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"A bicycle does get you there and more...the thin edge of danger to keep you alert and comfortably apprehensive. Dogs become dogs again and snap at your raincoat; potholes become personal...getting there is all the fun."

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+ Bike to Work Breakfasts
will be continuing in the spring of 2010.
+ Other Upcoming Events
See our calendar of events for a complete listing of upcoming events and rides, including frequent community rides (not all sponsored by ECC).

ECC News

+ Elm Street Cycle Track?


Last year, in their Downtown Pedestrian and Bicycle Gap Analysis, Nelson\Nygaard Consultants recommended a physically separated bike lane—or cycle track—on Elm Street. How would you design such a facility? View 3D mock-ups of two potential designs and offer your suggestions here.


+ New Ride Maps are Now Online
Explore New Haven. New ride guides are now available for East Rock, West Rock, Lighthouse Point, and Milford.

+ City has new Bike Website: Bike New Haven!

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+ New Haven Passes Complete Streets Legislation
Click here for a summary of the landmark legislation, which passed the Board of Aldermen unanimously on the strong support of Elm City Cycling and numerous other community groups.
+ New Haven Receives Grant for Union Station Bicycle Access
On June 23rd, 2008, the City of New Haven received a major grant for improving bicycle access and storage at Union Station. The grant will be combined with other city efforts and federal funding designed to improve commuter access to the station. Please see this news post for a summary of press coverage on the subject.
+ New Haven Applies for National Recognition as a Bicycle Friendly Community: Receives Honorable Mention
On March 20th, 2008, the City of New Haven submitted its application to the League of American Bicyclists. Please see our meeting minutes page for a copy of the application. The City received an Honorable Mention from LAB, and will be pursuing full certification over the next year.

ECC Advocacy Opportunities
+ Meetings and Subcommittees
Get involved! Elm City Cycling holds public membership meetings on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 in City Hall. Several working groups are involved with New Haven's bike plan, traffic calming, education and enforcement issues. Missed a meeting but want to stay in the loop? Minutes of public meetings and committees are posted on our meeting minutes page.
+ New Haven Petition for Safe Streets
Sign the petition to make New Haven more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. ECC is sponsoring the petition along with a number of other community groups and elected officials. Click here to sign the petition.
+ Bicycle Access on Trains
Metro North is in the process of purchasing new train cars for the New Haven-New York line. Encourage them to plan for bicycle access on all trains by writing the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council. Also, please contact your state senators and representatives about this issue.



About Us - ElmCityCycling is a nonprofit organization of more than 400 advocates whose mission is to make the greater New Haven area friendlier and more accessible to cyclists, pedestrians, and other users of non-motorized transportation. Keep up with the latest news through our yahoo listserv, and through monthly public meetings on the second Monday of every month. Group decisions are generally made by consensus a
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3/12
Hamden Critical Mass
3/14
Little Lulu Ride
3/14
Sunday Lulu Ride
3/16
Downtown-Wooster Square Community Management Team Meeting
3/16
Tuesday Night Canal Ride
3/16
Westville Community Management Team Meeting
3/16
Whalley-Edgewood-Beaver Hill (WEB) Management Team Meeting
3/17
Hill South Community Management Team Meeting
3/18
Dixwell Management Team Meeting
3/18
Westville Ride
3/21
Little Lulu Ride
3/21
Sunday Lulu Ride
3/22
East Rock Management Team Meeting
3/23
Newhallville Community Management Team Meeting
3/23
Tuesday Night Canal Ride
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