Act NOW to Ask your Senators to Support the Safe Routes to School Bill!

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This week, twelve Senators - led by Senators Harkin (D-IA), Sanders (D-VT) and Merkley (D-OR) - introduced legislation (S. 800) to sustain and strengthen the federal Safe Routes to School program. Congress is looking to scale back transportation spending - so it's critical that we send a strong message that the federal Safe Routes to School program should be preserved.

Please take a few minutes to do two simple things to build Senate support for Safe Routes to School:

1. Contact your Senators to ask them to co-sponsor S. 800, through our new online Take Action tool. Simply put in your zip code, personalize the message template, add your contact information and click send!
2. Forward this action alert to at least five friends or colleagues and ask them to contact their Senators too.

NCAR Hill Climb in Boulder

NCAR Hill Climb, the quick, simple Boulder climb


Looking back down the road at the top

Simple, close and short are what make NCAR a classic hill climb choice in Boulder. Maybe you only have 30 minutes to ride or maybe you were not gifted with the body of a hill climber, whatever the reason NCAR Hill Climb is a nice ride for all types of cyclists. The views from the climb over look the city of Boulder and cyclist know before hand excatly where their end destination is, not a common thing of many climbs. Being able to see where you have to ride to can be comforting because you can see the light at the end of the tunnel or evil because it may feel like it takes so long to get there (most can complete it in 10-ish minutes)

Details of the NCAR climb
Grade: 5.7 on average
Distance: about 2 miles, maybe longer depending on your starting point
Total elevation: Almost 700ft.

Bicycle Commuting Classes - Denver

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Dust off that bicycle languishing in your garage!

Come learn and share tricks and techniques for commuting to work on your bike! Learn how to be safe, find the best route to take, and have tons of fun, all while becoming healthy, wealthy and wise!

Bicycling improves quality of life. It gets you outside, relieves stress, makes you feel better, and creates a way to spend time with family and friends. Best of all, it’s convenient, flexible and free. Whether for recreation, transportation or competition, bicycling offers a lifetime of health and fun.
Class Schedule

* Thursday, April 28 — Central Library, 12 noon - 1 p.m.
* Tuesday, May 17 — Ross-Cherry Creek Branch Library, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
* Saturday, June 4 — Bear Valley Branch Library, 10 - 11 a.m.
* Saturday, June 18 — Schlessman Family Branch Library, 11 a.m. - 12 noon

All classes are free and open to the public.

Arrive fresh and invigorated every day, ready to buckle down and work hard! By riding your bike, you help the environment, keep yourself fit, and save money on gas! Explore a fun new way to exercise all year long.

Here are just a few of the benefits cycling provides, according to Bikes Belong:

* Promotes healthier lifestyles
* Lowers health care costs

Shining Mountain Waldorf School hosts bike drive

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BOULDER – Shining Mountain Waldorf School, 999 Violet Drive, will host a bike collection drive for Community Cycles, a nonprofit organization that refurbishes and recycles bicycles for community use and advocates for safe bicycle practices. Individuals can donate bikes from April 11 through April 15 during school hours.

Bicycle Film night in Longmont Thursday

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Bicycle Film Night in Longmont this Thursday!

Thursday night, April 14th, We’ll be showing Ride the Divide. Ride the Divide is a movie about a group of Mountain Bikers who’ve challenged themselves to race from Banff Canada to Mexico. There’s no prize except the sense of accomplishment. Will they all make it? Will there be death and Peril? Come and see. The show will start at 7pm and it will be shown upstairs at the Dickens Opera House. The Longmont Film Society has graciously donated the use of their projector.

Boulder's Transportation dept looking for cost effective solutions

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From the DailyCamera
With a transportation budget that's increasingly under pressure, the city of Boulder is working to be a little more creative with how it makes transit safer, easier and more enjoyable for cyclists and motorists alike.

Led by the city's Public Works Department, the "transportation innovations" project is aimed at coming up with cost-effective solutions to common safety issues.

Read More at the DailyCamera

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