Solvi Sabol, from Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) provided an update on the Bucks for Bikes Program. Seventy-one people representing 46 businesses applied for the Bucks for Bikes grant program. Unfortunately, we were unable to fund all of the applicants; however, 24 people representing 21 different businesses in Placer County will receive a subsidy to help purchase a bicycle to use for commuting purposes. The businesses include: Adventist Health, Gallager Basset (2741 Douglas), State Farm Insurance, Hewlett Packard, All State Insurance (1025 Creekside Ridge Drive), Heald College, MUN CPAs (2901 Douglas Blvd), LPA Inc. (1548 Eureka), Save Mart, Roseville Police Dept., Kaiser, and Pasco.

All of these applicants committed to registering and logging all their cycling miles on the May is Bike Month website and all have attended a Smart Cycling Clinic.

Mike Dour, City of Roseville Bikeway Planner, provided a bikeway update on the following:

• The recently completed Woodcreek North Trail project, a short trail segment that closes a gap in the trail system along the South Branch of Pleasant Grove Creek, and will have future connections to Foothills Boulevard near Telefunken campus.
• The recently completed Fiddyment Ranch Phase 1 Trail, a ½-mile segment of trail in West Roseville and North Roseville that is part of the larger Pleasant Grove Creek trail system.
•  The upcoming Foothills Business Park Trail project, a ¼-mile segment of trail along Pleasant Grove Creek that is planned for construction in 2013 and will connect homes in north and west Roseville to the Foothills Boulevard business corridor.
• The upcoming Dry Creek Greenway Trail project, a 4.25-mile segment of trail along Dry, Cirby and Linda Creek that is planned for phased construction over the next 10-12 years. This trail will parallel busy Cirby Way and will provide options for cyclists in south Roseville who are trying to reach commercial businesses along Sunrise Avenue, Rocky Ridge Drive, Riverside Avenue, and Downtown Roseville.
• The Bicycle Friendly Business designation sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists. Mr. Dour encouraged all of Roseville’s bicycle friendly businesses to apply for the Bicycle Friendly Business designation online at the League website. For those businesses that receive the designation, the City of Roseville offers to host a breakfast for bicyclists at that business, and to provide a couple of giveaways.

  The California Green Building Code’s new bicycle parking requirements, which can be found on Page 26 of the GBC.  

  Sue Schooley, Alternative Transportation Analyst for the City of Roseville kicked off May is Bike Month. T-shirts and marketing materials (tip cards and fliers for the Transportation kiosk) were distributed to promote May is Bike Month to employees who bicycle (for recreation, errands or commuting). If you need additional T-shirts or other marketing materials for your work location, please contact Sue (774-5365, sschooley@roseville.ca.us) or Lisa (746-1285, llozano@roseville.ca.us) and we will make sure you receive the materials to promote MIBM to your tenants and employees.

  Free Brown bag lunchtime Smart Cycling Clinics are available for your tenants and employees at your work locations which are taught by licensed instructors and we provide everything (except the room and the participants).There are five Bicycling Clinics for your business to choose from.  You can offer one clinic or all five 

  • Smart Cycling – reasons for bike commuting, five layers of safety, crashes, rules of the road, planning routes, taking your bike on transit, parking, bike security, clothing and equipment
  • All Weather Cycling – stay dry when it’s wet, see and be seen in the dark.
  • Basic Bicycle Maintenance – fix a flat, adjust your brakes and chain, maintenance tips to keep your bike in good condition.
  • Nutrition – tips for fueling and hydration.
  • Urban Cycling Skills – after work clinic with on the road training.

  Presentations can be tailored to employees’ needs, and are not limited to just commuting and road riding. All sessions are taught by trained instructors certified by the League of American Bicyclists. If any ETC or employment site is interested in hosting a one hour Smart Cycling Clinic at their employment site (during the lunch hour), please contact Sue Schooley, City of Roseville, at sschooley@roseville.ca.us or phone (916) 774-5365 or see the flier below. Please see the flier below for more information.

  We will also provide reimbursements if you host an energizer station, breakfast, morning snacks or lunch event for your bicyclists.  Work sites can be reimbursed $50 up to 50 participants and $100 if you have more than 50 participants. Please see the attached information for additional details.

  On-site meetings:  If you are a new ETC or haven’t met with Sue Schooley regarding your TSM plan in the past couple of years, please contact Sue sschooley@roseville.ca.us or phone (916) 774-5365 or Lisa llozano@roseville.ca.us or phone (916) 746-1285 to schedule an on-site. Also contact Sue or Lisa if you need a new TSM handbook, the updated handbooks were distributed at the January 2012 meeting.