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How to reach us Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition PO Box 92047 Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047 phone 568-3046 email info@sbbike.org web www.sbbike.org

January 7th meeting Join us on Tuesday, January 7th for a special meeting. Help us celebrate and improve bicycling during 2003: Tuesday, 7:00 PM Woody’s BBQ 5112 Hollister Avenue Goleta, California

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January 2003

2003 starts with 3 Coalition reports Before moving ahead to improve condiquently passed on to the tions for bicyclists, it helps to know just County’s Wilson Hubbell what needs improving. The Bicycle and SB City’s Dru van Coalition’s Ralph Fertig took on by himHengel for action. self one such survey of posts in bikepaths The markets are more after a cyclist crashed into one last Nocomplicated. As Jacob revember. A draft report was presented at ported, “... many of the the December Bicycle Coalition meeting, markets in Santa Barbara where changes were suggested along with [area] don’t even have a decision to put it online for further comracks, and many of those ments from anybody. See story on page 5. that do are missing parts or Two further topics arose when 14-year are not installed properly.” old Jacob Seigel-Boettner, a Santa BarWhile the Bicycle Coalition bara Middle School student, offered us a wants markets to improve Jacob Seigel-Boettner making notes week of community service. That resulted bike racks for customers, on bike parking at Scolari’s market. in six busy days of bicycling all over the we have to know what to South Coast assessing two different bicycling amenirecommend and tell them what permits they need. ties: bike parking at large marWe’re dealing with three cities and the unincorpokets, and conditions of all the rated County, each with different regulations. The bikeway signs. You may recogCity of Santa Barbara, for example, requires a buildnize Jacob as one of nine bicying permit and Architectural Board of Review accepclists who recently completed a tance to install a rack on private property.

5000-mile, 4-month tour across So what was initially just a survey turns out to the United States, following need a report to market owners that offers not only the route that Lewis and Clark praise or criticism, but This sign has a took two centuries ago. So simrecommendations for sticker and graffiti. ply biking all over the South them to follow.

Coast for six days was a snap for young Jacob.

Research shows that The bikeway signs were easy. Most were fine, but others have published some were missing and others were turned the guidelines, so maybe wrong way or defaced with stickers and graffiti. it’s time for us to work Those that could be cleaned or adjusted on the spot with local jurisdictions A “hitching post” bike rack were fixed, and the others were noted. Jacob took to craft a document of sits next to a trash container. digital photos and made notes that were subseour own.

Join the Coalition You can help improve bicycling safety and conditions in Santa Barbara County by joining others in our own regional Bicycle Coalition advocacy group.

Together we will continue to make a real difference. See page 6 for details.

Coalition helps downtown Santa Barbara workers

Our video for sale We’re pleased to offer our own video “Decide to Ride.” It’s about a young woman who learns to bike commute to work. It’s only $18 (tax and US shipping included) from us, address above.

A description is available at www.sbbike.org/video/video.html.

Erika Lindemann at our Bicycle Coalition table that we shared with Traffic Solutions.

The Bicycle Coalition offered bicycling information at the opening of Casa de Las Fuentes housing development in Santa Barbara on December 17. We were one of nine “community partners” invited by the city’s Housing Authority. The concept behind the apartment complex is to provide reasonably-priced housing for workers in the Downtown area, so they can get to their jobs on foot or bicycle or bus. Renters are given priority and discounts if they have no automobile.

Our thanks to Bicycle Coalition’s Erika Lindemann and Ralph Fertig who represented us. As Congresswoman Lois Capps was being escorted around, Fertig introduced himself, and Capps, after pausing for a moment, responded, “Oh yes, bicycling to work, that makes sense.” We couldn’t agree more.

Good Things About Bikelanes Word from the President There has been some controthat usually means further versy among bikies regardout into the roadway than ing the value of bikelanes. would be the case if the Some would argue that bikelane was not there. bikelanes denigrate cyclists A well designed and propand are designed more to erly located Class I bikepath “keep bicyclists in their can be a joy, but too many place” than to provide a hobikepaths are neither. Also, mogenous roadway system the installation and maintewhere motorists and bicynance costs for a separated clists interact as equal road bikepath can be extraordiusers. Others feel that nary and may directly comWilson Hubbell, President. bikelanes are inadequate pete for financing with other and separated bikepaths public facilities. Bikelanes, on should be constructed everywhere to provide the other hand, can be cheap to install and safer conditions for bicyclists. usually get maintained within the existing I like well designed bikelanes and believe roadway budget at little or no extra cost. For that they do not denigrate cyclists any more example, the County of Santa Barbara was able than a freeway truck lane denigrates trucks or to fit bikelanes onto much of Calle Real by a high occupancy vehicle lane denigrates narrowing the traffic lanes during regular single occupancy motor vehicles. I also believe maintenance of the roadway. The Cities of that trying to build acceptable Class I Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and Lompoc have bikepaths to everywhere a cyclist might want accomplished the same on many of their streets. to travel is unrealistic and infeasible. So what Basically, the additional costs for most bikelanes are in planning, design and paint—that’s are some of the advantages of bikelanes verit. So bikelanes proliferate because their effecsus bikepaths or nothing at all? tiveness and low cost make them particularly Perhaps the first thing that a motorist attractive to City and County governments. learns is to Keep It Between The Lines. As There are many other advantages to well such, a bikelane stripe will tend to keep modesigned bikelanes that could fill up much torists in “their” lane and further away from more space than this column, but the biggest the edge of the roadway than would occur if no bikelane was there. (Note: Driving a motor one seems to be that bikelanes tend to go vehicle in a bikelane is actually illegal in Cali- where cyclists want to go while providing more clear riding space than would be availfornia except to enter or exit a traffic lane). able otherwise. Sounds good to me…

Cyclists must also ride as far to the right of the roadway as practicable by law, except when there is a bikelane. Cyclists can legally ride anywhere they want in a bikelane—and

Evening meeting January 7th in Goleta Last October, we held an evening meeting in an effort to attract those who cannot make noon meetings in Santa Barbara. Because 30 people showed up, we’re having another evening dinner/meeting on January 7th. This one will be held at Woody's BBQ, 5112 Hollister Avenue (in Magnolia Plaza), Goleta.

No-host dinner at 6:00, meeting at 7:00. Come on out and meet fellow bicycle people.

Electric bikes for sale A new kind of bike shop has opened in Goleta.

It’s Alternative Motors, a place that specializes in electric-powered bicycles, scooters and cars.

Owner and manager Todd Wolfe reports that most of his sales are electric bikes.

Todd Wolfe with electric bikes at his Alternative Motors shop in Old Town Goleta.

Who would buy an electric bike? Only wimps, right? Not necessarily, says Wolfe. While many of his customers are older, others might be facing special circumstances, like living on the January 6, Bicycle Coalition Board meeting. January 11, Winter Cyclocross Series, sponOpen to all members. It's at 1569 Sycamore sored by SG Productions. This race is the third Mesa and being unsure about making it home Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, 7:00 PM. Details of a three-race cyclocross series for Santa Bar- after a bike ride around town. Wolfe’s aunt, for example, lives in a retirement community from Ralph Fertig, sb-ralph@cox.net or 962-1479. bara County. Prizes for the three races total and has for years enjoyed bike rides of 30-40 over $2000. This race takes place at Campus January 7, Bike Week 2003 meeting. Plans miles with friends. But because of an increasPointe Industrial Park in Goleta, starting at progress for Bike Week 2003. Bring your best ing knee weakness, she could no longer keep 9:30 AM, depending on class. Catered lunch ideas. County Public Works conference room, up with others until she bought a Merida follows. Details from Mike Hecker at 966-1807 123 East Anapamu Street, First Floor, Santa electric-assist bike from Wolfe. So once again, Barbara, 11:00 AM. Contact Erika Lindemann, or at www.ridesb.com/2002_sb_cyclocross_series.htm. she is able to bike with friends and know that 961-8919 or elindemann@sbcag.org.

January 14, Santa Barbara Car Free meeting. the extra boost is there when she needs it.

January 7, General Meeting. Meeting the first Sponsored by the APCD to promote car-free If you’ve never tried an electric bike, go see travel in the South Coast area. The project has Wolfe try one. It’s guaranteed to bring a smile Tuesday of the month, this time in the a website www.santabarbaracarfree.org and hosts evening. It will be at Woody's BBQ, 5112 to your face when you feel the magic boost of programs. Meeting location to be determined, power. Not that you’ll buy one, but maybe Hollister Avenue (in Magnolia Plaza). Phone 10:00-11:30 AM. Details from Mary Byrd at president Wilson Hubbell, 568-3046 or email somebody you know will. Alternative Motors is 961-8833 or byrdm@sbcapcd.org. him at hubbell@co.santa-barbara.ca.us. at 5860 Hollister Avenue.

Upcoming bike meetings & events

Quick Release • January 2003 • Page 2

Renewal of TEA-21 is 2003 challenge

Coalition endorses Highway 101 changes

ramps, and The Bicycle Coalilandscaping tion sent a letter to The massive Federal transportation act of 1997 entries. the Santa Barbara called “TEA-21” is up for reauthorization this • Union Pacific City Council, year. TEA-21 and its predecessor ISTEA have bikepath. Consider Caltrans, and the provided millions of dollars for bicycling constructing a County regarding projects that we’ve benefitted from. This year, section of new proposed changes however, because of our weak economy, highbikepath along the to the Highway 101 way interests are out to reclaim the 2% that railroad right-ofSouth Coast Corrialternatives like bicycling, bus and walking way between Milpas dor between Milpas won for themselves twelve years ago.

Street and Olive As the year progresses and a new reauthori- Street and Mill Road, as Montecito. The zation package works its way through Conincluded in the gress, you’ll be hearing what’s happening and changes will effect Santa Barbara us for decades to what you can do to make a difference. This County Regional come, so it’s impormonth, expect the administration to submit Bikeway plan. tant to speak out.

We asked for a bikepath along the railroad in its budget proposal. The Federal Department The last item exMontecito as part of 101 corridor improvements.

A response letter of Transportation will then take that budget pands the area of and develop a detailed proposal for Congress. to Ralph Fertig consideration, howcame from Mayor Marty Blum, thanking us The following eight months will be crucial ever a bikepath along the railroad has been on in defining our future. To find our more about for our recommendations, and forwarding master plans for years. As the 101 proposals them to the City’s transportation planners. the issues, check out these sites: exist now, Caltrans has to negotiate with the She wrote, “I agree that your recommendawww.transact.org/platform.asp Union Pacific Railroad to acquire an easement tions should be seriously considered and I apwww.tea3.org for the project near Sycamore Creek; as long www.antc.net preciate you and the Coalition taking the time as they are negotiating, why not include a to provide me with your thoughts.” bikepath easement in the agenda?

Out of our 12 recommendations, the ones Because of public interest, Caltrans has exthat most directly effect bicyclists are these: tended the public comment period to January • Cacique tunnel. Build the Cacique Street 15, 2003, and added new meetings: Mike Hecker has brought Santa Barbara undercrossing of 101. Keep it to two lanes County a three-race series of cyclocross. Two • Montecito Union School, January 6, 6:00plus bike lanes, leave the center open to the 9:00 PM. Formal presentation at 7:00 PM. races have already taken place in Solvang and sky, light it well, and landscape entries on • Carpinteria City Hall, January 8, 2:00-8:00 Goleta, with a third scheduled on January 11 both sides.

PM. Informal Open house for 6 hours. in Goleta again (see events listing).

• Sycamore Creek bridge. Build a new bridge Consider going to one of the meetings, or at Sycamore Creek and design it to not writing your comments on the project’s draft exclude a future bicycle/pedestrian path in environmental document to: the space underneath.

Larry Newland, AICP, Branch Chief • Old Coast Highway sidewalk. Construct a Caltrans Central Region Environmental Analysis sidewalk on the south side of the road to 50 Higuera Street increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-5415.

• Hot Springs roundabout. Construct a roundabout at Old Coast Highway/Hot Springs Road/Coast Village Road.

• South-bound Cabrillo off ramps. Keep both the Los Patos and Hot Springs off ramps on 101 to reduce bicyclist and pedestrian conflicts at intersections.

• North-bound Cabrillo on-ramp. Redesign Cyclocross racers hose off after a muddy, rainy— this to slow accelerating motorists who must and therefore satisfying—race in Goleta. weave with bicyclists heading under 101.

Turnout for this new venture has been moder- • Bike/ped tunnel at Cabrillo. Continue the ate, but Hecker hopes interest will grow as Beachway bike path across Los Patos and riders become more aware of the bicycling into the new tunnel. Carefully consider the sport. Notable among participants in the Decrossing of Los Patos and at the intersection cember 21st race was former Santa Barbara between the 101 freeway lanes. resident Tom Harvey who came here on • Cabrillo/Los Patos intersection. Some Amtrak, rode his bike from the Goleta train traffic control is needed because of the short station, raced (he came in second), then biked sight distances and numerous bicyclist and back to the station for a train ride home to pedestrian crossings.

San Diego. If you want to catch cyclocross ac- • Butterfly Lane tunnel. This popular 101 tunnel should be reconsidered with all users tion, head to Goleta on the 11th, and conin mind. Consider modifying the steps into gratulate Hecker on this new venture.

Cyclocross is here

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Bikes featured in new December meeting topics Kent Epperson leads December 3rd meeting was again very clean air calendar Our Traffic Solutions busy. Here are our major meeting topics: It’s here, the third edition of “Kids Care for Clean Air” calendar. Again, it features neat drawings by children throughout Santa Barbara County, illustrating how to get around without polluting our air. Like by bicycle.

• Our draft letter to Caltrans and others proposing our recommendations for changes to Highway 101 between Milpas and Hot Springs Road, was discussed and amended.

• Secretary Sandra Wintermoss has resigned.

• Coalition reports on bikepath posts, market bike racks, and South Coast signage condition were discussed and actions taken.

• Staff recommendations for CREF project funding were discussed. We will await the Supervisors to vote on December 10.

• Ralph Fertig will represent the Bicycle Coalition at the opening of Casa de Las Fuentes on December 17.

• We’re waiting to hear about our proposal to host a California bicycling and walking conference here in 2003.

What’s more appropriate than Megan Morgan’s • Jamey Wagner described UCSB’s request for bike drawing for the month of May? BTA funds for four campus projects. The Coalition will write a letter of support.

The first prize winner, Joshua Ambrosio • The Bicycle Coalition will appeal for Chevez, won a bicycle donated by Bruce donations this month.

Davis at Hazard’s Cyclesport for his entry. The • Our January meeting will again be in the contest was sponsored by Traffic Solutions and evening, this time at Woody’s in Goleta.

Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District. While copies last, you can get one free by phoning 961-8800.

Our community benefits are twofold: kids get to think about traveling without pollutPlease thank and support the following busiing, and people who use the calendars for a nesses that are Bicycle Coalition members: year will see a new reminder each month.

• King Cycle Group, Shasta Lake • Lightning Cycle Dynamics, Lompoc • MarBorg Industries, Santa Barbara FREE • Oasis Design, Santa Barbara BIKE • Rincon Cycles, Carpinteria • Santa Barbara Infrared, Santa Barbara MAP!

Active members

We’re pleased to welcome new Bicycle Coalition members Amy Nett, Michael Champion, the American Lung Association, and Bill Forkner. Plus we’re very grateful to the following who renewed their memberships: Dennis Coffman, Woody Wilde, Richard Lambert, Steve Morris, Ralph Fertig, Diane Krohn, Wayne Beckman, Arnie Schildhaus, and Dan Henry.

Oakland Conference For Santa Barbara County Bike Maps, info on ridesharing and van pools, just call: 963-SAVE. Quick Release • January 2003 • Page 4

In spite of efforts from our team, the Bicycle Coalition lost its bid to bring a new California conference to Santa Barbara. Ralph Fertig, the local coordinator, found out from California Bicycle Coalition director Chris Morfas that Oakland beat us. The evaluation committee, Morfas said, felt that Oakland’s ability to raise $30,000, substantially above our $6000 to date, was a crucial factor. Perhaps in 2005 we’ll have another chance.

A funny thing happened to Kent Epperson and his wife Soma Aloia on their way to San Luis Obispo. They got off the airplane in Santa Barbara, looked around the town, then crossed SLO off their list. For three years, Kent and Soma had been looking around the United States for a new community to move to. A community where people can get around without a car. They chose Santa Barbara.

Kent Epperson off his bike and in his office.

Born and raised in Colorado, Kent went to college at the University of Colorado Denver. He worked as a land use planner, but most recently, spent six years working as a transit planner and bicycle coordinator for the Regional Transportation District. While there, he worked with bikes on buses, bike parking, and a “bikestation” for the city of Denver.

Like most kids, Kent found freedom in bicycling. That freedom and mobility carried through when offered a college graduation gift of a vacation in Europe. Kent, however, reasoned that the money would go much further in Asia than in Europe, and that the traditional lifestyles in Asia were disappearing much faster than those in Europe. So he spent two years bicycle touring in Asia.

“What I learned,” Kent noted, “was that you don’t need lots of material things to live a good, satisfying life.” He also developed a greater appreciation for the United States, our freedoms and our people. While traveling, the bicycle proved to be Kent’s ticket to meet people and be invited into their homes, something that just doesn’t happen to tourists zipping around in air-conditioned buses.

Last October, Kent became the Program Administrator of Traffic Solutions, replacing Mindy Norris who has moved to Hawaii. We welcome Kent to our community and look forward to years of cooperative efforts.

Post your post comments online

Coalition helps UCSB

The Bicycle Coalition’s Ralph Fertig has put a study of posts in bikepaths in the South Coast of Santa Barbara County online, and needs your thoughts before finalizing it. At our December meeting, he presented a draft document, received comments about it, and has since added 11 posts that others identified. To see the document in PDF format and offer your comments, go to: www.sbbike.org/commute/posts/post-study.html

Thanks to Wilson Hubbell, bicyclist safety is increasing already. Following recommendations in the study, Hubbell had County work crews relocate two posts near a bridge connecting sections of Nueces Drive, moving the posts back from both bridge entrances.

The post is gone! The County moved quickly to relocate the post away from the bridge entrance.

The report itself consists of an introduction, photos of all bikepath posts, and recommendations for improvements. The recommendations state, “...the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition asks that local jurisdictions adopt the following three phase approach to keeping motorists off our bikepaths: 1. Install signs next to paths 2. Install a separated path 3. Use carefully-designed and located posts only as a last resort.”

By “carefully-designed and located posts,” the report suggests: • preferably flexible rather than solid • if solid, removable for emergency and maintenance access • bright color and reflectorized for visibility • possibly with solar-powered LED lights • in height, 36-45 inches tall The posts should be positioned: • at least 5 feet apart • either one or three across a trail, not two • set back 10-30 feet from an intersection • set back 5-10 feet from a bridge • with diversion striping on the pavement • with overhead lights nearby.

Students bicycle through the Y intersection along the Coast Route on UCSB campus.

The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition sent a letter of support for funding four bicycle-related projects at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) campus. The money will hopefully come from the state’s Bicycle Transportation Account of $7.2 million. The projects are: • Repair two sections of the Coast Route, one east of campus heading downhill toward Goleta Beach, the other near the west end.

• Study improvements at the dangerous “Y” intersection near the Student Affairs and Administration Services building.

• Purchase and install new bike racks.

• Fix the dangerous bikepath crossing of a roadway near the Faculty Club.

With about 14,000 bicyclists riding on UCSB bikepaths each school day, safety is a great concern. We hope that as much as possible will be funded.

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Our great members Eighteen Bicycle Coalition members came through with at least 33 published “letters to the editor” or op/ed pieces about bicycling issues in 2002. Coalition vice president Ralph Fertig keeps track of mentions of bicycling in South Coast newspapers and has noted a healthy increase in 2002 member writing.

Our top writers are Robert Bernstein and Ralph Fertig, both of whom had seven pieces published. Next was Mike Hecker with three, then David Madajian and Doug Allard with two each. Finally, lots of us had one published. Congratulations to: Judy Keim, Curtis Ridling, Jean Thomson, Erika Lindemann, Jeff Stoutenborough, Dennis Thompson, Cecelia Brown, Vie Obern, Eva Inbar, Jamey Wagner, Gary Wissman, and Susan Carty.

Trail behavior “The Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers have distributed about 300 bells in the last year, and we are still at it. We have volunteers staffing education stations at trailheads on East Camino Cielo. The volunteers distribute bells and talk to riders (and other trail users) about proper trail etiquette.”

— Chuck Anderson, Coalition Board member

Rincon study funded On December 10, the Board of Supervisors funded a study of bikepath alternatives at Rincon Beach County Park. The $55,000 study will consider a trail between the Park and the City of Carpinteria. The Bicycle Coalition had written the Supervisors recommending the funding. Three routes are being studied: • A trail along the south side of Highway 101.

• A trail along the Union Pacific Railroad.

• From the bluff top at the eastern end of Carpinteria Avenue, a switchback trail that descends to the railroad, then heads east to the Park.

The Bicycle Coalition hopes to work with the study team in designing trails that will be attractive to both bicyclists and others.

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Mail to Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition, PO Box 92047, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-2047

Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition President, Wilson Hubbell, 568-3046 hubbell@co.santa-barbara.ca.us

Vice President, Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 sb-ralph@cox.net

Secretary, position open Treasurer, Gary Wissman, 964-4607 gary@gwissman.com

Director, Chuck Anderson, 893-4616 mtbchuck@cox.net

Director, Mike Hecker, 966-1807 hecktone@cox.net

Director, Drew Hunter, 452-5112 watair1@earthlink.net

Director, Erika Lindemann, 961-8919 elindemann@sbcag.org

Director, Dru van Hengel, 564-5544 dvanhengel@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us

Regional bicycle clubs & groups Bicycle Touring Club of Solvang Dan Henry, 688-3330

Valley BMX Dave Carney, 688-7543

Road repair contacts Chaingang Gary Minar, 688-7957 gminar@syv.com

Cyclone Racing Beth Wallace, 753-6673 xyzbethie@aol.com

Echelon Santa Barbara Bryan Krouse, 966-7491 b.r.krouse@worldnet.att.net

Goleta Valley Cycling Club Hildy Hoffman, 964-0802 cyclelady@worldnet.att.net

Lompoc Valley Bicycle Club Bob Grant, 736-5919 PamBowman@email.msn.com

SB Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers Chuck Anderson, 565-7511 sbmtv@cox.net

Caltrans

Bicycle Bob’s

Pat Mickelson, 968-5779 pat_mickelson@dot.ca.gov

Carpinteria Rick Fulmer, 684-5405 x443 rickfulmer@hotmail.com

Goleta 961-7500

250 Storke Road #A, Goleta 15 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara

Bicycle Connection 223 W. Ocean Avenue, Lompoc

Big Gear Bike Gear 324 State Street #A, Santa Barbara

Lompoc Larry Bean, 736-1261 l_bean@ci.lompoc.ca.us

Cycles 4 Rent 101 State Street, Santa Barbara 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara 1111 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara City George Gerth, 564-5385 ggerth@ci.santa-barbara.ca.us

Santa Barbara County Wilson Hubbell, 568-3046 hubbell@co.santa-barbara.ca.us

Santa Barbara Bicycle Club

Santa Maria

Mike Hecker, 966-1807 hecktone@cox.net Santa Barbara BMX, Dale Bowers LBowers508@aol.com

Solvang

Tailwinds Bicycle Club

UCSB

Larry Moore, 922-4864 cmoorecasml@hotmail.com

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