Campbell McCool discussed plans for a bike path to Taylor His number is 662-832-2770 Membership cards: Discounts at 2 Stick and the 2 LBSs Touring: -------- October 3rd and 4th - Jack and Back near Nashville most people camp - hotel rooms are limited Beer bust at the Moon Tower (err party Saturday @ Jack Daniel's Distillery) Possibly plan a trip for March to the Long Leaf Trace near Hattiesburg The trail is 82 miles round trip Off Road: --------- approved lumber purchase for trail map signs and to rebuild a couple of the bridges that have washed out. Trail expansion at Clear Creek - CoE approved 2.5 to 3 miles near the boat landing for a beginner loop Clear Creek Challenge - 20th of September Land use for Taylor Trails (Whirlpool) - informal agreement with the University 100 acres near FNC Park. Potential MTB trail opportunities BMX stuff is scheduled to start at FNC Park in the spring. Double Decker Spring Ride: -------------------------- Volunteers for new ride director Volunteers for people to ask for sponsorship - Lauren, Matt, Karen, Tom, Chris, Finch, Karen Kate, Brad, Vivian Create a packet of events to present to possible sponsors Careful not to over-beg from the same sponsors Charities: Friends of Pete, 9 Lives, Bike-walk MS possibility of a kids ride for 2010, possibility of getting 5013C money (McCool suggestion) Website: -------- approved funds ($20) for disk space from Google needed for image storage. Jaydub won 2nd in a writing contest. Racing: ------- Chris Mogridge is writing a bi-montly column in Oxford Town about cycling and fitness. He is also holding a monthly workshop at Active Oxford addressing commuting and recreational riding. First one was Tuesday Jan. 20th at 6:00PM Doing another team jersey order. Get sizes and number to Chris. Need a new sponsor for next year's team 4th of July Race in Oxford - 2 day event - day 1 time trial possibly at Delay - day 2 crit around Ole Miss Campus - kid's race and citizen's race - goal is to attract 300 riders Race team who filled their obligations and submitted their results get their racing licenses paid for this year. LOU Pathways: ------------- Phase 2 - 15 miles of new lanes - out Old Sardis Road to FNC Park - to Taylor City limits - South Lamar Bike lanes likely to end at intersections and turning into a lane sharing situtation Possibility of a climbing lane on South Lamar Possibility of a Skills trail an bike repair workshop at Stone Park There is a number on the back of our membership cards to call about having the bike lanes swept. $150,000 has been allocated for lighting of the rail bed path MDOT study is ongoing for the Old Taylor Road Bridge solution Other news: ----------- Karen is the executive director of Bike Walk Mississippi (www.bikewalkmississippi.org) She executively directs you to buy your Share the Road tag. They have them at the tag getting place. Bill 389 (3 ft law) is in the House of Representatives. More at http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2009/pdf/history/HB/HB0389.xml $20 tax credit for bicycle commuters. NYT article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/us/10bike.html Attendees: ---------- Campbell McCool Karen Christoff Tom Lombardo Kate Kellum Lauren Klimetz Chuck Inman Rich Raspett Matt Taylor Alber Speratti Jon McLeod Michael Worthy Michael Weldy Brad Cannon Karen Mogridge William Henderson Peter Womer Mike Mossing Chris Mogridge John Cope Jason Martin