december 2006 advocate newsletter, bicycle alliance of washington

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The B icycle A lliAnce A dvocATes for B icyclisTs And A B icycle -f riendly W AshingTon

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S hare th e r oad licenSe plateS available at an y vehicle licenSing office or ge t a mail - in application at b icycle a lliance . or g

14th Annual Auction THE BEST EVER!

Eight Years andMoving OnBarbara CulpAt the November 17th board meeting, I announcedmy decision to resign on or be ore April 2007.I started in November 1998 as the third ExecutiveDirector o the organization, and look orward tohelping the board fnd my successor. I plan totravel and bicycle in France in the late spring, comehome to garden, travel some more, and then look

or part-time work to pay our mortgage. Its been agreat 8 years, and Ill write more about my decisionand plans over the next ew months.

The board has ormed a recruitment committeethat has placed the job description and applicationtimeline atbicyclealliance.org .

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WA S H I NG T O N

Hugely success ul!

This space is wonder ul; I lo e ha ing lots o room at the silentauction tables. The li e auction was terrifc!

These were just some o the enthusiastic guest comments o er-heard as the 14th Annual Bicycle Alliance wound down last month.Auctioneer Dennis Caldirola exclaimed, In the our years I e

been the Bicycle Alliance auctioneer, I e seen a wonder ul changein uality o merchandise, more spirited bidding, and tremendousgrowth.

E ery aspect o the auction was more success ul than e er be-ore: 429 bidders, frst-rate wines rom Wineglass Cellars and other

notable Washington ineyards, good beer rom New BelgiumBrewery, and plenti ul fne ood rom Twel e Baskets Catering.

Another great success this year was led by summer internDaniel Heller, who called or unding or a Complete Streets policystatewide. In Daniels words, This summer as an intern or theBicycle Alliance, I saw the uture. It was a complete street andit was beauti ul. It ser es all people, regardless o their orm otransportation. Imagine your tax money being spent on creating

streets which dont simply encourage more cars and congestion, but instead encourage people to walk or ride a bicycle, sa ely andcom ortably. Luckily orall o us, the Bicycle Al-liance is working hardto make sure that Wash-ington is co ered withComplete Streets. Andluckily or us, auctionattendees responded

well to Danielsre uest or undingand raised $15,000.Nancy MacKerrowo Spokane and Cascade Bicycle Clubcontributed substan-tially to the re uest.

Thanks to e eryone who attended, donated auction items, and bought items, and to all who contribute year-round to helping makeWashington bike- riendly. And a super-duper HUGE thanks to thedozens o olunteers who make the auction run so smoothly.

Photographs by Susan

Over 1,700 plates sold!

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Sarah Armstrong Sarah is retired rom the Port o Tacoma where she was a Project Manager or threeyears, responsible or the design, contracting and construction o engineering andenvironmental projects. Prior to the Port o Tacoma, she held numerous positions atthe Port o Seattle or 27 years, including construction inspection, Resident Engineer,contracts, Marine Maintenance Facilities Manager and Tribal Liaison O fcer

Sarah enjoys multi-sports, including road bicycling, mountain biking, hiking,backpacking, mountaineering and rock climbing. She returned to bicycling in 2000a ter many years. She started by commuting to work, became a member o the WestSound Cycling Club (WSCC) and has been an active road biker and ride leader, includingweek-long bike trips and assisting with undraising rides such as the Tour de Kitsapand RAPSody. She participated in the 2005 Bicycle Alliance Lobby Day. In addition,she has recently been assisting the WSCCs President, Phil Talarico, with bike sa etypresentations at a local school and at a Boy Scouts Bike Rodeo.

Sarah views joining the Bicycle Alliance Board as a unique opportunity to becomeactively engaged in promoting bicycle activity and education. She enjoys bicycling ande ecting change to allow the activity to be sa er and more amily riendly. She believesthat more bicyclists will promote more bicycling. More bicycling will contribute toa cleaner and a more healthy environment and society. Barriers include not only sa eroutes, but rideable routes or kids, commuters, and amilies. Maintained pavement,

swept pavement, roadway clearances wide enough to accommodate bicyclists, plusdrivers education regarding bicycles on the highway are part o the rideable routemakeup. Sarah would like to make a di erence in increasing the use o the bicycleas a sport o un and as an important mode o transportation.

Molly Johnson: Incumbent Molly has been biking in the Pacifc Northwest since the summer o 2001. She joinedthe Seattle Bicycle Club where she was involved with the club as a rider, ride leader andride director in late 2002. She was the President o Seattle Bicycle club (SBC) or 2003.In 2004 she was the SBCs Past President as well as a committee member or RAPSody.Molly enjoys being involved with area bicycling clubs, leading rides, planning events andbeing involved with activities that will help the greater good o the bicycling community.She usually enjoys more o the country type rides since these are usually sa er, quieterand very scenic. She likes to get in touch with nature and loves di erent recreationaloutlets such as hiking, kayaking, walking, cross-country skiing, camping and any activityassociated with the outdoors. She loves the Pacifc Northwest or all it has to o er.

Molly would like to see more bicycling opportunities o ered to our residents inthe Pacifc Northwest. Sa er routes, better commuter and recreational routes (i.e.accessibility, better links to other modes o transportation such as buses) and moreevents are desirable to support the bicycling community without being penalized asa minority group (i.e. ees to our local/state government to use roads that are alreadypaid by our tax dollars). Molly looks orward to continue serving on The Bicycle Allianceo Washingtons board and being an active member in the bicycling community. She iscurrently involved in the racing community. She is interested in continuing to help withevents and auctions where she eels she will really succeed with her organizational,social and sales skills.

Kristin Kinnamon: Incumbent Kristin currently serves as co-chair o the Legislative Committee o the Bicycle AllianceBoard. She is in marketing and promotions or Community Transit, Snohomish Countys

public transportation provider. Previously she was a public in ormation coordinator(media relations person) or Community Transit. Prior to her six years at CT, she spent10 years as an editor and reporter or weekly newspapers in Snohomish County.

Kristin has been involved in Bicycle Advocacy and has coordinated Snohomish Countysparticipation in Bike to Work Day since 2001.She just fnished three terms aspresident o the Snohomish County BIKES Club.She helped create SnohomishCountys frst bike map in 2004. She is involved in the Snohomish-Arlington TrailCoalition, which works to support expansion o the Centennial Trail. She is a membero the Ride Around Puget Sound organizing team.

Kristin is also an active volunteer with Sharing Wheels, an Everett-based non-proft thatconnects unused bikes to people who need wheels. Sharing Wheels is similar to BikeWorks in Seattle and has bike programs orlow income children, teens, and adults.

She has commuted to work by bus and bike (and now vanpool, too) at least threedays a week year-round or several years and also vacations by bike, touring portions

o France, Canada and the western U.S. sel -supported.

Bobby Mullins: Incumbent Bobby was born and grew up in Dallas, Texas. He frst began bicycling on a bike squality bike his senior year in high school, and completed his frst century (The Hn Hell Hundred) in 1987. A ter completing college with a degree in Criminal Jusspent a summer in Glacier National Park, where he met his wi e, and two summerDenali Park, Alaska. In 1992 Bobby moved to Austin and began working at REI. A

a brie stay in North Carolina, Bobby and his amily moved to Seattle in 1996.Bobby is currently the Operations Manager at the Seattle REI store. He and his wiKimball have a 6 year old son and 3 year old daughter, who both enjoy bicycling. Ohis goals is to bicycle across the country with his amily in 2012. He has been a mo BAW or several years, and also served a two-year term on the City o SeattleAdvisory Board. He is a dedicated everyday bike commuter and touring cyclist.

Thom Skaanland: Incumbent Thom has had a passion or cycling or over 40 years, including bicycle commutithe last 35 years. He commutes by bicycle when he is not traveling as an environmcompliance auditor, and he encourages others to commute by bicycle or their heaand to protect our environment.

Thom and his wi e enjoy recreational cycling on either a tandem or singles; they bcycle or various non-proft undraisers, including a undraiser ride rom Seattle

Washington D.C. in 2005. The cross-country trip rein orced or Thom how blessecyclists are who ride in Washington State. The work o the Bicycle Alliance has beessential to preserving existing cycle routes, developing new bike in rastructure anmaking bicycling sa er or all types o bicycle riders.

As a rural King County resident, Thom brings a combined perspective to bicyclingbicycle commuter to Federal Way and as a recreational rider. He would appreciate topportunity to continue serving on the Board alongside the Bike Alliances sta amembers as we continue to strengthen cycling state-wide.

Mark Thomas: Incumbent Mark Thomas serves as the Treasurer o the Bicycle Alliance and sits on its ExecuBoard. Mark is an avid long-distance road cyclist and a bicycle commuter. He is cuthe president o the Seattle International Randonneurs and o Randonneurs USA,organizations devoted to long-distance riding. Mark is the co-owner, with his wi eo Sammamish Valley Cycle in Redmond. Mark and Chris have two teenage childlive in Redmond. When not in wool and lycra cycling gear, Mark also works as theo SinglePoint, a wireless data company in Bellevue.

Jane Whicher Jane Whicher is an attorney with 30 years o practice. She worked or the ACLUIllinois or 20 years, specializing in First Amendment litigation. She retired romACLU and moved to Port Townsend in early 2004. She is a member o the Washibar, but her practice now is largely pro bono: She volunteers her time to representcommunity groups and small non-profts. She is the president o the Port TownsenBicycle Association (actually, she pre ers to be called the Supreme Allied Commaa member o the citys Nonmotorized Transportation Advisory Board, and the chaiJe erson County Chapter o the ACLU. Jane has substantial amiliarity with noand advocacy groups, having served on many boards over the years, and having anworked as a volunteer as well.

Jane is primarily a road cyclist. She commuted by bike while living in Chicago. 2004 she rode across country rom Anacortes to Bar Harbor. She rides between 5and 6,000 miles a year.

Over the last year or so, Jane has worked with Barb Culp on trying to straighten outhe WSDOT policy or bicycle events. She has been impressed not just with Barbcommitment but also by the act that she and the Bicycle Alliance o Washingtoncommand the respect o both other advocates and government o fcials. Cyclists

requently need to speak with one voice in order to succeed in advocacy, and BAWcan be that voice.

Jane would like to see BAWs membership numbers increase (I know the membenumbers have grown substantially in the last ew years, but it seems to me that 25is a low fgure or a state as like ours with so many avid cyclists). In addition, shwould like to see BAWs advocacy e orts strengthened even more, and to see theorganizations visibility enhanced so that when people think o cycling, they thinko the Bicycle Alliance.

BOARD BALLOTPlease vote for one or all of the following candidates.Mail your ballot to PO Box 2904, Seattle, WA98111 or email your vote to [email protected]


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