Ride of Silence Reminder Wednesday May 21st

The Ride of Silence this year is being organized North Orange County Bicycle Advocacy Coalition NOCBAC.org. We will meet at the Downtown Plaza in Fullerton. The same place we have met the last few years. It is locate on Wilshire between Harbor and Pomona next to the Museum (301 N. Pomona ave Fullerton CA 92832) People are encouraged to meet at 6:30 pm and we will leave at 7 pm. Bring front and rear lights. Wear a black arm band...and always your helmet.
Ride of Silence

Young Environmentalists Protest Anti_Bicycle Policy At Their High School

Here is a great article from Treehugger.com

The students are members of an environmental club at their high school that had raised $2,000 and wanted to use the funds to donate a bike rack to the school. However, they were told that the school did not want to promote cycling due to safety concerns, and thus the gift was rejected. Ironically enough, the rejection came on Earth Day.

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Orange County Bike To Work Week May 12 -16

Pledge to ride to work and you could win prizes from OCTA

California Trails & Greenways Conference in San Diego this month

Another follow-up action item from last night's NOCBAC meeting. TheCalifornia Trails & Greenways Conference will be later this month inSan Diego (May 29-30-31). It's a mixed gathering of equestrians,hikers & cyclists. It can be quite informative, with workshops onfunding and other useful information for advocates. Some peopleexpressed an interest in knowing more, so here is a link: California Trails & Greenways Conference

Keynote Speakers are
The author of the book "Last Child in the Woods" Richard Louv,
and Wildlife Conservationist Joan Embery.
You won't want to miss either of these inspiring speaking engagements.
For more information on the speakers, check out their following bios.
 Richard Louv (90kb, pdf)
 Joan Embery (53kb, pdf)

League of American Bicyclists Names 11 new Bicycle Friendly Community

...with Portland getting the highest level "Platinum"
Today, eleven communities were honored with the League of American Bicyclists prestigious Bicycle Friendly Community designation and eleven communities renewed their designation. “This round brings into focus both the geographic and demographic diversity of designated communities,” League President Andy Clarke said. “These are all cities that are realizing the potential of bicycling to address the challenges of climate change, traffic congestion, rising obesity rates, and soaring fuel prices.” Read more.

OCTA Commuter Bikeways Strategic Plan Update TAKE THE SURVEY

The OCTA Commuter Bikeways Strategic Plan Update will provide an updated inventory of all existing bikeways in Orange County. It will also identify all of the bikeways that have been proposed by the 32 OC Cities and the County of Orange, qualifying these jurisdictions for funding from the California State Bicycle Transportation Account. Strategic gaps in the existing bikeways network and key regionally-significant projects will be identified for priority funding.
Do your part as an OC cyclist and Take the survey.

Bicycle-Sharing Program to Be First of Kind in U.S.

Starting next month, people in DC will be able to rent a bicycle day and night with the swipe of a membership card. Read more from the New York Times