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| Another Great Year for A&I Bicycle Tours! The 2009 Arts & Ideas bike tours were once again a very successful part of the Festival. Thanks to all the volunteer leaders and guides who took their time to show off New Haven, and thanks to all the riders who came out to enjoy the rides. Do you have pictures from the tours or another other area cycling events? Upload to the Elm City Cycling Flickr Group. The New Haven Independent covered Poetry On Wheels. Check out Allan Appel's story. Bike to Work Breakfasts The next Bike-To-Work Breakfast will be held on July 17th, 2009, in front of City Hall at 165 Church St. Stop by for a cup of coffee and a pastry. New Haven Century The fifth annual New Haven Century is returning on June 28th. Registration is now open at Bikereg.com . + 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 + 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, 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, 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. See our page on More |
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