I had the opportunity to attend the Bike Summit back in December at the Royal Oak Public Library.
A big shout-out to Tom Regan, our fearless Oakland County bike organizer, because this event was fantastic!
Standing room only.
Representatives from various local groups, companies, the county and SE MI cities sharing tons of great info.
People really rallying around this whole nonmotorized city thing = whoo hoo!
So, this is an information-sharing post highlighting ways you can kick off 2013 by supporting non-motorized transport in SE Michigan.
From Todd Scott, Detroit Greenways coordinator:
Great news about biking in Detroit!
Fun fact: 45 miles of bike lanes in the city as of year-end 2012, 70-80 miles total slated for 2013. NICE.
Bike share feasibility study at WSU: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/20/detroit-bike-sharing-service-share-program_n_1900951.html
Birmingham multi-modal public hearing, Thursday January 17th 8:00 pm, Baldwin library
If you live in, bike through, or walk through Birmingham you will want to attend this hearing. A large, enthusiastic crowd at this hearing will boost efforts by city staff to build a walkable, bikeable Birmingham:
http://wearemodeshift.org/
Gran Fondo (Woodward bike event to be held this summer) - to be discussed at the Royal Oak City Commission Monday January 28th 7:30pm Royal Oak City Hall.
Birmingham's city commission endorsed the Gran Fondo. Heather Carmona of the Woodward Avenue Action Association plans on speaking to the Royal Oak city commission again on Monday, January 28th. Royal Oak has not yet decided if they will endorse this important community biking event. Please join us at the city commission meeting at speak up during public comment to urge the city to endorse this great community biking event.
This event is causing some debate locally, here's some more background:
http://wearemodeshift.org/gran-fondo-bike-ride-more-debate
http://royaloak.patch.com/articles/gran-fondo-big-ride-or-big-headache-for-royal-oak
Modeshift
Achille Bianche of Modeshift was one of the speakers at the summit, he wrote an article on it at the Modeshift website:
http://wearemodeshift.org/
http://wearemodeshift.org/
Work at Beaumont?
If you work at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital and are interested in joining their bike-to-work campaign contact Matt Faraday at faradayrn@gmail.com.
Facebook group
If you live in, bike through, or walk through Royal Oak, definitely check out the non-motorized Facebook group to stay informed on great events like this:
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