Prairie Cycle Club – Bicycle Club for Champaign County, Illinois

http://www.bikelib.org for more information.

The intent of the HB 4757 &
SB 2311 (identical wording) is transparency and accountability. Bills will
force IDOT and the Gov. to make the award cycle of Federal dollars regular
and transparent. Enhancement dollars come in annually. Most states have a
regular grant cycle, usually annual. This allows local govts. to plan
trails projects and have them in queue-i.e the Sangamon valley trail which
require several projects over years.

The Gov's office held the dollars from 2001 till 2005. Then the fanfare,

This just in (2/28/08)
You can read more on LIB's website: http://bikelib.org
HB 4757 and SB 2311 bills passed out of committee today unanimously in both the House and Senate.

RIDE OF SILENCE – MAY 16, 2007
DATE: May 16, 2007
TIME: 7:00 pm
WHERE: Assembly Hall Parking Lot (first & St. Mary’s) and Hundreds of locations world wide –
Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honor of those who have
been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.

Thursday, May 3, 2007
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Urbana Middle School Cafetorium
1201 S Vine, Urbana

Join us in our first public forum to:
• Map which roads you like to bike on
• Comment on bicycling conditions
• Learn more about the planning process
• Find out how to stay involved

The League of Illinois Bicyclists will be hosting a 4-hour presentation called "Safe Roads for Bicycling." It will be presented by Dean Schott, the Outreach
Director for the League of Illinois Bicyclists.

This will be on Thursday, May 3rd, 0800 - it will be "geared" toward police, but the material would be very relevant for anyone interested in a safer biking community, in terms of traffic flow and addressing the typical hazards associated with the bike-vehicular conflicts.