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| Name/Description | Type | Size | Uploaded By | Uploaded On |
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| Job description and advertisement for Education Director position at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine | Adobe Acrobat file | 25K | John Brooking | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Job description and advertisement for Office Manager position at the Bicycle Coalition of Maine | Adobe Acrobat file | 15K | John Brooking | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Feedback from the League of American Bicyclists on Portland's application for "Bicycle Friendly Community" status, for which Portland was awarded Honorable Mention. | Adobe Acrobat file | 157K | John Brooking | Nov 21, 2009 |
| Community Bike Cart Design "Flatsy" Fabrication Manual | Adobe Acrobat file | 1.6M | Scott | Nov 5, 2009 |
| Informal study of right-turn volume at Forest Outbound and Walton. | Adobe Acrobat file | 7K | John Brooking | Oct 9, 2009 |
| Letter of opinion to John Brooking from John Schubert regarding proposed bike lane design and Forest and Walton. | Adobe Acrobat file | 80K | John Brooking | Oct 9, 2009 |
| "AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities", published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). This is a set of guidelines followed by many transportation planners in the United States. | Adobe Acrobat file | 2.4M | John Brooking | Sep 3, 2009 |
| Early draft of an education & encouragement component to the PACTS regional bicycle plan, from BCM Executive Director Allison Vogt and Southern Maine Safe Routes to School coordinator Sarah Cushman. | Adobe Acrobat file | 53K | John Brooking | Jul 30, 2009 |
| In comments to the authors of the Libbytown proposal, I cautioned against use of a bike box, especially without certain safeguards in place. This document I put together from material by bike safety expert John Allen explains why. | Adobe Acrobat file | 340K | John Brooking | Jul 29, 2009 |
| A DRAFT proposal for a couple of priority bike/ped routes in the Libbytown area, specifically between the Portland Transportation Center and Deering Oaks Park. Target audience is pedestrians, inexperienced cyclists, and biking/walking tourists. | Adobe Acrobat file | 4.4M | John Brooking | Jul 29, 2009 |
| For the truly wonkish, here is a draft statewide list of federally-funded DOT projects under consideration for 2010-2013. A public hearing to discuss these will be held on Monday July 20 at 5 PM (see calendar). | Adobe Acrobat file | 220K | John Brooking | Jul 15, 2009 |
| A draft plan for Building South Portland's Long Creek Bike/Ped Bridge | Adobe Acrobat file | 1.2M | John Brooking | Jul 11, 2009 |
| Illustrated guide to modifying your email settings for this list. Do the things circled in red. Your screens will look slightly different because I am an organizer, but it should be close enough to follow. | Adobe Acrobat file | 2.9M | John Brooking | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Poster of the "Blessing of the Bicycles" on May 17 at St. Luke's Cathedral. Feel free to print and post. | an image | 2.5M | John Brooking | May 4, 2009 |
| A Powerpoint presentation summarizing bicycle commuting for the beginner, including equipment, logistics, and traffic safety. [Updated April 2009] | PowerPoint presentation | 319K | John Brooking | Apr 29, 2009 |
| A good summary of problems faced by proposals to license bicycles or bicyclists, and why most cities don't bother. Produced in 2005 by the City of Toronto, but full of general reasons that probably apply anywhere. | Adobe Acrobat file | 64K | John Brooking | Apr 27, 2009 |
| A small summary of cyclist rights in Maine, applicable for presentation to law enforcement, and containing handy telephone numbers and accident instructions. Thanks to Mike Popovic! [UPDATE: Now has 3 images per page, to conserve paper.] | Adobe Acrobat file | 713K | John Brooking | Apr 27, 2009 |
| PDF of a PowerPoint presentation I created for a bike/motorist safety presentation that I and Dow Hawkins made to NE Regional Office Max drivers on 3/30/09. Top half of each page is the slide, bottom half is talking points for the presenter. | Adobe Acrobat file | 1,001K | John Brooking | Apr 17, 2009 |
| A recent message from John Forester on an email discussion list which I thought was a good summary of his thoughts about the Far To the Right (FTR) law versus the Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV) law. | a text file | 6K | John Brooking | Apr 15, 2009 |
| Color poster for BCM's 2009 Great Bike Swap, taking place 4/26 at USM. PLEASE PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE!! | Adobe Acrobat file | 44K | John Brooking | Apr 5, 2009 |
| A small card describing Portland's bike rack program, with contact information. Print and hand out to businesses you think need it. | Adobe Acrobat file | 168K | John Brooking | Nov 7, 2008 |
| Bike Shop @ Kennedy Park, September Report | Adobe Acrobat file | 221K | John Brooking | Oct 1, 2008 |
| A nicely illustrated and expanded guide to John Forester's "Five Principles of Traffic Cycling", from MassBike.org. This may be printed double-sided on 8.5 x 11" paper and folded to make a tri-fold brochure that can be handed out. | Adobe Acrobat file | 241K | John Brooking | Sep 14, 2008 |
| Bike Shop @ Kennedy Park, August Report | Adobe Acrobat file | 216K | John Brooking | Sep 12, 2008 |
| Large illustration of MUTCD "Wrong Way - Ride With Traffic" sign. | Adobe Acrobat file | 268K | John Brooking | Jul 16, 2008 |
| Help spread the word about CarShare! Download this Car Share Meetings flier, post it around town and share it with friends! | Adobe Acrobat file | 80K | John Brooking | May 27, 2008 |
| A full-page flyer with tear-off tabs advertising the group. Feel free to print and distribute it far and wide! | Adobe Acrobat file | 1.4M | John Brooking | May 23, 2008 |
| A quarter-page size summary of major bicycle-related laws in Maine. | Adobe Acrobat file | 132K | John Brooking | May 6, 2008 |
| This is a quarter-page postcard advertising the May Beginner Seminar on Traffic Safety on 5/15. Feel free to print out and leave around places to advertise this event! | Adobe Acrobat file | 306K | John Brooking | May 5, 2008 |
| Business cards to hand out to people you meet, or leave on bikes you see! This version has my name on it as Organizer. Feel free to make your own through the Promote link. Updated 4/25/08. | Adobe Acrobat file | 240K | John Brooking | Apr 25, 2008 |
| A poster you can print out and put up in public place to advertise the bike parade on Sunday, 4/27, at 1 PM. | Adobe Acrobat file | 58K | John Brooking | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Adobe Acrobat file | 291K | John Brooking | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| This is a quarter-page card advertising the April Beginner Seminar on 4/23. Feel free to print out and leave around places to advertise this event! | Adobe Acrobat file | 316K | John Brooking | Apr 14, 2008 |
| Draft concept plan for the future of Recreation, Parks & Open Space in the City of Westbrook. The final plan will incorporate feedback heard from the public, the Recreation, Parks and Open Space Committee and City staff. | Adobe Acrobat file | 4.5M | John Brooking | Apr 11, 2008 |
| A full-page flyer with tear-off tabs advertising the group. Feel free to print and distribute it far and wide! | Adobe Acrobat file | 1.4M | John Brooking | Apr 11, 2008 |
| A version of the other Gas Saving Sign in Windows MS Word 2003 format, so that if you can use this format, you can change "I am" to your name, such as "John is". | Word file | 24K | John Brooking | Mar 12, 2008 |
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A sign that says "Today I am saving" with a number, that looks like a gas station price sign, with additional digits you can cut out and pin on each day as gas prices change. Latest prices are at http://www.aaafue... |
Adobe Acrobat file | 12K | John Brooking | Mar 12, 2008 |
| Describes the high level goal and activities of the Active Transportation Project being embarked on by Portland Trails, to secure $50 million in funding for "Active Transportation" projects in greater Portland. | Adobe Acrobat file | 21K | John Brooking | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Agenda for the Second Annual Regional Bus Transit Summit, Tuesday, November 27, 8:30 AM - Noon, Portland Ocean Terminal, 40 Commercial Street | Adobe Acrobat file | 66K | John Brooking | Nov 21, 2007 |
| Information for potential Green Streets business partners. | Adobe Acrobat file | 81K | John Brooking | Oct 25, 2007 |
| A Green Streets promotional flyer suitable for printing and posting everywhere! | Adobe Acrobat file | 297K | John Brooking | Oct 25, 2007 |
| Amtrak memo "OSU 07-15" to employees on 5/4/07 amending its bike policy to clarify that folding bikes are allowed on ALL trains as carry-on luggage. | Adobe Acrobat file | 91K | John Brooking | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Announcement from Sarah Cushman about new Green Streets initiative in Portland | HTML file | 32K | John Brooking | Sep 26, 2007 |
| Adobe Acrobat file | 314K | John Brooking | Sep 11, 2007 | |
| Adobe Acrobat file | 240K | John Brooking | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| This is the list of bike repair classes offered at Center Street Cycles in Brunswick during the summer of 2007 | Word file | 28K | Erik West | Jun 14, 2007 |
| The latest email update from the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, filled with news and info on upcoming bike events around the state. | rich text file | 10K | John Brooking | Jun 1, 2007 |
| A copy of the email alert sent by the Bicycle Coalition to its members on May 9 2007 regarding pending bicycling legislation. | rich text file | 4K | John Brooking | May 10, 2007 |
| Flyer for ElecroVelo Demonstration and Competition at Beech Ridge Speedway on May 13 | Adobe Acrobat file | 456K | John Brooking | Apr 28, 2007 |
| Forms to use during bike valet parking, to evaluate the condition of a bike and let the owner know if anything needs addressing. | Adobe Acrobat file | 149K | John Brooking | Apr 25, 2007 |
| A page of index-size cards that you can hand to people advertising our Beginners Night event on May 16. Please print, cut, and distribute! Color on card stock is ideal, but even B&W on plain paper is fine too. | Adobe Acrobat file | 310K | John Brooking | Apr 25, 2007 |
| A Press Release that can be used to if you want to contact a media outlet about Beginner's Night. | a text file | 0K | John Brooking | Apr 25, 2007 |
| A flyer with tear-off tabs advertising our Beginners Night event on May 16. Please print and distribute! Feel free to print in B&W if you don't have access to a color printer. | Adobe Acrobat file | 1.4M | John Brooking | Apr 25, 2007 |
| The final report of the Outer Congress Street Traffic Study, from July 2006. | Adobe Acrobat file | 485K | John Brooking | Feb 4, 2007 |
| A draft of a letter from the Portland Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee to the Portland Department of Public Works containing recommendations for bike infrastructure considerations. WE ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING CYCLIST INPUT ON THIS! (Message Board) | Adobe Acrobat file | 56K | John Brooking | Jan 4, 2007 |
| Adobe Acrobat file | 1.4M | John Brooking | May 30, 2006 | |
| Adobe Acrobat file | 317K | John Brooking | May 7, 2006 | |
| My proposal to have the city of Portland post signs to alert cyclists that it is proper to ride with traffic, not against it. | Adobe Acrobat file | 93K | John Brooking | Apr 10, 2006 |
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