[BikeLongmont] Bike to work week in Longmont

[Richard Masoner]

A while ago, Devin wrote:

>I wondering what Longmont's participation in the 2004 Bike to work week will be? The city of Boulder sends out emails to thier commuter list about construction in Boulder and I am wondering what the group thinks about getting the same idea rolling in Longmont?
>

1. When is Bike to Work Week? June is Colorado Bike Month. Denver has a 
Bike to Work day on June 23, whereas Boulder's Walk&Bike Week is the 
week of June 19. The Shimano and LAB sponsored week that many cities 
have adopted is May 17.

So, how about it Phil Greenwald? Can the city do something to help 
promote something like this? Nenad, can we talk about this in the 
meeting tonight? I think I would nominate the week of June 19 just to 
leverage off of what Denver and Boulder are doing. What are the other 
cities in the area doing (e.g. Ft. Collins, other Boulder County cities, 
maybe some of the Denver metro cities like Aurora or Commerce City)? 
After a date is decided, our Local Bike Shops can put signs up in there 
stores, maybe run special promotions that week (hint hint) if they have 
time to do something like this in the 8 weeks we have till then.

It's probably a little late for employer sponsorship, but I'll nag my 
co-workers about it and put up a poster if somebody artistic can design 
something up. My employer has a "commute alternatives" program and 
sponsors bike-to-work week activities, but that's only in Santa Clara, 
not locally.

Poster concept:

Longmont Bike-to-Work Week
June 19 - 26
Tuneup specials and great deals at High Gear/ACME/Hike-n-Bike all week!
Visit http://www.bicyclelongmont.org/ for more details.
Sponsors: The City of Longmont, Daz Bog Coffee, LBS Bikes, Xyz, Blah, 
Foo bar, Blink

Somebody can bug the donut and coffee shops for sponsorship of this 
event -- somebody to underwrite the cost of printing posters and maybe a 
giveaway or three. Somebody that looks good in a suit should do this; I 
recently shaved my head so I look pretty scary and hats don't look good 
with suits. Speaking of sponsors, does Pacific Cycles still have a 
design center here in Longmont? Some of the sporting goods stores and 
maybe even pawn shops might also be good sponsors.

2. Construction notices: Excellent idea! I sorta brought this up before, 
but somebody from public works (can't remember who) said the city isn't 
really set up for this kind of thing. Notification of construction on 
streets and trails would be very nice. Today I decided to do a little 
bird watching along Lefthand Creek on my way to work. I crossed under 
Main Street from east-to-west and there was a contractor's truck parked 
right across the path. There was nary a barricade, fence, or cone in 
sight until after I rode through the mud around the truck.

3. The reason for my tardy reply to Devin's note: I was in San 
Francisco. Bikes everywhere! See http://www.masoner.net/esc/6Bicycle.jpg

RFM

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