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Don't let the Senate make bicycling more dangerous for you
by Jonathan Morrison 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

Federal support for bicycling is in trouble, again. The U.S. House and Senate have released bills that would reverse 20 years of progress toward making bicycling safe and stress-free for all Americans. The current Senate transportation bill eliminates essential biking and walking programs. To improve the bill, we’re asking senators to vote for a bipartisan amendment that guarantees our local governments a voice in transportation decisions, allowing them to build bikeways and sidewalks that keep people safe. Take action today to help preserve the successful, cost-effective federal investment in biking. Contact your state’s two U.S. senators to encourage them to vote for the Cardin-Cochran amendment: http://www.peopleforbikes.org/page/speakout/don-t-let-the-senate-make-bicyc… (You can find your senators, review basic suggested text for your email, and send your note directly from this link.) Thank you for your help today, and for passing the call to action along.

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Safety Training Material
by aaron searle 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

I'm a new start up, working on defining our 'earn-a-bike' program. We will require service hours and I would like to do some required bicycle safety training as part of the program. Wondering if anyone can help me know what safety training materials you may use, and if : Are there standardized training materials I can get my hands on? Resources to get booklets or handouts? Good web resources to use? Thanks in advance, Aaron Searle Karma Bike Shop aaron(a)karmabikeshop.com

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Sibley Bike Depot Hiring (St. Paul, MN)
by Jason Tanzman 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Sibley Bike Depot <http://www.sibleybikedepot.org> is a not-for-profit community bike shop in Saint Paul, Minnesota with a mission to be an open, accessible space to educate and empower people to use bicycles for transportation, helping to build a sustainable environment and community. Sibley Bike Depot is hiring a Shop and Programs Director! http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/job-details?id=51533 This is a full-time, salaried position ($30,000-35,000 DOQ) responsible for managing a variety of Sibley programs including the Earn-a-Bike program, Open Shop, Youth classes and Apprenticeship, and Women's and Trans Night. This Director will be part of a staff leadership team consisting of the Bike Library Director, the Development and Outreach Director, and the Shop and Programs Director. Please apply today by emailing a resume and cover letter to jobs(a)sibleybikedepot.org. Jason Tanzman -- Sibley Bike Depot Development and Outreach Director 612-232-2737 (cell) 651-222-2080 (shop) www.sibleybikedepot.org Sibley Bike Depot's mission is to be an open, accessible space to educate and empower people to use bicycles as transportation, helping to build a sustainable environment and community. Volunteer with us to help build a bicycling movement in the Twin Cities!

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Accounting
by Jonathan Morrison 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Who does cash basis vs. accrual accounting? We are thinking of making the jump from cash to accrual, but wanted to get some feedback first. Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

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by charle roberts 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

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NPR: Stolen Bikes
by Jonathan Morrison 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/06/146474749/seeking-revenge-in-underworld-of-va… Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

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Safety Training Material
by aaron searle 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

I'm a new start up, working on defining our 'earn-a-bike' program. We will require service hours and I would like to do some required bicycle safety training as part of the program. Wondering if anyone can help me know what safety training materials you may use, and if : Are there standardized training materials I can get my hands on? Resources to get booklets or handouts? Good web resources to use? Thanks in advance, Aaron Searle Karma Bike Shop aaron(a)karmabikeshop.com

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The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition is hiring an Operations Manager
by Christine Bourgeois 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

Hi all, The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition is hiring an Operations Manager. For more details about the job opening, go to the Bici Centro website<http://bicicentro.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1234035> Thank you for sharing the employment opportunity with your biking friends. All the best, -- Christine Bourgeois 805 699 6301 Education Coordinator Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (SBBC) www.bicicentro.org "Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles". John Forester

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Hiring Bike Recycle Vermont Manager
by Christine Hill 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

I thought I sent this out already, but I couldn't find it when I went back to see if anyone had responded, so I'm sending it again. Sorry if it is a duplicate! Bike Recycle Vermont is looking for a program manager to oversee shop operations, maintain and develop programs, and make the world a better place through bicycles! Check out the job description here: http://www.localmotion.org/about/jobs/1612-job-opportunity-brv-program-mana… If you have any questions about us, don't hesitate to shoot me an email or give me a call, I'd be happy to talk to you. Christine. -- *Christine Hill, Americorps*State Bike Recycle Vermont/Local Motion w: 802.264.9687 c: 339.223.0722* www.localmotion.org/brv <http://www.localmotion.org/programs/bikerecycle> *"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race." - H.G. Wells*

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Critical Mass book essays?
by Chris Carlsson 28 Jan '12

28 Jan '12

Hi all, It's late, but we're doing a book to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Critical Mass starting in San Francisco. We will also be hosting a big week-long celebration with daily rides, evening art shows, concerts, films, etc., from Monday Sept. 24-Sunday Sept. 30, with the big anniversary ride falling on Friday, Sept. 28... everyone is invited of course! So the book's original deadline was Jan. 15, and I regret that I never directly sent the solicitation to this list, but we've extended the deadline to Feb. 7 (and we could go a bit longer if someone here needs more time and is up for contributing)... We're looking for essays that explain how Critical Mass was an incubator space, helped shape a new kind of politics, new communities, new groups of friends, etc., and maybe changed how folks think and act regarding transit politics, direct action, and even the shape of your cities, urbanism in general... if you're interested, here's the link to our original call for articles: http://www.sfcriticalmass.org/2011/07/06/20th-anniversary-critical-mass-boo… but the deadline is extended... do let me know if you'd like to write something up for the book... a piece about BikeBike! and its relationship to the different politics of bicycling and transportation during the past 10-20 years would be fantastic! --Chris -- Shaping San Francisco's digital archive is at http://FoundSF.org... check it out! The Nowtopian (my blog): http://nowtopians.com http://www.chriscarlsson.com

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