Last year's London Freewheel Bike Ride attracted 40,000 participants. This year, 100,000 riders are predicted. Key roads in London will be closed to provide easy access to all the popular London landmarks. The event is part of the Mayor's "Summer of Cycling" to promote bicycling. London has seen a surge in the popularity of cycling over the past decade.

Do you have a nice bicycle to donate to EBBC?

Jayne Moser (r) winner of a Dahon folding bike at 2008 Temescal Festival.

A Safe Routes to Transit (SR2T) plan to build a multiuse path from Concord to Pleasant Hill BART was denied by the Walnut Creek City Council on July 15, 2008. EBBC had helped to prioritize the project for SR2T funding and wrote a last ditch letter of support on EBBC letterhead for the project. The proposal had also received a funding committment from CoCoCo and support from BART and the East Bay Regional Park District.

The following letter from EBBC supporter Mike Ceaser was published in the CoCo Times on July 21, 2008. Another 20 similar letters directed to the Walnut Creek City Council could reignite the discussion.

An East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) "hazard reduction project" to remove ageing trees will close the East Ridge Trail from July through perhaps September. You can review the notice at EBRPD Closure Hot Link. You can also view a map of the Redwood Bike Route.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors Transportation & Planning Committee (Haggerty & Miley) will hear the proposed ordinance at a hearing scheduled for 1:30pm on Thursday, July 24 (note the agenda is not yet available--EBBC was notified on July 10 by Supervisor Haggerty's office).

WHERE: 1221 Oak St, Supervisors Chamber

BACKGROUND:

News article in East Bay papers on June 23, see: EBBC-talk discussion

On November 13, 2007, EBBC and five other groups that comprise the Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC) filed a lawsuit against Caltrans and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) on the grounds that the proposed 4th Bore does not comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. You can view a copy of the petition that FBC filed in Superior Court.

We've seen lots of bicyclists lately. However, many of you have probably not seen EBBC's campaign promoting bicycling. Rather than preaching to the converted, we intentionally targeted motorists with ads like the huge TriVision billboard next to I-880 near the Coliseum. A total of six images depict bicyclists in "suggestive poses" with one of the following headlines: Commuting today, Working today, Fitness today, Shopping today, and Family today.

Somebody painted bike lanes on the freshly repaved street.

The City of Oakland was sued in 2000 for a project that would have extended
the bicycle lanes from Aileen St into downtown Oakland. The judge directed
the City to do additional studies and environmental review, particularly to
assess the potential impacts of removing left-turn pockets. (The bicycle
lanes were to be added with the space created by removing these pockets.) The