City of Orlando Mayor’s Bike to Work Day
| May 6, 2011 | ||
| 7:30 am | to | 10:00 am |
- Let’s beat last year’s record. Last year was our biggest turn out of 150 participants, but surely we can beat that.
- Extended ride option up to 18 miles or just join us on the original route of 2.5 miles.
Cristina R. Cruz
Planner II/Bike Coordinator
City of Orlando
P: 407.246.3347
cristina.cruz@cityoforlando.net
3rd Annual Florida Bike Summit
Now that the National Bike Summit has come to an end, time to bring the message closer to home during our 3rd Annual Florida Bike Summit in Tallahassee on March 24th. Registration in FREE and open to everyone whether they can attend or not. Huh?
It’s simple, if you can’t attend the summit, we ask that you still register as a means of tracking where cycling constituents are and which legislators we will visit on your behalf. That’s right, we will stop by your legislator’s office on your behalf, but you have to register. Registration is easy and only takes a few minutes, but it will give FBA a better number count of who we are representing. Of course, you are welcome to join us in Tallahassee on March 24th and meet with legislators and have them shake the hand of one who rides a bicycle and cares about the safety of our streets. If safety in numbers works on a group ride, then it’s time for our numbers to come to Tallahassee as a group and tell law-makers how we feel about riding bicycles in Florida. The time is March 24th, and all you have to do is register to show it’s worth our time and yours to sponsor the summit and lobby on behalf of Florida cyclists.
Thank you for your time, your continued support, and for registering for the 3rd Annual Florida Bike Summit!
Jacksonville CyclingSavvy classes
| March 12, 2011 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
| March 26, 2011 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
Train Your Bike (bike handling session) will be offered at the hhgregg parking lot at 8380 Merchants Way, Jacksonville, FL 32222, March 12 from 9 am – noon. (limit 10/class)
Truth & Techniques of Traffic Cycling (classroom session) will be offered at Lakeshore Bicycles and Fitness, 2108 Blanding Boulevard, Jacksonville 32210, March 26, 9 am – noon.
Tour of Jacksonville is tentatively planned for April (completion of both the above modules is a prerequisite).
For more information about the course go HERE.
Please use this form to register.
Orlando CyclingSavvy weekend package March 11-12
| March 11, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
| March 12, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
Get it all done in one weekend for the next CyclingSavvy series in Orlando.
We will give you the tools to use a bike for transportation, without stress or fear, anywhere you choose.
Truth & Techniques of Traffic Cycling (classroom session) will be offered at Metroplan Orlando from 6-9PM on Friday, March 11.
Train Your Bike (bike handling session) will be held at the old Orlando Arena from 8-11 AM on Saturday, March 12.
Tour of Orlando session will begin in Colonialtown (12:30-4PM) Saturday, March 12. (completion of other two sessions is required to take this one).
All day students will ride as a group from the Arena to lunch (Baja Burrito in Colonial Plaza). All group riding is done at a speed that is comfortable for the slowest rider (this is typically about 9-10mph). The Tour class begins at Colonial Plaza and ends back at the Arena. The all day course is a lot of fun for the camaraderie, but it is physically and mentally demanding.
For those wanting single sessions, or to take the course in 3-hour increments, you can sign up for Truth & Techniques or Train Your Bike. Individual sessions are $30 each. A package (all 3 sessions) can be purchased for $75. Package price is valid even if you take the courses on different dates.
To learn more about the course, click here.
Please use this form to register.
Fee: $75 for all three sessions or $30 per session a la carte.
Orlando CyclingSavvy weekend package March 11-12
Get it all done in one weekend for the next CyclingSavvy series in Orlando.
We will give you the tools to use a bike for transportation, without stress or fear, anywhere you choose.
Truth & Techniques of Traffic Cycling (classroom session) will be offered at Metroplan Orlando from 6-9PM on Friday, March 11.
Train Your Bike (bike handling session) will be held at the old Orlando Arena from 8-11 AM on Saturday, March 12.
Tour of Orlando session will begin in Colonialtown (12:30-4PM) Saturday, March 12. (completion of other two sessions is required to take this one).
All day students will ride as a group from the Arena to lunch (Baja Burrito in Colonial Plaza). All group riding is done at a speed that is comfortable for the slowest rider (this is typically about 9-10mph). The Tour class begins at Colonial Plaza and ends back at the Arena. The all day course is a lot of fun for the camaraderie, but it is physically and mentally demanding.
For those wanting single sessions, or to take the course in 3-hour increments, you can sign up for Truth & Techniques or Train Your Bike. Individual sessions are $30 each. A package (all 3 sessions) can be purchased for $75. Package price is valid even if you take the courses on different dates.
To learn more about the course, click here.
Please use this form to register.
Fee: $75 for all three sessions or $30 per session a la carte.
Contact Congress March 10th in support of the Florida Delegation to the National Bike Summit
Two clicks and about 3 minutes is all it takes to let your members of Congress know you support bicycling and walking.
Twenty-five Floridians are visiting Washington, DC, the week of March 7-11 as part of the National Bike Summit.
Members of the delegation will be visiting most if not all Florida congressional offices on Thursday, March 10, 2011, making the case for better, safer bicycling and walking in Florida.
You can help since your message of support to your own members of Congress really multiplies the impact of the delegation’s visit. It only takes about three minutes.
Click here to look up your members and find their contact information.
Sample message:
Dear Congressman/woman X,
The National Bike Summit is taking place today in Washington and a delegation from Florida will be visiting your office. I hope you’ll take the time to meet with them because bicycling and walking is very important to Florida and to me.
Federal funding for bicycling and walking is a very, very small amount–just 0.03% of the federal budget–but it is very, very important:
- Federally funded roads and highways are among the biggest impediments to bicycling and walking
- Destinations that people want to bicycle and walk to cluster along federally funded roads and highways
- Federally funded roads and highways cut right through every city and town in Florida, and when they are not built to allow people to bicycle or walk along or across them, the result is that entire neighborhoods become unwalkable and unbicycleable.
[Add a sentence or two about why bicycling and/or walking is important to you.]
Sincerely yours,
THANK YOU! When you contact your elected representatives, it really does make a difference!
Thanks also to Kathryn Moore who is leading the Florida Delegation. Follow her updates HERE.
March is Florida Bicycle Month
March is Florida Bicycle Month. Contact your local municipality for a list of events in your area of the state. For a list of contacts go HERE. If you know of events in your area, let us know and we’ll post on the FBA Calendar of Events and 
. Also check out the Florida Bicycle Touring Calendar for a list of bicycle rides in March and throughout the year. Help us celebrate March in a big way for bicyclists.
The month of May is promoted nationally as National Bike Month by the League of American Bicyclists, however, many cities/areas throughout Florida choose to observe Bike Month earlier due to Florida’s warm weather.
For starts, check out the first ever Bike Month celebration in Hernando County. Not quite as big an event that Orlando or Tampa put on, but a start for us.
Steve Diez, FBA Board Treasurer
Hernando County MPO Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator
3rd Annual Florida Bike Summit needs you
| March 24, 2011 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
As a cyclist you know the squeaky wheel gets the grease and March 24th is our day to take the cycling cause to the Capitol – your voice combined with others will make a difference!
The Florida Bicycle Association invites you to Tallahassee for the 3rd annual Florida Bike Summit on Thursday, March 24, 2011. Our press conference in the Capitol Courtyard will start at 11:30AM. Registration is free. Your time and presence will help in getting the attention of our legislators that their constituents demand the rights of bicyclists to be taken seriously. They won’t know unless you tell them.
You don’t have to be ultra articulate, and you don’t have to have multiple talking points in bullet form. All you have to do is say, “I am a citizen of your district, and I support enhanced penalties for moving vehicle violations that cause serious injury or death.” Done. Have a few more minutes? Here’s your next sentence: “I also support distracted driver legislation that makes violations a primary offense.” Wow, not only easy, but now you’re feeling pretty good to have spoken out.
Register TODAY for the Florida Bicycle Summit. Sign in, show up and speak up for cycling!
The 2011 FBA Annual Awards presentation will take place in conjunction with the Summit during the press event. The nomination deadline is March 1, 2011 so don’t delay in nominating worthy individuals or organizations. A list of categories and previous winners is available on the website, as well as a nomination form. Nominations go to Interim Executive Director Dan Moser by email, fax or mail:
dan@floridabicycle.org; ph/fax 239-334-6417
1449 Linhart Ave., Fort Myers FL 33901