Calendar & Where to find out what is happening

[Bruce&Linda Dwyer]

Here are some of the ways you can keep up with and speak out for biking, walking, and other sensible forms of transportation in Alexandria.  Let 'um know what you think; its important.

 If you know of an event of interest, post the information on the list serve at   bsc at Bicycle.Alexandria.VA.US. (You have to be a member to post messages (no big files please).  And if you have the time, provide some position information so the rest of us can sound smart when we speak up.  And if you have more time, post a brief message of relevant meeting results.
   
Bike Walk Alexandria
Fledgling outgrowth of the former Bicycle Study Committee of the Park and Recreation Commission.  Meets on the 1st Monday of the month (new schedule) 7:30-9:00 PM at St Elmo's Coffee Pub 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave. Chair, Jerry King,  jjkingconsulting at yahoo.com. To keep up to speed, subscribe to our list serve by contacting Bruce Dwyer, ouibike at att.net.  

Alexandria Transportation Ad Hoc Task Force
Citizen Committee established by City Council to make recommendations for Alexandria's transportation futures.  This is where biking, walking and public transportation issues need to be addressed.  Task force meets on the 3rd Monday of the month, 7:00 PM Lee Center.  MLK Day caused this month's meeting to be rescheduled to Monday Jan 31.  For more info and to sign up to a list serve, go to
http://ci.alexandria.va.us/tes/policy_and_program/transportation_policy.html

Open Space Steering Committee
Citizen committee established by City council to make recommendations on open space for the city.  Trail connections play a prominent role in plan.  Top priorities from last year include the Mt. Vernon trail connection at Hunting Towers and acquisition of land between Seminary and Braddock Road behind the Fire House suitable for a trail.  This was in the Bike Plan and the city has bought the land.  Work is still needed to assure that a trail will go in.  Report for 2004 includes a section on all the trail connections needed to implement the Bike Plan (with Bike Committee informal updates).  Plan is available at http://ci.alexandria.va.us/recreation/general/OpenSpacehome.html . Steering Committee Report to CC  for 2204 is at http://207.192.134.164/fy05/092804rm/di19.pdf. See separate message for trails sections of this report.  Bruce Dwyer sits on the Committee and represents biking, walking and trail interests.  Committee meets monthly on a variable schedule.  Next meeting is Thursday, Feb 24, 7:00 AM at Lee Center.

Four Mile Run Task Force
Saturday, February 5, 9:30 am-1:30 P.M..  Four Mile Run Visioning Workshop, Charles Barrett Elementary School, 1115 Martha Custis Drive, Alexandria.  An exciting process is underway to create a Master Plan for the restoration of the lower section of Four Mile Run.  Input is needed to create a vision for the future of this neighborhood stream.  For additional information, go to: http://www.novaregion.org/restoration.htm or call Aileen Winquist, 703.228.3610.  Refreshments will be served and Spanish translation services will be available.  (Snow date, Saturday, February 12.)  This is a joint task force with folks from Alexandria and Arlington.

Useful List Serves
NoVa SPRAWL E-News.  Great listing of meetings in Alex and Metro area  The list is manually maintained by one of 1992 Bike committee founding members. Jim Wamsley jwamsley5 at comcast.net  E-mail Jim to get on the list.

CenterLines.  This is the bi-weekly e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking. Has lots of inspiring news and information you can use to create more walkable and bicycle-friendly communities. Web: http://www.bikewalk.org
To subscribe, send a blank email to cl_subscribe at bikewalk.org

Find links to the 1998 Alexandria Bike Plan and Alexandria Bike Map in pdf format by going to http://www.alexride.org/bikeped.html or http://bicycle.alexandria.va.us/    Both of these sites are somewhat out of date but still have useful information. Note the hard copy of the map is out of print with no know plans to reissue.




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