Port Townsend Bicycle Association

A Washington nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting bicycling through educational, recreational and sporting events in Port Townsend, Washington and working to make the Northwest a better place for bicycling.

PO Box 681, Port Townsend, WA. 98368
www.ptbikes.org

ANNOUNCEMENTS April 2008Congratulations to the City of Port Townsend for being awarded a Bicycle Friendly Community Bronze Award!! Yeah!!

“I ride my bicycle to ride my bicycle.”
Zen proverb

Here is the latest spring cycling news from PTBA.

Congratulations to the City of Port Townsend for being awarded a Bicycle Friendly Community Bronze Award!!

A big thanks to David McCulloch and the City for getting the bicycle education program in place and here's to many great bicycle friendly years ahead of us!

1. Register now for the Sixteenth Annual Rhody Tour, Sunday May 4, 2008. Find your registration form here! We are pleased that all of our favorite rest stop volunteers are returning this year. At the Chimacum rest stop you will find Tom Foley and Carol Cahill, the world's cheeriest rest stop hosts no matter how early you get there. Zippy, winner of Best Rest Stop Dog 2007, will again be greeting cyclists at the HJ Carroll rest stop, along with his people Peg Furey and Michelle Patton. And no Rhody Tour would be complete without the Amazing Quintana Family, who turn a parking lot into a party lot every year at the 104 Rest Stop. West Valley Rd.

2. PTBA supports Earth Day Every Day with these events:
--Trail clean-up party on Thursday, April 17, at 3:30 PM. Meet at the SR-20 and Larry Scott Trail intersection; bring clippers, brooms, work gloves. Contact: Phil Walkden, 385-5979 or allez.ptbike@olympus.net.
-- PTBA will be sharing the Nonmotorized Transportation Advisory Board's booth at the Green Living Expo at Memorial Field on Sunday, April 20. We will have copies of the new edition of the popular cycling maps for East Jefferson and East Clallam Counties, and the Nonmotorized Board will have sign-up sheets for upcoming trail building parties.

3. Village Bicycle Project bike drive. Thanks to all of the wonderful folks who donated bikes during our bike drive last month. We received about twice the number of bikes we were expecting, and even had to arrange for an extra pick-up truck and trailer to get them all to Seattle. Special thanks to Scott Jaster of Williwaw for letting us use his property, tools, and know-how, to Jolly Wahlstrom for assisting with transporting the bikes to Seattle, and to Bob Chung of PT Cyclery for collecting and donating parts. The VBP folks were so happy to get our bikes – on April 26 they will be loaded into a container and sent to Ghana, to provide sustainable, affordable transportation and improve lives.

See you at the Rhody Tour!

The PTBA Board

Check out this video on The Rights and Duties of Cyclists

MAPS

NEW! OLYMPIC PENINSULA BIKE MAPS Olympic Peninsula Bike Maps East Clallam and East Jefferson County Bike Maps are distributed locally at bike shops, visitor centers, outdoor stores and are free! Online printable versions here!

The City of Port Townsend Walking and Cycling Map is available for $3.95 from Elevated Ice Cream, Sport Townsend and the City of PT.

MEETINGS

Next PTBA Meeting: TBA
Meeting Location: TBA
Agenda: TBA
Information: Jane Whicher - pres(AT)ptbikes(DOT)org

Join PTBA and support cycling on the Olympic Peninsula! It's a great investment in the future of cycling for the region and we are now moving toward our next goals with the completion of the Olympic Peninsula Bike Map, bike parking, Safe Routes to School and more. More cycling events are in the works, so join us!
>> PTBA Form (PDF)

If you want to get on PTBA's email list, send your name, phone and email address to: Jane Whicher - pres(AT)ptbikes(DOT)org

Quimper Trails Association - Work parties and mailing list. Contact QTA Vice-President Jim Shaver at QuimperTrails(AT)hotmail(DOT)com

PTBA CLUB RIDES

  • Sunday Road Ride 9:30 a.m. - Ride starts at Food Co-op on Kearny St., no set plan, no map and no ride leader. Sort of a free-for-all, but tends to regroup during the ride. Distance anywhere from 25 to 60 miles and breaks into smaller groups when riders want to go shorter or longer. Moderate pace. Please wear a helmet and if it rains you must have fenders and mudflaps or you will have no friends in the peloton!

OTHER AREA RIDES

  • Saturday Road Ride 8:30 a.m. - Fast ride, meet at Food Co-op on Kearny St. No contact/show and go.
  • Wednesday Night MTB Ride Three groups 4:15 p.m. meet at Cherry and F streets. 5 p.m. meet at P.T. Brewery in the Boat Haven (across from Safeway). 6 p.m. meet at the Larry Scott trailhead. Contact Quimper Trails Association
PTBA

Join PTBA!

Help create a healthy community:

Commute to work by bike
Do errands by bike
Enjoy family weekend rides
Have a auto-free day
Bike to school
Shop by bike

Why?

America Bikes reports that the percentage of kids who walk or bike to school has dropped from 71 percent to 18 percent in just one generation. This is something we can do something about, before it's too late.

Read this article:
Auto Costs Versus Bike Costs

Driving is expensive! Figure out The True Cost of Driving

Donate to the Bicycle Alliance of Washington in Patrick Boyle's name!

Share the Road license plates
Share the Road license plates helps to raise awareness in bicycle and pedestrian safety. Available now at your local vehicle licensing office!

Tour de Tunnel Cyclocross
Local fisherman Rick does his deliveries by bike.

Events/Projects Resources Contact PTBA

PTBA Projects and Participation

  • EarthdayEveryday -April
  • Larry Scott Trail -Named the Best Trail in Jefferson County!
  • Bicycle Symbol on traffic signal loop detectors -The City of PT has implemented this in a number of intersections and we applaud their efforts.
  • Jefferson Transit Ad Campaign: Share the Road, Same Roads, Same Rights, Same Rules -in progress.
  • PT Summer Enrichment Camp, Bicycle Safety and Helmet programs -Next Helmet Giveaway to be announced.
  • Hood Canal Bridge - Check construction progress here.
  • New Safety Law Passed
Mailing Address:
PO Box 681,
Port Townsend, WA 98368

President: Jane Whicher - pres(AT)ptbikes(DOT)org

Advocacy: David McCulloch - bikemaps(AT)ptbikes(DOT)org
TELE: 360-385-3912

Join PTBA Form

PTBA Committee/Organization representation:

Jeff. Cty Non-Motorized Transportation Plan Steering Committee
Jefferson Transit Citizens Advisory Committee
Port Townsend Non-Motorized Transportation Board
Port Townsend Transportation Advisory Board
SR 104 NEPA Process 25 Year Plan Steering Committee
WSDOT Bicycle Advisory Committee, Olympic Region
Bicycle Alliance of Washington

Cue Sheets/Maps Regional Clubs Regional Bike Shops

Port Townsend
PT Cyclery 360-385-6470 (PTBA Member)
Williwaw Cycles 360-379-8809 (PTBA Member)
Bicycle Bob's 360-385-0470 (PTBA Member)

Port Hadlock
Genetic Link 360-385-5115 (PTBA Member)

Sequim
Mike's Bikes (PTBA Member)

Port Angeles
Beckett's Bike Shop
Sound Bikes & Kayaks

Silverdale
Silverdale Cyclery

Bainbridge
Classic Cycles (PTBA Member)
B & I Cycle Shop