Way to Go - City of Campbell, CA

Even after all of the Bike to Work Day Events the City of Campbell decides to get city employees on their bikes.  Way to Go.

According to the article posted today:

There were about 13 participants this year, which is a bit down from last year's numbers but still a good turnout, said Councilman Dan Furtado, who has participated in the event the last several years.


Furtado only had to travel a mile or two from his home to Campbell City Hall, but he said just being out there sends a message about the importance of reducing emissions.

"It highlights the fact of both exercise and that we could and should consider alternative transportation," said Furtado, who pedaled around on his 1950s Schwinn cruiser.

Sunnyvale Interactive Bike Map

Here are some routes and notes in the Sunnyvale Area.  If you would like to help and contribute 

some current data just let me know.  Hope this is useful.

View Sunnyvale Bicycle Map in a larger map

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Posting Timeline

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Random Acts of Artfulness - Guerrila Artist Identified

Secret to the Mystery of found art.

Last week I posted on Facebook a piece of art I found while biking south on Lawrence Expressway right before Prospect Ave.  What

 looked like a fish, was perched upon an exposed manhole cover four feet off the ground.  It was made of various car and other metal and plastic parts.   

Well this morning Patty Fisher, a columnist with the San Jose Mercury News may have answered the mystery.  It appears a Guerrila artists who goes by the name of Harry P. Rymate (get it ...gorilla) has been creating these works of art and leaving them around the valley.   It seems as soon as he leaves them out someone will just pick them up and take them home, just what the artist intended.  Any way if you see any of Harry's work leave a comment or take a photo.

For the Taking - Patty Fisher's SJMN column

Join me. Take the Challenge. The Drive Less Challenge!

Join me taking the Challenge to drive less in June.

TransForm

 (formerly the Transportation and Land Use Coalition

- TALC)  has put together a great summer program to get Bay Area Residents to drive less.

How It Works

1. You sign up to take the Challenge! To participate, Transform asks that you commit to either: 1) getting 10 people to support you at $5 each, or 2) donating $65 to TransForm. Here are 5 great ways you will help TransForm improve walking, biking and transit.

2. You pick a mileage goal that's right for you and then keep track of your miles.  No matter what your goal is, big or small, if you drive a lot or not at all, it all adds up collectively. Already planned a road trip in June?  Because the Challenge is focused more on the driving we do on a daily basis. 

3. You set a fundraising goal and then ask friends and family to support you in reaching your goals (both dollars and miles).  They've got tips and templates to make it easy! Don't want to fundraise? Simply donate $65 to TransForm and start your Challenge.

4. You chronicle your adventures via your Challenge page. Check out how others (or even "moi") are sharing the highs and lows in reaching their goals with stories, pictures, and videos. 

5. You compete for great prizes.  Prize categories include: "most entertaining posting", "most extreme story of avoiding driving a car", "most inspirational posting", "most supporters", and more.

6. You track your mileage and then share your results with us at the end of June so we can add up how many miles Challengers cut out of their lives. 

7. You celebrate with other Challengers at one of several post-Challenge parties hosted by Sports Basement around the Bay Area.

So Join me in June.