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Bike Ypsi Spring Ride 2018

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Bike Ypsi Spring Ride

Recreation Park, 1015 North Congress Street

Sunday, May 6th

You know it is spring when the Bike Ypsi Spring Ride is here! Always the first Sunday in May.

Free community event. Rides, bicycle check ups, food, and games.

3 mile family fun ride (check-in by 10:45 a.m.)

15, 30, and 40 mile rides (check-in by 9:45 a.m.)

We encourage helmets (mandatory for under 16-years-old). Minors must be with an adult. The Spring Ride is on road or paved path.

Interested in volunteering? We need help with set up, clean up, registration, and ride guides. If you’d like to learn more, please email [email protected]

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	January 2020
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		1 Bike Ypsi New Years First Ride In The First Hour (11th Annual!) Bike Ypsi New Years First Ride In The First Hour (11th Annual!) Starts: 12:30 pm Ends: January 1, 2020 - 1:30 pm Location: Arbor Brewing Company - Corner Brewery, 720 Norris St, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA Description: January 1st at 12:30am (yes… 30 minutes after midnight!), Arbor Brewing Ypsilanti (Corner Brewery), Norris at Forest. Get the year off right by riding in the first hour of the New Year on this annual ride! The ride leaves promptly at 12:30am. Ride on low traffic residential streets. Lights (front and rear) mandatory. Ride will be approximately 6 miles long and take around 30 minutes. The start location is the Corner Brewery so people can warm up inside before the ride starts (and take in their free New Years party along with a bonfire in the outdoor beer garden) and have a post-ride libation (the Corner Brewery is open to 2am). Ride leader is Bob at [email protected] or 734-487-9058. PLEASE NOTE: Ride cancelled if Winter Weather Advisory/Watch, or temperatures below 15 degrees, at midnight. PS - Many people hear of this ride and think "that’s crazy, with all the drunks out on the road!!!” In past years, riders of this even have observed little if any car traffic during the ride and what traffic there is, you can see coming a long way out. More details... •	2 Advocacy Opportunity Advocacy Opportunity Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: January 2, 2020 - 8:00 pm Location: Downtown Ypsilanti Library, Michigan Avenue Description: Advocacy Opportunity 1st Thursday of every month, 7pm, Downtown Ypsilanti Library, Michigan Avenue Interested in making Ypsilanti a better place to bike and walk in? Attend the City’s Non-Motorized Advisory Committee meetings. More details... •	3 Friday Morning Ride to Work Friday Morning Ride to Work Starts: 8:00 am Ends: January 3, 2020 - 9:00 am Location: Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street Description: Friday Morning Ride to Work – Every Friday, 8 AM, Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street . Ride leaves around 8am so arrive earlier for a great breakfast. Some riders bike to work in Ann Arbor, St. Joes hospital, or Washtenaw Community College. Other riders, perhaps off for the morning, will take a 30-45 minute jaunt around the Border To Border Trail to the west of Ypsi then returning to town. It's a great way to start your morning or try commuting for the first time with a group. More details... •	4	5
6	7	8	9 WBWC meeting WBWC meeting Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: January 9, 2020 - 9:00 pm Location: The Ecology Center, 117 N. Division Street, ,Ann Arbor Description: Monthly meeting of the Washtenaw Bicycling and Walking Coalition. All are welcome. More details... •	10 Friday Morning Ride to Work Friday Morning Ride to Work Starts: 8:00 am Ends: January 10, 2020 - 9:00 am Location: Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street Description: Friday Morning Ride to Work – Every Friday, 8 AM, Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street . Ride leaves around 8am so arrive earlier for a great breakfast. Some riders bike to work in Ann Arbor, St. Joes hospital, or Washtenaw Community College. Other riders, perhaps off for the morning, will take a 30-45 minute jaunt around the Border To Border Trail to the west of Ypsi then returning to town. It's a great way to start your morning or try commuting for the first time with a group. More details... •	11	12
13	14	15	16	17 Friday Morning Ride to Work Friday Morning Ride to Work Starts: 8:00 am Ends: January 17, 2020 - 9:00 am Location: Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street Description: Friday Morning Ride to Work – Every Friday, 8 AM, Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street . Ride leaves around 8am so arrive earlier for a great breakfast. Some riders bike to work in Ann Arbor, St. Joes hospital, or Washtenaw Community College. Other riders, perhaps off for the morning, will take a 30-45 minute jaunt around the Border To Border Trail to the west of Ypsi then returning to town. It's a great way to start your morning or try commuting for the first time with a group. More details... •	18	19
20	21	22	23	24 Friday Morning Ride to Work Friday Morning Ride to Work Starts: 8:00 am Ends: January 24, 2020 - 9:00 am Location: Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street Description: Friday Morning Ride to Work – Every Friday, 8 AM, Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street . Ride leaves around 8am so arrive earlier for a great breakfast. Some riders bike to work in Ann Arbor, St. Joes hospital, or Washtenaw Community College. Other riders, perhaps off for the morning, will take a 30-45 minute jaunt around the Border To Border Trail to the west of Ypsi then returning to town. It's a great way to start your morning or try commuting for the first time with a group. More details... •	25	26
27	28	29	30	31 Friday Morning Ride to Work Friday Morning Ride to Work Starts: 8:00 am Ends: January 31, 2020 - 9:00 am Location: Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street Description: Friday Morning Ride to Work – Every Friday, 8 AM, Beezy's cafe, 20 North Washington Street . Ride leaves around 8am so arrive earlier for a great breakfast. Some riders bike to work in Ann Arbor, St. Joes hospital, or Washtenaw Community College. Other riders, perhaps off for the morning, will take a 30-45 minute jaunt around the Border To Border Trail to the west of Ypsi then returning to town. It's a great way to start your morning or try commuting for the first time with a group. More details... •

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Great comments by Bike Ypsi’s Georgina Hickey at the City Council meeting where this issue passed unanimouslyCity Council Approves Resolutions For Bike & Pedestrian Friendly Lane Reductions For Huron, Hamilton, Washtenaw & I-94/Huron Non-Motorized Crossing Engineering

City Council tonight (January 21) unanimously approved a resolution that requests the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to proceed with a lane reduction plan for Hamilton Street, Huron Street and Washtenaw Avenue that will include pedestrian improvements, bike lanes and street parking. A big thank you goes out to everyone who attended the meeting and/or contacted the Mayor and City Council asking them to approve this resolution. Also a huge thanks to City Public Services Project Manager Bonnie Wessler who worked years on this project.

If all goes smoothly and positively with this project, and MDOT’s current Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)stays on schedule, the road diet could be implemented in 2022 in conjunction with MDOT’s scheduled maintenance project and the planned non-motorized crossing of I-94.
The City Council also approved the following resolution for action on non-motorized improvements to the Huron Street crossing of I-94…

WHEREAS, the City strongly supports safe nonmotorized transportation; and

WHEREAS, the Huron Street at I-94 lacks a safe pathway for pedestrians; and

WHEREAS, the need for a safe crossing is incorporated in the City’s Master Plan and Nonmotorized Plan; and.

WHEREAS, the City has applied for and been awarded a $60,000 Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Connecting Communities grant to use as match for a State TAP grant, administered by Washtenaw County Road Commission and MDOT; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT the City Council hereby approves the project agreement for $60,000 from the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Connecting Communities Program to assist in the engineering for a safe pathway across 1-94 on Huron St. … See MoreSee Less

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Winter Bike To Work Day
On Friday, February 14th. Ride to work. Ride to School.
Then ride with her… him.. them..
Whatever you do, ride with us.
Commit today: WinterBikeToWorkDay.org
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Urge Ypsilanti City Council On January 21st To Make Huron-Hamilton-Washtenaw Safe For All Users

At its Tuesday, January 21st meeting (7pm, Ypsilanti City Hall, Huron & Michigan), City Council will vote on lane reductions for Huron, Hamilton and Washtenaw that will help slow traffic speeds and also add bike lanes, improve crosswalks, and create on-street parking – without widening the streets.

Please consider attending the City Council meeting and during the Public Comment period (early in the meeting – each speaker allowed 3 minutes) urge a “yes” vote for the Huron-Hamilton-Washtenaw Lane Reductions. If unable to attend the meeting, please contact your City Council members and Mayor Sunday or Monday with contact information at www.cityofypsilanti.com/323/Elected-Officials.

To view the January 21st City Council agenda, visit cityofypsilanti.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/2020?fileID=3815 . The Huron-Hamilton-Washtenaw Lane Reductions is the first item on the “Resolutions/Motions/Discussions” list (Resolution No. 2020-016, approving the Huron/Hamilton lane reduction plan). Click on the “2020-016 – Pdf” link on the agenda item for more information on the proposed project or visit tinyurl.com/YpsilantiLaneReduction … See MoreSee Less

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League of Michigan Bicyclists

Didn’t expect this – the American Medical Association is coming out strong in favor of hands-free laws to reduce distracted driving:

"Doctors working in emergency rooms, operating rooms and orthopedic practices most often treat the tragic and often fatal consequences of distracted driving. And sometimes they are victims, as was Georgia primary care physician John A. Harsch, MD, killed by a distracted driver in 2016 while bicycling.
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The latest data from the NHTSA show that nearly 3% of drivers persist in using hand-held cellphones while driving, and 0.4% are texting, scrolling, pinching, squeezing or doing something else with their phones while their eyes should be on the road and their hands on the wheel."

Tell your Michigan legislators to pass a hands-free law: www.lmb.org/distracted

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