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Regular meeting of Bicycle Committee

Let's meet this Wednesday at 7:30pm at 102 Ellery in the backyard.

The main topic of the meeting is to decide our campaign strategy. There are several not mutually exclusive possibilities, including:

- Endorsements, getting candidates to endorse our platform, VZ questionnaire, and/or supplementary questionnaire from us
- Meeting with every candidate who wants to do so
- Voter registration and turnout
- Canvassing for candidates or more generally

Please come with your ideas/thoughts, and join the discussion beforehand virtually too. The goal of the meeting is to (1) make decisions about what we're going to do, and (2) to divide up responsibilities for how to execute our strategy.

Our demonstration separated bicycle lane will be between Central Square and MIT. Come see it.

PARK(ing) Day is an annual international event where residents, artists, and activists come together to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into "PARK(ing)" spaces: temporary public places. This year 55 groups are transforming over 120 parking spots into something else for the day in our official City of Cambridge PARK(ing) Day celebration! Join us to ride along new separated bike lanes, hear about coworking spaces in Central Square, learn about wildlife in Cambridge, celebrate Vision Zero, and try out new technologies being developed in our community! Visit http://www.cambridgema.gov/parkingday to learn more.

The Vision Zero Advisory Committee was created to help guide our progress in the implementation of Vision Zero, and ensure our work reflects the values of our community. Members include Cambridge residents as well as representatives of local advocacy groups including Livable Streets, WalkBoston, Boston Cyclists’ Union, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, Cambridge Bicycle Safety, the City’s Bicycle Committee, Pedestrian Committee and Transit Advisory Committees, the Commission for Persons with Disabilities, local universities, and the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, as well as City staff.

Inman Square Neighbors Association meeting

Our next Inman Square Neighborhood Association meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, September 19 at 7 PM at S&S Restaurant. This month we have a “un-agenda” dinner meeting. After some quick updates on events and happenings in our area, we will open the floor. Bring your ideas, thoughts and requests of attendees, or simply share a bite to eat with your neighbors.

S&S is providing both space AND wait staff for us this evening, so we encourage all of you to come for dinner or (if you are an earlier eater) enjoy a dessert to support one of our longest standing neighborhood institutions. Regardless, we welcome all neighbors – Somerville or Cambridge, renters or owners, young or old, and young children in tow.

Discuss latest events, strategy, and planning

This will be a great opportunity to further learn about how our efforts align in the community, further emboldening our mission for safe cycling infrastructure and to discuss his platform's key objectives (http://www.tonerforcambridge.com).

Please RSVP to karl.f.alexander@gmail.com if you can make it! Will love to see you there.

Joan Lorentz Park, in front of the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway
Ride assembly begins at 9:30 AM
Ride departs promptly at 10:00 AM

Join the Cambridge Bicycle Committee for the most stylish bike ride in Cambridge! On this leisurely two-hour ride, we'll trace the bow-tie shaped boundaries of the city and celebrate cycling in Cambridge! We will assemble at and depart from the Cambridge Public Library Main Branch, and we'll be escorted by the Cambridge Police Department's Bike Patrol. Midway through the ride, there will be a brief break. The ride will end back at the Cambridge Public Library with a light lunch supplied by our sponsors. The ride will be cancelled in the case of heavy rain. There is no registration or charge for the tour - just show up and enjoy! Visit cambridgebikes.org to sign up to receive ride news and updates, and to view past rides.