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News Update Jan. 12, 2009

Bike to Work Week Set for 2010

Bike to Work Spokane Organizing Committee Now Meeting

Join the volunteers who help make Bike to Work magic happen every year. We meet various Tuesday mornings, 7:30-8:30 a.m., at Coffee Social, a Bicycle Benefits participant that gives a 10% discount if you bike, bus or walk to the meeting. (No, walking from your car in the parking lot doesn't count.)

To be on the email list for updates and any changes to the meeting schedule, contact info@biketoworkspokane.org. It's important to get on the list because we do change the schedule, cancel some meetings or replace them with another time/date, and have subcommittee meetings that are scheduled separately.

No meetings Tuesday Jan. 19 or Tuesday Jan. 26. Special meeting Saturday Jan. 23.

2010 Cycling Events

Have any bike events we can help publicize? Send to info@biketoworkspokane.org.

Monday, Feb. 1: Registration opens for West Plains WunderWoman Triathlon one minute after midnight Monday morning. It fills up fast!
Wednesday, Feb. 10: Registration opens for the CHaFE 150.
Saturday-Sunday, April 3-4: Frozen Flatlands Omnium: Time Trial, Road Race, Circuit/Criterium
Tuesday, April 13: Twilight Series bike races begin
Sunday, April 25: Lilac Century
Sunday, May 16-Saturday, May 22: Bike to Work Week 2010
Saturday, June 12: CHaFE 150 in Sandpoint (and you can do a half-CHaFE too)
Saturday-Sunday, June 19-20: Senior Road Race and Criterium Masters State Championships, Cheney
June date tba: Bike to Work Commute Challenge picnic
July 31-Aug. 7: Ride Around Washington focuses on “the forgotten corner”: NE Washington
Saturday, Aug. 7: Eight Lakes Leg Aches
Sunday, Aug. 15: West Plains WunderWoman Triathlon
September, dates tba: Group Health Kids’ Bike Races organized by Emde Sports
Sunday, Sept. 12: SpokeFest
Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 18-19: Tour des Lacs
October-November, dates tba: Inland Northwest Cyclocross Series organized by Emde Sports

REI Grant to Support BTW Spokane 2010!

On behalf of Bike to Work Spokane, SpokeFest has received a $5,000 grant from Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), a national outdoor retail co-op committed to connecting people with nature, in support of BTW Week 2010. The grant received is the result of a nomination made by the REI store in Spokane.

Founded in 1938 by a group of Pacific Northwest mountaineers seeking quality equipment, REI is dedicated to inspiring, educating, and outfitting its members and the community for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship. Across the country, REI partners with non-profit conservation and outdoor organizations through education, volunteerism, gear donations, and financial contributions.

Complete Streets Spokane

If you want to help make Spokane streets complete for all users--pedestrians and cyclists as well as drivers--contact Kitty Klitzke, Futurewise, 509-838-1965, kitty@futurewise.org. First organizing meeting held Jan. 13, 2010.

BTW Spokane is comprised of bicyclists who generally would rather bike than drive for almost any reason. Please join us in our quest to make bicycle commuting a more attractive transportation alternative as a contribution to making Spokane a better place to live, work and play.
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