VJ Beauchamp

Hey everybody!
Are you just loving this beautiful sunny weather? I was trying to remember how much I craved it just a few months ago as I lay in bed schvitzing last night.

Hey, so May is National Bike Month. The League of American Bicyclists say so, so it must be true. I like to look at it as a warm up for the Bike Commute Challenge. But as you know, there is a

Bike to Work Day celebration, tomorrow, Wednesday, May 17! Aka Free food at Pioneer Courthouse Square!

All new bicycle commuters are eligible to enter a drawing for special prizes.

Festivities at the Square start at 7:30am and run til 9:00am, including guest speakers, prize drawings, and a light continental breakfast.

Group Ride Locations:
Duniway Park in SW
SW 6th Ave & Sheridan St
googlemap: http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Sw+6th+Ave+%26+Sheridan+St,+Portland,+OR
trimet: http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi?to=Sw+6th+Ave+%26+Sheridan+St
bike route: http://tripplanner.bycycle.org/?bycycle_region=portlandor&bycycle_fr=&bycycle_to=Sw+6th+Ave+%26+Sheridan+St

Wallace Park in NW
NW 25th Ave & Raleigh St
googlemap: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=NW+25th+Ave+%26+NW+Raleigh+St,+Portland,+OR+97210
trimet: http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi?to=NW+25th+Ave+%26+NW+Raleigh+St
bike route: http://tripplanner.bycycle.org/?bycycle_region=portlandor&bycycle_fr=&bycycle_to=NW+25th+Ave+%26+NW+Raleigh+St

Arbor Lodge Park in N
N Bryant St & Delaware Ave
googlemap: http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=N+Bryant+St+%26+Delaware+Ave,+Portland,+OR
trimet: http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi?to=N+Bryant+St+%26+Delaware+Ave
bike route: http://tripplanner.bycycle.org/?bycycle_region=portlandor&bycycle_fr=&bycycle_to=N+Bryant+St+%26+Delaware+Ave

Grant Park in NE
NE 33rd Ave & US Grant Pl
googlemap: http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Ne+33rd+Ave+%26+Us+Grant+Pl,+Portland,+OR
trimet: http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi?to=Ne+33rd+Ave+%26+Us+Grant+Pl
bike route: http://tripplanner.bycycle.org/?bycycle_region=portlandor&bycycle_fr=&bycycle_to=Ne+33rd+Ave+%26+Us+Grant+Pl

Laurelhurst Park in SE
SE 39th Ave & Stark St
googlemap: http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Se+39th+Ave+%26+Stark+St,+Portland,+OR
trimet: http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi?to=Se+39th+Ave+%26+Stark+St
bike route: http://tripplanner.bycycle.org/?bycycle_region=portlandor&bycycle_fr=&bycycle_to=Se+39th+Ave+%26+Stark+St

Group rides leave promptly at 7:10am and arrive at Pioneer Square by 8:00am for the start of the celebration.

Event Location:
Pioneer Square, 715 SW Morrison St., Portland, OR

If you haven't used Trimet's trip planner (http://trimet.org/go/cgi-bin/plantrip.cgi) and/or Bycycle's trip planner (http://tripplanner.bycycle.org/), they can be a lot of help. Both can be a bit fussy about addresses, and Bycycle, being a volunteer effort, sometimes gives you some crazy advice. But as long as you know your neighborhood, you'll be fine with bycycle.

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Now, for your friends, lovers, spouses, etc, etc, there is also a Bike to Work Celebration for folks who work in the Lloyd District. It's happening Friday the 19th. More info is here: http://www.ldtma.com/bike.htm

Friday, May 19th, 7:30-9:00 AM, Oregon Square Park

Help us kick off the summer cycling season by riding your bike to work on Friday, May 19th, national Bike to Work Day. And just to get the day (and the summer!) started off right, your TMA Bike Committee is hosting our traditional Bike Commute Day party.

Where: Oregon Square Park, NE Holladay between 7th and 9th

When: 7:30-9:00 AM

What:

* Evan Manvel, Executive Director of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, to speak at 8 AM
* Rebecca Webb, KINK radio host, to speak at 8:30 AM
* Complimentary continental breakfast
* Cool door prizes
* A chance to connect with your fellow Lloyd District cyclists
* Free chair massages courtesy of East West College of Massage
* TriMet demonstration bike rack

Here's to more cycling more of the time! vj