Bikes 101 on Jan. 13: It’s gonna get wheel!

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Bikes 101 is an ongoing series of workshops intended to teach basic bicycle maintenance skills in a fun and relaxed environment. This month’s installment, on Jan. 13 from 7-9 p.m., focuses on wheels, including: tires, tubes, rim strips, and axle bearing adjustments.

Bikes 101 workshops are held in our New Standard Cycles space at 1301 A Lincoln St.

Bikes 101 is free and no previous bicycle repair experience is required. For more information, email jen@bicyclecampaign.org. Let us know you’re coming by joining the Facebook event.

Green Truck Pub and New Belgium Brewing host Jan. 20 tap takeover to benefit SBC

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Our friends at Green Truck Pub and New Belgium Brewing are hosting another Pint Night for SBC on Tuesday, Jan. 20 from 5-11 p.m. During the tap takeover, uring the tap takeover, New Belgium and Green Truck Pub will donate $1 for every draft sold, plus match personal donations made to SBC that night.

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Ride your bike and park it at the SBC Bike Valet for a chance to win free New Belgium goodies! Don’t forget your lights and helmet.

Let us know you plan to attend by joining the Facebook event.

Join us for the annual TelluRIDE on Jan. 24

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Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour in Savannah, a nonprofit film festival designed to educate and inspire audiences about critical issues, will be held at the Trustees theater on Jan. 23 and 24.

mountainfilm2015The Savannah Bicycle Campaign is sponsoring a ride in conjunction with the festival again this year on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 11 a.m. We will start at the Kennedy Pharmacy building at 323 E. Broughton Street and end at the South end of Forsyth Park for light refreshments provided by the Sentient Bean.

All ages welcome but you must have a bike and helmets are strongly recommended! Let us know you plan to attend by joining the Facebook event.

 

SBC receives $26,600 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

GOHS LogoThe Savannah Bicycle Campaign has received a $26,600 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to fund programs aimed at reducing bicycle-related injuries and fatalities in Chatham County.

The grant, which will continue through September of 2014, will help finance education programs for bicyclists and drivers, dissemination of information on roadway safety, and efforts to encourage best practices for safe cycling.

“The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is committed to keeping everyone safe on our roads and highways, from the smallest precious cargo to the most seasoned drivers,” said GOHS Director Harris Blackwood. “This grant will help the Savannah Bicycle Campaign reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities on Georgia roadways.”

“We are grateful for the support of GOHS as it allows us continue and expand the beneficial programs we’ve been offering, with the goal of improving safety for people who ride bicycles for recreation or transportation in Chatham County,” said John Bennett, executive director of the Savannah Bicycle Campaign

For more information on this grant program, contact GOHS at 404-656-6996. For more information on GOHS and its highway safety programs, visit www.gahighwaysafety.org.

Web-based tool aids in identifying potential greenways in Chatham County

Chatham County Greenway Plan

Chatham County recently received Coastal Incentive Grant to develop a countywide Greenway Implementation Plan. The goal is to recommend the development of multi-use trails and pathways associated with Chatham County’s drainage canal network. In addition, this effort will include potential greenway links along retired railway beds and unopened road right-of-way.

Here’s how Chatham County describes greenways:

“Greenways are defined within this project as natural pathways and multi-use trails that provide for alternative transportation modes (walking, biking, etc.) and create connections between civic and public interest points. Greenways are an integral part of a sustainable approach to transportation, provide valuable community amenities, and support local access to our coastal environment.”

A stakeholder committee held its first meeting earlier this month and Ecological Planning Group, a Savannah-based natural resources consulting firm, has developed a web-based GIS viewer for assessing potential greenway projects.

Try it out and let us know if you see potential greenways in your neighborhood.

 

 

Bikes 101: Learn about derailleur adjustment, winter weather riding on Dec. 17

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The final installment of this year’s Bikes 101 educational series (Don’t worry, it continues next year!) is scheduled for Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. This month’s session  will focus on derailleurs and riding in winter weather. Bikes 101 is free and open to the public and held in our New Standard Cycles space at 1301 A Lincoln St.

Email Jen Colestock for more information or join the Facebook event.

Make the holiday season brighter for families in Savannah! Help us refurbish donated bikes

kidsbikerefurbOur New Standard Cycles program is organizing its first Holiday Bike Drive, in cooperation with Blessings in a Book Bag. We’ve received generous donations of bicycles that will be reconditioned and given to children who would not otherwise receive bicycles this Christmas.

Now we need extra hands to get the bikes ready. Volunteers are needed on at the following times:

Saturday, Dec. 6, 1-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 7-9:30 p.m.

Previous bicycle repair experience is not required. To volunteer, email jen@bicyclecampaign.org. We’ll be working in the New Standard Cycles area at 1301 Lincoln St.

Join us for our annual holiday party volunteer appreciation event on Dec. 13

sbcdna2Savannah Bicycle Campaign members, volunteers, donors, sponsors and supporters are invited to our annual Holiday Party and Volunteer Appreciation Event on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 5-8 p.m., at SBC headquarters, 1301 Lincoln St., Suite A. Enjoy food, beverages and holiday cheer in the company of others who are working to make Savannah better for bicycling.

At 6 p.m. we’ll lead a bicycle caroling convoy to the Savannah Downtown Neighborhood Association’s Holiday Tour of Homes. We’ll also provide battery powered Christmas lights to decorate bikes. If you haven’t had a chance to check out our new home at the corner of Lincoln and Henry streets, this is a perfect opportunity. Let us know you plan to attend by joining the Facebook event or RSVP to john@bicyclecampaign.org.

Ride the Tour de Coop!

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The Savannah Urban Garden Alliance is offering a bicycle option on its popular tour of backyard chicken coops, scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 7, from 1-5 p.m. If you’re interested in keeping chickens on your property, this is a great opportunity to meet fellow Savannahians who are raising chickens in their own backyards and get firsthand knowledge on how to do it yourself. A trolly tour is also available.

More information and link to purchase tickets.

 

 

Eat, drink and ride like a local on Nov. 14

Year of The Local

Our friends at ThincSavannah are hosting another Year of the Local event — a celebration of local business, art, food, music, beverages and, yes, bicycling — on Friday, Nov. 14 from 5-8 p.m. Get your Year of the Local tickets today.

We are offering free bike valet parking right out front at 35 Barnard St. If you would like to volunteer at the bike valet (and check out the party for free) sign up here!