Bike Kitchen Volunteer Orientation

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Come learn about the Kitchen, sign up for our next volunteer orientation Monday May 7th, 5:30 – 6:30 pm (every 1st Monday of the month!)

The Bike Kitchen is always looking for volunteers to help out in any way they can:

  • Greeting people with a smile
  • Teaching people how to change a flat
  • Guiding people through building up a bicycle
  • …Many other ways you can help

No mechanic experience necessary, anyone is welcome to join us! We’ll equip you with the basic information you’ll need to staff the Kitchen.

By volunteering, you also get to use the Kitchen every 2nd Monday of the month during our “volunteer only” work nights!

Sign up online for the next orientation, Monday May 7th, 5:30 pm

Cycle de Mayo this Saturday!

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Practice your bike handling skills at this kid-friendly Bike Rodeo. We’ll be there teaching basic bike smarts, and having a blast riding our bikes together in Morro Bay! This is a great chance for Morro Bay kids & families to get together, ride bikes and show your support for bicycles in SLO County.

All SLO County youth can join us by the coast for the FREE bike safety rodeo on the Morro Bay High School track.

When: Saturday May 5th
Where: Morro Bay High School Track (map)
When: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Brought to you by: SLO County Health, SLO County Bicycle Coalition, Rideshare and Central Coast Montessori School

July 2012.

Kidical Mass This Thursday!

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Join us for the first Kidical Mass of 2012, just in time for the beginning of Bike Month!

When: Thursday May 3rd
Where: Mitchell Park, SLO (map)
When: 6:00 pm
Theme: Rainbows

We’re excited for our third year of Kidical Mass rides, and hope you*, your friends, and your entire family will join us for the ride! We meet at 6:00 for a brief safety talk before we ride as a group through downtown to the Mission Plaza.

If you’re a kid at heart, and want to be a part of the ride, it’s a great chance to volunteer and help get the little riders excited about their bicycles. Sign up to volunteer here, it’s only a 30-minute commitment, and is a blast!

*Everyone on the ride should be on a bicycle, including parents and guardians (walking in the street alongside is not permitted).

Concerts in the Park

Bike Valet at SLO Marathon

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The Bike Valet will be parking bikes as a part of the inagural SLO Marathon. Come cheer on the runners and view part of the happenings at the Madonna Expo Center where the Bike Valet is going to be set up!

When: Sunday April 22, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo (map)

2012 Kidical Mass Themes

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We’re gearing up for the biggest Kidical Mass season yet! With rides planned the first Thursday of every month from May – September. Our first ride will be one month from today, on May 3rd.

The 2012 Kidical Mass Themes:

  • May 3 – Rainbows
  • June 7 – Fancy Pants
  • July 5 – Superheros
  • August 2 – Circus
  • September 6 – Music

Mark your calendars & we’ll see you at the ride in your best costumes!

Interested in volunteering? The more the merrier as we continue to make safety our #1 priority for all participants, sign up for volunteer updates online here.

Advocacy Alert

LOVR Bikepath to City Council

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Join us on Tuesday, April 10th, 7:00 pm
San Luis Obispo City Hall, 990 Palm St, to show your support!

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This bikepath project has been carefully thought out by City staff after a proposed bike/ped bridge connecting the Laguna & Oceanaire neighborhoods was shut down by a small group of neighbors failing to see the value in a safe route to the Laguna Middle School. The bikepath is important to improve visibility and safety of kids biking and walking to school between these two neighborhoods.

By giving kids a safe route to school without having to cross Los Osos Valley Road, we can help ease traffic congestion near the school, give our kids a safe and healthy way to get to school, and decrease accidents at this busy intersection.

The City of SLO has put together this helpful graphic to see the existing and proposed changes to allow for this important connection between two school neighborhoods:

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One of the main benefits this path will provide is increased visibility for the students biking and walking to schools in this neighborhood. As LOVR is a heavily used road for recreational riders, the bike lanes have been kept on the road for them to use without conflicting with the hundreds of kids using the path at peak hours.

Join the Coalition as we speak up to make sure kids are able to safely get to school by foot or bike between these two neighborhoods. Tuesday, April 10th, 7:00 pm at San Luis Obispo City Hall, 990 Palm St.

Spread the word!

10th Annual St Patty’s Potluck!

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Everyone is welcome as we celebrate the Coalition and kick-off St Patrick’s Day weekend! Last year’s potluck was a blast, and 2012’s will be the biggest yet.

Not sure what to bring for the potluck? Flip a coin…
Heads // bring a main dish
Tails // bring an appetizer or dessert
Don’t have a coin? // Bring a beverage to share!

We have some great prizes again, including our SUPER PRIZES:
– a private tour & tasting at Tolosa Winery for 10 people
…and…
– an entire weekend with the Arkeg!

The event is open to everyone, with a $10 entry (100% of which goes to benefit the Coalition), including a free raffle ticket (Coalition members get two free raffle tickets with their membership card)

BECOME A MEMBER AT THE DOOR AND GET IN FOR FREE

WHAT: 10th Annual St Patty’s Potluck Fundraiser
WHEN: Friday, March 16th, 6:00 – 9:30 pm
WHERE: SLO Senior Center, 1445 Santa Rosa St, SLO (map)
WHY: All proceeds from the event going towards the Coalition! We have raffle prizes, a pub style quiz, and plenty of food & drink for all. The more the merrier as we kick-off St Patty’s weekend.

Concerts in the Park

Bike Valet at SLO Xtreme Beer Fest

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The Bike Valet will be parking bikes as a part of this year’s SLO Xtreme Beer Fest. Come check out crazy brews from some of the finest breweries out there, we’ll park your bike for you!


When: Saturday March 10, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Where: SLO Vets Hall, 801 Grand Ave (map)