OpusBeta.com http://www.opusbeta.com A Voice For Denver Cyclists Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:05:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Test post http://www.opusbeta.com/news/test-post/ http://www.opusbeta.com/news/test-post/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:05:44 +0000 Jessie http://www.opusbeta.com/news/test-post/ Test post

]]> http://www.opusbeta.com/news/test-post/feed/ 0 How not to lock a bike in New York City http://www.opusbeta.com/news/how-not-to-lock-a-bike-in-new-york-city/ http://www.opusbeta.com/news/how-not-to-lock-a-bike-in-new-york-city/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:05:58 +0000 Jessie http://www.bikedenver.org/?p=448 I shot these photos last Spring. I was walking home from work and saw a bike locked up with a shiny new chain and padlock. The thing was, it was kind of a wimpy looking lock. And the chain… well, I was pretty sure I could destroy it ...

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In January, I started working for the Transportation for America (T4A) campaign in Washington, DC. T4A is a coalition of groups working towards a new agenda for federal transportation funding.  In a nutshell, we are working together to shift the priority of our federal transportation investments from being primarily highway and car oriented to ...

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]]> http://www.opusbeta.com/news/re-thinking-transportation/feed/ 0 Action Alert–3′ passing law needs your support http://www.opusbeta.com/action-items/action-alert-3-passing-law-needs-your-support/ http://www.opusbeta.com/action-items/action-alert-3-passing-law-needs-your-support/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:38:37 +0000 loisbikelane http://www.bikedenver.org/?p=446 Please contact your senator about SB09-148, Brophy-Merrifield. This will put teeth into the law that requires motor vehicles to allow at least 3 feet when passing cyclists. It is essential that we make ourselves heard as similar bills have been shot down in the past by the trucking lobby. Follow this link to find your Senator’s contact info. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2009A/csl.nsf/directory?openframeset ...

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]]> http://www.opusbeta.com/action-items/action-alert-3-passing-law-needs-your-support/feed/ 1 HB #1094 to ban hand-held cell use while driving http://www.opusbeta.com/news/hb-1094-to-ban-hand-held-cell-use-while-driving/ http://www.opusbeta.com/news/hb-1094-to-ban-hand-held-cell-use-while-driving/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:26:27 +0000 loisbikelane http://www.bikedenver.org/?p=445 Attention BikeDenver members, subscribers and friends: The Colorado State House is considering House Bill #1094 which will prohibit the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. Hands-free devices will be allowed. This bill is sponsored by Rep. Claire Levy, Boulder. I encourage you to contact your state representatives. Several of the local bicycle advocacy groups are supporting this bill ...

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DENVER — Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 — Mayor John Hickenlooper and several community partners today announced plans for a citywide bike sharing program – Denver B-Cycle – that will make 500 bikes available to the public at 30 to ...

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]]> http://www.opusbeta.com/denver-news/citywide-bicycle-sharing-program-launched-today/feed/ 2 You’re invited to Denver B-cycle Launch Event! (Today!) http://www.opusbeta.com/action-items/you%e2%80%99re-invited-to-denver-b-cycle-launch-event-today/ http://www.opusbeta.com/action-items/you%e2%80%99re-invited-to-denver-b-cycle-launch-event-today/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:57:27 +0000 loisbikelane http://www.bikedenver.org/?p=440 BIKE DENVER CALL TO ACTION! The Bike Denver Board asks you to take time out of your schedule to attend an historic event Wednesday, January 14. Denver is poised to become the first U.S. city to introduce a large-scale permanent bike share program. Please come out, with your friends, family and co-workers, to support Mayor ...

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From Thunderhead Alliance’s President, Jeff Miller: In January Congress and the President will sign an economic recovery bill that will include hundreds of ...

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Thirty items were collected to be donated to Denver’s Road Home ...

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