pm.

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These events and more can be found on the Bike
Baltimore website at www.baltimorecity.gov/bike

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