Alexandria Bike Happenings

[Bruce Dwyer]

ALEXANDRIA BICYCLE HAPPENINGS-GET INVOLVED-SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

Come show your support for bicycling in Alexandria with several events and
public hearings over the next few weeks.  We need your bodies and we need
your voices. Now is your opportunity to speak up for bicycles and other
non-motorized
transportation in Alexandria's planning process for open space and
transportation, see details below.  Also come to city hall for bike-to-work
events.

ALEXANDRIA BIKE-TO-WORK DAY PROCLAMATION

All Alexandria bicyclists are invited to the Bike-to-Work Day Proclamation
reading by City Council.
April 24, 2001 starting at 7:30 pm at City Hall, Council Chambers. Ride your
bike; bring your helmets; get a free T-shirts

ALEXANDRIA BIKE-TO-WORK DAY

Join the mayor for coffee and bagels at Market Square on Friday, May 4 from
7am-9am.  Stop here on your way into the DC bike to work day rally.  To get
a free T-shirt register at http://www.waba.org/new/bwd/index.php
For more information on bicycling in Alexandria, go to
http://www.alexride.org/biketowork01.html

OPEN SPACE

The city will be holding a series of public forums over the next several
months to gather public ideas and thoughts about Open Space.  Multi-use
trails, paths, and greenways are primary uses of open space.  Improvements
in our trail network can greatly improve the livability of Alexandria by
encouraging people to bicycle or walk to work, or to school, or to the
store, or just to
a friend's house for a visit. Attend one or more of the city sponsored open
space meetings.  Bring your friends and neighbors.
There will be a scoping meeting in each of the city's three
planning districts beginning at 7 PM:

Monday April 16, Lee Rec. Center, 1108 Jefferson St. District I
Monday April 23, Mt. Vernon Rec. Center, 2601 Commonwealth Ave. District II
Wednesday May 2, Patrick Henry Rec. Center, 4643 Taney Ave. District III

There will also be a citywide Open Space Summit
Saturday June 23 9 AM to 1 PM at the Lee Rec. Center

TRANSPORTATION

The city is about to launch the development of a comprehensive
transportation policy and program with three central policy goals all aimed
at protecting and improving the quality of life in the city:
1.  Keep through traffic on the arterials and primary collectors and off
local residential streets
2.  Define the primary function of major roadways
3.  Reduce the number of vehicles on city roadways by means of public
transportation, cat pooling and other forms of non-vehicle transportation,
including bicycles.

You can speak on the importance of bicycling, walking, and other non-SOV
transportation at the City Council Public Hearing on Saturday, April 21 at
City Hall. It is agenda item 7.  The Public Hearing starts at 9:30, and I
estimate that this item will be no earlier than 10:15.  A copy of the docket
item is at: http://207.192.134.164/dsr/fy01dock.nsf?openDatabase

Bruce Dwyer
Alexandria Bicycle Committee Chair
Park & Recreation Commissioner
703-549-3263
ouibike at worldnet.att.net