No experience is necessary. Organizers will provide volunteers with the particulars of officiating and conducting the racing event in a safe manner which is a primary goal for race officials.

Contact Contact Bill Diel at 345-1885 (gneiss @ gci.net)

Race Information: http://fireweed400.com/

-CRS

Hello STSP Special User Emphasis Area Team Members:

This is a reminder that the next Strategic Traffic Safety Plan – Special Users Emphasis Area teleconference is tomorrow, Wednesday, at 2:00 PM Alaska time.  The toll-free phone number and access code is below.  Attached is a tentative agenda.

Bob L

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This note is going to those who have expressed interest in the Special Users Emphasis Area and those we believe who might be interested but have not responded to earlier inquiries.  The Special Users EA includes those interested in traffic safety for:

• Bicyclists
• Pedestrians, and
• Motorcyclists

In the next few months, elements of the Strategic Traffic Safety Plan (formerly Strategic Highway Safety Plan or SHSP), such as strategies, action steps, and performance measures will be developed and incorporated into the update.  Our Emphasis Area team will meet periodically (via teleconference) over the summer to work out these elements.  Our effort will culminate in Team Meetings #2, August 16-18 in Anchorage, an in-person session where we’ll hammer out the final details of the Special Users Emphasis Area update. 

To improve the productivity of each teleconference and reduce the impact on your time, we plan to split the meetings by modes: Motorcycles, and Bicycle/Pedestrian.  The Special Users EA Team meetings are scheduled as follows:

Kickoff and Existing Strategies review (All):                     Wednesday, June 15       2:00 p.m.

New Strategies review (Bicycle/Pedestrian):                   Thursday, June 30            11:00 a.m.

New Strategies review (Motorcycle):                               Wednesday, June 29       Noon

Performance Measures review (Bicycle/Pedestrian):     Thursday, July 14             11:00 a.m.

Performance Measures review (Motorcycle):                 Wednesday, July 13         Noon

Preparation for Team Meeting #2 (All):                          Wednesday, August 10   2:00 p.m.

Please put these dates and times in your calendar.  The meetings are teleconferences and limited to two hours to limit the impact on your schedules. 

Use the following dial-in information to join the meetings at the scheduled times.  We’ll provide agenda and supporting information to you in advance.

Telephone:     888.858.6182

Access code:    1323077

And remember to SAVE THE DATE – August 16-18^th – for Team Meeting #2 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel inAnchorage.  Please plan on attending.  We need your input into this important safety plan.

There are other Emphasis Area Teams, too, including:

Driver Behavior (includes Impaired Driving and Young Drivers)

Roadways (formerly Highway – those interested in the design and operation of roadways to improve traffic safety)

Remote Public Roads (denotes public roads not on the contiguous highway system) Name of EA to be further discussed with team.

If you need more information about emphasis areas and meeting planning, visit at the website:http://shsp.alaska.gov or http://stsp.alaska.gov or email: dot.stsp@alaska.gov   

We look forward to working with you in the next few months to improve traffic safety for all Alaskans.

Best regards,

Bob Laurie                         (907) 465-6989                 Bob.Laurie@alaska.gov

Dan McCrummen             (907) 465-6956                 Dan.Mccrummen@alaska.gov

Craig Breshears                (907) 230-9205                 ak-craig@clearwire.net

STSP “Special Users” Co-Chairs

Supporting American Hiking's 19th National Trails Day (June 4, 2011)

Seward Ranger District's Trail Crew and Arctic Bicycle Club, Mountain Bike Division team up on Saturday, June 4 clearing trees from Russian Lakes Trail.  Contact Stephen Hmurciak at 288-7713.  This will be posted to the National website this week. 

Arctic Bike Club Ride & Event Information Information: http://www.arcticbikeclub.org/single-event.php?event=120

USFS Kids Event for NTD is always on the first Wednesday in June.  Here's the posting from the National Forest Service Website

Legal Name found on your I.D. Include first, middle and last
Last four-digits of your SSN
Driver license number and the state it was issued in (if under 16 list age)

In order to facilitate access when we race on the military Base (JBER) we must provide the military with a list of Club Members and their information noted above who plan to race on base.  This is important to continue our privilege of holding Arctic Bicycle Club races on base.

Municipality of Anchorage Website Bike to Work Day Website:

http://www.muni.org/departments/health/planning/pages/biketoworkday.aspx

BACK WITH THE FEATURES YOU'VE COME TO KNOW:

team registration

• drawing for tee-shirts among registered teams
• Bike to Work Festival (May 6th)
• our generous community sponsors 
• on-line survey
• trail count on Bike to Work Day morning

The League of American Bicyclists named Friday 'Bike to Work Day 2011' and many Anchorage events will take place that day. But more than half the cyclists in 2010 also rode another weekday, so ride to suit your schedule!

7th annual Bike to Work Day registration:

To register for Bike to Work,  please e-mail information about your team.  Information in a spreadsheet or table format is appreciated - linked spreadsheet below lists required information: 

 LINK TO SAMPLE REGISTRATION 

1. Team name: this may be your business name but teams often have fun with this (ex. Seymour Cyclists from the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau). 
2. Company or organization: names of registered teams and their companies will be listed on this page. If independent, you can leave this blank.
3. Name, phone and e-mail contacts for 'team captain' and 'co-captain'. For simplicity we communicate only with the captain(s) about events, shirt awards, and such.

4. Rider names: use a line for each, including captain and co-captain if they will participate in riding.

5. Date: we will note the date when registrations are submitted. Additional team members can be added at any time by e-mail. Size preferences are accommodated by registration date.

6. Shirt size preferred by each rider (S / M / L / XL / XXL) .

Submit registration to:  BiketoWork@muni.org

Chain Reaction Cycles donated a Trek 7.1 RX bike for a drawing among riders registered in Anchorage Bike to Work Day. 

Bill of CRC calls it "the perfect bike for someone wishing to commute to work". If that doesn't describe your current ride, get registered!

   Join Bike to Work Day On Facebook

2011 Registered Teams:

Bearded Seal Sport and Social Club / Pioneer Natural Resources

Three Parameters Plus

Acumen Record Riders / Acumen Information Services

Hanson Heroes / Hanson Alaska LLC

There are only 75 racers singed up so far! This is ABC's largest event of the season and this years goal is to sign up 120 racers. 
This is a great kick off race for the season and perfect practice for the Bike for Women and the Gold Nugget Triathlon.

Help us start the 2011 season off with a strong race.
Recruit, recruit, recruit your friends and family members to sign up! 

REGISTER ONLINE NOW 
Remember, Registration is only $18 online and $25 on day of race. Online registration will close at 8pm Friday.  

Registration and check in on the day of race will start at 9:30 AM and end at 10:30 AM.
Please come early and do not plan to sign up after 10:30.
All racers must check in by 10:30 (even if you signed up online).
Registration will close promptly at 10:30 so we can post start lists, and prepare for 11am race start.

Want to win a $50 Gift Certificate to Chain Reaction Cycles?  Come to our pre-season bib Pick-up TONIGHT!
As an added incentive to come get your bib early we are throwing out a chance to win a $50 gift certificate if you come in tonight.
You can register for the Moose Run Time Trial, pick-up your bib, and be entered to win!
Pre-Season Bib Pick Up
April 21: 5-7 pm
Chain Reaction Cycles