PAST: May 17, 2009 2nd annual BIKE NEWTON RALLY and Friends & Family RIDE SPEAKERS: Nicole Freedman, Boston Bicycle Coordinator., David Watson, MA Bike, George Kirby, Newton BPTF RAFFLE WINNERS: YMCA teen membership - Evan Nitkin; bike from Harris Cyclery - Alex Maper-Frances, bike from INTERNATIONAL BIKE - Matty Bohn, plus 8 prizes from: Landry’s, Farina’s, Harris, International Bike. April 23, 2009 VIDEO: MAYORAL CANDIDATES TRANSPORTATION FORUM Sponsors: Bike Newton and NewTV Topics: public transit, development, bicycles & pedestrians, traffic, parking Mar 21, 2009 ¨NEWTON UNPLUGGED & CONNECTED” EVENT BIKE NEWTON members help you tune up your bike! Dec 1, 2008 Peter Furth, PhD “A Network of Greenways for Boston” co-sponsor: Bicycle & Pedestrian Task Force Oct 6, 2008 Screening of “Contested Streets” & Jeff Rosenblum, LivableStreets Alliance May 18, 2008 1st BIKE NEWTON RALLY AND Friends & Family RIDE 350 attendees at Rally/ 250 Riders Raffle Winners: bike from International Bicycle Center - Chris Kuklinski West Suburban YMCA teen membership - Kevin Zhu 16 prizes from Harris Cyclery, St Moritz, EMS, Centre Ski&Bike SPEAKER: Dr Anne Lusk, Harvard School of Public Health Mayor Cohen accepted a bike from Farina’s, to be used by city workers Molly Schaeffer presented the Mayor with a helmet THANKS TO: Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Cabots, Clif Bar, Shaw’s, Newton Police, Visitors from Newton’s Sister City, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua Donors: Hammond Real Estate, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, Village Bank, Allegra Print & Imaging, Dutch Bicycle Co, International Bicycle Center, EMS/Newton, West Suburban YMCA, Farina’s Bicycle Center Sponsors: Green Decade/ Newton and Newton Conservators09_Rally__Ride.htmlhttp://www.newtv.org/ConversationswiththeCandidates.htmhttp://www.postwritersgroup.com/archives/peir070708.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2
ONGOING: commonwealth ave carriage road bicycle & pedestrian promenade proposal for bike lanes on washington st. GREEN LINE EXTENSION BIKE NEWTON SURVEY- SUMMARY (2008) http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dcjcs7qs_0cmt97zghNEWS_files/Washington%20St.pdfhttp://wiki.greenneedham.org/gnc/index.php/Transportation/Green_Line_ExtensionNEWS_files/BikeNewton%202008%20survey-summary.dochttp://wiki.greenneedham.org/gnc/index.php/Transportation/Green_Line_Extensionshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3

Newton War Memorial 5/18/2008

UPCOMING:


MARCH 21, 2-5 pm - GENERAL MEETING, Newton Cultural Center, 225 NEVADA ST.

Join us to learn about Newton’s application to be designated a BICYCLE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY, Enroll your child in a SMART CYCLING CLINIC (all ages - BYO Bike, Helmet). Videos, Displays, meet Mayor Warren and other city officials;, snacks; FREE. bikenewton@gmail.com   617- 527-1237


MARCH 10, 7:00 pm STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING,  Brigham House  20 HARTFORD ST. NEWTON HIGHLANDS

MARCH 28  11 AM -2 PM   BIKE NEWTON’s “NEWTON UNPLUGGED & CONNECTED” EVENT (all ages)

WAR MEMORIAL CIRCLE.   We’ll help you get your bike ready for spring