Annual Member Meeting a Success!

Despite the rain and the cold over eighty members made the trek to our annual members meeting on Friday January 11^th (over twenty of them by bike!). Name badges included the number of years each person has been a member, leading to some great stories and shared memories of how the Sonoma County Bike Coalition has grown over the years.

After a tasty dinner, we heard from our 2019 Board of Directors candidates, acknowledged our super volunteers, and had a lively discussion about bike-related activities and politics. [read more]

Advocacy Updates

We attend all those meetings so you don't have to! Here's a summary of what's been happening around the county:

Petaluma BPA C: Public Works presented their plan for repaving Sonoma Mountain Parkway; the BPAC made multiple suggestions to improve the cyclist and pedestrian experience. Having previously compiled a "wish list" of city-wide improvements, they created a committee to prioritize the list. One high priority: the Lynch Creek Trail, potentially an important east-west connector, is in sad shape.
Santa Rosa BPAC: Approved, with a few revisions, the city's new Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan. The Plan is scheduled to go before the Planning Commission February 14 and to the City Council in March. They also approved allocating $577K to construct Class II bike lanes on Santa Rosa Avenue between Sonoma and Maple Avenues.
County-Wide BPAC: The City of Cotati approved a Bicycle & Pedestrian Wayfinding Plan. Safe Routes to School has been working with W-Trans to collect collision and other safety data around schools, with the ultimate goal of creating a walkability/bikeability "scorecard." The Sonoma County Transportation Authority is working on a project to make transportation data more transparent and user-friendly. An RFP for bikeshare will be going out from SCTA soon; Healdsburg shared data from their first year of bikeshare usage.
SMART Board of Directors: Two new Directors will be elected by the Sonoma County Mayors & Councilmembers Association on January 31. Read more here.

Links to Sonoma County bicycle-related clubs, nonprofits, Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committees, etc. are available on our website if you'd like more information.

Volunteer Opportunity!

Santa Rosa SportsBasement is holding their annual Fit Fest this Saturday, from 9 am to noon. Representatives from Bay Area bike rides, triathlons, footraces, and gyms will be there offering discounted event registration, memberships, and raffle prizes. There is a pancake breakfast at 10 am and the proceeds benefit the Coalition! We could use a couple of volunteers from 9 am to about 11:30 to help sling pancakes. Email Cherie at cherie@bikesonoma.org if you can help out!

Upcoming Events

02/20: Smart Cycling 101A
02/23: Biker Chicks Ride
03/09: Family Bike Workshop
03/13: Smart Cycling 101A
03/13: Biker Chicks Ride
03/16: Smart Cycling 101B
04/13: Family Bike Workshop
04/13: Bike Swap Meet at Santa Rosa Original Farmers Market

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