Clean Up DC Bike Ride

[Levy.Dave at epamail.epa.gov]

I guess this doesn't mean sweeping the politicians out of town!
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From: Phil Heinrich
cc003279 at mindspring.com

3/12/2000

In cooperation with the Washington Area Bicyclists Association (WABA), the
Mayor's Office of the Clean City Coordinator, and the new DC chapter of Keep
America Beautiful, I am organizing the first annual Clean Up DC Bike Ride.
The ride will be the morning of Earth Day, Saturday, April 22nd.
Registration will be from 7:30am to 9:00am, and the 14-mile ride, with 3 to
4 stops to clean up trash from areas in need, should take about 3 hours to
complete.  The full text of the brochure we will be distributing follows at
the end of the email.

Since it was my idea in the first place to have this ride, it falls to me to
organize a group of volunteers to help out with staging the event.  We will
need people to help with:

- distributing brochures to bike shops and other places to promote the ride
- posting route markers the day before the ride
- registration the morning of the ride
- first-aid support during the ride
- bike repair support during the ride
- photographing the riders and cleanup sites during the ride
- standing at one or two key intersections to direct traffic during the ride
- cleanup once the ride is over
- taking down the route markers once the ride is over

There will be a meeting for volunteers on Wednesday, March 22nd, at 5pm at
WABA's offices, 733
15th St. NW, suite 1030 (McPherson Square metro).

Nina, I thought some of your EPA colleagues might be interested in this, if
they're not required to be on the Mall for Earth Day celebrations.  If you
can think of anyone who might want to participate, please pass on the email
to them.

Thanks!

Phil Heinrich
cc003279 at mindspring.com
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Clean Up DC Bike Ride on Earth Day, Saturday April 22, 2000

Start Earth Day 2000 off right by participating in the Clean Up DC Bike
Ride.  The ride combines a 14-mile ride through parks and neighborhoods with
several stops at places in need of a good Spring cleaning.  The ride is
co-sponsored by WABA, the DC Clean City Coordinator, and Keep Washington, DC
Beautiful.

The ride begins and ends at the Anthony Bowen Elementary School in Southwest
DC, near the Waterfront Metro.  The fully supported tour includes convenient
parking, coffee, juice and bagels at registration, mechanical assistance
before and throughout the tour, impeccable directions and route markings,
rest stops with food and beverage, patrolling SAG vehicles, and extra snacks
at the end of the ride.  The tour will have knowledgeable road marshals at
key intersections.

The route takes riders through Anacostia Park, Ft. Dupont Park, the
Hillcrest neighborhood at a time of year when azaleas and other flowering
shrubs will be in peak display.  It is also a time of year for Spring
cleaning, and the route will pass by several cleanup sites, primarily in and
around the parks, where riders will have an opportunity to pitch in and
clean up.  Coordinators at the cleanup sites will have plastic trash bags
and gloves for participants to use.

When and Where

Saturday, April 22, 2000.  Registration will take place from 7:30am to
9:00am at the Anthony Bowen Elementary School, on the corner of M Street and
Delaware Avenue, SW.  Park free in the school
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? the Waterfront station on the Green Line is only 2 blocks away; or
ride your bike to the starting point.  You should be able to complete the
ride before noon, leaving plenty of time to ride over to the Earth Day
festivities taking place nearby on the Mall.

What

Cyclists will be riding on roads under realistic conditions.  Roads will be
open to normal car traffic.  District of Columbia Motor Vehicle Code
requires bicyclists to obey all traffic laws, signs and signals.
Participants must wear bicycle helmets.

The unique aspect of this ride is the cleanup portion.  Riders will stop at
designated sites, where they will be met by a site coordinator.  A site
coordinator will greet them and distribute plastic bags and gloves (but if
you have work gloves, please bring them with you!). The participants will
spend about 15 to 20 minutes filling the bags with trash.  Then they will
leave the trash bags behind and continue riding.  Department of Public Works
trucks will come by shortly after to take away the trash bags.

Sponsors

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association, or WABA, is a nonprofit
organization that advocates for better bicycling throughout the national
capital region.  The District of Columbia Clean City Coordinator was
established by Mayor Anthony Williams to coordinate efforts to keep the
District of Columbia clean.  Keep Washington DC Beautiful is the newly
formed local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.

Free Ride

Because we are asking you to pitch in to help clean up DC, riders will not
be charged a tour fee. The costs associated with organizing the ride are
being covered by the ride sponsors, the Washington Area Bicyclist
Association and the members of Keep Washington DC Beautiful.  All
participants will be required to sign a release for liability. Children
under 16 will be required to participate with an adult.