Comments on: The Bogota Ciclovia

By: April’s Bike Fest highlights bikey events | Tucson Velo

April’s Bike Fest highlights bikey events | Tucson Velo — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:54:31 +0000

[...] The event gained more traction when TucsonBikeLawyer.com blogger, Erik Ryberg, went to Bogota and experienced ciclovia for himself. [...]

By: Tucson Bike Lawyer » Blog Archive » Cyclovia Tucson: it’s really happening!

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:41:07 +0000

[...] of my readers know how excited I am about this. I even visited Bogota, Colombia last year to participate in and learn about their Ciclovia, which to this day is the largest and [...]

By: Red Star

Red Star — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:46:17 +0000

“# P.S. Says:
November 11th, 2009 at 7:58 pm

I guess the closest thing to a Ciclovia we have is the path around Reid Park. Sad.”

Not so fast, there, P.S.

“Sad” may mean “disappointing,” but that in turn may mean opportunity and optimism. Are we not optimists when we get on our bikes?

Why not think of Reid Park as a hub and figure out safe cost-effective ways to connect it to other bikeways (connecting to Aviation being the cheap, easy, and obvious starting point). The population density and socioeconomic stuff makes it a no-brainer to work out from that to rational and safe east-west to UA and downtown…

Build more hubs and connect them.

Your transportation planner Red Star sees opportunity and work to do, not sadness.

By: P.S.

P.S. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:58:25 +0000

I guess the closest thing to a Ciclovia we have is the path around Reid Park. Sad.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:57:15 +0000

Very cool! I’m there unless a meeting I’m supposed to attend that hasn’t been scheduled yet gets in the way.

BTW, the lights you’re handing out aren’t imported from China, are they?

By: Jennifer Donofrio

Jennifer Donofrio — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:24:52 +0000

Hi All,

If you are interested in volunteering at the Light the Night event please send me an email at Jennifer.Donofrio@tucsonaz.gov. We would like volunteers to arrive around 4:30 p.m. to be ready to install lights by 5 p.m.

Thank you,

Jen

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:09:43 +0000

Got an email for Ms. Donofrio?

Thanks!

By: Michael McKisson

Michael McKisson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:01:22 +0000

@localmusicfan Touché!

Speaking of lights, I just got this: http://www.geomangear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_41&products_id=138&zenid=gegiu7pj37bm7gdlg3u4jjbnv5

It is amazingly bright for 80$ It is much brighter than my buddy’s $200 Dinotte light and last twice as long.

By: Ignacio

Ignacio — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:08:04 +0000

Hey Scott and Erik,
In an attempt to reduce the number of ninjas the Jennifer with the city just sent me this. Just hope it can make the front page like the stop sign sting from a while back.

I wanted to invite you all to assist in the ‘Light the Night’ Bright Light Distribution Campaign. The City of Tucson Department of Transportation (TDOT), BAC Education and Outreach subcommittee, and Ward 6 will be installing bike lights and educating bicyclists about the laws that require bikes to have lights at night and provide information on safe riding during both daylight and nighttime hours.

We need more volunteers for this event. I will need help before the event getting the lights ready. The lights have a little piece of paper inside of them on top of the battery. The paper needs to be removed on the 227 lights. Also, more volunteers are needed to install lights. If you are interested in volunteering to install the lights, please wear reflective materials.

Bicycle lights will be installed on November 19, 2009, from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. (or until all the lights are installed) at 3rd Street and Treat Avenue in the southeast corner.

Bicycles will be equipped with a safety set of front and rear lights by teams of volunteers. Lights will only be installed on bicycles without lights; lights will not be given to individuals.

Please let me know if you can help out. It is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Jennifer Donofrio

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:03:19 +0000

Even though I like how the little headlight made a pun of my “light up a ninja” program idea, I suppose that it would be at least a little inimical to the goal of getting people to use lights. Still a fun thought though – maybe I could just leave them hanging on the handlebars while the bike is locked up on campus.