[Bikecoop-announce] Bike Advocacy Event this Saturday Morning.

[Anthony Cherolis]

Hey all,

In addition to The Bike Project Social on Saturday evening (meet at 9PM at
The Bike Project), there is an exciting bike advocacy event in the morning.
The Bike Project is one of the sponsors of this bicycling safety and
education campaign.  It will be convenient to check out this "unveiling",
since its right next to the weekly Farmer's Market.  See details below.

Tony Cherolis
The Bike Project

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*Distribution of Champaign-Urbana Area Bicycle Map to Begin
*A map with preferred bicycling routes through the Champaign-Urbana area
will make its debut at 10 AM on July 19th in a ceremony with Urbana Mayor,
Laurel Prussing, University of Illinois' Acting Dean of Students, Ruth
McCauley, C-U MTD Marketing Director,  Jan Kijowski, League of Illinois
Bicyclists Executive Director, Ed Barsotti as well as members of the
ChampaignCountyBikes.org Steering Committee.

The event will be held at the Market at the Square at Lincoln Square Village
in Urbana, in front of the "Share the Road" C-U MTD bus.

The bicycle map features routes that are rated by level of "cycling comfort"
and are colored green, yellow/green or orange. The routes were developed by
members of ChampaignCountyBikes.org in conjunction with the League of
Illinois Bicyclists. On the back of the map is bicycling safety information
and information about C-U MTD routes and bikes on buses.

20,000 copies will be made available at local bike shops, fitness centers,
other retailers, and public buildings throughout the communities. 10,000
copies will be distributed on the University of Illinois campus.

Rick Langlois, Chairman of ChampaignCountyBikes.org, said the map is the latest
of a safety and education campaign promoting community awareness of bicycles
and responsible cycling, and reinforcing that motorists and cyclists share
the "same road, same rights, same rules" message.

The map was produced by ChampaignCountyBikes.org and the League of Illinois
Bicyclists with generous support by C-U MTD, Carle Foundation Hospital, the
City of Champaign, the City of Urbana, the University of Illinois, *The
Urbana-Champaign Bike Project*, C-U Safe Routes to School Project, Prairie
Cycle Club, local bike shops Bike Works, Champaign Cycle, and Durst Cycle
and Fitness, and That's Rentertainment.
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