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In This IssueSpecial election notice ...........................................2

safe ride partnership .............................................2

Red Bell 100 ..........................................................3

Let’s bike to school ...............................................4

Host a commute station on F5 Bike to Work Day............................................4

May Rides ............................................................ 5-8

Bike Works Kids Bike Swap ..................................8

May Bike Classes ....................................................8

Trails for all ............................................................8

Video contest: My Reasons to Ride ...................8

Explore new public art bike route in Kent .......9

Cyclists of the Month ..........................................10

New Members .......................................................10

May Volunteers ......................................................11

Cascade Contqacts ................................................11

Membership Form .................................................11

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With a unanimous vote by the Seattle School Board, the Seattle Public Schools officially made

Safe Routes to School a key part of their transportation strategy. The School Board voted to adopt new language into their Transportation Service Standards, inte-grating walking and biking into the pupil transportation plan. Titled “Safe Routes to School/Biking & Walking Student Wellness Plan,” the new provision intends to:

1. Continue employing adult crossing guards within the elementary and middle school boundaries;

2. Conduct an annual mode choice survey in every elementary and middle school in the district; and

3. Identify safe walking routes for Walk-ing School Buses and operate at least one walking school bus at each elemen-tary and K-8 school beginning in the 2013-2014 school year.

Walking School Buses facilitate walking to school by having kids walk together with parent or volunteer leaders. See (http://guide.saferoutesinfo.org/walking_school_bus/pdf/wsb_guide.pdf ) for more informa-tion.

The district’s plan is the first one in the country to require at least one walking school bus at each elementary and K-8 school, and is especially progressive to start on such a large scale.

This policy enhancement is a critical piece of the district’s shift to neighborhood schools. The forward-thinking policy pro-posed by Seattle Public Schools Transporta-

Seattle School District establishes innovative Safe Routes to School Program

Let’s ride! Bike Month celebrates biking Find it all at: www.cascade.org/bike-month

tion Director Tom Bishop seeks to make it easier for families to walk to their neigh-borhood schools following a district-wide consolidation and reduction of bus service.

“Nobody wants to see an increase in single-vehicle rides to neighborhood schools,” Bishop says, “but with parent con-cerns about pedestrian safety, we know it’s a risk. By supporting walking school buses, the district is working to make it easier for more children to walk to school.” And the community will also reap the benefits of the school district’s efforts with a reduction of traffic. According to the National Center for Safe Routes to School, 10 to 14 percent of morning traffic is attributable to children being driven to school.

Cascade’s Education Director, Julie Salathe, testified in favor of this policy at the School Board meeting on Feb 1, 2012. Cascade has worked to bring Safe Routes programs to local schools for the last seven

Bike Month is, in part, a celebration of how much fun it is to ride your bike. Who wants to sit in traffic

when the weather is just starting to get nice? And when you’re one of the 12,000+ participants in the Group Health Com-mute Challenge, or one of the 20,000+ who participate in F5 Bike to Work Day, every commute trip you make has the opportu-nity to become a rolling party.

To get you into the party spirit, we’ve got great events throughout the month where you can meet fellow commuters, kick back, pedal forward, and congratulate yourself on making one of the smartest, healthiest and most fun transportation choices.

Tuesday, May 1

2012 Group Health Commute Challenge starts

For the thousands who have been signed up for weeks, it’s finally time to start log-ging those trips! For latecomers, you can still sign up as a team or individual. For everyone else, why miss out on the fun? Go to commutechallenge.cascade.org

Thursday, May 3

Free Commuting Class5:30 – 6:30 p.m.Kent City Hall, 220 4th Avenue South, Kent

In just one fun and informative hour, Cascade’s nationally certified instructors will build up your skills and confidence in bicycle safety, savvy and possibly even style. Bring your bike light to be entered for door prizes.

Friday, May 4

Bike to Work Breakfast7 - 9 a.m.

This sold-out event demonstrates the growing support among local leaders for both Cascade’s Education Foundation and the bicycling movement.

Tuesday, May 8

Free Commuting Class5:30 – 6:30 p.m.Settle REI, 222 Yale Avenue North, Seattle

In just one fun and informative hour, Cascade’s nationally certified instructors will build up your skills and confidence in bicycle safety, savvy and possibly even style. Pick up any last-minute commuting acces-sories while you’re there.

Wednesday, May 9

Captain’s Bash5 to 8 p.m.The Pike Brewery, 1415 1st Avenue, Seattle

Group Health Commute Challenge Team Captains are invited (+ one guest) to a special happy hour party at one of Seattle’s top brew-eries. The first two beers and hors d’oeuvres are on us…watch out for both “Naughty Nel-lie’s” and the “Kilt Lifters” in the crowd.

sunday, May 13

Critical Lass Ride2 – 4 p.m.Depart Ballard Library, 5614 22nd Ave NW, Seattle

Ladies, join the inaugural Seattle Critical Lass ride on Mother’s Day. This easy, social ride will last about an hour, with plenty of

Now accepting applications for Cascade’s Advocacy Leadership Instituteby Max Hepp-Buchanan, Advocacy Campaigns Manager

In the midst of all the Bike Month festivities, we are pleased and excited to officially announce the launch of

the Advocacy Leadership Institute (ALI) at Cascade Bicycle Club. This three-month program will develop 15 local bicycle advocates and enthusiasts into leaders that inspire communities to advocate for a bike-friendly Seattle. Building on Cascade Bicycle Club’s mission to create better communities through bicycling, ALI will train a diverse group from all across Seattle to organize in their communities, advocate for better bicycle plans and policies, and get better bicycling infrastructure built on the ground.

In case you weren’t already aware, the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) is up for an overhaul this year. While the original BMP – adopted in 2007 – was a strong plan

Become a ride leader!The next Ride Leader Certification Class is May 14 at 6:30 p.m.

You must be registered to attend. Interested? For more details see www.cascade.org.

To register, email [email protected] with your name, member number, and phone (home, cell or work).

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M.J. Kelly, EditorDiane English, Editorial Assistant; Susan Hiles, Photography;

May contributors: Mary Collins, Erica Hann, Max Hepp-Buchanan, Diana Larson, Serena Lehman, Erica Meurk, Robin Randels,

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Cascade Bicycle Club would like to offer its members the opportunity to vote electronically in future elec-tions, but changing our voting process requires that

we amend our bylaws. State laws require that a non-profit corporation’s bylaws specifically allow for electronic voting, which ours don’t.

In order to change our bylaws and enable members to vote electronically, we need your vote. You’ll find a copy of the ballot in this issue of your Cascade Courier. Feel free to make additional copies for family members, or download it the bylaws page as well. Please complete your ballot and mail it in.

FULL TEXT OF PROPOSED BYLAWS CHANGEThe amendment would result in the bolded and underlined items being added to

the bylaws:

Section 4. Proxy and electronic voting shall be allowed by the membership and by the Officers and Directors. To be effective, a written and signed proxy shall be delivered to the Secretary prior to the vote during which the proxy representation is to be effective designating the person who shall vote in place of the member, Officer, or Director at the specific scheduled meeting. A written proxy shall be effective for only one meeting. A new written proxy must be provided to the Secretary by the member, Officer, or Director prior to each meeting during which such representation is desired. Each member in good standing shall have the option to cast their vote electroni-cally. Electronic voting shall commence one week before any meeting where club business is to be transacted and end at the scheduled start of the meeting.

If you’d like to ask questions or cast your vote in person, we’re also holding special member-ship meeting on Wednesday, June 20 from 6:30 to 7 p.m. at the club offices in Sand Point, though you don’t need to attend this meeting in order to vote.

Should the bylaws amendment pass, members will continue to have the opportunity to vote by paper ballot; electronic voting will simply be an additional option. The details of the electronic voting process have not yet been determined, but we’ll keep you informed as we work them out.

Cascade’s board is very excited to be able to offer electronic voting to our membership. We hope that electronic voting will boost participation in our elections and give members a stronger sense of ownership in their club.

Full details online at: www.cascade.org/About/bylaws.cfm

Special election notice: Vote to allow electronic voting in future Cascade electionsby Daniel Weise, President, Board of Directors

Residents of Santos Place adult hous-ing in Magnuson Park have found a champion in Pete Zimmerman.

Pete, who works in the complex, recog-nized that residents were in need of reliable transportation and figured that fixing up old bikes would serve that need. A natural tin-kerer, mechanic and collector of bike parts, bits and bobs, the extra job suits Pete just fine. Donated, broken and Craigslist bikes receive TLC, a few used parts in a closet-turned-bike-shop and re-appear as functional transportation for Santos Place residents. Once a bike is road worthy and distributed, Pete insists that each person get a helmet and sends them to Cascade Bicycle Club to acquire one at a low-cost. It’s a no frills program that has been working with Pete as sole benefactor.

Earlier this year, the education department found itself with four surplus cruiser bikes and called Santos Place to see if they might be able to use them. I met Pete to arrange the transfer and we got to talking about his program and how Cascade and Santos Place might work together on the project. While it’s really great to put a person on a bike,

Seattle’s Bravest Charity and Santos Place team up with Cascade Bicycle Club to provide a safe rideby Robin Randels, Classes Coordinator

it’s even better when coupled with road training and safety equipment such as locks and lights – which adds up if purchased separately. The idea that Pete and I came up with, was a low-cost “safety package” for any recipient of one of Pete’s bikes. This would include a lock (so as not to lose the bike), a helmet (to protect all of that brain power), and a light (all the better to see you with my dear…). The package would be rounded out with a scholarship entry to one of Cascade’s riding classes.

Enter our third partner, Seattle’s Bravest Charity, a group of firefighters who wanted to give away bike lights in an effort to make riders more visible in the gray winter days and dark nights. They contacted me earlier to ask about giving away a large quantity of lights to “ninja bikers” – truly serendipitous – three great organizations working together with the shared goal of getting more people on bikes safely for fun and transportation. Going forward, the education department will pass donated bikes to Pete, helping him to procure parts. Cascade will supply the helmet and training, Seattle’s Bravest Char-ity will supply lights and the Santos place program will purchase locks.

years. Cascade partnered with Feet First on one of the first grants that the Washington State Department of Transportation funded in 2005 as part of the federal Safe Routes to School program, and has continued to work with Feet First and SDOT on subsequent grants. This year, work at Dearborn Park, Hawthorne, Olym-pic Hills, and Roxhill Elementary in Seattle, and Mountlake Terrace Elementary in Mountlake Terrace, is beginning. Also, this year, SDOT has funded Safe Routes to School mini-grants at Concord and Sand Point Elementary schools and Chief Sealth High School.

During the last few years, grass-roots interest in Safe Routes to School pro-gramming has skyrocketed, and now more schools than ever are working to get children walking and biking to school. Bryant El-ementary parent Clint Loper and Highland Park Elementary parent Rachael Wright also took time to testify at the School Board meeting about what walking and bicycling means to their schools and how welcome support from the district would be. The time was ripe for the school district to match par-ents’ enthusiasm with a supportive policy.

Conditions are right for this policy to take root, especially with Tom Bishop’s leadership and the work of the city of Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee (STSC), an interagency group that has been work-ing to improve traffic safety for all Seattle schoolchildren since 1975. Committee

members include representatives from the School District, Police Department, Seattle Department of Transportation, and a citizen-at-large. The monthly meetings also include members representing Feet First, Cascade, and the King County Food and Fitness Initiative. The meetings take the members beyond four walls as they make regular site visits to schools with specific safety concerns. This committee will provide an institutional structure to help the new policy take root and be successful, starting with a daylong Walking School Bus training in May for key players in the district and committee as the program starts to take shape.

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Mt. VernonLUCIANO Dirt Camps volunteer, Trips for Kids ride leader

Luciano de-scribes himself as a “misanthrope.”

“I don’t like my generation of high school students,” he says. “Some-where along the line, kids are getting the wrong idea about what’s

cool. They think drug use and alco-hol are cool. But getting on a bike

can be cool.”From his first ride on his first bike, given

to his grandpa when he was four years old, Luciano began participating in local races, then regional and national races, until he was riding the World Cup circuit in 2010.

But that’s only part of his story – because more than his own riding, Luciano is com-mitted to showing kids that bicycling is cool.

Luciano met Kat Sweet, Cascade’s youth programs manager, in 2002 at a clinic held by Rad Racing Northwest, his cycling team. He kept running into her at events, and, eventually, began helping her with Trips for Kids rides and summer camps.

He loves it, and says it’s good to give back. “It’s about a lot more than riding a bike,” he says. “It’s about setting goals and meeting them. We teach the kids about having a good attitude, and having a good attitude inspires better riding.”

“Kat is great,” he says. “The staff is posi-tive. They love riding bikes, and they don’t get caught up in the little things.”

When you get the kids out of their com-fort zone and keep the mood positive, Luci-ano says, it’s amazing what they can achieve. “They learn to set goals and be patient, since they can’t do jumps at first. But if they put in the work, they’ll get there.”

As the kids grow older, the lessons they’ve learned in the mountain bike park will continue to apply. “If they want to be an engineer for Boeing or a billionaire or an astronaut, they can do it, they just have to put in the work,” he says.

Though he stopped racing profession-ally after he fell from his bike and broke his hand in 2010, those lessons have stayed with him, too. He’s studying aviation at Central Washington University, and he’s joining the Air Force next year. He says that his achieve-ments have been “all about goal-setting.”

“It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when,” he says. “Kat taught me that. It ap-plies here.”

“It’s like a chess game,” he says. “If you play it right, you can make it happen.”

If you still haven’t signed up for the Red-Bell 100 there’s still time!

The World Bicycle Relief Red-Bell 100 is a breath-taking, new one-day charity ride from Marymoor Park

in Redmond to Boundary Bay Brewery in downtown Bellingham. The event benefits the global work of World Bicycle Relief and the local work of Cascade Bicycle Club Edu-cation Foundation’s youth programs.

Limited to 650 riders, the fully supported route offers 100 miles of riding on scenic, rural back roads and bike paths. Riders will be treated to catered rest stops and a post-ride party with upscale pub food and award-winning local beer at Boundary Bay Brewery. In addition to training for this exciting new century, riders are challenged to fundraise and use their love of cycling for good. Funds raised will provide bicycles to students in rural Africa and bicycle educa-tion to Seattle area youth.

Form a team, join one of ours, or simply make a donation. It’s easy! Visit www.cascade.org to get started.

World Bicycle Relief Red-Bell 100 June 30, 2012, 7 a.m. Registration: $100 Additional fundraising minimum: $150, pay at registration or by June 15

All riders will receive a jersey, T-shirt, catered lunch, dinner, beer and goody bag. Riders who raise $1,000 or more will be entered into a premium prize drawing.

Youth programs are supported by your donations to Red-Bell

Your support of the Red-Bell 100, Cascade’s first ever pledge ride, supports the Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation’s youth programming. With your support, our aim is to encourage kids of all ages to ride bicycles for fitness, transportation and fun.

Engaging more than 26,000 Seattle-area youth per year, Cascade teaches elementary school students to ride, trains high school students to complete their first centuries and helps fami-lies find safe routes to school, placing special emphasis on reaching out to disadvantaged and low-income youth who would not otherwise have the opportunity to ride.

PRISCILLAMajor Taylor Project club member at Global Connections High School

Pricilla works at Safeco Field. She wants to star in action movies. And she likes to ride her bike – as fast as she can.

She started coming to Ma-

jor Taylor Project club meetings dur-ing her freshman

year, after her sister, Mellissa, told her about it. “At first, I just wanted to check it out,” she says. “Then I started to like it.”

She’s adventurous, and the club offers an endless array of new experiences. “We went to places I never knew were around here, like the marina in Des Moines and the beach. It’s more than just road riding. We get to go mountain biking and go to the Velodrome.”

She’s tried other clubs and after-school sports, but, she says, “I don’t think anything else is better than Major Taylor. People told me to try tennis, but you’re just running back and forth, hitting a ball, not doing anything.”

Bicycling with Major Taylor gives Pricilla the opportunity to lead her peers and feel successful. “When I play basketball, I worry about big people running into me because I’m puny. And if you miss the basket, you feel like you failed.”

She never feels like a failure when she’s on a bicycle. “You’re capable of doing so much, you feel like a different person,” she says.

She’s also gotten to know people that she never would have talked to otherwise. “When I did gymnastics, I only got to know my team,” she says.

She talked to a girl from Chief Sealth High School for three hours on the first day of STP last year. “You’re outside getting fresh air, you’re constantly by someone, you always get to talk to someone new

She says that being part of Major Taylor has taught her to be a leader. “You have to make sure everyone’s okay, and that you’re okay. You’re part of a team. You don’t know what will happen.”

And, she says, “Anything could happen.”

Meet our youth program participants

Luciano mentors kids through mountain biking

Priscilla and her sister Mellissa

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F5 Bike to Work Day is just around the corner, and Cascade Bicycle Club is inviting community members to host

DIY (do-it-yourself ) Commute Stations on May 18.

Bike to Work Day is a nationally-recog-nized festive day on which thousands of people around the Puget Sound ride their bicycles for transportation. Host a DIY (do-it-yourself ) station in your neighborhood or outside your workplace and support bicy-cling in your community. Hosting a morning commute station is a great way for individu-als and organizations to engage with bicy-clists and build a sense of community amidst the festive atmosphere of F5 Bike to Work Day. Do-It-Yourself stations will appear on an online map along with 50+ other Puget Sound commute stations.

As I’m sure has be-come apparent to you loyal readers,

May is Bike Month. Some of you may be beginning the Group Health Com-mute Challenge, dusting off your bow ties for our Bike to Work Breakfast with Congressman Earl Blumenhauer, or planning a DIY station for F5 Bike to Work Day on May 18. While these are all fantastic opportunities to get involved with bicycling this May, make sure your children, nieces or nephews, or teenaged pizza delivery boy know about Bike Month and all the as-sociated Bike to School activities.

Kids can participate in Bike Month at any level-elementary, middle school, or high school. Elementary students log their trips on a paper-based system and older students get their very own website to track their May bike trips. The layout is similar to the Group Health Commute Challenge site, but prizes and profiles are geared towards younger riders. Information on prizes (including T-shirts, cool Nutcase helmets, and the il-lustrious Golden Pedal Award) can be found on the website under the tab “What’s in it for me?”

Although the website is currently open for registration at http://biketoschool.cascade.org, we recently put on some in-person sign-up days at middle schools and high schools around Seattle. Students that signed up with us on these days got an email automatically sent to them (no registration required.) and also received an awesome I ♥ my bike sticker.

One of our most successful sign-up days was at Ballard High School. Almost 30 students signed up in just an hour, and had the chance to pedal their way to a delicious smoothie on our bike blender at the same time. This event was part of Ballard’s Earth

Day Celebration, where students also could sign up for an un-Driver’s License and learn about opportunities with the Earth Service Corps club. It was really inspiring to see so much enthusiasm for bicycling, both as a transportation mechanism and a way to blend up some delicious treats.

Unfortunately we can’t bring the bike blender to every sign-up day, but one way to guarantee that your school gets a chance to produce some human-powered smooth-ies is by getting the largest number of riders on Bike to School Day, May 18. The middle school and high school with the most bikes on their racks on Bike to School Day will win their very own Bike Blender Party in June to celebrate a successful Bike Month and end to the school year. One important detail is that in order to be eligible, the schools (either through a student, teacher, or staff member) MUST email the number of students who biked on Bike to School Day to Erica at [email protected] by 5 p.m. on that Friday, May 18.

Good luck to everyone riding out there this month, and don’t forget to log your trips online to win prizes and inspire others to ride as much as they can. I’ll be seeing some of you in June, bike blender in tow, so make sure that you AND all your friends ride to school on Bike to School Day, May 18.

at the time, we have the opportunity right now to update the old plan to make sure Seattle does what it takes to lead the nation in bicycling infrastructure, innovation, and policy.

That’s where you come in, should you choose to apply for the Advocacy Leadership Institute.

The updated BMP should – and with your help, will – result in a world-class plan that incorporates new tools and best practices from around the world that help us diversify bicycling and vault Seattle into a national leadership position. Imagine riding your bike to the transit station, school, park, grocery store – even downtown – on infrastructure like neighborhood greenways and enhanced, protected bike lanes. This plan update is our chance to create a Seattle that bicycles, where bicycling is normal, convenient, and safe for everyone.

The 2012 Advocacy Leadership Institute will run from July 11 through September 24, meeting (almost) weekly on Wednesday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. in downtown Seattle. There are occasional weeks off and partici-pants are expected to attend at least sixout of the eight trainings. The program is free but a real commitment to making Seattle the best for bicycling is expected.

To help mix things up and cater to differ-ent learning styles, we will have a different VIP guest speaker at every session who can speak passionately and in detail about the

topic at hand, giving you firsthand knowl-edge from the experts.

Upon completion of the program, Com-munity Bicycle Advocates (the ALI program graduates) will have the skills and knowledge to organize, advocate, and hold city of Seattle staff and leaders accountable for making Seattle a more bike-friendly city. This is not an “advanced” training program per se but one that starts with the basics of organizing and snowballs into the learning and practice of new skills every week and well into the future.

More info is available at http://cascade.org/advocacy/ALI-2012.cfm and applications are available for download at http://cascade.org/advocacy/pdf/ALI-Application-2012.docx.

Application materials are due by Friday, June 1. To apply, please submit your resume and completed application to [email protected].

Admittance to the Advocacy Leadership Institute at the Cascade Bicycle Club will be based on your passion for making Seattle a world-class city for bicycling. Minorities, women, and people of all ages are encour-aged to apply. Interviews will be conducted the week of June 11 and applicants will be notified of acceptance during the week of June 18.

We look forward to reviewing your applica-tion and working with you to make Seattle the best for bicycling. Happy Bike Month!

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time for breaks, photos and chatting along the way. We’ll end over tasty food and drink. RSVP to [email protected]

Friday May 18

Four BIG events in one day:F5 Bike to Work Day6 to 9 a.m. All around the Puget Sound area

42 special commuter stations are open for your bicycle enjoyment. Swing by to pick up a free Bike to Work Day bandana and other cool giveaways. Please visit the website for full commute station info, including our many D.I.Y station locations.

F5 Bike to Work Day Ride & RallyKEXP Radio Station, 113 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, 7 a.m.

New for 2012 riders will meet at KEXP Radio Station to enjoy a live radio broadcast by DJ John in the Morning and other very cool surprises. We will be joined by several prominent local government officials and depart by bike to City Hall at 7:45 a.m. for the big rally!

F5 Bike to Work Day Rally 8 to 8:30 a.m. Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave, Seattle

Join Cascade Bicycle Club, your elected officials and other fun guest speakers for an inspiring program to recognize Puget Sound’s F5 Bike to Work Day.

Ballard Street Party with Fashion Show4 to 7 p.m.22nd Ave NW (between Market Street & Ballard Ave).

Be sure to swing by one of Seattle’s coolest neighborhoods as we transform it into one massive bike party! New for 2012 we have teamed up with KEXP Radio’s Hood to Hood Challenge to offer a live music stage at the event. Following the music at 6:30 p.m. attendees can enjoy “Share Your Style,” a fun bike fashion show co-presented by Hub &

Bespoke and Cascade Bicycle Club. This is a new street-style show where anybody selected onsite can then strut their stuff on stage to show off their cool or unique bike style. Great prizes for all who participate.

This event is a joint celebration of our community by Celebrate Seattle Summer Streets, KEXP Radio and Cascade Bicycle Club.

Thursday, May 24UW Trail Party4 to 7 p.m.On the Burke-Gilman Trail at the UW campus

This fun annual event will be held in a bike commuter-friendly University of Wash-ington park, adjacent to the Burke-Gilman Trail between Brooklyn Ave & University Way. We’ll feature music, fun contests, and the Group Health Cooperative PT Bike Fit Team.

Thursday, May 31

Group Health Commute Challenge closes.

Whew! That’s just the highlights. Bike Month is packed with dozens of other com-munity events. Cascade will be providing opportunities to build support for better bicycle infrastructure throughout our region.

Many of community partners will be hosting awesome local events. Cascade’s Bike Ambassadors will be out pumping up tires, offering up bagels, and answering questions.

Cascade’s daily rides programs offers free recreational rides for people of all ages and abilities.

And the most important aspect that makes s Cascade’s Bike Month the biggest and best in the nation. YOU. We do all of this for you, and we couldn’t do any of it without you.

ENJOY!

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Attention middle and high school students (and their parents): Let’s bike to school

Ballard High School students pedal powered some smoothies at Bike to School sign-up day.

Cascade has provided a simple online guide to help you get started. Check out our DIY toolkit at http://www.cbcef.org/btw/2012/btw_stations_diy.html to find:• Step-by-step instructions• Sample Solicitation Letter• Downloadable posters and graphics The following materials will be available in

limited quantities at Cascade Bicycle Club, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.• Bike maps• Brochures• Safety print materialsBefore you set up a station, be sure to

read the basic station guidelines listed in the online DIY toolkit. Your creativity and enthusiasm will help make Bike to Work Day—and Bike Month—even more fun for your community. If you are interested in hosting a station, contact Mary Collins at [email protected].

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Cascade Bicycle Club Ride ClassificationFOR MORE RIDES SEE WWW.CASCADE.ORG AND CLICK ON FREE DAILY RIDES CALENDAR. LOOK FOR WEB-ONLY LISTINGS.In order to pick the rides that suit your skills and energy level, use the following guidelines:• PACE: The speed on level ground without breaks:

Easy: Under 10 mph Leisurely: 10-12 mph Steady: 12-14 mph Moderate: 14-16 mph Brisk: 16-18 mph Strenuous: 18-21 mph Super Strenuous: 22+ mph

• TERRAIN: These descriptions should be considered in the context of the pace and length of the ride:Mostly Flat: Trails and/or mostly flat roads with a possible gentle upgradeRolling: Climbs are short and easy, not too numerous.

Some Hills: A few short steep hills, some moderate upgrades and/or longer gentle climbs.Hilly: Many true hills, but none outrageous.Extremely Hilly: Steep & long climbs with grades >9% and/or mountain passesUnlimited: “Out of category”; only for those very sure of their ability to climb any grade, any length at the advertised pace. Off Road: Significant unpaved sections.

• MAP: Whether a map or cue sheet is provided.• REGROUP: None and Occasional regroup categories expect

experienced riders who can fix their own mechanical problems and follow a map/cue sheet if they are separated.

• RAIN: Weather conditions that cancel the ride.Helmets are required on all rides. When using a cell phone you must pull off the road/trail and STOP. Put away all earbuds/headphones/music devices before the ride starts.

All riders are required to sign a waiver form. Rides are cancelled or are no longer considered Cascade rides in the event that the ride leader does not show up or does not provide a waiver form for signatures of riders. Riders are expected to be ready to ride at the time listed (i.e. that’s not the time to drive into the parking lot with a full bladder and empty tires) and to ride in a safe, courteous, legal manner. Riders are expected to cooperate with the leader(s) and ride within the advertised pace. If unsure of your ability to keep up, try a slower level ride to get an idea of ride paces. For “Hilly” rides, consider choosing a pace down from your usual level. Unless indicated, it is not necessary to RSVP the ride leader to participate in a ride.

Youth riders may also join regular club rides. Permission must be obtained from the ride leader at least 24 hours in advance for youth to join a regular club ride. Children 15 and under must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian OR must have parent/legal guardian sign a consent form

designating a guardian for them on the ride; youth ages 16-17 may ride without a parent or guardian with advance permission of the ride leader AND a signed parental consent form (available at www.cascade.org) which must be given to the ride leader at the start of the ride.

Cascade does not sponsor or endorse any non-bicycling activities that people may participate in while on these rides. Each cyclist is responsible for his/her conduct and decisions while on a Cascade ride.

Cascade membership and activities are open to anyone able and willing to participate in a safe, courteous and cooperative manner and in support of the purposes of the club. Ride information is also available at: www.cascade.org. Only Cascade certified ride leaders may post and lead Cascade Daily Rides. See Ride Leader Information on our website or email the Rides Chair at [email protected].

For a complete list of this month’s rides, visit www.cascade.org/calendar and look for web-only posts.

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Tuesday, May 1 ·

TREATS: Cycle Mercer Island to Issaquah35mi• Steady•Somehills•Map•Staytogether•10a.m.•MercerIslandlid,westparkinglot•Showerscancel•PeterHallson,425-673-4816

Cycle to Issaquah via May Valley Rd, lunch at Starbucks/Safeway then return to Mercer Island via Newport Way. From eastbound I-90, take Exit 6, W Mercer Way; turn left; lid parking lot on left; from westbound I-90, take Exit 7; follow N. Mercer Way, becomes W Mercer Way; lid parking lot on right just before the on-ramp (#6).

Mid-Week, Late Afternoon Training Rides-Eastside

+/-20-25mi•Steady•Rolling•Map•Occasionalregroup•5p.m.•MarymoorPark,Redmond,EastParkingLot•Steadyraincancels•AlanMiller,425-488-4567cell,206-697-4603, [email protected]

How about a late afternoon (potentially after work) mid-week ride to complement your weekend riding? If you are training for STP or RSVP and use the weekend for your long rides, this mid-week ride is perfect for adding additional mileage. We’ll target 2-hour loop routes at the Steady pace. The rides will include a varied combination of terrain and local roads; the route will change week to week. Larger font cue sheets will be available at the start and interested riders should email the Ride Leader by Monday noon if they wish a pdf file of the cue sheets and the map url. The pace is Steady on the flats; faster riders and better climbers are welcome, but the ride will be self-paced and self-guided for them. The ride leader is slow up any hills we may encounter but will always get there. Riders should have 2 tubes and a pump and know how to use them. For directions to start, see http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1037181

Cycle Tuesdays25-35mi•Super strenuous•Somehills•NoMap•Occasionalregroup•5:45p.m.•GeneCoulonPark,nexttoKiddValley,Renton•Ice/snowcancels•VinceHaag,425-785-7451, [email protected]

Russell Moul, 206-200-7314, 253-657-9568 Year-round training rides for one-day STP riders. Rides stress safety, cooperation and group riding skills. Fast pacelines with regroups from Renton to surrounding areas. Large turnout splits into multiple groups. No parking in Coulon parking lot.

Wednesday, May 2

WRUMPS: Northern Exposures55-60mi•Moderate •Hilly•Map•Occasionalregroup•10a.m.•LogboomPark,Kenmore•Steadyraincancels• Ken Condray, 425-745-1159, [email protected] will do a 50-60 mile ride at Moderate pace. Plan on stopping for lunch. Moderate to high traffic is expected, good biking skills

required! Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Thursday, May 3

Northern Exposures50-55mi•Moderate•Hilly•Map•Occasionalregroup•10a.m.•18021AlderwoodMallPkwy,Lynnwood•Steadyraincancels•KenCondray,425-745-1159,[email protected]

We will do a 50-55 mile ride at Moderate pace. Plan on stopping for lunch. Moderate to high traffic is expected, good biking skills required! Meet at Gregg’s Cycle at 18021 Alderwood Mall Pkwy; take I-5 north to Exit 183 and go left on 164th St SW to Alderwood Mall Pkwy; take another left to Alderwood Cycle located on left across from the Keg. DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF SHOP but use spaces by street and south parking lot. Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

Friday, May 4

FRUMPS: Monroe/Granite Falls60-65mi•Moderate •Hilly•Map•Occasionalregroup•9:30a.m.•LewisStPark,Monroe•Steadyraincancels•SueMatthews, 206-687-9338

May is the time to start ramping up for summer events. This ride has enough hills and distance to get you on your way to the fitness you are seeking. Bring lots of snacks. Note earlier start. No sweep. Start is at the south edge of Monroe on State Route 203/Lewis St.

FRIDAY RIDERS: Go to Kubota Gardens~32mi•Leisurely•Somehills•NoMap•Frequentregroup•10a.m.•GasWorksPark,Seattle•Steadyraincancels•BillLemke,206-284-2843

We’ll ride over Capitol and Beacon hills to the Chief Sealth Trail and return by Lake Washington. Bring a snack to eat at the gardens; there will be a coffee stop/snack stop on the way back. Senior and new/slower-paced riders welcome. We will ride very slowly up the hills.

saTurday, May 5

CATS Magnuson Brisk #7: Elliot Rd and Union Hill

75mi(3000')•Brisk•Somehills•Map•Staytogether•8:45a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Steadyraincancels•GaryWilliams,206-679-1621cell,[email protected]•BrianKadish,206-890-2526, [email protected]

The route goes north out of Kenmore and then over to the Snohomish/Snoqualmie Valley with a return up Union Hill to Redmond and then north around the Lake. Elevation Gain is about 3000 feet. The ride starts at the big parking lot south of NE 74th St in the park. Turn right from Sand Point Way at NE 74th St and continue east until you see the huge parking lot on the right. Please be prepared to deal with flats and other

problems on your own. There are two rest stops, at the Albertson’s in Clear View and the Safeway in Redmond. Please be at the start ready to ride by 8:45, we hope to be riding before 9. Maps, cue sheets and more are available at https://sites.google.com/site/catsmagnuson2012/

CATS Magnuson Strenuous #7: Elliot Rd and Union Hill

75mi(3000')•Strenuous•Somehills•Map•Staytogether•8:45a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Noraincancellation•GilFlanagan,206-524-9428,[email protected]

The route goes north out of Kenmore and then over to the Snohomish/Snoqualmie Valley with a return up Union Hill to Redmond and then north around the Lake. Elevation Gain is about 3000 feet. The ride starts at the big parking lot south of NE 74th St in the park. Turn right from Sand Point Way at NE 74th St and continue east until you see the huge parking lot on the right. Please be prepared to deal with flats and other problems on your own. There are two rest stops, at the Albertson’s in Clear View and the Safeway in Redmond. Please be at the start ready to ride by 8:45, we hope to be riding before 9. Maps, cue sheets and more are available at https://sites.google.com/site/catsmagnuson2012/

RAMROD Training Series: Ride #355-60mi•Brisk•Super strenuous•Hilly•Map•9a.m.•IssaquahValleyElementary,(555NWHollySt,Issaquah)•Steadyraincancels•PerandShanaSunde,425-392-1347

This series was created to assist riders in their preparation for RAMROD. These self-paced rides will be held every Saturday from 4/21/12 to 7/21/12. The routes will increase in distance and elevation every two weeks. Starting locations will rotate every week or every two weeks with a new route used each week. All riders are welcome, but note, this ride does NOT regroup nor does it have a sweep. The routes are designed for the experienced rider who is comfortable following cue sheets and riding independently. We stress safe and cooperative riding. Weather “Rain Cancels”: the decision to ride or cancel will be made at the starting location. Ride leaders will always be at the start of the ride. If the ride is officially canceled, cue sheets will still be available for those hearty souls that wish to train in any condition. Also, routes may be altered or shortened due to weather considerations. The routes will be available on RidewithGPS.com. Search for “RTS” to find routes. (NOTE: each route will be posted at least one week before each ride.) Ride leaders for this series are: Per Sunde, Shana Sunde, Grant McAlister, Francis Gan and Paul Franks. Today’s route has 2,600-3,000 feet of climbing. From I-90 take Exit #17 (Southbound) for 0.1 miles; turn right on NW Gilman Blvd for 0.2 miles; turn left on NW Juniper St for 0.2 miles; turn left on 5th Ave NW; school is straight ahead. NOTE: additional parking is available at the Issaquah School District Administrative Center next door.

Northern Exposures50-60mi•Moderate•Hilly•Map•Occasionalregroup•10a.m.•ParkandRide200thStSW,Lynnwood•Steadyraincancels•KenCondray,425-745-1159,[email protected]

We will do a 50-55 mile ride at Moderate pace. Plan on stopping for lunch. Moderate to high traffic is expected, good biking skills required! Going north on I-5, take the 44th Ave W exit and a left at the light going to 200th St SW and another left to 46th Ave W and left again, NE corner. Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.

SPOKESPEOPLE Rides: Cinco de Mayo7mi•Easy•Rolling•Map•Staytogether•2p.m.•WallingfordPlayfieldsouthend,N42ndSt&DensmoreAveN,Seattle•Steadyraincancels•CathyTuttle,206-547-9569, 206-713-6269, [email protected] •MichaelSnyder,206-781-7221,[email protected]

Spokespeople will celebrate spring, freedom and democracy during this two-hour low stress, family-friendly ride! A stop at a local brewery is an optional conclusion of this ride. For more info, see http://twitter.com/Spokespeople Spokespeople Wallingford rides on the first Saturday of every month with a fun, low-carbon, family-friendly community ride. All Spokespeople rides meet at the south end of Wallingford Playfield at N 42nd St & Densmore Ave N and ride on the road to an adjacent urban center. New riders welcome! Please come by 1:45 if you are new to riding in groups or if you need help with adjusting your helmet or bike. All ages and skill levels welcome! All rides are on the road with traffic and include expert commuters who accompany us to offer encouragement and model good road riding techniques for new, returning and reluctant cyclists. Please join us! This is a Bike Smart Seattle ride. All are welcome! **FAMILIES WELCOME**

sunday, May 6

Crepe Cruise25-35mi•Leisurely•Somehills•NoMap•Staytogether•9a.m.•GasWorksPark,Seattle•Steadyraincancels•DonMartin,206-363-9964

Come and join us with an empty stomach and $9.00. We head immediately to the nearby Swedish Club for their Sunday pancake breakfast, then spend the rest of the day cruising the city working off all the Ham & Crepes we ate. If weather is questionable, check with leader.

SPOKESPEOPLE West Seattle to Downtown

12mi•Easy•Somehills•NoMap•Staytogether•11a.m.•AlkiBikeandBoard,2606CaliforniaAveSW,WestSeattle•Steadyraincancels•StuHennessey,206-938-3322, [email protected]

West Seattle Bike to Work Month beginners can benefit from this ride from north Admiral to the

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downtown Seattle center. What is the safest route? How long does it take? Can I really do this? All will be answered with the support of our caring Spokespeople ride leaders.

Monday, May 7

MUMPS: Head Up North40-65mi•Moderate •Brisk•Hilly•Map:•Yes•Occasionalregroup•10a.m.•TracyOwenStation/LogboomPark,Kenmore•Steadyraincancels•CraigMohn,425-890-5234 cell, 425-313-3669

A fun loop ride in south Snohomish County with a food stop en route. Distance and pace may vary to suit weather conditions and group. The pace will be a fast Moderate; a Brisk pace group may be added if certified ride leader volunteers are available for both paces. Check with leader if weather appears questionable.

Tuesday, May 8

TREATS: Over the Hill(s)~30mi•Steady•Hilly•Map•Occasionalregroup•10a.m.•JuanitaBeachPark,Kirkland•Showerscancel•JaneVolta,425-828-0138,[email protected]•DonVolta,425-828-0138, 425-503-7186, [email protected]

A HILLY ride in and out of Kirkland with a lunch stop.

Northern ExposuresSee Northern Exposures, 5/3.

Cycle TuesdaysSee Cycle Tuesdays, 5/1.

Wednesday, May 9

WRUMPS: Snohomish/Monroe/Lowell53mi•Steady•Somehills•Map•Occasionalregroup•9:30a.m.•CentennialTrail,Snohomish•Showerscancel•LorettaGoetsch, 206-525-4714, [email protected]

Please note earlier start time. Ride starts at Centennial Trailhead in Snohomish at the corner of Maple and Pine. No restrooms at trailhead. Stop at public restrooms on First St and Ave B prior to coming to start. Ride backroads with some hills to Monroe for lunch. Ride returns to Snohomish via Highbridge Rd-Lowell.

Ballard & Beyond~20mi•Leisurely•Mostlyflat•NoMap•Frequentregroup•10a.m.•BallardPlayground/CommunityCenter,Seattle•Steadyraincancels•LesWeppler,206-789-1955

Dust off your bike and let’s get in shape for longer rides ahead. This is a casual ride for novice cyclists. Any children must be accompanied by a parent. Please be prepared with tools and a spare tube or other arrangements in case of a flat. We will have a stop for lunch about midway through the ride. The start is located at the west end of Ballard. From Market St NW, turn north on 26 Ave NW, then west on 60th St NW; parking is also available on all sides of the playground. Better yet, ride to the start. We will meet on the south side of the playground. Hope to see you there for the initial ride from Ballard to the Beyond.

Thursday, May 10

THUMPS: Home for Lunch20-35mi•Moderate•Somehills•NoMap•Staytogether•9:30a.m.•LeschiStarbucks,Seattle•Steadyraincancels•MikeNelson,206-325-9068

Be home in time for lunch after some urban exploration. Fixies and single speed bikes welcome. Ride leader will be riding a single speed.

Lakes Tour15-20mi• Leisurely•Hilly•NoMap•Frequentregroup•10a.m.•PaineFieldCommunityPark,Everett•Showerscancel•Diana Larson and David Schindele, 425-315-8033

Meet in the Paine Field Community Park parking lot with a prompt start at 10 a.m. Tour roads between Mukilteo, Lynnwood, and beyond. Route may vary depending on the group. Bring money

for a possible stop at a bakery.

Friday, May 11

FRUMPS: Marymoor to North Bend+/-60mi•Moderate•Hilly•NoMap•Occasionalregroup•9:30a.m.•MarymoorPark,EastParkingLot,Redmond•Showerscancel•JackCrumley,425-746-5321•George Meredith, 425-823-4924

This is a hilly ride. From the start in Marymoor Park we will climb Louis Thompson Rd to Beaver Lake, ride through the Snoqualmie Valley, climb to Snoqualmie Falls and then ride rolling hills to North Bend for lunch. The return route will take us through Fall City, up a long climb on Issaquah-Fall City Rd, then back down to E. Lake Sammamish Pkwy and the return to Marymoor Park. To reach Marymoor, follow I-520 east toward Redmond, take the W. Lake Sammamish Pkwy exit and turn right, drive about 500 yards to Marymoor Ave and turn left. Drive east through the park to the parking lot at the east entrance.

saTurday, May 12

CATS Magnuson Strenuous #8: May Valley and Redmond Ridge

85mi(4500')•Strenuous•Hilly•Map•Staytogether•8:45a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Noraincancellation•GilFlanagan,206-524-9428,[email protected]

We will start going CCW around Lake Washington and turn east up to May Valley before the VMAC. After May Valley it’s through Issaquah Highlands, Klahanie, Beaver Lake, down and up to Redmond Ridge and north to Woodinville Duvall Rd before coming back west on the north side of 522 in Bothell and Kenmore. Elevation gain is about 4500 feet. The ride starts at the big parking lot south of NE 74th St in the park. Turn right from Sand Point Way at NE 74th St and continue east until you see the huge parking lot on the right. Please be prepared to deal with flats and other problems on your own. There are two rest stops, at the Starbucks in Kennydale and the QFC on Redmond Ridge. Please be at the start ready to ride by 8:45, we hope to be riding before 9. Maps, cue sheets and more are available at https://sites.google.com/site/catsmagnuson2012/

CATS Magnuson Brisk #8: May Valley and Redmond Ridge

84mi(4300')•Brisk•Hilly•Map•Staytogether•8:45a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Noraincancellation•BrianKadish,206-890-2526,[email protected]•GaryWilliams,206-679-1621 cell, [email protected]

We will start going CCW around Lake Washington and turn east up to May Valley before the VMAC. After May Valley it’s through Issaquah Highlands, Klahanie, Beaver Lake, down and up to Redmond Ridge and north to Woodinville-Duvall Rd before coming back west on the north side of 522 in Bothell and Kenmore. Elevation gain is about 4300 feet. The ride starts at the big parking lot south of NE 74th St in the park. Turn right from Sand Point Way at NE 74th St and continue east until you see the huge parking lot on the right. Please be prepared to deal with flats and other problems on your own. There are two rest stops, at the Starbucks in Kennydale and the QFC on Redmond Ridge. Please be at the start ready to ride by 8:45, we hope to be riding before 9. Maps, cue sheets and more are available at https://sites.google.com/site/catsmagnuson2012/

RAMROD Training Series: Ride #465-70mi•Brisk• Super strenuous •Extremelyhilly•Map•9a.m.•ChallengerElementary,Issaquah•Steadyraincancels•PerandShanaSunde,425-392-1347

This series was created to assist riders in their preparation for RAMROD. These self-paced

rides will be held every Saturday from 4/21/12 to 7/21/12. The routes will increase in distance and elevation every two weeks. Starting locations will rotate every week or every two weeks with a new route used each week. All riders are welcome, but note, this ride does NOT regroup nor does it have a sweep. Please see more necessary details at RAMROD Training Series, #3, 5/5. Today’s route has 3,400-3,600 feet of climbing. From I-90 take Highlands Dr Exit # 18 (follow signs towards Sammamish) for 3.5 miles; turn right on SE Klahanie Blvd for 1.2 miles; school is on the left.

sunday, May 13

Critical Lass and Cyclo-Femme<15mi• Easy•Mostlyflat•NoMap•Staytogether•2p.m.•BallardLibrary,561422ndAveNW,Seattle•Noraincancellation•RobinRandels,206-390-3945cell,[email protected]

Ladies, join the inaugural Seattle Critical Lass Ride: an easy, social ride lasting 45 minutes to an hour, with time for stopping to take photos and chat. Full details coming soon, but we’ll end up somewhere with good food and drink.

Monday, May 14

MUMPS: Head Up NorthSee MUMPS, 5/7.

RIDE LEADER CERTIFICATION CLASS6:30p.m.•CBCOffice,7400SandPointWayNE,Bldg138,Seattle•Noraincancellation•JaneVolta,425-828-0138,[email protected]

Did you cycle on 5 or more Free Daily Cascade Rides this year or last? Would you like to lead your own rides? Become a certified Cascade Ride Leader. Register for the class by emailing [email protected], include your name, member number, phone (work, home, or cell). Class size is limited to 15. You can find more information on becoming a Ride Leader at http://www.cascade.org/EandR/Ride_Leader_Info.cfm

Tuesday, May 15

TREATS: Fremont to Edmonds36mi•Steady•Hilly•Map•Staytogether•10a.m.•GasWorksPark,Seattle•Steadyraincancels•LesWeppler,206-789-1955

A recreational ride to Edmonds for lunch via the Interurban Trail, Innis Arden and Woodway, then return by way of Perkins Way and Burke-Gilman Trail.



Wednesday, May 16

WRUMPS: Eastside Meander~40mi•Steady•Hilly•Map•Occasionalregroup•10a.m.•JuanitaBeachPark,Kirkland•Showerscancel•DonVolta,425-828-0138, 425-503-7186, [email protected]•JaneVolta,425-828-0138, [email protected]

A hilly ride in and around Kirkland with a lunch stop.

City Lakes & Trails32mi•Leisurely•Rolling•NoMap•Staytogether•10a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Showerscancel•DonMartin,206-363-9964•DottieSmith, 425-483-6586

An in-city loop ride on city streets and trails with rest/food stops. Do not park in large parking lot at east end of NE 74th St. We will now meet one block south of CBC offices on road parallel to Sand Point Way inside of fence. Please do not use parking near CBC offices.

Thursday, May 17Please check www.cascade.org for possible WEB-ONLY ride listings.

Friday, May 18

TODAY IS F5 BIKE TO WORK DAY!

FRUMPS: Steel Bike Day50+mi•Moderate•Hilly•NoMap•Occasionalregroup•10a.m.•StarbucksinCarnation•Showerscancel•DanGarretson,425-985-8570

Join your ride leader as he pulls out his lugged steel bike (weather permitting) for a ride to Sultan for lunch. My bike is an excellent example of the artistry that can be done with steel. While all frame materials are welcome, bring your steel bike if you own one. Park on the street near the Shell station.

saTurday, May 19

CATS Magnuson Brisk #9: Monroe and Lake Stevens

95mi(4200’)•Brisk•Hilly•Map•Staytogether•7:45a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Steadyraincancels•GaryWilliams,206-679-1621cell,[email protected]•BrianKadish,206-890-2526, [email protected]

We’ll go directly out to Woodinville up and over NE 165th St, on to Mink Rd and down Old Woodinville Duvall Rd. Then north through Monroe onto Old Owen Rd, Florence Acres Rd, Old Pipeline Rd and finally Woods Creek Rd, entering Machias on OK Mill Rd. After the rest stop it is west by Lake Stevens and across the US 2 bike way into Everett and Lowell, south up 56th Ave and on through Brier and North City to get back to Magnuson. I estimate about 4200 ft of climbing. Rest stops at Lewis Street Park in Monroe, Machias Grocery, and the Circle K on 164th St SW. The ride starts at the big parking lot south of NE 74th St in the park. Turn right from Sand Point Way at NE 74th St and continue east until you see the huge parking lot on the right. Please be prepared to deal with flats and other problems on your own. Please be at the start ready to ride by 7:45 a.m., we hope to be riding before 8. Maps, cue sheets and more are available at https://sites.google.com/site/catsmagnuson2012/

CATS Magnuson Strenuous #9: Sultan and Lake Stevens

103mi(4500')•Strenuous•Somehills•Map•Staytogether•7:45a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Noraincancellation•GilFlanagan,206-524-9428, [email protected]

We’ll go directly out to Woodinville up and over NE 165th St, on to Mink Rd and down Old Woodinville-Duvall Rd, north and then across the valley and east on Ben Howard Rd to Sultan. From Sultan we’ll go north on Woods Lake Rd, Old Pipeline Rd and finally Woods Creek Rd, entering Machias on OK Mill Rd. Then it is west by Lake Stevens and across the US 2 bike way into Everett and Lowell, south up 56th Ave and on through Brier and North City to get back to Magnuson. I estimate about 4500 ft of climbing. Rest stops at Lewis Street Park in Monroe, Machias Grocery, and the Circle K on 164th St SW. The ride starts at the big parking lot south of NE 74th St in the park. Turn right off of Sand Point Way at NE 74th St and continue east until you see the huge parking lot on the right. Please be prepared to deal with flats and other problems on your own. Please be at the start ready to ride by 7:45 a.m., we hope to be riding before 8. Maps, cue sheets and more are available at https://sites.google.com/site/catsmagnuson2012/

Ramrod Training Series: Ride #565-70mi•Brisk•Super strenuous•Extremelyhilly•Map•9a.m.•ChallengerElementary,Issaquah•Steadyraincancels•Per and Shanna Sunde, 425-392-1347

This series was created to assist riders in their preparation for RAMROD. The self-paced rides will be held every Saturday from 4/21/12 to 7/21/12. The routes will increase in distance and elevation every two weeks. Starting locations will rotate every week or every two weeks with a new route used each week. All riders are welcome, but note, this ride does NOT regroup nor does it


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have a sweep. Please see more necessary details at RAMROD Training Series: Ride #3, 5/5. Today’s route has 3,400-3,600 feet of climbing. From I-90 take Highlands Dr Exit # 18 (follow signs towards Sammamish) for 3.5 miles; turn right on SE Klahanie Blvd for 1.2 miles; school is on the left.

S.P.O.K.E.S. Goes on a Forked Ride: A.K.A. Snoqualmie River Tour

22mi•Leisurely•Somehills•Map•Frequentregroup•10a.m.•QuigleyParkinFallCity•Steadyraincancels•MichelleBurton,425-890-4936cell•JimHunt,425-823-6701, 425-681-4640 cell

S.P.O.K.E.S. will start from Quigley Park across from the Family Market on the Redmond-Fall City Rd (SR-202). We’ll head up one long hill to Snoqualmie Falls and then ride across the 3 main forks of the Snoqualmie River. We’ll pause in North Bend at George’s Bakery for lunch and then coast back to Fall City. From SR-520 take Redmond-Fall City Road exit and proceed to Fall City; from I-90 take Exit 22 through Preston to Fall City. For more information see www.cbcspokes.org or contact Michelle or Jim. The day of the ride, call Michelle at 425-890-4936 or Jim at 425-681-4640.

SPOKESPEOPLE NE: Ride to the Farmers Market and Electric Bicycles

14mi•Easy•Rolling•Map•Frequentregroup•Noon•Cornerof35thAveNEandNE80thSt,Seattle(morebelow)•Steadyraincancels•AlanMiller,425-488-4567cell,206-697-4603,[email protected]•JimMathieu, 206-769-2700, [email protected]

Please join SPOKESPEOPLE NE for our third Saturday of the month community ride with a special NOON start time only for this May ride. This month’s spring ride will go to Market to visit the U District Farmer’s Market! On the return route, we will visit an electric bike shop to see how these work and may fit into more bicycling for errands! This trip will be via community streets and the Burke-Gilman Trail for a round trip of approximately 14 miles. There is a modest grade rise on the return route but the rest of the ride is flat or downhill. These rides start between the Wedgewood Presbyterian Church and the Hunter Tree Farm property near 35th Ave NE & NE 80th St. Please show up at 11:45 to hear about safe riding, proper helmet fit, and bike function check. We will return to the starting point by 3 p.m. All rides include experienced bike commuters who accompany us to offer encouragement and model good road riding techniques.

sunday, May 20Please check www.cascade.org for possible WEB-ONLY ride listings

Monday, May 21

MUMPS: Head Up NorthSee MUMPS, 5/7.

Tuesday, May 22

TREATS: Eastside Ups and Downs38mi•Steady•Hilly•Map•Occasionalregroup•10a.m.•JuanitaBeachPark,Kirkland•Showerscancel•JaneVolta,425-828-0138,[email protected]•DonVolta,425-828-0138, 425-503-7186, [email protected]

A HILLY ride in and out of Kirkland with a lunch stop.


Wednesday, May 23

WRUMPS: Lake to Lake Wednesday Romp

42mi•Moderate•Somehills•Onlinemap•Occasionalregroup•1p.m.•NewcastleBeachPark,Bellevue•Steadyraincancels•Alan Lawrence, 425-891-7079, [email protected]

WRUMPS afternoon ride around the Eastside. We’ll start at Lake Washington, ride via May

Valley to Issaquah, and around Lake Sammamish for a beautiful Wednesday afternoon ride. Call ride leader in the morning if questionable weather, but it’s May so we’ll likely ride no matter what. We’ll take a break at Tully’s in the Redmond Town Center.

Thursday, May 24

Lakes Tour15-20mi•Leisurely•Hilly•NoMap•Frequentregroup•10a.m.•PaineFieldCommunityPark,Everett•Showerscancel•DianaLarsonandDavidSchindele,425-315-8033

Meet in the Paine Field Community Park parking lot with a prompt start at 10 a.m. Tour roads between Mukilteo, Lynnwood, and beyond. Route may vary depending on the group. Bring money for a possible stop at a bakery.

Friday, May 25

FRUMPS: Newcastle Beach/Issaquah Lake Loop

42mi•Moderate•Somehills•Onlinemap•Occasionalregroup•9:30a.m.•NewcastleBeachPark,Bellevue•Steadyraincancels•Alan Lawrence, 425-891-7079, [email protected]

It’s Friday and we’re in for a beautiful, early morning ride from Newcastle Beach Park over the hills to the mostly flat loop around Lake Sammamish before returning to Newcastle Beach via Newport Way. Call the ride leader if weather is questionable.

saTurday May 26

CATS Magnuson Brisk #10: Enumclaw111mi(3500')•Brisk•Somehills•Map•Staytogether•7:45a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Noraincancellation•BrianKadish,206-890-2526,[email protected]•GaryWilliams,206-679-1621 cell, [email protected]

We’ll ride south over Leschi Hill and Beacon Hill, then down the Kent Valley into Auburn. Climb Lakeland Hills Way, ride through Bonney Lake, Buckley, Enumclaw and return on Green Valley Rd and up Lake Washington. Elevation gain is about 3500 feet. Rest stops at Algona Park, Enumclaw QFC, and the Chevron or Arco at 212th and 84th. The ride starts at the big parking lot south of NE 74th St in the park. Turn right from Sand Point Way at NE 74th St and continue east until you see the huge parking lot on the right. Please be prepared to deal with flats and other problems on your own. Please be at the start ready to ride by 7:45 a.m., we hope to be riding before 8. Maps, cue sheets and more are available at https://sites.google.com/site/catsmagnuson2012/

CATS Magnuson Strenuous #10: Enumclaw

131mi•Strenuous•Somehills•Map•Staytogether•7:45a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Ice/snowcancels•GilFlanagan,206-524-9428,[email protected]

We’ll ride south over Leschi Hill and Beacon Hill, then down the Kent Valley past Sumner. Climb Sky Island and ride through Buckley, Enumclaw and Black Diamond. Elevation gain is about 4000 feet. Rest stops at Algona Park, Enumclaw QFC, and Isaac Evans Park. The ride starts at the big parking lot south of NE 74th St in the park. Turn right from Sand Point Way at NE 74th St and continue east until you see the huge parking lot on the right. Please be prepared to deal with flats and other problems on your own. Please be at the start ready to ride by 7:45 a.m., we hope to be riding before 8. Maps, cue sheets and more are available at https://sites.google.com/site/catsmagnuson2012/

Ramrod Training Series: Ride #675-80mi•Brisk•Super strenuous•Extremelyhilly•Map•8:30a.m.•MarymoorPark,EastParkingLot•Steadyraincancels•Per and Shana Sunde, 425-392-1347

This series was created to assist riders in their preparation for RAMROD. The self-paced rides will be held every Saturday from 4/21/12 to 7/21/12. The routes will increase in distance and elevation every two weeks. Starting locations will rotate every week or every two weeks with a new route used each week. All riders are welcome, but note, this ride does NOT regroup nor does it have a sweep. Please see RAMROD Training Series, Ride #3, 5/5, for more necessary details. Today’s route has 4,000-4,200 feet of climbing. The east parking lot (free parking) is located next to the ticket booth on the eastside of Marymoor Park.

Ride with the Cascade Board (North)30mi•Steady•Somehills•Map•Frequentregroup•10a.m.•JuanitaBeachPark,Kirkland•Showerscancel•DonVolta,425-828-0138, 425-503-7186, [email protected]

Join Cascade Directors and staff on a classic Eastside ride. This is an opportunity to ride and converse with your elected Club directors and staff members to learn more about your club as well as pass on your perspective. This ride was rained out in March. The ride will start in Juanita at the north end of Lake Washington and include portions of the Burke-Gilman and Sammamish River trails, returning on the 520 Trail. We will stop for a quick lunch mid ride. See the link for the ride details. We will have a similar ride in June starting South and one in August starting in Seattle.

sunday, May 27Please check www.cascade.org for possible WEB-ONLY ride listings.

Monday, May 28Memorial Day. Please check www.cascade.org for possible WEB-ONLY ride listings.

MUMPS: CANCELLED TODAYCraig Mohn, 425-890-5234 cell, 425-313-3669

As in past years, there will be NO MUMPS RIDE on Memorial Day. The ride leader and many regulars will instead be riding the 7 HILLS OF KIRKLAND, which benefits KITH (Kirkland Interfaith Transitions in Housing). Go to www.7hillskirkland.org/ for more info.

Tuesday, May 29


TREATS: City Lakes & Trails32mi•Leisurely•Rolling•NoMap•Staytogether•10a.m.•MagnusonPark,7400SandPointWayNE,Seattle•Showerscancel•DonMartin,206-363-9964•DottieSmith,425-483-6586 An in-city loop ride on city streets and trails with rest/food stops. Do not park in large parking lot at east end of NE 74th St. We will now meet one block south of CBC offices on road parallel to Sand Point Way inside of fence. Please do not use parking near CBC offices.


Wednesday, May 30Please check www.cascade.org for possible WEB-ONLY ride listings

Thursday, May 31Please check www.cascade.org for possible WEB-ONLY ride listings

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May 12, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98118

This event is an opportunity for families to trade-in a bike their child has outgrown for a larger bike – just in time for the summer rid-ing season! The Kid’s Bike Swap helps to fa-cilitate the flow of affordable bicycles within the community and keeps fully functional bikes out of our local landfills.

How the Kids Bike Swap Works:Bike Works staff and volunteers have been

hard at work all year refurbishing used bikes to bring to the Kids Bike Swap. On the day of the event families can bring bikes that their children have outgrown and the bike is assigned a trade- in value. Then the families can look through all the bikes we have fixed up and pick out a new bike and they can apply their trade-in value to the cost of their new bike. (If the chosen bike’s value exceeds that of the trade-in value, the customer is re-sponsible for the difference.) Typically, when a bike is swapped the customer is able to take

Why do you ride? For fitness? For transportation? To feel the wind in your hair? Being on a

bike represents different things to different people. To capture the stories of these many, awesome reasons for getting on a bike, Raleigh has recently launched a new website that’s designed for sharing videos about what riding means to you.

As a special promotion for Bike Month, anyone who visits the site (located at www.myreasonstoride.com) and submits a video during the month of May will be eligible to win a new Raleigh Clubman (valued at $1,150). All you need to do to enter is visit the site, create an account, and upload a video, tagging it to Cascade Bicycle Club

It’s Bike Month at work and school, and we have classes that will get you started and keep you rolling through May and beyond. Many area employers — Microsoft, Wright Runstad, Fred Hutchinson, PATH, Hines, Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University

and UW — have classes for their employees and students this month.

Hosting FREE Intro to Biking Around Town classes are: The City of Kent May 3 , 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Seattle Flagship REI May 8, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.City of Bellevue May 9, noon to 1 p.m.

Learn about bike repairs that you can do at home in our monthly maintenance classes.

Fix a Flat May 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Chains and Derailleurs May 23, 6:30 to 9 p.m.Brakes Wheels and Tires May 30, 6:30 9 p.m.Get up to speed with Urban Cycling Techniques May 17 and 20

MAY BIKE CLASSES

Bike Works Kids Bike Swaphome their newly refurbished ride for $20 or less. Families looking to buy a bike, who do not have a bike to trade-in, are welcome to shop for a low-cost bike after noon.

New this year - The Bike Works Commu-nity Festival:

Join the hundreds of other families par-ticipating in the Kids’ Bike Swap! To make things even better, this year there’s no need to wait in line. Families can drop off their trade-in bike and enjoy all sorts of fun activities until their number is called. In addition to the Bike Swap and bike activities, all families are invited to join in the festival, with kid-friendly bands, balloon animals, gardening tips, food and much more! There will also be a Family Bike Expo, with examples of dif-ferent bikes and trailers that help families to become car-free.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome at the festival, you don’t have to bring a bike to join in all the activities.

Trails for allby Serena Lehman, Community Outreach Manager

May is Bike Month if you haven’t already noticed in this issue of the Courier. While we want everyone

to start riding your bikes to work, we also want you to do it in a safe and friendly man-ner.

We have an enviable trail system in the Puget Sound region – with the Burke-Gil-man, Sammamish and Cedar River Trails to name a few. These trails are welcome public destinations for all types of users at different skill levels. From a child just learning to ride a bike to a group of college students out for a run to a grandmother walking her dog, all could be on the trail together. Let’s make rid-ing on trails fun and safe for all.

TOP TIPS FOR TRAIL USAGE•Roll, ride and walk right. •When passing, alert the other person

with your voice or a bell, slow down and give plenty of space.

•Slow down when there are a lot of other users. I don’t like being passed quickly by cars on the road. I am sure walkers don’t enjoy it when bicyclists pass super fast.

•Riding your bike with others is fun but be polite and ride single file when ap-propriate.

•All users: do not wear headphones. If you wear headphones, you will be surprised when that other bicyclist passes you.

•If you are walking your dog, keep it close to you on a leash.

Ultimately, we are all using these trails together. Let’s slow down, smile, wave and make it more fun for everyone.

Video contest: My Reasons to Ride

Win a Raleigh Clubmanunder “Cause ride name.” At the end of the month Raleigh will chose their favorite of all the videos tagged to Cascade to receive the bike.

So get out your camera (or camera phone!) and tell us your story. With everything going on during Bike Month it’s the perfect time to reflect on all of the great reasons for getting on a bike!

Email Anna at [email protected] with any questions on the promotion.


Vol. 42, No. 5

In 1979, artist Robert Morris was at the forefront of both minimalism and land art when he was asked by the

King County Arts Commission to reclaim a gravel pit overlooking the Kent Valley. A few months later the Kent Arts Commission requested Bauhaus master Herbert Bayer to integrate a storm water detention dam into a public park. Both artists were commissioned as part of the King County Arts Commis-sion’s groundbreaking Earthworks: Land Reclamation as Sculpture symposium.

Also in 1979, an abandoned sewage lagoon was reclaimed by city of Kent Public Works to create one of the largest construct-ed multi-use wildlife refuges in the nation. Then in 1998, Lorna Jordan’s ecological artwork Waterworks Gardens opened at King County’s wastewater treatment plant in Renton.

These four iconic landscapes are interna-tionally recognized, but not well known lo-cally. To encourage more people experience these extraordinary land art and reclamation projects in their own backyard, the Kent Arts Commission has developed what will be a permanent, signed bike route connecting the four earthworks, and has partnered with Cascade to celebrate the opening of the new route with a free inaugural ride on Saturday, June 2.

The start line at the Herbert Bayer Earthwork, located at 742 East Titus Street, will be open from 9 to 10 a.m., and the ride will be supported until 2 p.m. This family-friendly event will include art installations, music, art activities and artist designed pro-totypes. Artist Johnnie Olivan will join the ride with the Family Bus Bike, which seats three adults and two small children.

The ride offers three routes for different riding abilities. The Easy Ride, recom-mended for families, is a 12-mile, flat ride to

Explore new public art bike route in Kent with free Earthworks Bicycle Tour on June 2

the Green River Natural Resources Area and back. The Intermediate Loop is a 20-mile ride that takes riders through the Green River Natural Resources Area and out to Lorna Jor-dan’s “Waterworks Gardens. “It is also mostly flat with a single, long incline approaching Waterworks Gardens. The Advanced Ride follows the 20-mile route but includes a steep hill climb up to the “Robert Morris Earth-work” that adds 3 miles. All of the roadways and trails along the tour are paved. Visitors can bike to each location but should plan to walk through the earthworks.

Beginning riders interested in the 20-mile loop and families with children planning to follow the 12-mile route will have the op-portunity to ride in a group with experienced ride leaders. These groups will convene at the start line at 9 a.m. At 9:15, there will be a short dedication ceremony to honor the artists and partners supporting the Earth-works Tour, as well as the restoration of the “Herbert Bayer Earthworks.” Departures will begin at 9:30, with the family group leaving at 9:45. Rest stops will be located at the Green River Natural Resources Area and “Waterworks Gardens.” The course will close at 3 p.m.

Visit www.KentArts.org/earthworks for more information and to register for the event. Following the inaugural ride on June 2, this permanent bicycle route will be open to the public for self-guided tours.

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CYCLISTS OF THE MONTH

CLINT, LESLIE, BERKELEY & EMMIE LOPERby Erica Meurk, Staff Writer

Ages: 50, 49, 13 & 10Occupations: River Engineer, King County; Assistant Athletic Director, Bush School; student, Eckstein Middle School; student, Bryant ElementaryWheels: Lots of ‘em

Bike to School Day is our favorite holiday,” Clint Loper tells me with a chuckle. “It’s better than

Christmas.”And I believe him. The evidence is

everywhere. There’s a bike rack posi-tioned prominently on their front lawn. As we talk, he and his wife, Leslie, pull out bikes and bike paraphernalia – ramps, rumble strips, A-boards – that they use for events at the kids’ schools. On the day that I meet her, Berkeley Loper, a seventh grader, is wearing a Bike to Work Day t-shirt from 2011.

“When it gets dirty, she puts on her other one. Or she wears it anyway,” Leslie tells me. Berkeley makes no com-ment, but disappears into the garage, emerging later with a tandem in tow. Emmie, her little sister, rides in circles around the yard.

The Lopers’ crusade started on Berkeley’s first day of kindergarten at Bryant Elementa-ry. The school was less than a mile from their house, so they arrived on foot. “I remember seeing the line of cars,” Clint tells me. “It was total traffic mayhem. I remember being distraught, thinking, ‘90 percent of these people live within a mile of the school. None of them need to drive.’”

He continues, “I thought, ‘This isn’t the school I want my kids to go to.’ Liv-ing this way doesn’t fit with our broader cultural goals.” So he and Leslie set out to change things.

They started with their neighbors and friends, organizing people to walk and bike together. Then they volunteered one Friday morning to bring donuts for kids who showed up on bikes, and their efforts grew from there.

“We didn’t know what we were do-ing,” Clint says. “We winged it for Bike to School Day in 2006. We got people to volunteer to do maintenance and bring treats.”Six years later, 50 to 60 kids – 10 percent of the student body – park their bikes outside the school on a typi-cal spring day.

What’s the key to their success? Energy, enthusiasm and fun. They have grant money, which they spend on prizes and donuts. More importantly, they have the “bike fairy,” their very own Bike to School mascot.

The bike fairy has mysterious origins. According to Leslie, it’s the brainchild of Ellen Aagard, a dedicated community volunteer and biking mom who’s on the board of Cascade’s Education Founda-tion. “She got the costume somewhere and presented it to me,” she says.

Leslie took it from there. “Laurelhurst has a bike fairy, too, but they have rotat-

ing fairies,” she tells me. “I’m the steady fairy. One time I had to go away, and you were the Bike Wiz,” she says, with a nod to her husband.

Every Friday during May, Leslie bikes around the border of the school looking for kids on bikes. When she finds them, she taps them with her wand and awards them with prizes. “I love being the bike fairy,” she says.

“This is how we volunteer,” she continues. “We don’t do an auction or anything else. This is just what we do. And we invented it, six years ago.”

So, how’s the school taking it? “We’ve worn them down,” Clint tells me. In the early years, parents questioned whether it was safe enough for kids to ride to school, and they had to push the school to put in bike racks. But the kids love it, and no one can argue with that.

Indeed, everyone seems to be com-ing around. In January, SDOT and the Seattle School District presented Bryant with the First Annual Golden

Shoe award in recognition of the school’s success in shifting its students to walk-ing and biking. The school board also integrated walking and biking into its transportation services plan – thanks, in part, to testimony from Clint. (See story on page 1.)

Clint and Leslie have big plans for the coming year. They’re scheduling more “donut days” – on which they meet students at Top Pot before school and ride in together. They’re also reaching out to other schools, including Eckstein Middle School, where Berkeley is a student, and they launched a website (walkbikeschools.wordpress.com) to help people at other schools share ideas.

But more than any of their other suc-cesses, it’s their daughters that impress me. Berkley has ridden to school every day since first grade. These days, she meets two of her friends at a street corner before school and rides in with them. Emmie, who’s just ten, rides home from Bryant by herself.

“Mom, I’m going to bike Emmie to dance,” Berkeley calls from the captains’ seat of the tandem.

As the girls set off on the mile-long trip, their mom tells me, “Sometimes I ask Berkeley if she wants a ride, but she’ll never take it. Emmie will, some-times.”

“Yeah, she drives to dance, even in the sun,” Berkeley says.

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MAY VOLUNTEERS CASCADE CONTACTSHome Page:

www.cascade.orgOffice phone: 206-522-3222 or 206-522-BIKE

Fax: 206-522-2407 Email: [email protected]

Cascade Bicycle Club7400 Sand Point Way NE, Suite 101S

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STAFF Note: All email address are @cascadebicycleclub.orgJenny Almgren, Education Program Assistant

(206)694-914•jenny.almgren@…Chuck Ayers, Executive Director

(206)523-9495•chuck.ayers@…Craig Benjamin, Policy and Government Affairs Manager

(206)713-6204•craig.benjamin@…Mary Collins, Americorps Member, Commute Program

(206)861-9890•cpa@…David Douglas, Event Producer

(206)522-BIKE•david.douglas@…Noah Down, Development Specialist

(206)245-0001•noah.down@…Emma Epstein, Americorps Member, Major Taylor Project

(206)957-6960•mtpa@…Ed Ewing, Major Taylor Project Manager

(206)778-4671•ed.ewing@…Stephanie Frans, Manager of Commute Programs (206)522-9479•stephanie.frans@…Tessa Greegor, Principal Planner

(206)204-0913•tessa.greegor@…Erica Hann, Americorps Member, Community Programs

(206)957-6623•cmpa@…Max Hepp-Buchanan, Advocacy Campaigns Manager

(206)226-1040•MaxHB@…Mike Inocencio, Corporate Development Director

(206)522-2403•mikei@…M.J. Kelly, Director of Communications & Marketing

(206)853-2188•m.j.kelly@…Diana Larson, Volunteer Coordinator

(206)852-6827•diana.larson@…Sander Lazar, Rides Program Coordinator

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MEMBERSHIP FORM

Office VolunteersDate and Time: Wednesday, May 9, 10 a.m. (4-6 volunteers). Task or Event: Membership renewal forms. Where: CBC Office. How Long: 3 to 4 hours. Doing What: Stuffing, labeling, and applying postage.

Group Health STPDate and Time: Tuesday, May 1,8, 15 and 22 , and Thursday May 17 and 24, 5 – 9 p.m. (max 10 volunteers). Task or Event: Group Health STP Packet Stuffing. Where: CBC Office, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA How Long: 3 to 4 hours. Doing What: Stuffing and labeling. Contact: Contact to advise if you will be at-tending. Lite meal provided.

Bike to Work Month and DayDate and Time: Wednesday, May 9, 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. (1 volunteer). Task or Event: Team Captain Bash. Where: The Pike Brewery, 1415 1st Ave, Seattle. How Long: 4 hours. Doing What: Help with distribution of mate-rials and check in.

Date and Time: Thursday, May 24, 1st shift 2 - 4:30 p.m. set up (2 volunteers); 2nd shift, 4 - 7:30 p.m. (3 volunteers). Task or Event: UW Hubbub. Where: Brooklyn Ave and BG Trail. How Long: Depends on the shift worked. Doing What: 1st shift set up: meet at CBC office to load material at 2 p.m., light lifting, unloading material, setting up canopies. 2nd shift - handing out goodies, talking with people and helping with the break down.

Date and Time: Tuesday, May 15, 12 – 6 p.m. (4 - 8 volunteers). Task or Event: Packing party for BikeTo-WorkDay station materials. Where: 7400 Sand Point Way NE, CBC stor-age, Mountaineers building. How Long: 6 hours. Doing What: Gathering together and labeling materials for stations. Lite meal provided.

Volunteering made easy

For the next six months we will be testing new software to be used in scheduling of Cascade volunteers to work on various tasks and projects. You will be able to volunteer on line 24/7 using the Cascade web site. Check it out at: www.cascade.org/About/Vol-

unteer.cfmOnce you create your volunteer profile, you will be able to choose the tasks or positions

you desire to assist with. A confirmation on your volunteer selection will be sent to you.This automated process will allow us to better serve you, and will make it quicker and

easier for you without an exchange of emails. If you have questions, Diana Larson, Volunteer Coordinator, will still be available.

Just remember volunteers like you make our work possible. Thank you!

Date and Time: Wednesday, May 16, 11 am - 6:30 p.m. (2 shifts: 11 am - 3 p.m. and 3 - 6:30 p.m., 2 volunteers per shift). Task or Event: BikeToWorkDay station mate-rials pickup. Where: 7400 Sand Point Way NE, CBC stor-age, Mountaineers building.. How Long: 4 hours per shift. Doing What: Check the station material out to the lead of each station.

Date and Time: Friday, May 18, 5:30 am – 9:30am (1 lead and 2 additional volunteers per station). Task or Event: BikeToWorkDay station. Where: Leschi, and Fremont Bridge/Nicker-son, How Long: 4 hours. Doing What: Help with distribution of materials. The leads will need to pick up the station materials on Wednesday, May 18.

Date and Time: Friday, May 18, 8:30 am - 1 p.m. (1 lead and 1 additional volunteer). Task or Event: BikeToWorkDay station mate-rial drop off and check in. Where: 7400 Sand Point Way NE, CBC stor-age, Mountaineers building. How Long: 4.5 hours. Doing What: Check in station material from the lead of each station.

Date and Time: Friday, May 18, 1st shift 2:30 – 5 p.m. (2 – 3 volunteers); 2nd shift 4 – 8 p.m. ( 2 – 3 volunteers). Task or Event: Ballard Street Party. Where: Bergen Place Park, 5420 22nd Ave NW Seattle, WA How Long: depends on the shift. Doing What: 1st shift set up: light lifting, unloading material, setting up canopies. 2nd shift - handing out goodies, talking with people and helping with the break down.

Date and Time: Friday, May 18th; 1st shift 2:30 – 5 p.m. (2 volunteers); 2nd shift 4 – 8pm (2 volunteers). Task or Event: Ballard Street Party, Street Monitors/Greeters Where: Bergen Place Park, 5420 22nd Ave NW Seattle, WA. How Long: Depends on the shift worked. Doing What: Talking with people and provid-ing information about the event.

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