LCI Training coming to South Florida in January
Register today for the South Florida League Cycling Instructor (LCI) Training January 14-16, 2011 in Miami. We need ten people to register by 12/20/10 in order to bring this opportunity to you. We have homestays available and there are wonderful, affordable accommodations close by, as well.
Full details are available here.
I look forward to spending the weekend with you January 14-16!
Kathryn R. Moore
Executive Director
The South Florida Bike Coalition
Improving and Increasing Bicycling from Miami-Dade to Port St. Lucie
(305) 982-7343
Traffic Skills 101 January 14 & 15, 2011
| January 14, 2011 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
| January 15, 2011 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 3:00 pm |
Make the drivers around you behave!
Based on crash data in Fredom from Fear, by expert vehicular cyclist Mighk Wilson; for comparable time periods of activity, travel by bicycle produces 2.1 times less fatalities than travel by auto. In Orlando, only 8% of cyclist-injury crashes between cyclists and motorists involve a legally-operating roadway cyclist. The rest involve sidewalk cyclists and those violating the rules of the road. Learning to avoid virtually all of these crashes is what this course is all about!
WHEN & WHERE:Class is 1 & 1/2 days: Friday, January 14, 2011, 6:00-9:00 p.m. and Saturday, January 15, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Lakeshore Bicycles & Fitness, 2108 Blanding Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32210COST: Registration is $40.00. This includes a colorful and informative student manual.
TO REGISTER CONTACT: Jeff Hohlstein, 904-291-8664, or email Jeff at jeff@FBAfirstcoast.org for confirmation of date and a complete registration packet. Register early since class size limit is 17 students.
CyclingSavvy January Weekend Package
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.
Weekend Package: Friday, 1/7/11, 6-9pm and Saturday, 1/8/11, 8am-4pm (with a lunch break) – all day class includes bike handling and Tour of Orlando
To register, go HERE. For more information, go HERE.
Fee: $75 for all three sessions or $30 per session a la carte.
Tell Governor-elect Scott: Florida needs more bicycling!
Campaign season is over, which means we must turn our attention to communicating our needs to Governor-elect Rick Scott. He has set up a website to do exactly that, soliciting ideas to advance Florida and, at the same time, save money.
Pedestrian and bicycle facilities are among the least expensive transportation infrastructure to build and maintain. We also know that shifting short trips to walking and bicycling saves fuel, lessens our dependency on foreign oil, keeps more money in the local economy, makes us healthier and gets people out of their automobiles and into their communities.
Let’s show Governor-elect Scott that there is great demand in Florida for safe, convenient places to walk and bicycle. Please leave a thoughtful message on his website that helps build our case for more walking and bicycling opportunities.
Below are some talking points you can use, but we encourage you to be creative. Personal responses make a better impact than canned comments. Keep your responses positive and forward-looking. As Governor-elect Scott’s campaign ads suggested, “let’s get to work” by communicating our needs to him.
Ken Bryan
Florida Field Office Director
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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Talking points:
* The most cost-effective way to improve Florida’s transportation systems in urban areas is to better accommodate walkers and bicyclists with active transportation infrastructure.
* Nearly half of all trips in the United States are within a 20-minute bicycle ride, and a quarter are within a 20-minute walk.
* Every trip made by a pedestrian or bicyclist increases the existing roadway capacity, improves the user’s health, and reduces his or her carbon footprint—all of which can save Florida millions of dollars, according to the Florida Department of Transportation’s Conserve By Bicycle Study.
* Better active transportation infrastructure saves lives. Florida consistently has one of the worst safety and fatality records per capita in the entire country for pedestrians and bicyclists. Trails and other biking and walking facilities can keep more Floridians safe.
CyclingSavvy weekend course Nov. 12-13
Get it all done in one weekend.
We will give you the tools to use a bike for transportation, without stress or fear, anywhere you choose. Sessions have been scheduled for the complete CyclingSavvy course:
Truth & Techniques (classroom)
Friday, 11/12 from 6-9pm at a location TBA in Orlando
Train Your Bike & Tour of Orlando
Saturday, 11/13 from 8am-4pm with a break for lunch
at the Orlando Arena
Fee: $75
For questions and to register, go HERE.
CyclingSavvy weekend course Nov. 12-13
| November 12, 2010 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
| November 13, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
Get it all done in one weekend.
We will give you the tools to use a bike for transportation, without stress or fear, anywhere you choose. Sessions have been scheduled for the complete CyclingSavvy course:
Truth & Techniques (classroom)
Friday, 11/12 from 6-9pm at a location TBA in Orlando
Train Your Bike & Tour of Orlando
Saturday, 11/13 from 8am-4pm with a break for lunch
at the Orlando Arena
Fee: $75
For questions and to register, go HERE.
Got your Lime-Aid yet?
Have you picked up your 2010 edition of the Florida Bicycle/Pedestrian Law Enforcement Guide recently pegged Lime-Aid due to its lime green color offering a review of traffic laws? This handy booklet, updated annually to reflect statute changes, has been distributed to over 100,000 citizens since 2001.
You can download a copy or request copies by contacting FBA.
Special thanks to the Florida Pedestrian & Bicycling Safety Resource Center for ordering 41K copies.
“Lime-Aid” courtesy of Charlie Morris
Bicycles for the Homeless, Inc.
Please Support the following Petition! No More Senseless Bicycle Deaths!
Visit the following link for details:
People For Bikes tops 100,000 pledges in support of bicycling!
Take a moment to watch an inspirational YouTube video, called “People for Bikes: If I Ride” ..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEhpUov-adU. The video was actually created as a part of Bikes Belong’s campaign to bring awareness to the need for safer cycling practices (through advocacy and education) in the US.
Since this campaign and our mission share a goal, we feel it’s important to contribute by signing the pledge. If you haven’t already done so, the link is below.
www.peopleforbikes.org/signpledge
Once you sign the pledge, you may opt to receive campaign updates, like the one shown below. The goal of the campaign is to “unite one million voices” – the first goal of 100,000 has successfully been reached! Let’s help reach the next goal of 200,000 by signing the pledge and spreading the word!
Rachel Weissler
Ride Director
Bike Florida & Share the Road
2nd Annual Florida Bicycle Club Leadership Workshop
| November 20, 2010 | ||
| 3:00 pm | to | 6:00 pm |
Make sure your bicycle club is represented at the 2nd Annual Florida Bicycle Club Leadership Workshop, Saturday, November 20, 2010, in Clermont in conjunction with the 31st annual Horrible Hundred. This year, we decided to expand the workshop to include leaders other than just presidents, plus extend the time period from two to three (originally posted as four) hours to allow more time for interactive discussion. This workshop is for YOU so make sure your club is represented by forwarding this information to club leaders.
Date: Saturday, 11/20/10
Time: 3:00-6:00 pm (revised time block)
Location: ROOM: Valencia at the Citrus Tower, 141 N. Hwy. 27, Clermont
Fee: FREE, however registration is required. Go HERE to register.
Plus: VIP Hour at The Cycling Hub in Clermont from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Saturday, November 20th. There will be beverages and hors d’oeuvres. This VIP Hour is sponsored by The Cycling Hub located at 1200 Oakley Seaver Drive.
As a co-sponsor of the workshop, the Florida Freewheelers will once again provide one complimentary Horrible Hundred registration per club for individuals attending the workshop. The Horrible Hundred is Sunday, 11/21/10.
We need input on topics you’d like to discuss. Forward suggestions to Laura no later than 10/20/10 at laura@floridabicycle.org.