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We’re Going to Washington DC!

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Next week, the Coalition Staff will is braving the cold and heading to Washington DC for the 2012 National Bike Summit, a gathering of bicycle organizations from all over the country. We will be advocating for biking and walking, and sharing your voice with our elected officials in DC.

Our message is clear: preserve dedicated funding for biking and walking. As more people choose these active modes to move around, it’s important we provide safe facilities for everyone.

You can follow our progress here on the blog to stay up to date with what we’re up to all the way across the country. We’re out there making sure your voice is heard!

If you want to add you voice to hundreds of others as we head to DC, become a member! We are proud to be YOUR voice representing bicycles in DC, and couldn’t do it without you.

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Make Your Business Bike Friendly

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Show our communities that you support biking and walking, become a Bike Friendly Business! By joining as a BFB, you are helping support the Coalition, and proving that bikes are good for business.

Not only do you receive promotional shout-outs from us to our thousands of online followers, you will also receive a BFB decal for your business to show you care about bicycles, a free Bike Ed Workshop for your employees, and more…

If you know a local business you would like to see become a Bike Friendly Business, pass this information along to them! We’d be happy to answer any questions they might have about supporting the Coalition.



For more information about various exposure and BFB levels view our pdf online here.  
Signing up is easy, and can be done online.

View a list of current Bike Friendly Businesses.

Apply to be our Programs Manager

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There is still time to apply to become our newest Programs Manager! We are accepting applications through THIS Friday, March 16, and would love to see you join us as we continue to make SLO County better for bicycles!

Pass the information along to friends/family/bicycle enthusiasts who might be interested.

For more information, and to apply, visit us online.

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.

Happy Friday!

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The incredible photographers at National Geographic have compiled a great series of bicycles throughout the world. We all know bicycles are capable of wonderful things, these photos put this concept into perspective.

Bicyclist Accident Report

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If you’ve ever been in an accident, you know how difficult it catch your bearings and get the information of everyone involved. Luckily, Josh Zisson has thought about this, and created the Bicyclist Accident Report.

Carrying one of these little guys with you lets you easily get the basic information you need to get compensated for medical costs associated with your accident/collision. On the back they have included the laws that apply to bicycles as well.

They are specific to New York, where Zisson is from, but the idea is fantastic. Here at the SLO County Bicycle Coalition, we’ve adopted a similar idea and included steps on what to do if you’re in a crash on the back of our member cards.

Don’t have a membership card? Do you want one? Become a member and support THE voice for bicycles in SLO County!

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)

Concerts in the Park

Bike Valet at Sports Night in SLO

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As part of this year’s SLO International Film Festival, we’ll be providing Bike Valet at the new “Sports Night in SLO“… Three films will be shown: Surf, Bikes and Snow! We hope to see you there for these great films at the Fremont Theatre.

When: Thursday March 8, 6:00 – 9:30 pm
Where: Fremont Theater, SLO (map)
Why: Get a $5 off coupon code for your Coalition membership when you park your bike at the Bike Valet!

3 Minute Gaps (bike)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUfvNqKQdw

The Art of Flight (snow)

Finnsurf (surf)

For even more info, and to buy tickets, visit the SLOIFF site.