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Thursday March 11 at 7 PM. Join us at Bici Centro, 601 E.
Montecito St.
Come to this fun and lively meeting for help with
your event application (due Friday) or to offer your creative ideas
and get plugged in as a volunteer. Pizza and beverages provided.
Mini-grant application to host your own bike
event is
here.
(Complete by March 12)
Pod Checklist is
here.
(For people/groups coordinating events)
Photo Contest rules are here.
(Submission deadline is March 12)
What
is CycleMAYnia and how can you volunteer or host your own bike
event?
Most of us know that 'commuter' or 'lifestyle' bicycling is healthy,
fun and great for the bottom line
and now
WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE IT!
In late November 2009, the
DIY community run bike center, Bici Centro hosted a sizable kick off
party to announce the winning 2010 Bicycling Events title, voted
best from over 300 entries, “CycleMAYnia”. Over the
past
eight
months,
a partnership of the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition and Traffic
Solutions met regularly through Bici Centro, to put together a
process and a budget to celebrate bicycle culture on a larger scale,
and in a more democratic way than the south coast has seen over the
past decade.
By forming a partnership to creatively challenge the community at
large, and offer financial and administrative assistance, the group
aims to host not only an event-filled Month of May, hence
"CycleMAYnia" but also large bicyclist centered events year round.
The goal is clearly to involve the public at large in the planning
process for the bike month festivities, a successfull
strategy employed by transportation agencies around the country,
notably in San Luis Obispo and Portland. Already moving forward with
the support of the City of Santa Barbara, Wheelhouse Bikes,
Telegraph Brewery, and other partners, the SB Bicycle Coalition and
Traffic Solutions are clearly gearing for a strong public presence
for 2010's “CycleMAYnia.”
Funding and support available to the public!
CycleMAYnia Kicks Off Public Involvement in Bicycling Events
by offering ‘mini-grants’ from $50-$500 for the
public to host bike–friendly events.
If
your creative juices are flowing and you're poised to host the best
bike event since the Tour of California, how do you get started?
Come to our
CycleMAYnia volunteer meetings every 2nd and 4th Thursday at
BiciCentro and make sure to
get your mini-grant application
here
and checklist
here.
Areas of CycleMAYnia future events are:
Rides and Races
Local Business
Art, Fashion, and Film
Workshops and Education
Food and Festivities
Youth Activities
Bicycle Commuting
Members of the Public are invited to both submit ideas and sign-up
to be involved in event planning. With the financial support
of Traffic Solutions, the partnership will be administering
‘mini-grants’ of $50-$500 through a simple application process.
Awardees will receive even higher value support through
administrative, logistical, and publicity-based contributions from
CycleMAYnia partners. Events will be open to the public,
legal, inclusive, and centered around sharing the joy of bicycle
transportation to the community at large. Additionally this year,
with a directed outreach to Spanish speaking bicyclists and the
on-going bilingual outreach at Bici Centro, the Bicycle Coalition
hopes to see the greatest level of Spanish speaking participants
yet.
The next in-person opportunity for public involvement will be at
BiciCentro on Thursday March 11, 2010 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM. 601 E.
Montecito St.
Want to host an event
but don't have any ideas? The following events could use a
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