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www.sbbike.org Serving Santa Barbara County We’re a countywide advocacy and resource organization that promotes bicycling for safe transportation and recreation.

How to reach us Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition PO Box 92047 Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047 phone 962-1479 email info@sbbike.org web www.sbbike.org

October 2nd meeting Join us on the first Tuesday of the month for our general meeting: Tuesday, October 2nd 12:00 noon Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Conference Room 1021 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara

Online email list We sponsor a free online email forum where you can post and read messages that pertain to regional bicycling issues. To subscribe, just send an email message to: sbbike-subscribe@lists.riseup.net

Leave the subject line and body of the message blank.

Join our Coalition You can help improve bicycling safety and conditions in Santa Barbara County by joining others in our regional bicycling advocacy group. Together we’ll continue to make a real difference. See page 6 for info.

Our CycleSmart program The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition’s CycleSmart bicyclist education program offers bicycling skills classes for school children and adults.

Look for details of upcoming classes inside Quick Release, or contact our Co-coordinators Dru van Hengel and Erika Lindemann by email CycleSmart@sbbike.org .

Quick Release is published monthly by the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition, PO Box 92047, Santa Barbara, CA 93190. Subscribe for $25 per year. Issue # 192.

October 2007

Coalition seeks safer 101 bicycling Some transportation funding authorized by passage of California Measure 1B in 2006 is being spent to widen six miles of Highway 101 between Mobil Pier in Ventura County to Casitas Pass Road in Santa Barbara County. The $151 million project includes a section of the highway where cyclists share the roadway with motorists.

At a Caltrans scoping meeting on August 28th in Carpinteria, Wilson Hubbell and Ralph Fertig from our Bicycle Coalition spoke out for safer cycling conditions. So did about ten other people from both counties. Caltrans officials attending the meeting seemed surprised at the depth of concern for people bicycling, especially when they learned that charity and club bike rides bring thousands through that section of freeway.

Across from La Conchita, bicyclists on 101 are Afterward, Fertig biked there, took photos, and posted required to pedal in the bikelane next to 65+ MPH them online along with a message to our email list suggest- trucks, RVs, buses and cars, while a “No Parking” ing that concerned cyclists write to Caltrans by the Septem- area separates them from parked cars and opening car doors. It could be made much safer. ber 13th deadline for comments. You can look at them at http://members.cox.net/sb-ralph/index.html.

We followed up with a letter listing our concerns and possible ways to make it safer for bicyclists.

Caltrans is now mulling over possibilities and crafting a plan for public comment next spring. It will be followed by an environmental document next fall, and three years of construction that will start in 2011.

Coalition announces Bike Week 2008 plans The year 2008 may seem distant, and Bike Week 2008 even more so, but we’re already planning for lots of wonderful upcoming bicycle events.

Our Bicycle Coalition has set Santa Barbara County’s Bike Week 2008 as May 17-25th. Our Bike Week flags will again fly along State Street in Santa Barbara.

Anchor events will be our Bike Week Celebration evening May 17th at the Chase Palm Center; Bike to School Day May 20th; and Bike to Work Day May 21st.

Santa Barbara’s Milpas gets sharrowed Early this year, the City of Goleta painted shared lane arrows “sharrows” on Hollister Avenue in Old Town Goleta.

Now the City of Santa Barbara has followed by installing them along seven blocks of the Milpas Street business area.

Last July, the City’s Dru van Hengel alerted us about an upcoming slurry seal for Milpas that provided an opportunity to improve the roadway markings. She asked if we would like sharrows placed 11 feet from the curb in the outside traffic lane? They would tell both motorists and bicyclists to share the lane, and place bikes outside of the parked car door zone.

Although some replied that the bikelanes present south of Quinientos Street should be extended north, sharrows were the next best measure for increasing bicyclist safety. So the road was sealed and sharrows were in- A young bicyclist rides on Milpas Street along the stalled in August. Is it better? —try it out and let us know. newly-sharrowed roadway.

Fred finds a new bike Zaca Fire changes trails

by David Madajian

Fred Perner recalls going faster than he would have chosen on his first bicycle ride.

His hand-me-down bike that had served two of his brothers and an uncle was too large for him, so his brother hoisted him onto the seat for that first ride down a steep hill.

He not only survived, but loved it.

Fred grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the 1940’s. His first practical use of his bike didn’t happen until he was 12 when he used it for a paper route. The paper route eventually led to many years of riding to work.

However, as he turned 60 after decades of riding he feared he would have to give up bicycling because it caused severe arm and shoulder pain. Out of desperation he traded in the old bicycle for a “plush ride” bicycle, which is basically a road bicycle with some minor performance compromises to make it more comfortable. Fred loves his new Specialized Roubaix. He uses it regularly to commute 25 miles from his home in Santa Barbara’s Mesa to Raytheon in Goleta. He also enjoys his commute because of his bicycle as well taking advantage of the full length of the Obern Trail. It is a few miles longer than Hollister, but he only has three traffic lights.

Fred would like to see more dedicated bicycle paths as well as safety improvements where cyclists are forced to mix with cars. He would like to see more government leaders take bicycles seriously for transportation and not just view them as recreation.

He would like to see the police enforce laws against parking in bicycle lanes and aggressive driving. Similarly, he would like bicyclists to also respect the laws.

Fred Perner is a Bicycle Coalition member who sees a bright future for bicycles and is doing his part to make it happen.

Thank you Fred!

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The Zaca Fire that consumed 240,000 acres of Santa Barbara backcountry offers challenges and opportunities. Bicycle Coalition member Chris Orr has these observations: With Forest Service resources strained and access limited, trail maintenance will be impaired. Winter rains may cause damage because the burned vegetation cannot slow and absorb runoff. Because many trails will be closed for assessment and revegetation, use of South Coast trails will grow, bringing increased trail wear and possible user conflicts.

Opportunities exist for positive change.

Bulldozing of Romero Road and Snyder tails for fire equipment access means that now they can be rebuilt as examples of safe and sustainable multiuse trails. It’s also an opportunity to attract new volunteers to help with trail renovation, maintenance, education and safety patrols.

Further, it’s an ideal time to install signs at all trailheads with maps, use guidelines, safety hints, plus educational information on plants, animals and geology. And in the reopened Zaca burn area, trail maintenance will be simplified because brush removal won’t be needed, so workers can concentrate on sustainable trail location and tread.

Wet Willy Sez Dear Wet Willy: I walk on the bikeway at the end of Turnpike toward SB. My question is, should I be walking on the right side (with the flow of the bikers) or the left side (facing the bikers)? — Lydia Dear Lydia: Good question. It may be best to walk alongside the bikepath rather than on it, where feasible. Where this is not feasible, like on segments of the bikepath between Turnpike and Modoc, Wet Willy recommends that you walk on the left side and face the traffic—the same way you would on a roadway. This will enable you to see any cyclists coming toward you, and enable oncoming cyclists to recognize that you see them. Any cyclists coming from behind you—where you can’t see them—will be on the other side of the bikepath and already out of your way.

Dear Wet Will: I hear a lot of chatter about Class I, Class II and Class III bike trails. Is there a real definition somewhere for these terms or are people just blowing smoke? — Tired of Jargon Dear Tired: Yeah Caltrans has definitions.

See www.dot.ca.gov/hq/oppd/hdm/pdf/ chp1000.pdf for details. In a nutshell, a Class I bikepath is a pathway for bicycles that is separated from a roadway, like the Obern Trail or the Maria Ygnacio Creek Bikepath. A Class II bikelane is a designated (painted) lane on a roadway for the exclusive use of bicyclists, like on State Street or Cathedral Oaks Road. A Class III bikeroute is just a sign on the side of the road identifying the roadway as being a means of getting somewhere by bicycle, like the North Goleta Route on Berkeley Road or the Crosstown Route on San Pascual Street.

Confusion occurs sometimes when folks refer to any or all bike facilities as bikeways, biketrails or bikeroutes.

“Wet Willie” is an advice column authored

by Coalition Vice President Wilson Hubbell.

Please submit any questions you may have about cycling-related issues to him at wilsonhubbell@aol.com.

New director McGolpin Santa Barbara County has a new director of Public Works, Scott McGolpin. We note that McGolpin is bike commuting to his job a couple days a week. He discovered that rush hour driving from Ellwood is barely faster, he saves gas money, and arrives energized. Congratulations on the promotion.

Class Nov 15, 17th Another one of our Introduction to Bicycle Street Skills classes will take place over two days in November. There will be a 3-hour evening classroom session on November 15th, followed by five hours on the 17th of bike maintenance, bike handling skills, and a ride with traffic. Details and online registration are available at www.sbbike.org/CycleSmart/apply.html.

For first-time adult bicyclists, consider taking the class, but hold off on the street bike ride. You may be able to obtain individual instruction from one of our local licensed instructors. Email CycleSmart@sbbike.org to discuss the possibilities.

Crafting Ventura’s Bicycle Master Plan

Coalition may partner with Bici Centro Our Bicycle Coalition and the Bici Centro program are considering closer collaboration. At our Board of Directors meeting on August 27th, Ed France from Bici Centro attended and presented a proposed document of fiscal sponsorship that was met favorably by our Board members.

Bici Centro is a community bike program like others around the US and Canada. Currently operating out of La Casa de la Raza building in Santa Barbara, they offer help for those needing bicycle repair, those seeking recycled bikes, and those with repair skills wishing to help others gain sustainable mobility.

During their first year of operation, Bici Centro has helped over 200 individuals.

The program organizers intend to expand with an earn-a-bike program, regular shop hours, and refurbished bike sales.

Both organizations would benefit from the new relationship. Bici Centro would gain from association with a respected nonprofit that has operated in Santa Barbara County since 1991. Our current insurance

People gather to chat and work on bicycles at one of the Bici Centro workshops last April.

could be extended to include Bici’s activities. Our Coalition would gain visibility by supporting a program that offers obvious community benefits to both youth and adults by helping them bicycle.

An example of such an arrangement exists between the Bike Bakersfield advocacy organization and their local Bike Kitchen.

You can learn more about Bici Centro at their website www.bicicentro.org.

US bikelanes started in Davis 40 years ago

Ventura residents ponder city maps to identify challenging situations for bicyclists.

A turnout of 40 people on September 8th showed great concern over bicycling conditions in the City of Ventura. The workshop initiated an effort to write the first Bicycle Master Plan for the city, coordinated by city transportation engineer Tom Mericle.

The workshop was held as part of a day’s Bicycle Summit consisting of a morning Kids Bicycle Rodeo, a HopeDance Bicycle Film Festival in the afternoon, then the City Workshop in the evening. The Summit was put together by the City and a new environmental group, Ventura Climate Care Options Organized Locally (VCCOOL whose website is www.vccool.org ).

We are talking about Ventura, not Santa Barbara County. However, having a neighbor that is becoming more bicyclist friendly will help us too.

We might take today’s US bikelanes for granted, but they are the result of decades of trial configurations that all started 40 years ago in Davis, California. Frank and Eve Child returned home to Davis from a vacation in Amsterdam where bicycling facilities impressed them, and their vision for a bicycle-friendly Davis was started.

Over the ensuing years, city engineers worked with bicycling advocates and UC Davis researchers to build and test various bikelane configurations. They tried separat-

ing the lanes with a series of posts in the street, and locating the bikelane between the curb and parked cars—both of which were discarded over time. Their successful designs eventually became part of Caltrans Highway Design Manual, which in turn influenced national bikelane standards.

The 40th anniversary was celebrated during the Walk/Bike California conference in early September with an informal chat with Frank Child and others who helped make Davis the bicycling center of our country.

Bikelanes are all over Davis. They vary in width, but most are wider than Caltrans standard fourfoot minimum. Most are on streets where car parking is prohibited.

Davis bikelanes are supplemented with extensive bikepaths. They circle the city and university, and lead from residences to schools, shopping, and parks. Together, they provide safer bicycling.

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Rack ‘em up at UCSB Bike for a week and win stuff!

Our countywide Traffic Solutions program is giving away great prizes to residents who keep track of their trips by bike, bus, foot, carpool or telecommute. Their contest is misnamed “RideShare Week” for tradition’s sake, but it really is open to all us super non-car folk.

The contest runs from October 15-19th. You first have Art courtesy Traffic Solutions. to register online at www.trafficsolutions.info, then record your non-car trips. You could win a new bicycle from Hazard’s Cyclesport, a vacation on Santa Catalina Island, an iPhone, an iPod or more, depending on what mode you choose.

Upcoming bike meetings and events This bike rack is only one out of many at the MTD bus loop at UCSB. When classes start, they will be populated with bikes. Photo by Scott Bull.

Funded by student assessments, UCSB’s Associated Students’ BIKES Committee has purchased new bike racks for the MTD bus loop bike parking lot, and renovated the adjacent bikepath. This overdue work involved expanding and paving the old dirt bike parking area, removing aging racks and abandoned bicycles, installing Peak Bike racks that allow denser parking, and leveling then sealing the adjacent bike path.

Because it’s adjacent to the MTD bus stop, many University commuters keep bicycles there overnight to complete their campus trips upon arrival.

The Peak Rack came out of a design contest in 2002 sponsored by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Industrial Technology Department under the guidance of instructor Rod Hoadley, an avid bicyclist and League Cycling Instructor. The winning design was turned into a business with Hoadley and some students, now manufacturing Peak Racks. See www.peakracks.com to learn more.

The University BIKES committee itself has its roots in the UCSB Bicycle Coalition that was started by our Bicycle Coalition in January 1998. They are now an official committee of the student-funded and managed Associated Students organization.

Upcoming projects include a redesigned bike roundabout south of the Library, new bike racks and reconfiguration north of the Music Building, and a new West Campus trail from Isla Vista to Coal Oil Point.

Meetings are held throughout the school year to assess campus bicycling facilities, and determine how to best apply available student funds. Learn more at http:// as.ucsb.edu/bikes and if you’re associated with the University, consider helping them.

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Bicycling is booming, there are more events and meetings than ever. Many are not announced a month beforehand, so check our website for ongoing updates at www.sbbike.org/meet/meet.html.

October 2, Bicycle Coalition General Meeting, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.

Meeting at noon, first Tuesday of the month. Community Room at the Santa Barbara Bank and Trust building, 1021 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. Phone president Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 or email him at sb-ralph@cox.net.

October 3, ATOC SB Meeting, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition and others. Help prepare bicycle events for the Amgen Tour of California stage start in Santa Barbara next February 2008. Meet at 2:00 PM at the Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau, 1601 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara.

More from Barney Berglund at 456-9210.

October 3, Front Country Trails Task Force Meeting, sponsored by the City and County of Santa Barbara, and the Forest Service. This meeting will deal with trail issues. Santa Barbara City Hall, Council Chambers, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, 5:30 PM. October 6, Take a Kid Mountain Cycling Day, sponsored by the Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers. Easy ride for children ages 7-17, all skill levels. There will be nature stops and reminders about ethical, safe riding and trail etiquette. Free drinks and snacks. Helmets are required for all riders. Registration at 11:00 AM, ride starts at 11:30 at Elings Park in Santa Barbara. See www.sbmtv.org for more info.

October 6-7, Last Chance Qualifier/State Championships, sponsored by Santa Barbara BMX. The first day will host the Qualifier races, then the Championship races will be on Sunday, the 7th. Details at Golden State’s website at www.calbmx.com

or phone 564-9959.

October 7, 28th Annual People Powered Ride, sponsored by Goleta Valley Cycling Club. Rides start and end at the Firestone meadow near Los Olivos. Your choice of three rides 100, 63, and 30 miles long. New routes this year on quieter roads. Breakfast goodies and coffee at start, fresh fruit and home-baked goods at the stops, and barbecue at the end. Registration required, look at www.goletabike.org.

October 20-21, Start to Finish MS Bike Tour, sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Starting from Camarillo, the first day ends at Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara. You can choose 30-mile, a 75 or 100-mile route to Santa Barbara where there’s food, music and drinks. Saturday night you can return to Camarillo, stay in a local hotel, or camp. On Sunday, there’s a 75-mile ride back to Camarillo.

More at http://bikecal.nationalmssociety.org.

October 22, Bicycle Coalition Board Meeting, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.

Our Board of Directors and Advisors will discuss Coalition issues. Meet at Nancy Mulholland’s home. Email president Ralph Fertig sb-ralph@cox.net with questions.

October 26-28, 24 Hours of Chamberlin Ranch III, sponsored by SG Productions.

This 24-hour race begins at 11:00 AM on Saturday. There will be camping, music, food, outdoor movies, and good times for all. The race course is 11 miles long on fire roads and single track, with steep climbs and descents over hills near Los Olivos.

Registration and details at www.ridesb.com.

October 28, Bike Clinic, sponsored by Open Air Bicycles. This clinic covers bicycle maintenance basics to give you confidence to make repairs yourself when you’re away from home. Open Air Bicycles, 224 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, 9:00-10:00 AM. Details at 962-7000, or MFasth@aol.com.

September Coalition meeting topics Our September 4th monthly Bicycle Coalition noontime meeting attracted 15 people to discuss these topics:

Ralph Fertig and Wilson Hubbell described progress of the South Coast committee for developing a Measure D 2008 tax renewal plan.

Dru van Hengel described the application of “sharrows” on several blocks of Milpas Street.

Nancy Mulholland and Dru van Hengel described our upcoming Street Skills class in late September. Dru was going to attend a meeting by the City Parks and Recreation department to consider bike and other programs for youth.

Ralph Fertig talked about successful bikes in conjunction with commuter rail programs, and a possible South Coast VenturaSanta Barbara service.

Drew Hunter talked about his participation in a Thunderhead Alliance workshop on campaign strategies in LA.

Ralph Fertig showed photos of Highway 101 in the upcoming widening area and solicited comments for cyclist safety.

Ed France reported on Bici Centro’s ongoing workshops at Casa de la Raza, and their need for tools, mechanics and volunteers.

Dru van Hengel updated us on Santa Barbara safe routes to school and other traffic calming measures that are about to be awarded construction contracts.

Ralph Fertig showed pictures of new pedestrian bulb-outs in Carpinteria, their current danger to bicyclists, and assurance from the city that the final roadway striping would be safe for us all.

Paths and lanes facilitate Davis school biking The Walk/Bike California conference in Davis was attended by three people from Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara’s Dru van Hengel, Goleta’s Jim Biega, and the Bicycle Coalition’s Ralph Fertig. In addition to great workshops, there were excursions on foot and bike to view facilities in Davis and Sacramento.

This photo shows only some of the bicycle racks next to one of Davis On a bike tour or the UC elementary schools.

Davis campus and adjacent bicycle to classes. This high number has to city, Fertig was totally astounded with the be the result of Davis’ extensive bikeway huge number of kids who bike to all the network combined with awareness of their schools—not only elementary and middle bicycling reputation and ongoing encourschools, but the high school as well. It agement. We have much to emulate here. seems that about 40% of all K-12 students

www.s24o.com

Vélib success

Our Board of Directors member Don Lubach has been inspired by Grant Peterson, founder of Rivendell Bicycle Works. Peterson promotes short bike excursions called “s24o” standing for “Sub 24-hour Outings,” and Lubach loves the idea so much that he created a website just for them—www.s24o.com.

Lubach writes, “There are so many great things about this form of adventuring, we thought it worthy to offer up a place to collect tips, stories, images, and accounts from those who practice the easy art of the s24o.”

So check out the site and start thinking about your upcoming sub-24 bike adventure.

People are watching the new Paris “Vélib” bike rental program. Since its July 15 start, 53,000 Parisians have used the bikes for two million rides. Available bikes were increased to 14,000 to meet demand, and expected to rise to 20,000 by December. A third of all rides are between 10:00 PM and 2:00 AM. A measure of success is the emergence of a new vocabulary. Those using the bicycles regularly are referred to as vélibeurs (male) or vélibistes (female). The young executives who ride the bikes to work are vélibobos (a contraction of vélib+Bohemien+bourgeois ).

And the term for system snags is vélimerde.

We thank our active members Please thank and support the following Bicycle Coalition business members:

Bicycle Bob’s, Santa Barbara Nett & Champion Insurance Services, Santa Barbara The Bike Barn, Santa Maria Café de Velo, Santa Barbara Open Air Bicycles, Santa Barbara Pedal Power Bicycles, Santa Maria Santa Barbara Electric Bicycle Company, Santa Barbara Chris King Precision Components, Portland OR Run Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara

Ads in Quick Release Quick Release accepts advertisements. Circulation is about 450 people. Ads are business card size, 3.5” wide x 2.0” high. Details and an order form are available on PDF format online at: www.sbbike.org/QR/ad.pdf .

In addition, we welcome new members Mark Gibson, Paul Wendt and Theresa Rusca.

We further thank those who renewed their memberships: Doug Allard, Richard Duane Rosenbaum, Rich Wilson, Cliff & Kathy Runge, Ron Williams, Peter & Lisa Schuyler, Tony Johansen, Jon Lewis and Susan Beatty.

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Regional bicycle clubs & groups

Road repair contacts

President, Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 sb-ralph@cox.net Vice President, Wilson Hubbell, 6831240, wilsonhubbell@aol.com Secretary, Drew Hunter, 896-2119 watair1@earthlink.net Treasurer, Mark McClure, 967-5031 mcclure606@yahoo.com Director, Judy Keim, 687-2912 jkpedpad@aol.com Director, Don Lubach, 964-7798 dlubach@mac.com Director, Jim Marshall, 962-3531 Jim2Mars@aol.com Director, David Bourgeois, 899-3728 daveb@alumni.caltech.edu Director, Nancy Mulholland, 563-9073 nmulhol04@yahoo.com Advisor, Dru van Hengel, 564-5544 dvanhengel@SantaBarbaraCA.gov Advisor, Erika Lindemann, 569-1544 erikabikes@cox.net Advisor, Matt Dobberteen, 568-3000 matt@cosbpw.net

The Cutters Mark Langowski, 937-3252 mark_langowski@dot.ca.gov Echelon Santa Barbara Mark Purcell, markpurcell@cox.net Goleta Valley Cycling Club Doris Phinney, 968-3143 Cyclebug@aol.com Lompoc Valley Bicycle Club Gene Pritchett, 733-2707 Dr.Gene@gte.net SB Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers John Berberet, 681-0048 johnberberet@hotmail.com Santa Barbara Bicycle Club Dave Court, david_court@earthlink.net Santa Barbara BMX Dale Bowers, res0d201@verizon.net Tailwinds Bicycle Club David Cantero, 937-4097 SMtailwinds@verizon.net UCSB Cycling Club Matthew Post , 818-642-3553 plushk2@yahoo.com

Caltrans www.dot.ca.gov/maintform.html Carpinteria Dale Lipp, 684-5405 x402 dalel@ci.carpinteria.ca.us Goleta Bill Millar, 961-7575 bmillar@cityofgoleta.org Lompoc Larry Bean, 736-1261 l_bean@ci.lompoc.ca.us Santa Barbara City Dru van Hengel, 564-5544 dvanhengel@SantaBarbaraCA.gov Santa Barbara County Matt Dobberteen, 568-3576 matt@cosbpw.net Santa Maria Rick Sweet, 925-0951 x227 rsweet@ci.santa-maria.ca.us Solvang Brad Vigro, 688-5575 bradv@cityofsolvang.com UCSB Dennis Whelan, 893-7009 Dennis.Whelan@bap.ucsb.edu

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