Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Meets 7:00 PM,
3rd Tuesday of each month, City Hall Committee Room.
The public is
always
invited!
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Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meets 7:00 PM,
3rd Tuesday of each month, City Hall Committee Room. |
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005Summers in Durham Summers in Durham are hot! We've hit 90 degrees already, and it's still June. It's so humid it sometimes feels like you're breathing more water than air.
Be sure to drink lots of fluids and stay cool while biking this summer. If you need a little help remembering what cooler weather feels like, here's a reminder.  Taken here in Durham, just six months ago. Thanks to Durham resident Wessel Kok for submitting this photo. If you have your own photo of something bicycling, walking, or hiking related that you want to share, submit it via email. Include your name and a caption, if any. Thursday, June 16, 2005Sustainable Energy Tour of Durham Traction, "a social network of left-leaning 20- and 30-somethings," has organized a group bike ride and tour of Durham homes using alternative energy sources.
from their website: Be part of the Sustainable Energy Bike Ride: a rolling celebration of Durham's sustainable energy all-stars! WHAT: FREE, FUN, LOW-KEY BICYCLE RIDE WHERE: Meet at Durham Cycle Center in the Whole Foods parking lot (Broad and Perry St.). WHEN: 3:00pm - 5:30pm, this Sunday (June 19th) Brought to you by Traction, the Sustainable Energy Bike Ride will explore three environmentally and architecturally innovative homes in central Durham. At each stop, a speaker will explain the innovations and how you can incorporate these smart and environment-friendly techniques to save energy and money. At the end of the ride, we'll have Q&A plus all are welcome to stay for food and socializing. RSVP or for more info: bikeride@gettraction.org The tour is free and open to the public -- but only the first 20 or so folks who want to meet good people, get some exercise, and check out the many innovative ways that Durhamites are saving energy, saving money, and loving our Mother. For the fine print, go to http://www.gettraction.org/bikeride.htm Wednesday, June 08, 2005Durham Pedestrian Planning Effort Begins! The City of Durham is currently working to develop an action plan for the City's future walking trails, sidewalks, and pedestrian-oriented programs. A good plan respects the community's needs and makes the best use of scarce resources. Through February 2006, the City will be working with a Stakeholder Group to recommend improvements to walking facilities and other components of the overall walking environment in Durham.
In addition to these planning efforts, the City will create computer mapping of every public sidewalk and hard surface trail in the city limits. This important effort includes taking pictures at selected intersections to ensure successful maintenance and accessibility for Durham's mobility-impaired citizens. The mapping and photography will require crews of surveyors using cameras and Geographic Positioning System equipment to perform field work throughout the City, in order to accurately map the location of sidewalks and trails on the ground. Look for these workers outside on sidewalks or trails near your home or business in the coming months. The more time that our surveyors spend answering questions the less time that they have to do their work, so citizens are encouraged to use one of the following means for gathering more project information. More Information: If you are interested in our planning process, please don't hesitate to help. We have made our plan open to the public in a number of ways: - Attend a public meeting in one of the five PAC districts; the first series of meetings will be in mid-July. Call 467-9081 for more information. - Visit the DurhamWalks! website at http://www.durhamwalks.org/ - Work with local schools to highlight special issues for students that walk to and around school campuses. - Use the dedicated project telephone line for comments and questions - just call 467-9081 and someone will return your call generally within one workday. - Contact Durham's Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for more info: Alison Carpenter, (919) 560-4366, Alison.Carpenter@durhamnc.gov |
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