July 2010

WHEEL PEOPLE

VOL. 29 NO. 4

 July 2010
Newsletter of the Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association
P. O. Box 9054 Eureka CA 95502

THANKS TO THE NEW AND RENEWED MEMBERS FOR 2010

New Members:

  • Aaron Ostrom, Manager, Pro Sport Center, Eureka**
  • Tony Snow, Arcata**
  • Emily Sinkhorn, Arcata**

Renewed Members for 2010:

  • Lloyd McClelland, Eureka**
  • Claudio Freixas, Eureka
  • Tim Daniels, McKinleyville***
  • Robert Thoman, McKinleyville**
  • Ron & Holly Vetter, Eureka**
  • Nancy Reichard, Arcata**
  • Jean & David Durbin, McKinleyville
  • Christine Aus, Arcata***
  • Tina Manos, Eureka**
  • Brett Gronemeyer, Arcata**
  • Loren Azevedo, Bayside**
  • Beth Abels, Arcata***

Those with a ** have made additional donations to the HBBCA. Those with *** have made donations of $25 or more. Thank you for your generous donations to the HBBCA.

If you have not renewed your dues for 2010, please do so by filling out the application at the end of this newsletter.

THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD MONDAY, JULY 26TH IN ARCATA

The next regular HBBCA meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., July 26th at Carmela’s  Mexican Restaurant, 13th and G Streets in Arcata.    Dinner is optional.   Agenda items may be suggested by emailing Rick Knapp at info@humbike.org

2010 HUMBOLDT BIKE MONTH A SUCCESS

The 2010 Humboldt Bike Month was a big success, with over 250 people participating in a wide variety of activities, conducted by organizations in the Humboldt Bike Month Coalition and the Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association. Activities included Bike to Work energy stations and rallies, Arts Alive bike rides in Eureka and Arcata, bike and gear swap, bike art exhibit, and bike rodeos. Check out the humbike.org website for a photo gallery highlighting the events.

Major thanks go to members of the coalition and sponsors. These include the North Coast Co-Op, Humboldt County Public Health, Caltrans, City of Arcata, Bigfoot Bicycle Club, Green Wheels, Humboldt Partnership for Active Living, Redwood Community Action Agency, BikesThere.com, the Outdoor Store, Revolution Bicycle Repair, Henderson Center Bicycles, and Adventure’s Edge.

SHARE THE ROAD CAMPAIGN CONDUCTED IN MAY

The HBBCA worked with News Channel 3 to develop and air 70 Share the Road ads during Bike Month.   We have received lots of positive feedback on the ads.   If you haven’t seen them, there are three different ads, and they can be seen by going to our website at www.humbike.org. 

A big thanks to Oona Smith, Melanie Williams, Brett Gronemeyer, and Tony Snow who helped Rick Knapp make his concept a reality.

BikeSmart TRAINING BEING OFFERED THIS SUMMER

For the 19th consecutive year, the HBBCA is offering BikeSmart training for the youth of the Humboldt Bay Region.   The training includes helmet fitting, rules of the road instruction and one hour of on-street training.   For further information, contact Rick Knapp, 445-1097 for an application; or get one from the www.humbike.org website.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, 

MANY THANKS to all those responsible for the ads, which aired on television in May.   I also saw them on youtube. 

Carman Gentile
Arcata 

Dear Rick Knapp and members of HBBCA,

I saw the public service announcements and was so pleased to have Jerome's name attached to them. Jerome was a dedicated bike commuter and committed to those principles promoting human powered transportation. It heartened me to see those Share the Road messages.

Sincerely,
Nancy Lengyel
Eureka 

Also received from Lisa Hoover was a very nice thank you card (misplaced by Rick Knapp), in which she expressed her sincere thanks for the Share the Road ads and for remembering her husband, Greg Jennings, in the ads.   Lisa and her father-in-law each donated $500 toward the ads to go with $1,000 that had been donated in memory of Dr. Jerome Lengyel. 

Dear Rick, 

Thanks for the Humboldt Bike Map.  It got to Whitethorn before I did (I’m a little less organized than you are)!  One of the best bicycle maps I’ve ever seen, favorably comparable to the Chicago Area map. 

Enjoyed the meeting of the HBBCA; quite an educational experience.   Just might show up on July 26th. 

J. R. Anderson
Whitethorn

HBBCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • President------------------------vacant
     
  • Vice-President/Treasurer----Rick Knapp
    445-1097(h) Email: info@humbike.org
     
  • Director of Publicity-----------Vacant
     
  • Director of Planning-----------Brett Gronemeyer
    845-2117(h); 441-5770(w)

If anyone is interested in filling a Board seat,  or becoming more involved, please call one of the Board members above.

WHO TO CALL WHEN YOU SEE A SAFETY CONCERN (Revised 1/09)

The HBBCA checked with agencies in the Humboldt Bay region to determine appropriate contact personnel to respond to bike-related issues. If you see a condition that needs to be corrected in order to improve safety or convenience for cyclists such as a pothole in a bike lane, accumulated debris on a roadway shoulder, the need to re-stripe a bike lane, or the need to clear vegetation encroaching on a shoulder, call the responsible agency/person listed below.

Of course, if you see a condition that requires immediate emergency action,
call 9-1-1. For other conditions, the following is provided:

  • Caltrans
    Mark Suchanek, Deputy District Director
    445-6393 Mark_Suchanek@dot.ca.gov
     
  • County of Humboldt
    Wendy Meeks, Dispatcher
    445-7491 wmeeks@co.humboldt.ca.us
    Abandoned Vehicles: Wally Williams,
    County Sheriff's Office, 268-3629
     
  • City of Arcata
    Monica Campbell,
    Public Works Administrative Assistant
    822-5957 pubworks@arcatacityhall.org
    Abandoned Vehicles: Arcata Police Dept. at 822-2424
     
  • City of Eureka
    Pearl Mendoza
    Public Works Administrative Assistant
    441-4192 pmendoza@ci.eureka.ca.gov
    Abandoned Vehicles: Mary Kirby
    mkirby@eurekapd.org, 268-5232
  • Abandoned Vehicles:
    Arcata Police Dept. at 822-2424

PLEASE JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2010
The HBBCA is working to improve and encourage bicycle commuting. Help make it happen by joining now or renewing your membership for 2010. Your $5.00 annual dues, paid on a calendar year basis, will help pay for youth helmets, this newsletter, our website, promotions, postage, etc. And, it will help demonstrate your commitment to our goal. Please click here to download our Membership Application.

With you membership card, request the following discounts on bike parts and accessories: 10% (or more) at Henderson Center Bicycles; 10% at Revolution Bicycle Repair; 10% at Adventure’s Edge; 10% at Pro Sport Center and the New Outdoor Store, and 15% at Sport and Cycle.

If you are already a paid-up member and would like to start receiving your newsletters by email, please advise us at: info@humbike.org

Newsletter of the Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association
P. O. Box 3054 Eureka CA 95502