Haunted “Hey” Ride

Second year in a row Urban Adventours is putting on this fun event.

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2nd Annual Haunted “Hey” Ride
Keeping the good feelings rolling with this years edition of the Hey Ride ending at Redbones – October 30th

The cycling industry, bike organizations and the public are all welcome on our fall social ride to Redbones!

Last year’s ride was such a success we’re once again bringing folks together for good conversation, BBQ and a haunted good ride. Expect a moderate pace so bring your; road, cx, commuter bike; anything with slicks should be fine.

We are leaving from our bike shop at 109 Atlantic Ave at 4pm on Sunday, October 30th and going for a ride to a few of our favorite haunts. Expect the ride to last two hours ending at Redbones for BBQ/Beer and some laughs. Join us and your friends on Facebook for more info.

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MassBike Spins: DotBike And MAPC MetroFuture Ride

September 17th – MassBike Spin Series & MetroFuture Neponset Greenway Bike Ride 10:30 AM

Join us with MassBike & DOT Bike of Dorchester for the first ever MetroFuture Walks & Talks Bike Ride!  The bike ride will span about 12 miles along the coast, with some on road travel, including a visit to Victory Park and is suitable for adult riders of all abilities.  Prior to the bike ride, learn about the work that the Metropolitan Area Planning Council does regarding bicycle planning, including more about the new Hubway Bike Share.  Hear more about MassBike and about specific DOT Bike advocacy projects such as their work with the Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN) to push for closing the gap in the Dorchester Coast Trail. Bring your own bike and meet us at JFK Station on the Red Line to learn about biking in Boston and to enjoy a pleasant coastal bike ride.  If you don’t have a bike and are looking into a rental, email Amanda Cleveland at [email protected].

Click here for a map of the route that we will take.

The number of participants is limited.  RSVP here.

P.S. If you can help out as sweep or just an experienced rider for this ride let us know at [email protected]

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Boston By Bike At Night

Got the final details on this annual (and awesome) ride. If you have never done this I highly suggest it, very cool ride, and one every Boston cyclist should do at least once.

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Note to HAM radio operators, please let me know if you are planning to
come this year.

I’ve been somewhat remiss at getting out the official information off of
the flyer, but here it is:

Boston By Bike…At Night
Midnight ’til dawn
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Twenty-third Annual Tour of Architectural and Historic Sites
Meet at *11:15pm* in front of Trinity Church in Copley Square
Bring a bicycle with a light and wear something reflective; helmet recommended.
Commemorative T-shirts available.
Bring something for pot luck breakfast Sunday in Christopher Columbus Park.
–> Please bring a spare inner tube that fits your tires.
Sponsored by the Back Bay Midnight Pedalers
For information call 617-522-0259

Additionally, I’m informed by a reliable source that long time sponsor
of the Midnight ride, Ferris Wheels Bike Shop is renting bikes for for
the ride. They say:

>> Need a bike? Not sure your bike is in good condition for the ride? Rent a
>> bike at Ferris Wheels Bike Shop, 66 South St., Jamaica Plain. $40 for 24
>> hours and Ferris Wheels will lend you the required headlight at no charge.
>> Call or stop by the shop on Sat., Aug. 20 before 4 p.m. Call 617-524-BIKE for
>> details (ferriswheelsbikeshop.com).

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Boston By Bike, At Night Save The Date

I got this in the email, from a reliable source.

Save the Date. I’m told this year’s midnight ride will be the weekend of August 20/21

Its a great ride, you should check it out, more details when I get them.

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Arlington Climate Change Ride

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Vision 2020’s Sustainable Arlington and A Better Future Project invite the public to a series of climate events from July 16 to 24. A full list of activities can be seen at www.SustainableArlington.org. This event is cosponsored by Mystic River Watershed Association.

On Monday, July 18, five future leaders in the climate change field will arrive in town via bicycle. These are the young men and women of New England Climate Summer, a leadership program training 31 college students this summer in climate science, community organizing, messaging and media, as well as bike maintenance and safety. Teams of students from Climate Summer will visit 42 communities in five New England states, moving around solely with the power of their own legs.

The team coming to Arlington will meet with local leaders and engage our community in thinking about climate change solutions. The students record their efforts throughout the summer on video and blogs.

Sponsored by the Better Future Project, Climate Summer works to help the public envision and build a better future free from the burning of fossil fuels. Carrie Watkins, a student at Brandeis University and the team leader, wanted to do something this summer about the injustice of climate change.

“Climate Change is very much about people. We are extremely reliant on the stability of the natural world,” Watkins says.

While in Arlington the team will be hosted by the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, at which they will perform a community service project and speak to the congregation at Sunday services on July 24, 10 a.m. All are welcome to attend, according to First Parish Green Sanctuary Committee member David Landskov.

Other activities planned for the week will connect Arlington’s open spaces directly with the effects of climate change. There will be bicycle ride from the Arlington Reservoir, home of a new habitat garden, to Spy Pond Park, the site of a future rain garden.

Find out how gardens and urban open spaces help mitigate some of the environmental threats posed by the warming climate. Meet at the Arlington Reservoir parking lot, the farthest point from the beach entrance, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19.

After a short presentation by the David White of the Reservoir Committee, we will bike down the Minuteman Bikeway to the Spy Pond Park rain garden site, for lemonade and cookies.

In a collaborative effort with the Arlington Tree Committee, volunteers will help identify where, on our town’s public green spaces, trees can be planted.

Tree Committee Chair Sally Naish said, “Every year individual residents make a request to the town to have a tree planted near their home. While the Tree Committee plans to fill these requests, we also hope to address those areas of the town that have the least tree canopy.

“Trees moderate climate by intercepting the sun’s radiant energy and the flow of wind and rain. Air quality is improved by leaves filtering dust and particulates and absorbing carbon dioxide and pollutants, such as ozone, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide, and releasing oxygen.”

Anyone interested in being a part of a small team of volunteers who will spend two hours looking for viable planting sites in East Arlington, please contact Patti Muldoon at [email protected]. Training provided.

The Climate Change Exchange of Ideas takes place Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at the First Parish UU Church, 630 Mass Ave. All are welcome to this free public event.

Sustainable Arlington Cochair Gail McCormick sees this evening’s event as an essential opportunity for the Town leadership and residents to begin a new dialogue. Town Meeting adopted a plan in 2007 to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases as a community, but there are more and more reasons to revisit the Arlington Sustainability Action Plan.

According to McCormick, the public “may not be aware that climate change has already begun to affect Arlington. Heavier rains leading to increased flooding, especially in East Arlington, and the earliest recorded occurrence of toxic blue-green algae in Spy Pond are two possible examples.”

Sustainable Arlington invites the community to this open meeting to hear more about how the effects of climate change will affect the New England region and Arlington specifically. Refreshments will be served.

For information about Arlington Climate Change Week and Sustainable Arlington, visit www.sustainablearlington.org or contact co-chairs Gail McCormick and Charlotte Milan at [email protected].

For more information about A Better Future Project, contact Vanessa Rule, Director of Community Outreach, Better Future Project [email protected], or 617-838-4063.

Events already held:

On Sunday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. is a service-learning opportunity with Arlington Home Energy Efficiency Team, or A-HEET.

Volunteers will descend on a local home and air seal it within a few hours, saving homeowners energy and money for years to come.

“Every house presents new and interesting challenges,” says A-HEET founder Jeremy Marin, and there are always new volunteers who turn out. Some have never used a caulk gun, some are in the building trades, but everyone leaves with a sense of accomplishment in a good, fun day’s work.”

Contact Marin to sign up at [email protected].

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