Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

From the Redwood City Recycled Water Project:

As part of Redwood City's Recycled Water Project, an existing pipeline will be retrofitted in mid-July, and a portion of the bike/ped path parallel to Highway 101 will be temporarily closed at various times during this construction. Further details, including timing and location, are included in the attached flyer. We apologize for any inconvenience this construction may cause.

The flyer is located at:

http://www.redwoodcity.org/publicworks/pdf/RC_Connections_Bikepath_08.pd...

Please forward this information to everyone you know so that they are aware of the upcoming construction.

The 8th Annual Bicycle Film Festival, an international, juried film festival arrives in San Francisco June 23rd-26th. The Bicycle Film Festival celebrates all styles of bikes and biking for a massive celebration of bike culture. This year's film festival will also feature an art show and street party--what better way to celebrate the bicycle than four days of art, film, music and performance. All movies screen at The Victoria Theater.

San Francisco is one of 17 U.S. and international locations hosting the festival. For more information and a schedule of movies, visit http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/2008_site/sf/.

Free Valet Bike Parking Provided by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 6:00 PM

The Peninsula Committee organized another successful 4th of July parade entry in the Redwood City Parade. So successful that they brought home second place in the category of miscellaneous novelty group!

Check out the photos at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shellacfanatic/sets/72157605977874436/

and

http://picasaweb.google.com/brienmiller/Parade_2008_07_04?authkey=2yG3t2...

The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition, which represents the nine Bay Area county bicycle coalitions on regional issues, seeks candidates for the position of Executive Director. The salary range is from $50,000 - $60,000 per year depending on experience, with paid holidays, vacation and health insurance. Initial interviews will take place at the end of July or the beginning of August, so applicants are encouraged to submit their resumes by July 25. The organization anticipates a September start date.

A draft of the current SVBC position on the Caltrain Master Plan has been available on our website since July 3 (http://svbcbikes.org/advocacy/positions/caltrain-bicycle-master-plan). A members meeting for comments took place on July 10. We have heard many constructive comments, and they will lead to a revision of the document. The next draft will contain stronger language supporting bikes on board. The Board will discuss this issue at its meeting on July 17. If you have comments please submit them via the website contact page or email them to Paul. Also, if you are interested in working on this issue and meeting with local elected representatives, please contact Paul (paul [at] svbcbikes [dot] org).

If you have personal comments on the plan, you are encouraged to submit them directly to Caltrain at bikeplan [at] caltrain [dot] com You can read the Caltrain Key Findings document at http://www.caltrain.com/bicycle_master_plan.html. The actual draft plan has not yet been released.