Better Bicycling Community by Community

Saturday, October 18, 1997, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Natick Town Hall, 13 East Central Street, Natick, Massachusetts

The Bicycle Coalition of Massachusetts invites you to a conference on improving bicycling from the ground up. You will learn from the experience of other bicyclists in Massachusetts how to institutionalize bicycle planning in your community, how to make roads more bicycle-friendly, how to fund and develop bicycle facilities such as parking racks and shared-use trails, and how to enforce the traffic laws and educate both kids and adults for bicycle safety. Anyone interested in the future of bicycling in Massachusetts is strongly encouraged to attend-whether you are from a big city, a country town, or a growing suburb. You should come if you are a member of a town bike committee, if you are a city or town staff person interested in bicycling, or if you are a bicycle enthusiast who wants to get more involved in improving conditions for cycling from the ground up.

Registration

A fee of $35 covers breakfast, lunch, a comprehensive information packet, and an optional guided bicycle tour. Reserve your place now! Complete this form.

Access

The Natick Town Hall is accessible via Rt. 135, the MassPike, and the Framingham rail line (departs South Station 8 am, arriving 8:37; return departs at 3:53 or 5:38).

Program

8:30 Coffee and Registration
9:00 Welcome: Rep. John Stasik, Rep. Anne Paulsen, Sen. Warren Tolman
9:20 How to Set up A Local Bicycle Committee: Panel Discussion
10:45 What Do We Do First? Selecting Projects for the Bicycle Committee
12:00 Lunch and Regional Caucuses
1:00 Education, Enforcement, and Encouragement
2:30 Roads, Trails, and Parking
4:00 Metrowest Bicycle Tour (optional)-bring your bicycle!
4:00-5:00 Statewide Meeting of Effective Cycling Instructors & Candidates.
A representative of the Governor s Highway Safety Bureau will be on hand to discuss ways in which the state can help market this national bicycle training course. Open to all those interested in bicycle education.

Co-Sponsors

Central Transportation Planning Staff, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Natick Bicycle Committee.