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Sp kes Newsletter of Bike to the Sea Winner of the 2006 Freedom Foundation George Washington Medal Working for Bike Safety and Safe Places to Ride Promoting the development of The Northern Strand Community Trail A bicyc le and p edestrian trail th rough the communities of Everett - Malden - Revere – Saugus - Lynn www.biketothesea.com October 2012 Trail Progresses on Many Fronts Bike to the Sea’s 20 th Anniversary year has seen actual trail construction underway on many fronts. Many volunteers have helped support these efforts as well. Everett: Bike to the Sea held a ribbon cutting for the Everett section of the trail before Bike to the Sea Day on June 3 rd . Everett Councillors Mike McLaughlin, Anthony DiPierro and Cynthia Sarnie were joined by Malden Mayo r Gary Chr istenson and accepted an Honorary Captain Award from Bike to the Sea for the City’s leadership in getting the first section of trail open. Riders enjoyed a preview of the Malden stretch as far as Main Street. Riders feasted at the Dockside in Malden on pizza and a 20 th anniversary cake. The Gateway Communities grant program has funded a design for paving the path. Mayor DeMaria is seeking funds to pave this section; hopefully by next year. Everett ribbon cutting, Bike to the Sea Day 2012 Malden: Progress continues on the completion of the trail from Everett to Linden Square. Mayor Christenson has committed additional resources to enhance the trail surface and better separate the trail from vehicles. As of the date of this newsletter the last phases of work were being completed including nearly 1/2 mile B2C President: Jim Tozza Board members: Gus Fish, Janet Green, Clay Larsen, Steve Leibman, Jennifer McAllister, Ginny Mullen, Kathleen, O’Brien, Gail Palladino, Karyl Stoia, Pete Sutton, Sandra Tozza, Steve Winslow Sp kes edite d by Jennif er McAlli ster
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of guard rail that prevents motor vehicles
from parking and driving on the path. Aclean-up and trail building day is planned
for Saturday October 13th from 9 am to 1
pm. Meet at the future community garden
located near Bryant, Faulkner and RailroadAvenues in Malden.
The City is waiting on word from the US
EPA to complete work through ahazardous waste site near Maplewood
Street. Mayor Christenson worked with
Senator Clark to secure a bond
commitment that will allow the Maldensection to be paved in the future.
Saugus: The Town of Saugus and Bike tothe Sea have been working closely withIron Horse Preservation. The segment from
the Revere line to Central Street has been
completed at this time. Bike to the Sea
volunteers and the Saugus DPW haveworked to install fencing and large rocks to
limit motor vehicle access. Many
volunteers helped clean the trail andremove excess vegetation.
Saugus gate
Revere: Volunteers from Zoo NewEngland helped clean the North Revere
segment of the trail. The City of Revere,
Iron Horse Preservation and Bike to theSea are working out the final details of anagreement to allow this section to be built
in Summer 2013. This will also include a
short stretch in Malden to connect to
Linden Square.
Lynn: OH WELL..Just like the Red Sox –
may be next year…hang in there.
A big thanks to REI for supporting the
Northern Strand Community Trail byawarding Bike to Sea a $4000 recreationaltrails grant!!
SAVE THE DATE: November 2, 2012
Join us for our 20th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Meeting
Help Bike to the Sea celebrate a successful
20 years on Friday November 2nd. Join usfor light refreshments, music by Hillbilly
Holiday, a 20th anniversary video, games,
raffles and prizes, (oh ya – and a short
annual meeting)!
Raffles and Prizes- One $200 REI gift certificate- Three $50 REI gift certificates- Bike floor air pump- Crank brothers bike tool- Handle bar rear view mirror - Keurig Coffee Brewer
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Festivities will be held at the Dockside
Restaurant function room located at thecorner of Commercial and Medford Streets
in Malden. The fun begins at 6:30 PM
until…For fun, please send along the earliest
photo or video of yourself on a bicycle orsome other goofy bicycle photo to
Hillbilly Holiday:What if a group of indie rockers took a hard
right turn into traditional country music, not
worrying too much about the rules, except
for the one that says "anything goes"? Andwhat if they were fronted by a lead singer
whose only country credentials are that she
comes from a country (Taiwan) and doesn't
really like country music? And what if theystretched the definition of "country music"
to include...pretty much anything? And what
if they put on some fancy clothes and just
tried to show people a good time?
Bike to the Sea President Jim Tozza meets with Bikes Not Bombs
Jim Tozza met recently with the folks fromBikes Not Bombs (BNB), a local non- profit that uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change. Each year they reclaimthousand of bicycles. BNB creates localand global programs that provide skilldevelopment, jobs, and sustainable
transportation. Jim plans to attend the
Bike Not Bombs school to learn how to fix
and build bikes. Jim would like to take theskills he learns at BNB and teach highschool and middle school kids in theSaugus area how to repair bikes. Learnmore about Bikes Not Bombs atwww.bikesnotbombs.org.
Fall Colors Ride 2012: Northern Strand Trail Tour and Leaf Peepers DelightBy Steve Winslow
The annual Fall Colors Ride on Sunday
October 14th will be our first along newly
completed sections of the Northern Strandin Malden and Saugus. Arrive at 9:30 am
at the trail kiosk located across from 195Canal Street in Malden. We anticipate a
ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Maldensection of the trail. The ride will head
north at approximately 10 am. Riders will
enjoy an 18-mile loop that includes theMalden and Saugus sections of the
Northern Strand, a quick stop by the
Saugus Iron Works, a pedal through the
Breakheart Reservation and Pine Banks
Park, finishing up along the Malden RiverRoute back to Canal Street. Cookies and
hot chocolate will be served at the finish.
The Northern Strand Trail primarily
consists of a crushed asphalt surface that is
best suited for bikes with wider tires suchas hybrid, mountain, touring or cruiser
bicycles (tires ~32 mm in width or
greater). The ride includes a busy stretch of
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Main Street in Saugus so riders must be
age 13 or older. Teenage riders must beaccompanied by a parent or a guardian. All
riders must wear helmets to participate.
Dress in layers in case of cool weather.
Heavy rain date of Sunday October 21st.
Contact Steve Winslow at 781-397-6893or [email protected] for more
info.
Melrose Cycles: Ride Planned for October 20th
Learn how easy it is to take your bike on the T
The Melrose Energy Commission, Mass inMotion, Bike to the Sea and the City of Malden are sponsoring a special event to
promote cycling on Saturday October 20
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at 11am, meet on Essex Street at MelroseCity Hall. The event includes a ride to theOak Grove T station to tour the new bikestorage facility. There will also bedemonstration of MBTA bike racks on buses. In addition, MBTA staff will beavailable to answer questions.
The following special events will be heldat Melrose City Hall:
• Free Bike helmets,• Bike repair demos• Children’s activities• Meet other cycling enthusiasts• Refreshments.
For more info, contact Ellen Katz [email protected] or 781-662-2616.
20th Annual Bike to the Sea Day 2012
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Upcoming Events
Saturday October 13, 2012: Malden Clean-up and Trail Building Day, Bryant, Faulkner andRailroad Avenues in Malden, 9am – 1pm
Sunday October 14, 2012: Fall Colors Ride, Trail Kiosk on Canal Street, 9:30am
Saturday October 20, 2012: Melrose Cycles Bike Ride to Oak Grove, Melrose City Hall,11:00am
Friday November 2, 2012: B2C 20th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Meeting,Dockside Restaurant, Corner of Medford and Commercial Street, 6:30pm
Networking Notes
Mass Bike www.massbike.org North shore Cyclists www.nscyc.org Winthrop Greenway www.friendsofbelleislemarsh.org/greenway Friends of the Community Paths www.pathfriends.org Malden Rotary Club www.maldenrotary.org Mystic River Watershed Association www.mysticriver.org Friends of the Everett WaterfrontSaugus River Watershed Council www.saugusriver.org Friends of the Middlesex Fells www.fells.org Friends of the Lynn Woods www.flw.org Saugus Action Volunteers for the Environment www.saugus.org/SAVE/ Friends of Breakheart Reservation www.saugus.org/FOBR/ Rails to Trails http://www.railtrails.org/ Livable Streets http://www.livablestreets.info JRA Cycles, Medford: http://www.jracycles.com/ Landry’s Cycles, Boston: http://www.landrys.com North Shore Cycle, Lynn: http://nscycles.com/index.cfm Paramount Cycle, Somerville: http://www.paramountbicycle.com/home.html Ace Wheelworks, Somerville: http://www.wheelworks.com/
Park Street Cycle, Somerville: http://www.parksales.com/ Broadway Bicycle School, Cambridge: http://broadwaybicycleschool.com/ City Cycle Incorporated, Stoneham (781) 438-0358
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