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www.sbbike.org August 2006

Serving Santa BarbaraCountyWe’re a countywide advocacyand resource organizationthat promotes bicycling forsafe transportation andrecreation.

How to reach usSanta Barbara BicycleCoalitionPO Box 92047Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047

phone 962-1479email [email protected] www.sbbike.org

August 1st meetingJoin us on the first Tuesday ofthe month for our generalmeeting:Tuesday, August 1stSanta Barbara Bank & TrustCommunity Room1021 Anacapa StreetSanta Barbara12:00 noon

Online email listWe sponsor an online emailforum where you can post andread messages that pertain toregional bicycling issues. It’seasy and free. To subscribe toour general forum, just sendan email message to:[email protected]

Leave the subject line andbody of the message blank.That’s all!

Join the CoalitionYou can help improvebicycling safety and condi-tions in Santa Barbara Countyby joining others in our ownregional Bicycle Coalitionadvocacy group. Together wewill continue to make a realdifference. See page 6 for anapplication form.

Our CycleSmart programThe Santa Barbara BicycleCoalition’s CycleSmart bicyclisteducation program offersbicycling skills classes forschool children and adults.Look for details of upcomingclasses inside Quick Release,or contact our Co-coordinatorsDru van Hengel and ErikaLindemann by [email protected].

On June 25, Bicycle Coalition members RalphFertig and Soumil Mehta led two hour-long bikefacilities tours of the UCSB campus. The rideswere open to participantsof the “Building Confi-dence: From SustainablePolicy to Practice” confer-ence that ran for two daysat the campus.

Although the thrust ofthe conference that at-tracted participants frompublic California universi-ties was on green buildingdesign and maintenance,sustainable transportationwas part of the overallscope of action.

There were 18 people onthe first tour, and 14 onthe second, looking at good

“Get more people bicycling to more places more often” wasa stated goal of SBCAG’s Traffic Solutions last year. Mea-sured by their recent Team Bike Challenge, they most cer-tainly succeeded.

The June 2007 contest was their second annual Chal-lenge. Each day that team members made a utilitarian tripby bike they earned points for their team, making them eli-gible for prizes. Designed to encourage more bicycling fortrips in Santa Barbara County, the Challenge was fun whilemotivating novice and experienced bicyclists to establishnew transportation routines.

The competition attracted 1102 bicyclists in 230 teams,logging a total 129,709 miles during the month.

The winning team was “RVS Chain Gang” fromRaytheon Vision Sys-tems; each memberwon a $100 bike shopcertificate. Other win-ners are JeffreyAlexander for thegreatest distance biked (1113 miles), and Stan Tehee as the novicebicyclist with the most trips (133 round trips).

Traffic Solutions reports that they more than doubled the numberof teams, participants, and trips this year over 2005. They increasedoutreach to North County teams (29 of them), and promoted theevent with interviews and ads in print, television, and radio. Partici-pation by current and former public officials included Jonny Wallis,Marty Blum, Helene Schneider, Das Williams, Brian Barnwell,Grant House, Donna Jordan, and Richard Weinberg.

Challenge gets more people on bikes

bicyclist facilities, and those that need work.Scott Shaw from Santa Barbara Electric BicycleCompany supplied free bikes for those who

needed them.Fertig started off by

telling everybody that, onthe average, bicycling isfaster than driving. That’sbecause it takes a quarterof a person’s time to payfor buying, insuring,maintaining, and driving acar, but less overall timefor a person on a bicycle.

Everybody seemed toappreciate what they wereshown, and were im-pressed with the hugenumber of bicyclists oncampus bikepaths eachschool day.

Coalition leads rides for sustainability conference

Having just finished their bike tour, appreciativeconference participants wave to the photographer.

Member Appreciation BBQon August 6th

Mark your calendars for a fun after-noon at our annual MemberAppreciation Barbecue.

Sunday, August 6, 1:00 PMGoleta Beach County Park, Area DIt’s open to all Bicycle Coalitionmembers, their family and invitedfriends. Goleta Beach is on theObern Trail, so consider biking. Ifyou’re a member, please respond byAugust 2nd to the invitation thatyou received in the mail.

Team Bike Challenge logo art by Dave Bramsen.

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George Obern leavesus a legacy

George Obern passed away on June 19th.George and his wife Vie have been mem-bers of the Bicycle Coalition since 2002,but have been active in trail advocacy fordecades. For bicyclists, we will be forevergrateful for their pursuing the creation ofthe Atascadero Creek Bikepath that wasrenamed the Obern Trail in their honor in2004. The Trail connects Santa Barbarawith UCSB where George served as publicinformation manager for 32 years.

George Obern was El Presidente ofSanta Barbara’s Fiesta in 1977, and heand Vie rode in each Desfile Histórico overthe past 30 years. They rescued the his-toric Hope House near Vieja Valley Schoolfrom demolition, and lovingly restored the1875 Italianate structure. Earlier this year,they received a Community Service Awardby the Environmental Studies Program atthe University.

We reach out with sympathy to Vie andher family for the loss that we all share.

July Coalitionmeeting topics

Our July 5th monthly Bicycle Coalition meet-ing at Cody’s Cafe attracted 18 people. Wedealt with these topics:• Members voted for Coalition officers and

board members. We welcomed DavidBourgeois to our Board of Directors,replacing Mark McClure who becameTreasurer.

• Erika Lindemann reported at the greatsuccess of Traffic Solutions’ Team BikeChallenge last month with 1102 bicyclistsparticipating.

• We discussed generous funding from theGoleta Valley Cycling Club for educationbooklets and LED bike lights, and how wemight distribute them.

• Ed France, working for the City of SantaBarbara, described a possible program foryouth in Santa Barbara. People respondedpositively. A key part will be to attract aprogram coordinator.

• Dru van Hengel said that the nextCycleSmart class will take place on July 19and 22, taught by Doris Phinney and HildyHoffman. It will again emphasize the needsof bicycling women.

• Ralph Fertig described the effort to recoverbikelanes temporarily used for parkingduring construction of the Granada Garage.The Planning Commission will consider iton July 6th.

• Details on the route for the Amgen Tour ofCalifornia in 2007 are supposed to beannounced in July.

• Ralph Fertig described the Isla Vista MasterPlan environmental report, his comments ata public hearing, and the intention tosubmit them in writing.

On their tandem bike, George and Vie Obernride through the ceremonial banner to openthe Atascadero Creek Bikepath in 1975.

Apparently some bikers are unaware thatbikes are prohibitedfrom Skaters Point parkin Santa Barbara. OnJuly 14, Ralph Fertigtalked to one who saidthat it was legal for himto be there.

That’s not correct re-sponded Parks and Rec-reation director NancyRapp: “Bikes are defi-nitely not allowed, andwhen we become awareof it we have the ParkRangers or police go byand deal with it.”

Bikers need place of their ownConcerning those who fail to wear hel-

mets, knee or elbowpads, she said, “It isfrustrating when peopledo not use the safetygear. We do not staff thefacility all hours, butwhen we have monitorsthere we have a little bet-ter compliance with theregulations.”

What we really need isa home for BMX andstunt bikers to hone theirskills. BMX dirt tracksare one thing, but ridingon concrete is another.

A biker temporarily enjoys the ramps &bowls at Santa Barbara’s Skaters Point.

Recycle-A-Bicycleby Edward France

No, we’re not talking about the metal scrapyard for those numerous abandoned bi-cycles that end up at the County TransferStation, the Police impound, or that ourstreet crews pick up weekly. These bikesdeserve to live again just as much numer-ous Santa Barbara youth deserve a wellfunctioning and safe bicycle.

At the July Santa Barbara Bicycle Coali-tion meeting imaginations ran wild envi-sioning “bicycle kitchens,” youthearn-a-bike programs, and even a usedbike refurbishment business.

Years ago, the Coalition had partneredwith Girls Inc. to run an earn-a-bike andbicycle safety program focusing on at-riskyouth. The program abruptly ended around1997, and despite its merit as a neededcommunity service, finding continual fund-ing proved a true challenge. Almost tenyears later discussions of a communitybased used bicycle program are firing upagain.

The City of Santa Barbara, through itscommunity based organization LookingGood Santa Barbara, has now brought thetopic back to the table. The group desires tocomplement its anti-graffiti and neighbor-hood clean-up programs with a Reuse pro-gram that offers a positive outlet for SantaBarbara youth. Repair of abandoned bi-cycles to give to the participants, bicyclesafety skills, mechanical skills, and espe-cially fun activities built around the bicycleare all parts of a program that we envision.

Looking Good Santa Barbara is activelylooking to partner with the Coalition orCoalition members whom would like to re-establish such a program. Our first step isfinding an individual or group that wouldlike to serve as the coordinator for the Re-cycle-A-Bike program.

Looking Good Santa Barbara is offeringnumerous resources toward hosting such aprogram, but it is up to driven individualsto see this potential community based pro-gram come to life.

If you have interest in participating atany scale within the program please contactEdward France, Recycling Coordinator,City of Santa Barbara at 560-7517 [email protected].

Editor’s note: for more information on similaryouth programs, check out:

Youth Bicycle Education Network www.yben.orgCommunity Cycling Center www.communitycyclingcenter.orgRecycle-a-Bicycle, www.recycleabicycle.org.

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The student community of Isla Vista adja-cent to UCSB has not only the highestpopulation density in our county, but italso has the largestconcentration ofpeople on bicycles. Weare therefore very con-cerned with changesproposed by theCounty’s Isla VistaMaster Plan.

On May 31, the Bi-cycle Coalition’s presi-dent Ralph Fertigspoke at a public hear-ing for a draft versionof the Plan’s Environmental Impact Report(EIR). A follow-up letter from the Coalitionwas submitted on July 14th. The letterbegan, “The importance and communitybenefits of bicycling cannot be over empha-sized. People in Isla Vista get aroundmostly by foot and bicycle. Bicycling is themajor way to travel onto UCSB campus.Over 70% IV residents are students, nearlyall attending UCSB.”

It continues, “The Draft EIR describesthe traffic problems generated by morehousing. But it doesn’t seem to ask whereresidents of the new housing come from.How many students now renting in Goletaor Santa Barbara would move to IV whennew housing becomes available? And howmany automobile trips might be reduced asa result? How will those new residents then

Coalition questions Isla Vista Planget around? Only after those questions areanswered can the net change in car trips becalculated. Isla Vista is not an average

community, and stockfigures for car trips gen-erated by new housingcannot be applied.”

The letter then ad-dresses proposed reduc-tion of motoristcongestion that endan-gers bicyclists: “The‘level of service’ consid-ers only the convenienceof motorists. Mitigationmeasures identified in

the EIR frequently mean adding new lanesto streets, especially multiple turn lanes atintersections. These might provide conve-nience for motorists, but what about otherusers who exist in large numbers in thearea? What about pedestrians and bicy-clists whose safety is compromised by thesuggested environmental mitigations?”

Next, the proposal of a “bicycle boule-vard” is addressed: “The Sueno BicycleBoulevard is a good idea because it will in-stall traffic calming measures that helppeople on foot and bike. However, theseare measures that should apply throughoutthe entire eastern Isla Vista area, not justone street.”

Just how our concerns will be treated inthe final EIR remains to be seen. Thelengthy process continues to move forward.

August meetingfeatures Bike Kitchen

Our noon Bicycle Coalitionmeeting on August 1stwill include a reportby Shoham Yaniv onhis experiencesworking with LA’sBicycle Kitchen pro-gram. He is just fin-ishing building a bikethere, and wants toshare his experiencewith us all. Histhoughts mesh with those of Ed France inrestarting a similar program in Santa Bar-bara. See the separate article by France.

To learn more about the Bicycle Kitchen,check out their neat logo above, and go towww.bicyclekitchen.com. Then join us at ournoon meeting.

Cyclists on the El Colegio bikepath passconstruction of the 976-bed San Clementegraduate student housing project.

Coalition speaks out& recovers bikelanes

Thanks to our Bicycle Coalition’s WilsonHubbell and Ralph Fertig addressing theSanta Barbara City’s Planning Commission,we will have Anapamu Street bikelanes re-stored. On July 6th, the Commission con-sidered the situation, and voted in our favor.

Three blocks of striped bikelanes hadbeen temporarily replaced with car parkingduring construction of the Granada Garageparking structure. The Garage is nowopened for parking—and is currently onlyhalf filled—however the Downtown Organi-zation requested that the city keep the on-street parking and not restore the bike-lanes because nearby businesses benefit.

Senior transportation planner Rob Day-ton outlined the history to the Commission,saying that the City had promised the bicy-cling community to restore the bikelanesafter the Garage was finished.

Commissioner Charmaine Jacobs saidthat bike riders are highly valued in thecity, that businesses had a windfall withextra parking, but the city has to keep itspromise to us. Commissioner GeorgeMyers stated that he bicycles himself, andclearly the bikelanes must be restored.Chairman John Jostes stressed keeping abalance of travel modes in the city, sobikelanes have to be returned.

Although the Downtown Organizationcould appeal to the City Council, they chosenot to, saying that they might still seek re-stricted hours for bicyclist use.

2007 Amgen Tour of California announcedSanta Barbara County did better thanany other county in the stage starts/fin-ishes for the Amgen Tour of California,as announced on July 20th. The 2007Tour will take place over eight days,February 18-25, that is from Sunday toSunday. We will host an individual timetrial in Solvang, and a stage start inSanta Barbara. Here is the list of thestages:Prologue, San FranciscoStage 1, Sausalito to Santa RosaStage 2, Santa Rosa to SacramentoStage 3, Stockton to San JoseStage 4, Seaside to San Luis ObispoStage 5, Time Trial, SolvangStage 6, Santa Barbara to Santa ClaritaStage 7, Circuit Race, Long Beach

For the 2007 Tour, there will be 18professional teams competing, twomore than in 2006. The teams have not

been selected, nor the exact routes for eachstage finalized, but they will both be by Sep-tember. The Solvang time trial will probably in-clude Alamo Pintado and Ballard CanyonRoads. The tour will have OLN television cov-erage, so millions will watch it at home.

Supervisor Brooks Firestone, with representatives ofthe Solvang community, announces the Amgen Tourof California Time Trial.

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This is a listing of August events as of lateJuly. Others will certainly be added, socheck our web site www.sbbike.org for the lat-est update.

August 1, Bicycle Coalition General Meet-ing, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.Meeting at noon, first Tuesday of themonth. Community Room at the Santa Bar-bara Bank and Trust building, 1021Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. Phonepresident Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 or emailhim at [email protected].

August 6, Member Appreciation Barbe-cue, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition.Back by popular demand, our fifth annualmember party will take place at GoletaBeach County Park at 1:00 PM. It’s open tomembers, family and friends. Reply to theinvitation that you received in late June.

August 6, Figueroa Mountain Hill Climb,sponsored by Dr J’s Bicycle Shop. From LosOlivos, participants will ride as a group tothe base of Figueroa Mountain. Each com-petitor will start at one-minute intervals.The course is 9.5 miles to the top of RangerPeak. Meet in Los Olivos at 8:30 AM nearthe Flag Pole. Further info from CoreyEvans, [email protected].

Upcoming bike meetings & eventsAugust 11-13, Certified Cycling Instruc-tor Course, sponsored by the League ofAmerican Bicyclists. Consider becoming aCycling Instructor certified by the Leagueof American Bicyclists. Certified instructorscan bring the joy and confidence of safecycling to children as well as adults.Course will take place in San Luis Obispo.Scholarships are available for qualifyingindividuals. For more information, contactJean Anderson at 545-9003.

August 24, Santa Rosa Time Trial, spon-sored by Dr. J’s Bicycle Shop. This 12-miletime trial will be on Santa Rosa Road westof Buellton. Meet in the parking lot nearDr. J's Bike Shop in Buellton at 6:00 PM.We will ride together as a group to thestart of the time trial. Further info fromCorey Evans, [email protected].

August 25, Santa Barbara Critical MassRide, sponsored by nobody. There havebeen all kinds of Critical Mass bike ridesaround the world, ranging from fun, law-abiding group rides to lawless in-your-faceprotests that involved violence and arrests.Santa Barbara’s rides are the former.Alameda Park, Santa Barbara, 5:00 PM.

August 25-27, Santa Barbara Triathlon,sponsored by many organizations. This isthe 25th Anniversary Triathlon. The Sat-urday Long Course race has a bike leg of34 miles. The Sunday Co-ed Sprint andWomen Only Sprint Courses both have a6-mile bike leg . Details and registration athttp://santabarbaratriathlon.com.

Tom Whittaker creditscycling for recovery

by Ralph Fertig

After being diagnosed with brain cancer,undergoing nine hours of surgery and ayear of chemotherapy in 2001, Carpinteriaresident Tom Whittaker credits cycling forhis recovery.

Although Tom remembers his firstSchwinn Stingray while he was growingup in Hawaii—”I crashed it,” he con-fesses—he has returned to cycling sincehis bout with cancer inspired by LanceArmstrong and his Foundation (the LAF).“Cycling is fun,” exudes Whittaker, “and Icredit if for my recovery. It’s extremely im-portant to me.”

In 2005, he completed the Ride for theRoses century ride in Texas, his mostmemorable cycling experience. Cancer sur-vivors were identified at the end andhanded yellow roses. Recently, Tom justfinished the LIVESTRONG Challenge centuryin Orange County. “It was nearly 100º andpeople weren’t drinking enough.” He ishoping that next year, he can persuadethem to hold the ride in the Santa YnezValley. This October, Tom will return toTexas for a three-day LIVESTRONG Summitwhere he will increase his awareness ofthe needs of others living with cancer, andlearn how to identify and help those in ourcommunity.

Tom joined our Bicycle Coalition lastfall. He learned about us from Hazard’sCyclesport web site, and liked what heread about us on our site.

Following his fearsome bout with can-cer, Tom absolutely approaches life withgreater clarity. “It has given more than ithas taken away.” What’s most importantin life? “My wife and two daughters,” heimmediately replied. “And my friends.”

Grand Jury studies DA Santa Barbara County Grand Jury recentlylooked at the current Measure D transporta-tion sales tax, specifically to determinewhether it lived up to its promise in 1989when voters approved it.

Some individuals have criticized the cur-rent Measure as having failed to live up toits promise. The Grand Jury disagreed, con-cluding “that the accomplishments underMeasure D justify the continuation of a trans-portation sales tax. All construction projectsin the original Measure D Expenditure Planhave been completed on or ahead of sched-ule with the exception of the Highway 101widening project, which was canceled in1993 as a result of public opposition.”

“Sunsetting of Measure D without a re-placement, however, will serve none of theconstituencies conducting this debate.” Readthe report at www.sbcgj.org/2006/MeasureD.pdf.

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We thank our activemembers

Please thank and support the following Bi-cycle Coalition business members:

• Bicycle Bob’s, Santa Barbara• Big Gear Bike Gear, Santa Barbara• Café de Velo, Santa Barbara• Jeffrey Stoutenborough, Architect, Santa

Barbara• King Cycle Group, Portland, Oregon• Nett & Champion Insurance Services,

Santa Barbara• Open Air Bicycles, Santa Barbara• Pedal Power Bicycles, Santa Maria• Santa Barbara Electric Bicycle Company,

Santa Barbara

We thank those who renewed their mem-berships: Michael Kwan, Kenneth Kosai,Mark Mittermiller, Randy Scott Clark,Annemarie Horner, Dennis Thompson,Nancy Mulholland and Mark Sapp.

Tailwinds Bicycle Clubsponsors a “Win-a-Bike”essay contest each yearfor students at local el-ementary schools in theOrcutt and Santa Mariaarea. The contest encour-ages youth to keep physi-cally fit and broaden theirworld while rewardingtheir writing skills.

Three schools partici-pated in 2006—Mary Buren, Bonita, andSanchez Elementary Schools. There werefour winners at each school who wonbikes, helmets, and locks. Tailwindsteamed with three local bike shops—PedalPower, Main Street Cycles and Bike Barn—to obtain the prizes.

Here are some of the essays that thewinning students wrote:Guadalupe Pliego: “I will decorate my bike

Santa Ynez Valleycycling featured

There was a great three-page article“Wheels on Fire” published in the Summerissue of Food & Home magazine. It de-scribes cycling in the Santa Ynez Valley,from the discovery of the area by majorracing teams, to the Lung Association’s an-nual Bike for Breath ride, and to websiteslike ours and Traffic Solutions. FasTrackBicycles’ Dave Lettieri is quoted, and threeother local shops are referenced—Open Air,VeloPro, and Dr J’s Bicycle Shop.

It wisely cautions about mixing biking withwine tasting: “... it might seem like a greatidea to stop in at a few wineries whileriding through our lovely vineyards, takecare. You can bet that Lance didn’t pausefor pinot.”

Food & Home is an upscale publicationthat goes to 45,000 single-family resi-dences, hotels, bed and breakfasts, book-stores, and corporate executives. It ismailed free to people between Santa YnezValley and Malibu. The article will certainlyincrease cycling and awareness of cyclingin our area for current residents and visi-tors alike.

Tailwinds gives bikes to deserving kids

One of many beach cruisers given away.

so it can be prettier thanit already is.”Katia Cuello: “I wouldtake care of my bike bywashing it every eightdays. I would also put oilon it every nine days. Iwould put it in my garageso it wouldn’t get rainedon.”Robin Alliani: “The ad-ventures I would unlock

would be the fun of a bike, the wind rush-ing threw my hair and past my face. Iwould feel so free. The joy of a bike wouldbe the feeling of freedom.”Yesenia Beas: “I would be able to help mymom by going to the store on the bicycleand getting her the things she needs. I canstudy nature and also I can feel the fresh airon my face as I ride the bicycle. I could dotricks and race with my friends and family.”

Bike tunnel delayedThe Highway 101 operational improve-ments between Milpas and Hot Springs in-clude a tunnel for bicyclists and pedestriansunder the railroad. That tunnel is intendedto provide a safe continuation of the exist-ing bikepath along the Clark Bird Refuge.

However plans hit a snag when testdrilling disclosed large boulders under theUnion Pacific railroad tracks. UP said thatthey would permit a tunnel only if they gota new bridge out of the deal. The SBCAGstaff worked on other designs that wouldbe acceptable to the railroad, but the costrose to $5 million, double the allocatedfunding for the planned tunnel.

The upshot is that SBCAG is still com-mitted to the path extension, but it’s beingsplit off the rest of the project due to rede-sign delays and cost constraints. So we areleft out of the project, and have no idea whentime and funding will become available.

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Regional bicycle clubs & groupsBicycle Touring Club of Solvang

Dan Henry, 688-3330The Cutters

Mark Langowski, [email protected]

Echelon Santa BarbaraMark Purcell, [email protected]

Goleta Valley Cycling ClubDoris Phinney, [email protected]

Lompoc Valley Bicycle ClubGene Pritchett, [email protected]

SB Mountain Bike Trail VolunteersChris Orr, [email protected]

Santa Barbara Bicycle ClubDave Court, [email protected]

Santa Barbara BMXDale Bowers, [email protected]

Tailwinds Bicycle ClubDavid Cantero, [email protected]

UCSB Cycling ClubMatthew Post , [email protected]

Road repair contactsCaltrans

Pat Mickelson, [email protected]

CarpinteriaDale Lipp, 684-5405 [email protected]

GoletaSteve Wagner, [email protected]

LompocLarry Bean, [email protected]

Santa Barbara CityDru van Hengel, [email protected]

Santa Barbara CountyMatt Dobberteen, [email protected]

Santa MariaRick Sweet, 925-0951 [email protected]

SolvangBrad Vigro, [email protected]

UCSBDennis Whelan, [email protected]

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