Next Grand Valley Bikes meeting is June 22nd

Please join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, June 22nd at 5:30 pm at Colorado Environmental Coalition's office at 546 Main St. #404 (Above LaBamba), Grand Junction. In the spirit of Bike to Work Week, we'll be discussing Grand Valley Bikes' goals and objectives, and how we can move forward in making biking safer and more accessible in the Grand Valley. Please email us at grandvalleybikes@gmail.com with any questions.

Join us for Bike to Work Day

Please join Grand Valley Bikes, Urban Trails Committee, The Junk Ride, Mesa County, and the City of Grand Junction for a free breakfast on Bike to Work Day, Wednesday, June 23rd. The breakfast will be served by the fountain at City Hall at 5th & Rood on Wed., June 23rd from 6:30-9:30am to all those biking to work on Bike to Work Day. You must have a bike and a helmet to receive free breakfast. We thank the coordinators of this event and the donations from local downtown businesses.

Grand Valley Bikes: Next meeting Tuesday, June 1st, 5:30pm at the Old County Courthouse, 6th and Rood.

Thanks to everyone for coming out and supporting Grand Valley Bikes and the 2035 regional transportation planning process ! We had a great weekend of events,rocked out to Stray Grass, rode with some old friends and made some new friends. Now the vigilence begins as we stay involved in the planning process and wait for the reports and implementation. Please stay tuned to Grand Valley Bikes for updates and more information. Also, see this link to News Channel 11 TV coverage:

http://www.nbc11news.com/news/headlines/92061994.html

Please take this survey!!!

We need to make sure the bicyclist voice is heard loud and clear in the regional planning process. Please go to this online survey that is hosted by the Grand Valley Regional Transportation Committee. You can also visit the 2035 plan website here.

New U.S. DOT cyclist policy- Contact the Governor!

Click here to see an article posted on Grist.org. Ray LaHood (Transportation Secretary) climbed on a table and told bike advocates that the almighty car would no longer be raised above bikes in planning. Yay!!!

You can contact Governor Ritter to ask him to support this new policy by clicking here. The link will take you to the League of American Bicyclists Advocacy Center.

Online survey

This is an online survey for the Mesa County Transportation Plan meetings this week. Whether you were able to make it to any of the planning meetings this week or not, the survey is online. I hear it requires thought and some time. Its a great way for us to be heard in this process. Click on the title of the post to be directed to the survey.

Also, the website for the plan:
http://www.2035rtp.com/