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Please Attend City Commission Meeting: 24-August

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Dec 21: ‘Planet Backpacker’ Author Offers an Encore

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M'Lynn commented on lostgears's group 'Complete Streets Initiative'

The Cherry Capital Cycling Club (Safety and Education Committee) is also working with the Complete Streets Initiative. Meetings are open for comment.

August 18

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Complete Streets Initiative

Planning group for the Complete Streets Initiative to make streets better for pedestrian and bicycle passage. Join this group if you want updates on the Complete Streets Initiative.

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Please Attend City Commission Meeting: 24-August

We Need You at this City Commission Meeting 24-August—The four scenarios MDOT has chosen to model are (1) existing conditions (4 lanes); (2) 3 lanes; (3) 5 lanes from 14 Street to roughly 8 Street; and th th (4) 5 lanes from 14th Street to Grandvie…

August 18

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How many days of each week during decent weather do you ride your bike?

4-5

What kind of bike do your ride most often?

Road

Do you feel the Grand Traverse area is safe for bicycling?

What is the single biggest issue concerning you as an avid bike rider in this community?

As my dad used to say, "The biggest problem is the nut behind the wheel." Environmentally speaking we can no longer afford metal boxes containing internal combustion petroleum fueled engines that roll around on four or more tires.

ADVOCACY * EDUCATION * PUBLIC POLICY

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It's Getting Ugly Out There: Right-Wingers Celebrate Increase in Bicycle Accidents

Right-Wingers Celebrate Increase in Bicycle Accidents A few days ago my 13-year old son excitedly showed me the new bumpersticker he got for this bike. It’s a picture of Barack Obama with the word “believe,” designed to stick in the spokes. Cool! A few days later I read in my local alternative weekly here in Minneapolis that a local right wing website anno… Continue

Posted on October 21, 2008 at 2:13pm — 1 Comment

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At 9:28am on August 18, 2008, Kate said…: I'm willing & able to do what I can for our bike community. Just this morning I was grazed by a side mirror riding down Garfield on my way to work. Sometimes I feel like its all just a matter of time... Do you want to collaborate on something?

At 8:07am on August 18, 2008, Kate said…: M'Lynn,
I received an message from Yvonne Cunkle that Alice Ray is strongly opposed to the ghost bike memorial. I think there will be some sort of memorial (bench at the VST, etc) at a later date.
Kate

At 5:15pm on June 28, 2008, M'Lynn said…: I'm heading out shortly. I was editing music... I still have some work to do... later... much later. And you are inside "because?"

At 5:09pm on June 28, 2008, lostgears said…: Welcome M'Lynn. What are we doing on our computers on a day like this? Thanks for joining and looking in.