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Buzz - April 2008 - "2" |
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Oregon Share the Road License Plate now available
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) has announced that Oregon’s Share the Road license plates are now available. Like other non-profit license plates, the Share the Road plates cost an additional $10 per two-year period. Proceeds from the sale of the plates will benefit the Cycle Oregon Fund, which distributes money for bike and community projects across Oregon and the BTA, which works to promote and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon and southwest Washington.
The BTA rolled into 2008 with a slew of programs on the calendar, including the annual Alice Awards & Auction, bicycle commuting workshops, bike safety programs and advocacy events. For more information on how the BTA is “opening minds and roads to bicycling,” go to www.bta4bikes.org.
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Bicycle Safety Council established
Helping everyone share the road safely – whether by car, bicycle, walking, light rail, bus or other – is the object of the newly formed NW Bicycle Safety Council. The Council, based in Portland, aims to educate and promote safety and harmony among all road users.
To accomplish this, the Council has started on ongoing bicycle safety program for adults and children, a monthly television program on bicycle safety education, an annual bicycle skills rodeo for children and a bicycle riding program for seniors.
The group has received support from Tri-Met and Oregon DOT. The non-profit Council was formed by Bruce Buffington, a member of the Portland Wheelmen Touring Club.
For more information, www.nwbicyclesafetycouncil.org
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Portland trail finally linked
The last major element of the Portland International Airport Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan was completed last December with the opening of the 12-foot wide, half-mile pathway connecting PDX Airport and Northeast Marine Drive.
The new pathway runs between Marine Drive and Northeast Frontage Road and connects with the existing bicycle and pedestrian path serving PDX Airport. Where the new path meets Marine Drive, a signal allows users to cross the road and continue down the north slope of the levee to the Marine Drive Trail. This is an important link for bike commuters who work at the airport terminal and surrounding businesses and more user-friendly for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Call the Port of Portland, (503) 944-7000 for more information.
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New website links triathletes to resources, community
Daily Triathlon announced its internet launch in February. The site, www.dailytriathlon.com, aims to satisfy triathletes’ appetites for a steady diet of triathlon-related stories, photos, and videos in addition to a social networking platform and forums.
”Daily Triathlon allows its viewers to see what’s going on internationally in the world of triathlon every single day,” says the site’s founder, Barry Siff. “It is a great ‘one-stop shop’ for fueling triathletes’ passion for their sport.”
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New digs for Real Rehab, Pedal Dynamics
 Real Rehab, a five-year-old locally owned physical therapy clinic, has recently remodeled and added more space. Two new clinicians have also come onboard: Colleen Sullivan and Deb Lehtinen.
Real Rehab specializes in working with endurance athletes by offering VO2 testing, running analysis and other physical therapy services.
Real Rehab, located at 514 N. 85th St, Seattle, is owned by Bruk Ballenger and Izette Swan. Ballenger is a certified USA Triathlon Coach as well as a certified strength and conditioning specialist. Swan is a USA Cycling Coach. (206) 706-7500, www.realrehab.com
Pedal Dynamics bicycle shop has moved. Formerly around the corner from Real Rehab in the Greenwood district, Pedal Dynamics moved its location to 535 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle.
The five-year-old company, owned by Dean Sabol, offers a variety of sales and services at the store in addition to its mobile service providing on-site repairs at corporations. (206) 388-4611, www.pedaldynamics.com
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Bike/Tri specialist opens PT clinic in Kenmore
 Eric Moen, who has treated coaches and raced with the bicycling and triathlon community from Olympians to National champions, has opened a training and treatment facility in Kenmore, just north of Seattle near the Burke-Gilman Trail.
Moen is a nationally recognized orthopedic and sports physical therapist and is an expert in bicycling biomechanics and aerodynamics. For more than 15 years, he has coached bicycling disciplines in road, mountain, cyclocross, velodrome and triathlon. One of Moen’s specialties is building custom bicycling footbeds.
The facility is located at
6161 N.E. 175th St. (425) 481-2453, www.BikePT.com
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Happy trails ahead for Washington bike club
Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club received a $150,000 grant from King County to build a new mountain bike skills park at Duthie Hill, located on the Issaquah Plateau, east of Seattle. Duthie Hill connects with Grand Ridge Park, which already has a six-mile single track trail. The park will include a cross country race loop, dirt jumps, flowlines and freeride trails.
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Water trails group launches Lake Union map
Washington Water Trails Association (WWTA) invites Seattle watersport enthusiasts to take a self-guided tour of Lake Union’s historic features, learn native place-names, read first-hand accounts of life on the Lake, watch for wildlife and find a place to launch hand-carried boats.
Printed on water-resistant paper, the History in the Heart of Seattle map will orient boaters to a wealth of opportunities to recreate and explore.
Free copies are available at Center for Wooden Boats, Museum of History and Industry, Northwest Outdoor Center, Seattle Raft & Kayak, Seattle REI and the WWTA headquarters. For $1, WWTA will mail a copy of the map. To request a copy, visit www.wwta.org
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Burke-Gilman Trail on the road to national recognition
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) has named the Burke-Gilman Trail as the fourth inductee to the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame. The 17-mile rail-trail, located in the Seattle area, is known for its dramatic skyline views and waterway vistas.
The Rail-Trail Hall of Fame was established in 2007 to honor outstanding rail-trails. Nationally there are 1,457 open rail-trails, and nearly 1,000 more in development.
Hall of Fame inductees are selected based on merits such as scenic value, high use, trail and trailside amenities, historical significance, excellence in management and maintenance of facility, community connections and geographic distribution.
King County opened the Burke-Gilman Trail for recreational use in 1978. Community members and volunteers have transformed the rail line into a retreat for hikers, walkers, bicyclists and runners.
“It’s great that the trail is getting national recognition and we’ve worked very hard to make it a premier facility for the community,” said Robert Foxworthy, regional trails coordinator for King County Parks. “This is a good thing.”
For more information about the award, visit www.railstotrails.org.
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