Conference noted::bicycle

1345.0. "National Celebration of the Outdoors" by FSTVAX::HANAUER (Mike... Bicycle~to~Ice~Cream) Wed Oct 18 1989 18:45

Is YOUR Club Involved?


		Charles River Wheelmen To Participate In

		"NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE OUTDOORS"

		Environmental Awareness Program


Population and development increases have placed tremendous pressure
on our quality of life and environment in the last few years.  Water
and air pollution, open space needs, traffic congestion, and just
plain ugly surroundings are just a few of the resulting concerns. 

CRW will be joining the League of American Wheelmen and other 
prestigious organizations such as the Sierra Club, Environmental 
Defense Fund, the American Hiking Society, and the National 
Geographic Society in calling attention to our environmental crisis.

The "National Celebration of the Outdoors" will start on the 20th
anniversary of Earth Day, Sunday April 22, 1990 with a goal of 
involving over 100 million people!

CRW is hoping to play a major Boston area part with the help of many 
of our over 700 members -- to help publicize our concern, including 
the fact that the bicycle can play a part in alleviating some of the 
problem.  Specifically:

1.	We plan on playing a part in Earth Day 1990.

2.	We intend to make all of our (May) Bike month activities, 
including the Spring Century Celebration, part of the National 
Celebration of the Outdoors.

3.	We plan to provide a LOUD welcoming committee to the 
participants of "Pedal for Power" when it ends its bicycle trek from 
Los Angeles to Boston on June 27, 1990 (yes, that is a Wednesday).
(If you might like to participate in the ride itself, just give me 
a call).

4.	Other activities we haven't thought of yet.

We need to start planning all this right away.  If you might like to 
participate in some aspect of this monumental Environmental Action 
Program, do give me a call.  Earth needs our help, and we cyclists 
want to do our share.

						Mike Hanauer
						617/862-5927 till 11


Digits, you can order these from the League of Americal Wheelmen

	CRW ACQUIRES LEAGUE BIKE ACTIVIST HOW TO PAPERS

The CRW now has copies of a number of helpful brief and concise
papers which are most useful to (present and future) Bicycle
Activists. 

They are:

1.	How to: Repeal a Mandatory Sidepath Law

2.	How to: Get Bicycle Access to Bridges

3.	How to: Get Federal & Local Funds for Bicycle Projects

4.	How to: Promote Bicycling as a Pollution Solution

5.	[More are on the way]

If you want some of your own, just give me a call.

						Mike Hanauer
						617/862-5927 till 11

    re: Is your club involved?
    
    I don't know.  Let's ask the new Pres. of the GSW.
    
    Ed, is the GSW involved in the Nat'l Outdoors Celebration.
    Seems like we should be but this should not be taken as
    an invitation to volunteer me to find out :-)
    
    BTW - According to Pedal Talk (GSW Newsletter) Ed Fisher was nominated 
          but I haven't heard anything else about it, the guy is so
     	  modest about such things :-)
    

    YES, Jerry, at the recent election I was
    elected Pres for the coming year which begins at the Banquet.
    
    I have, as yet, heard no reference to the NOC from the GSW.  I will
    take that as an action item for my first board meeting.
    
    See, note that use of the term "action item", I have learned something
    from my career as a digit.
    
    ed