http://seattlecommuterworks.org

Seattle Commuter Works is a small local business that is set up to create a
future of bicycling within the Seattle area. We have been operating bicycle
rental since July 2009, and are currently in the process of planning for our
next summer. Although we currently only operate during the summer months, we are
planning on making the best of our opportunities. Currently we are processing
ideas, and planning on starting up next year in two locations. One of these will
likely be in Seward Park, and the other will hopefully be in greenlake. I am at
this time in the process of speaking with Seattle Parks and Recreation about my
location.


We are currently working on long term rental agreements, if you are interested,
send me an e-mail! We are looking for people to help us gather data by borrowing
bikes on a trial basis for one month periods. This goes for individuals, as well
as companies. let us know!

~Justus Jessen~


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Bikes Belong Offers Funding for Bicycle Advocacy and Facilities

http://www.bikesbelong.org/grants

Deadlines for Applications: November 23, 2009Bikes Belong, a national coalition
of bicycle suppliers and retailers, provides grants to organizations and
agencies within the United States that are committed to "putting more people on
bicycles more often." Fundable projects include paved bike paths and rail-trails
as well as mountain bike trails, bike parks, BMX facilities, and large-scale
bicycle advocacy initiatives. Grants fund projects in the categories of
facilities and advocacy. For the facilities category, applications are accepted
from nonprofit organizations whose missions are bicycle and/or trail specific.
Applications are also accepted from public agencies and departments at the
national, state, regional, and local levels; however, these municipalities are
encouraged to partner with a local bicycle advocacy group that will help develop
and advance the project or program. For the advocacy category, only
organizations whose primary mission is bicycle advocacy can apply for funds. 
New organizations that are not yet legally nonprofit organizations may submit an
application with the assistance of another nonprofit that has agreed to serve as
fiscal agent. Because of the program's limited funds, it rarely awards grants to
organizations and communities that have received Bikes Belong funding within the
last three years. Applicants can request up to $10,000 each.  Bikes Belong
reviews applications on a quarterly cycle. Applications are only accepted via
email. Upcoming application deadlines are August 24, 2009; and November 23,
2009.  http://www.bikesbelong.org/grants


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For Immediate Release
Second Friday Forum – “THE GARDEN ON THE HILL — YESLER TERRACE”
Fri. Jan 9, 2009, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)

Contact:  Kristin O’Donnell, freijacat@...

Second Friday Forum
“THE GARDEN ON THE HILL — YESLER TERRACE”
Film Screening & Discussion

On Fri, Jan 9 at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will screen the documentary The
Garden on the Hill — Yesler Terrace. Learn the history and current reality
of this award-winning public housing and ask questions of film producer and
director Eddie Hill.

Yesler Terrace was the first racially integrated public-housing project in
America. Completed in 1941, Yesler Terrace was the realization of a dream by
Jesse Epstein, founder of the Seattle Housing Authority, to give low-income
families comfortable and well-built — albeit modest — housing, and provide
social services to help them move up the economic ladder. These weren’t
tenement towers, but low-rise homes with real backyards, modeled after
worker homes in Sweden. Learn more on Jan 9!

Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is free
but donations to cover building usage and film screening fees are
appreciated. RSVP for childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown,
12th & Jackson, Boren, or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.

Dick Burkhart, RVUUC Social Justice Committee
4802 S. Othello St.
Seattle, WA 98118-3851
206-721-5672 (home) 206-851-0027 (cell)
dickburkhart@...




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Pitting light rail against buses, as in Mike Lindbloom’s article, is a false
choice. I know. I’ve ridden the world’s most renowned bus rapid transit
system, the one in Curitiba, Brazil.

What makes the Curitiba BRT system so effective?  It is designed, built, and
operated almost like light rail. And if we were to do the same thing here,
it would cost in the same ballpark to build, depending on routing, and more
to operate.

The Curitiba BRT operates mostly on dedicated bus lanes, well separated from
other traffic, with fancy “tube” stations. To do this cheaply here, you’d
have to take all those bus lanes away from existing vehicles and go
head-to-head with Tim Eyman and legions of irate drivers caught in massive
traffic jams.

So we’re better off with light rail where ridership is high, or where it
will be high when a corridor is fully developed. Then we need to finance
more buses for use where they are most effective:  on secondary corridors as
pseudo-BRT (mostly without dedicated lanes), as feeders to light rail
stations, or for other local or suburban service.

Dick Burkhart
4802 S. Othello St.
Seattle, WA 98118-3851
206-721-5672 (home) 206-851-0027 (cell)
dickburkhart@...




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If you're not sure, here's what I came up with after considerable study of
the different measures.

November 4, 2008, General Election Recommendations
by Dick Burkhart, Democratic PCO 37-1648, dickburkhart@...

I.  Federal Offices
       President:                             Barack Obama
        7th Congressional District:  Jim McDermott

II. State Offices
Governor:                           Christine Gregoire
Lieutenant Governor:        Brad Owen
Secretary of State:             Jason Osgood
State Treasurer:                  Jim McIntire
State Auditor:                     Brian Sonntag
Attorney General:              John Ladenburg
Lands Commissioner:        Peter Goldmark
Sup. Public Instruction:     Teresa Bergeson
Insurance Commissioner:  Mike Kreidler
37th District Rep 1:
37th District Rep 2:             Eric Pettigrew

III. State Supreme Court Judges
Pos # 3:    Mary Fairhurst
Pos # 4:   Charles Johnson
Pos # 7:   Debra Stephens

IV.  Court of Appeals Judges
Pos # 5:   Linda Lau
Pos # 6:   Ann Schindler

V.  Superior Court Judges
Pos #1:    Tim Bradshaw
Pos #22:  Holly Hill
Pos #37:  Jean Ritschel

VI.  State Initiatives
Initiative 985 (Tim Eyman):             No
Initiative 1000 (Death w Dignity):  Yes
Initiative 1029 (Long Term Care):  Yes

VII.  King County Charter Amendments
	 Amendment # 1:  No
	 Amendment # 2:  Yes
Amendment # 3:  Yes
Amendment # 4:  Yes
Amendment # 5:  Yes
Amendment # 6:  Yes
Amendment # 7:  Yes
Amendment # 8:  No

VIII.  Seattle Levies
         Proposition 1 (Parks)                     :    Yes
         Proposition 2 (Pike Place Market):    Yes

IX.  Sound Transit
	 Proposition 1 (Expand rail & buses):  Yes



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Demand a new Global Financial System

"The economy is global, finance is global, but financial regulation is not
global. Nor is there a sound global currency or system of credit. It is time
to push hard for a new global financial system.  And to include all
countries in the design and governance of this system.

To insist that this currency and credit be backed by real wealth – actual
human and natural resources or services. And that transactions in this
currency be taxed to support this new system. And that credit be directed
toward the creation of a sustainable economy for future generations."



This, not bailouts, will both "restore confidence" and a sense of reality.
Please communicate this to your congressional rep and senators, as I have.

Dick Burkhart
4802 S. Othello St.
Seattle, WA 98118-3851
206-721-5672 (home) 206-851-0027 (cell)
dickburkhart@...




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just in time for the wintry slog...



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--- On Mon, 10/6/08, ready@... <ready@...> wrote:

From: ready@... <ready@...>
Subject: Put your bike on the bus - in the Ride Free Zone!!!
To: "Garry Owens" <garry.owens@...>
Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 12:51 PM

Finally!  This just in from the Cascade Bicycle Club:

Downtown Seattle Bus Loading

Good news for cyclists who have wanted to load bikes in Seattle's bus
tunnel. As part of a demonstration project, the ban on bus/bike loading in
the tunnel has been lifted as of Sept. 22. Yes, you can now load your bike
at any stop in the Seattle bus tunnel! [more...]

Starting in February, the demonstration project will be expanded to the
Ride Free Zone during all hours of service. Cascade Bicycle Club has asked
for this change to better accommodate downtown cyclists, and it's been a
long time coming. We applaud King County Executive Ron Sims's leadership
by recognizing the demand to link bikes to transit service.

-Eden






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First Friday Forum
"The Vision of Van Jones"
Oration & Discussion

Van Jones is a young African-American economic justice and environmental
leader who rivals Barack Obama himself in rhetorical skill and vision. He is
deeply grounded in the harsh realities of both global climate change and
economic inequality. In 2007, the city of Oakland, where he is based,
adopted his "Green Jobs Corps" proposal, and he worked with the Apollo
Alliance to get Congress to pass the "Green Jobs Act". He is now working to
establish "Green Enterprise Zones".

On Friday evening, Oct 3rd, at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will host a
viewing and discussion of the dramatic and entertaining "Ware Lecture" by
Van Jones given on June 28, 2008, at the Fort Lauderdale UUA General
Assembly.  Many in attendance sensed that they could be listening to a
future Presidential candidate.

"Van Jones is proud to champion some of the most hopeful solutions to the
world's toughest challenges."

Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is free
but donations to cover building usage and the DVD are appreciated. RSVP for
childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown, 12th & Jackson, Boren,
or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.

Fri. Oct 3, 2008, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)
Contact:  Dick Burkhart, (206) 721-5672 , dickburkhart@...
<mailto:bebrunton@...>




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--- On Fri, 9/26/08, Shefali Ranganathan <shefali@...>
wrote:
From: Shefali Ranganathan <shefali@...>
Subject: October Friday Forum - Sound Transit Ballot Measure: Just the Facts
Ma'am
To: rob@...
Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 1:16 PM













                      


                      











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                     FRIDAY FORUM - Sound Transit Ballot Measure: Just the Facts
Ma'am

                     Election Day is just a few weeks away and unless you've been
living under a rock, you probably know that there's a big transit expansion
measure on the ballot.  But with the pro and anti transit campaigns at full
steam, it's hard to separate fact from fiction.  Get the facts about this
transit proposal minus the campaign hype at our Friday Forum.  Want to know if
there will be a light rail station in your neighborhood?  Curious about the
100,000 hours of bus service in the package? Confused about the cost? Matt
Sheldon from Sound Transit will answer these questions and more. He won't tell
you how to vote but come get the information you need to make a smart decision
this November. Read about the Sound Transit expansion plan at
http://future.soundtransit.org/



                     WHAT: Sound Transit Ballot Measure: Just the Facts Ma'am
with Sound Transit's Matt Sheldon

                     WHERE: Seattle and King County Public Health Building , 401
5th Ave. , Room 115 (first floor)

                     WHEN: Friday, October 3, 12:00PM - 1:30PM



                     Join us for a great conversation and as always, feel free to
bring your lunch!
                     Thank you to our sponsors of the Friday Forum Series

                     PLATINUM

                     Vulcan Inc.
                     GOLD

                     CH2M Hill

                     The Boeing Company

                     HDR Inc.
                     SILVER

                     Jacobs and Associates | IBI Group | HNTB Corporation |
Parsons Brinckerhoff

                     Bricklin Newman Dold | Christian Sinderman
                     Cheers!

                     Shefali Ranganathan

                     Director of Education and Outreach

                     Transportation Choices Coalition

                     811 1st Avenue, Suite 626

                     Seattle , WA 98104

                     Phone: 206.329.2336

                     Fax: 206.329.2705

                     www.transportationchoices.org

                    
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Everything old is new again...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Bush#Silverado_Savings_.26_Loan


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--- On Sun, 9/21/08, Dick Burkhart <dickburkhart@...> wrote:

> From: Dick Burkhart <dickburkhart@...>
> Subject: [carfree_seattle] Outrage!
> To: dickburkhart@...
> Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008, 8:48 PM
> The Bush scare-tactic demand for a monstrous bailout is
> totally outrageous.
>
> Tell Bush: You want a $700 billion check to bailout all
> your rich buddies?
> No problem: Just sign into law a 5 year tax on the wealthy
> that will
> pay in total for all bailouts this year, with interest and
> guaranteed!
>
> Dick Burkhart
> 4802 S. Othello St.
> Seattle, WA 98118-3851
> 206-721-5672 (home) 206-851-0027 (cell)
> dickburkhart@...
>
>
>
>
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>
>
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>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>



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The Bush scare-tactic demand for a monstrous bailout is totally outrageous.

Tell Bush: You want a $700 billion check to bailout all your rich buddies?
	 No problem: Just sign into law a 5 year tax on the wealthy that will
pay in total for all bailouts this year, with interest and guaranteed!

Dick Burkhart
4802 S. Othello St.
Seattle, WA 98118-3851
206-721-5672 (home) 206-851-0027 (cell)
dickburkhart@...




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Want to send a message to Congress and the White House about all these
taxpayer bailouts of rich speculators?
Here's a constructive suggestion:

No Bailouts
without Financial Reform

	 1. Tax unearned income (capital gains) more than earned income
	 2. Tax wealth (e.g.,  2.5% annual tax on wealth over $5
million)
	 3. Prohibit speculative practices such as selling short or long
	 4. Ban unregulated financial institutions such as hedge funds
and private equity firms
	 5. Work with other nations to develop a new global financial
order, based on a currency and on lending backed by environmentally and
socially responsible productive assets and practices

Dick Burkhart
4802 S. Othello St.
Seattle, WA 98118-3851
206-721-5672 (home) 206-851-0027 (cell)
dickburkhart@...




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First Friday Forum
"The Vision of Van Jones"
Oration & Discussion

Van Jones is a young African-American economic justice and environmental
leader who rivals Barack Obama himself in rhetorical skill and vision. He is
deeply grounded in the harsh realities of both global climate change and
economic inequality. In 2007, the city of Oakland, where he is based,
adopted his "Green Jobs Corps" proposal, and he worked with the Apollo
Alliance to get Congress to pass the "Green Jobs Act". He is now working to
establish "Green Enterprise Zones".

On Friday evening, Oct 3rd, at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will host a
viewing and discussion of the dramatic and entertaining "Ware Lecture" by
Van Jones given on June 28, 2008, at the Fort Lauderdale UUA General
Assembly.  Many in attendance sensed that they could be listening to a
future Presidential candidate.

"Van Jones is proud to champion some of the most hopeful solutions to the
world's toughest challenges."

Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is free
but donations to cover building usage and the DVD are appreciated. RSVP for
childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown, 12th & Jackson, Boren,
or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.

Fri. Oct 3, 2008, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)
Contact:  Dick Burkhart, (206) 721-5672 , dickburkhart@...
<mailto:bebrunton@...>




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Dialogue with E.P. Menon
on the State of the World

One of the great followers of Gandhi is coming to Seattle from Bangalore,
India.
E.P. Menon is a visionary, writer, educator, and dedicated activist for
global peace, justice, and democracy.

Longtime director of Friends World College, South Asian Campus, he literally
walked to major world capitals with Satish Kumar on a 3 year pilgrimage for
peace amid the nuclear scares of the 60s. Prior to this he had walked the
villages of India with Vinoba Bhave and cycled India working with the Land
Gift Movement.

Currently he heads the India Development Foundation to educate the young
people of India to “think and act rationally, humanely, futuristically, and
globally”.

	 1. Potluck picnic and dialogue, 1 - 3 pm, Sunday, Aug 3rd,
east Greenlake Park (vicinity of the Community Center, across from the
Library at 4th & E Greenlake Dr., look for Earth flag). A “Seattle Salon”
hosted by Ibrahim Soudy.

	 2. Potluck dinner and dialogue, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Monday, Aug
4th, at the home of Beth Brunton, (deadend at 29th and Holgate,
206-328-6550). Sponsored by the Rainier Valley Neighbors for Peace and
Justice.


We’ll also be at the Stop War on Iran rally (www.stopwaroniran.org) . Gather
at noon, Sat, Aug 2nd, at the Federal Courthouse in Seattle (7th & Stewart).
Then walk to Westlake Center to vigil till 3 pm.

Dick Burkhart, Rainier Valley Neighbors for Peace & Justice
4802 S. Othello St.
Seattle, WA 98118-3851
206-721-5672 (home) 206-851-0027 (cell)
dickburkhart@...




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Dialogue with E.P. Menon
on the State of the World

One of the great followers of Gandhi is coming to Seattle from Bangalore,
India.
E.P. Menon is a visionary, writer, educator, and dedicated activist for
global peace, justice, and democracy.

Longtime director of Friends World College, South Asian Campus, he literally
walked to major world capitals with Satish Kumar on a 3 year pilgrimage for
peace amid the nuclear scares of the 60s. Prior to this he had walked the
villages of India with Vinoba Bhave and cycled India working with the Land
Gift Movement.

Currently he heads the India Development Foundation to educate the young
people of India to “think and act rationally, humanely, futuristically, and
globally”.

	 1. Potluck picnic and dialogue, 1 -3 pm, Sunday, Aug 3rd,  east
Greenlake Park (vicinity of the Community Center, across from the Library at
4th & E Greenlake Dr., look for Earth flag). A “Seattle Salon” hosted by
Ibrahim Soudy.

	 2. Potluck dinner and dialogue, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Monday, Aug
4th, at the home of Beth Brunton, (deadend at 29th and Holgate,
206-328-6550). Sponsored by the Rainier Valley Neighbors for Peace and
Justice.

Dick Burkhart
4802 S. Othello St.
Seattle, WA 98118-3851
206-721-5672 (home) 206-851-0027 (cell)
dickburkhart@...




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--- volunteers@... wrote:
To: teambikeworks@...
Subject: Collecting and Loading Bikes - June 28th
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008

Greetings,

Help us load nearly 500 bikes for  CESTA (the El Salvadoran Center for
Appropriate Technology).   Loading is at the Total Reclaim warehouse, in
Georgetown, (directions below).  We�ll start at 9, and finish by 5 PM.
Refreshments will be provided.

We are also accepting donations of ADULT and adolescent (24� wheels)
sized bikes.  Please no children�s bikes, we have too many now.

Our new partners in El Salvador have gotten bikes from Bikes Not Bombs
in Boston and Bikes for the World in the DC area.  Both BNB and B4W send
bikes to VBP partners in Ghana.  The rising cost of shipping has
encouraged us bike collectors and shippers to economize.  We will send
more to Pacific side receivers, and the East Coast will send more across
the Atlantic.

Here is a bit from an interview with CESTA's director, printed in Red
Pepper, April 2007 http://www.redpepper.org.uk/ (and accessed today at
bikesnotbombs.org)

"From global climate change to pedal-powered garbage carts, thinking
globally and acting locally comes readily to El Salvador's Ricardo
Navarro." He recently found himself meeting then-World Bank president,
James Wolfensohn, to demand that the bank scale back its investment for
fossil fuel exploitation and mining. "The best birthday present
President Wolfensohn could give to the world's poor would be to stop
bank funding of fossil fuel and mining projects and invest in wind and
solar," he said.
[more on line]

Hope to see you!  Special thanks to all who�ve helped collect and load
more than 1400 bikes already this spring in Seattle, Sammamish and
Bellingham.
dave

DIRECTIONS to the loading:

By bike from Beacon Hill, go south on 15th Street and cross the freeway
at Albro Pl. then take the first left.   You�ll be on Corgiat, go about
half-mile, the road curves sharply to the right, then you�ll see the
warehouse, 1915 on the left. If you keep going you�ll be on the railroad
tracks.

Driving from downtown Seattle, take I-5 south about four miles to Albro
Pl. Swift Dr. exit 161. Go straight at the off-ramp traffic light,
you�ll be on Corgiat, go about half-mile, the road curves sharply to the
right, then you�ll see the warehouse 1915 on the left. Keep going and
you�ll be on the railroad tracks.

From Tacoma on I-5 take Albro Pl. Swift Dr. exit 161turn left, cross
over the freeway then take the first left you�ll be on Corgiat, go about
half-mile, the road curves sharply to the right, then you�ll see the
warehouse 1915 on the left.


website pcei.org/vbp
Village Bicycle Project is a program of Palouse-Clearwater Environmental
Institute, pcei.org


Bike Works
3709 S. Ferdinand St.
Seattle, WA. 98118
206-725-9408
www.bikeworks.org






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From the website:

"The new six-mile trail around Lake Union will be named 'Cheslahud
Lake Union Loop' in honor of a Duwamish chief who led a village
located on Lake Union. Mayor Greg Nickels chose the name from
suggestions submitted by the public in a naming contest."

There was a quiet announcement of a Master Plan meeting for the route

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4-7 PM
Presentations at 4:30 and 6 pm
South Lake Union Armory, 860 Terry Ave. N

Press Release

http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=8395&Dept=40

Web page

http://www.seattle.gov/parks/LakeUnionLoop/

Seattle Times article

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004370188_trail24m.html

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First Friday Earth Forum
“Broken Limbs”
Film Screening & Discussion

Wenatchee, Washington, "Apple Capital of the World." But the good times have
vanished. Apple orchardists by the thousands are going out of business. The
future looks grim until the film maker happens upon an entirely new breed of
farmer, practitioners of sustainable agriculture.

On Friday evening, June 6nd , at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will host a
screening and discussion of the acclaimed 2004 documentary Broken Limbs:
Apples, Agriculture and the New American Farmer (www.brokenlimbs.org)

“Told from a hometown perspective, the film presents the stories of farmers
attempting to create this new model for agriculture and solutions applicable
not just to apples and not just to farming, but to nearly any sector of the
American economy troubled by the effects of consolidation and
globalization..”

Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is free
but donations to cover building usage and film screening fees are
appreciated. RSVP for childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown,
12th & Jackson, Boren, or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.

Fri. June 6, 2008, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)
Contact:  Beth Brunton, (206) 328-6550, bebrunton@...




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Hi all,

I've begun assembling a CarFree video playlist at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C1B9A3FD7BB41164

You can select specific videos, or if you have an hour and a half, you can click
"Play All." There is also the option to embed the playlist on your website or
blog, as I've done at http://www.myspace.com/carbusters

Suggestions for videos to add to list are most welcome!

Thanks...

robZ
www.thinksmall.org

p.s. I've also added a bike-themed video of my own here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esybwk0Bzb4






New! Be my flickr friend: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterbuggery/





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http://onemillionbicycles.org/

http://bikeportland.org/2008/04/17/a-national-movement-for-a-million-new-riders-\
begins-in-portland/

From the Metal Cowboy - 'We're working with my pals at cascade bicycle club to
do a big rally at the needle, but we'd love to coalition with other seattle
groups to cohost, help out - we are trying to team up with health organizations,
peace and justice, livable communties groups - broaden the message out to folks
that bicycles equal health advantages, economic relief, congestion reduction,
oil independence and more. We want to make it folks riding bikes as opposed to
"bicyclists" only.'




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http://www.rideofsilence.org/locations-domestic.php?s=WA#WA

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(free!) at http://www.ecologyfund.com.

First Friday Earth Forum
“Broken Limbs”
Film Screening & Discussion

Wenatchee, Washington, "Apple Capital of the World." But the good times have
vanished. Apple orchardists by the thousands are going out of business. The
future looks grim until the film maker happens upon an entirely new breed of
farmer, practitioners of sustainable agriculture.

On Friday evening, June 6nd , at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will host a
screening and discussion of the acclaimed 2004 documentary Broken Limbs:
Apples, Agriculture and the New American Farmer (www.brokenlimbs.org)

“Told from a hometown perspective, the film presents the stories of farmers
attempting to create this new model for agriculture and solutions applicable
not just to apples and not just to farming, but to nearly any sector of the
American economy troubled by the effects of consolidation and
globalization..”

Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is free
but donations to cover building usage and film screening fees are
appreciated. RSVP for childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown,
12th & Jackson, Boren, or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.

Fri. June 6, 2008, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)
Contact:  Beth Brunton, (206) 328-6550, bebrunton@...




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Towards Carfree Cities VIII conference: June 16-20, 2008
http://www.carfreeportland.org/

Portland Sunday Parkways - June 22nd, 2008 - Carfree city streets!
http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=46103

Pedalpalooza - June 12 - June 28, 2008
http://shift2bikes.org/

And Tri-Met keeps adding rail service!
http://trimet.org/projects/index.htm
http://trimet.org/max/index.htm




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First Friday Earth Forum
"Chocolate City"
Film Screenings & Discussion

What are some of the human impacts of changing land use and housing?   Post
WWII booming suburbs and abandoned inner cities are now being replaced by
difficult issues of urban gentrification, private vs. public development,
public/private partnerships, and more. Public housing is a magnet for such
issues.

On Friday evening, May 2nd , at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will host a
screening and discussion of the recent social justice documentary Chocolate
City (www.choc-city.org)

"Through the experiences of four women, Chocolate City tells the story of
400 Washington DC residents being forced from their homes due to rising
property costs and reconstruction."

Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is free
but donations to cover building usage and film screening fees are
appreciated. RSVP for childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown,
12th & Jackson, Boren, or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.

Fri. May 2, 2008, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)
Contact:  Kristin O'Donnell, (206) 930-6228, freijacat@...



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First Friday Earth Forum
"Chocolate City"
Film Screenings & Discussion

What are some of the human impacts of changing land use and housing?   Post
WWII booming suburbs and abandoned inner cities are now being replaced by
difficult issues of urban gentrification, private vs. public development,
public/private partnerships, and more.

On Friday evening, May 2nd , at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will host a
screening and discussion of the recent social justice documentary Chocolate
City (www.choc-city.org)

"Through the experiences of four women, Chocolate City tells the story of
400 Washington DC residents being forced from their homes due to rising
property costs and reconstruction."

Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is free
but donations to cover building usage and film screening fees are
appreciated. RSVP for childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown,
12th & Jackson, Boren, or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.

Fri. May 2, 2008, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)
Contact:  Kristin O'Donnell, (206) 622-4858, freijacat@...



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First Friday Earth Forum
“The Story of Stuff”
and
“Money as Debt”
Film Screenings & Discussion

Think you've got the subprime loan debacle figured out?  Then come tell us!
Clueless?  Then come find out.

On Friday evening, April 4th, at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will screen and
discuss the entertaining cartoon documentaries The Story of Stuff
(www.storyofstuff.com, 20 min.) and Money as Debt (www.moneyasdebt.net, 47
min.)

“Money as Debt  – government, corporate, household – has reach astronomical
proportions. Where does all this money come from?”
“The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of
environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more
sustainable and just world.”

Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is free
but donations to cover building usage and film screening fees are
appreciated. RSVP for childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown,
12th & Jackson, Boren, or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.

Friday April 4, 2008, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)
Contact:  Dick Burkhart, (206) 721-5672, dickburkhart@...




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--- bikeinfo@... wrote:
Subject: Olympic National Park Proposes to Ban Cyclists from Hurricane Ridge
Road
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008

Take action today!

Tell Olympic National Park to remove the proposed ban on bicyclists


              Hurricane Ridge Road inside Olympic
National Park is a popular summer destination for
bicyclists who like the challenge of a 17-mile
road rising from virtually sea level to
5420-feet.  Park managers have been planning to
repave the road for several years and Congress
has provided $12.7 Million to repave and repair
12 miles. The road recently sustained storm damage.

                Citing 'safety', the park is
planning to ban bicyclists for the entire two
year duration of the road repairs. The road will
remain open to all other vehicle traffic, including motorcycles.

              We believe that this is an
unnecessary exclusion of bicyclists on what is a
federally funded road open to all other forms of
traffic. Write to your members of Congress and
interim park superintendent Sue McGill and let
them know that the proposed ban is totally
unacceptable. Request that McGill meet directly
with the Bicycle Alliance and other bicycle
groups to reach an improved solution.

          Key points to raise:
     * Hurricane Ridge Road is a popular destination for bicyclists
     * Bicyclists who ride this road tend to be very experienced, fit riders
     * The road will remain open to all other vehicle traffic
     * State, county and city governments in
Washington manage to accommodate bicyclists
during reconstruction projects without any problems
     * No construction work will take place at
weekends, but the ban is to remain in place then too
     * Olympic National Park did not contact a
single bicycle group in its out-reach efforts,
even though bicyclists are the most affected users
     * Contractors routinely deal with bicyclists
on other road projects – this project is no more
a safety issue than other road works.

Enter your zip code to obtain the name of your
member of Congress: http://www.house.gov/htbin/zipfind

Washington's two senators can be reached by email or by calling a local office:

Senator Patty Murray:  http://murray.senate.gov/contact/

Senator Maria
Cantwell:  http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/office_locations.cfm

Olympic National Park
Sue McGill, Superintendent
Olympic National Park
600 E. Park Avenue
Port Angeles, WA  98362
   <mailto:sue_mcgill@...>sue_mcgill@...

Background on the issue is available at:
<http://peninsuladailynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080216/NEWS/80216030\
3&template=printart>http://peninsuladailynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200\
80216/NEWS/802160303&template=printart

Information on recent storm damage to Hurricane Ridge Road:
http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/current-closures.htm





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--- bikeinfo@... wrote:
Subject: Olympic National Park Proposes to Ban Cyclists from Hurricane Ridge
Road
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008

Take action today!

Tell Olympic National Park to remove the proposed ban on bicyclists


              Hurricane Ridge Road inside Olympic
National Park is a popular summer destination for
bicyclists who like the challenge of a 17-mile
road rising from virtually sea level to
5420-feet.  Park managers have been planning to
repave the road for several years and Congress
has provided $12.7 Million to repave and repair
12 miles. The road recently sustained storm damage.

                Citing 'safety', the park is
planning to ban bicyclists for the entire two
year duration of the road repairs. The road will
remain open to all other vehicle traffic, including motorcycles.

              We believe that this is an
unnecessary exclusion of bicyclists on what is a
federally funded road open to all other forms of
traffic. Write to your members of Congress and
interim park superintendent Sue McGill and let
them know that the proposed ban is totally
unacceptable. Request that McGill meet directly
with the Bicycle Alliance and other bicycle
groups to reach an improved solution.

          Key points to raise:
     * Hurricane Ridge Road is a popular destination for bicyclists
     * Bicyclists who ride this road tend to be very experienced, fit riders
     * The road will remain open to all other vehicle traffic
     * State, county and city governments in
Washington manage to accommodate bicyclists
during reconstruction projects without any problems
     * No construction work will take place at
weekends, but the ban is to remain in place then too
     * Olympic National Park did not contact a
single bicycle group in its out-reach efforts,
even though bicyclists are the most affected users
     * Contractors routinely deal with bicyclists
on other road projects – this project is no more
a safety issue than other road works.

Enter your zip code to obtain the name of your
member of Congress: http://www.house.gov/htbin/zipfind

Washington's two senators can be reached by email or by calling a local office:

Senator Patty Murray:  http://murray.senate.gov/contact/

Senator Maria
Cantwell:  http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/office_locations.cfm

Olympic National Park
Sue McGill, Superintendent
Olympic National Park
600 E. Park Avenue
Port Angeles, WA  98362
   <mailto:sue_mcgill@...>sue_mcgill@...

Background on the issue is available at:
<http://peninsuladailynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080216/NEWS/80216030\
3&template=printart>http://peninsuladailynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200\
80216/NEWS/802160303&template=printart

Information on recent storm damage to Hurricane Ridge Road:
http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/current-closures.htm





_____________________________________________________________
Conserve wilderness with a click (free!) and get your own EcologyFund.net email
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First Friday Earth Forum
“The Story of Stuff”
and
“Money as Debt”
Film Screenings & Discussion

We are all enticed to buy more and more “stuff”, and to borrow more and more
money to buy all this “stuff”. If this seems perverse and unsustainable,
you’re right. At this forum, we’ll find out why.

On Friday evening, April 4th, at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will screen and
discuss the entertaining cartoon documentaries The Story of Stuff
(www.storyofstuff.com, 20 min.) and Money as Debt (www.moneyasdebt.net, 47
min.)
“The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of
environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more
sustainable and just world.”
“Money as Debt  – government, corporate, household – has reach astronomical
proportions. Where does all this money come from?”
Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is free
but donations to cover building usage and film screening fees are
appreciated. RSVP for childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown,
12th & Jackson, Boren, or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.

Friday April 4, 2008, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)
Contact:  Dick Burkhart, (206) 721-5672, dickburkhart@...




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> First Friday Earth Forum
> "The Future of Food"
> Film Screening & Discussion
>
> Food prices are going up everywhere, as Peak Oil drives up costs, crops
> switch from food to fuel, and China buys both. How can humanity continue
> to feed itself?
>
> On Friday evening, Mar. 7th, at 7 pm, the Rainier UU Center will screen
> and discuss the noted documentary The Future of Food
> (www.thefutureoffood.com/synopsis.htm).
> "Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, this film examines the
> complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat
> as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world's food
> system.
> This film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial
> agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions
> to the farm crisis today."
> Come early at 6:30 for coffee, conversation, and dessert.  The forum is
> free but donations to cover building usage and film screening fees are
> appreciated. RSVP for childcare.  Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from
> downtown, 12th & Jackson, Boren, or Broadway.  Bike & car parking in back.
>
>
Fri. Mar. 7, 2008, 7 to 9 pm at the Rainier UU Center
(835 Yesler Way, Seattle: at Yesler & Broadway)
Contact:  Liz Berggren, (206) 725-7170, berggren@...




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