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| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Don't let the weather get you down! It's about to get better! > OUR NEWEST MEMBERS Sarah Schindler "I just moved to Portland, I bike to work, and I'm looking to meet people. | John Brooking | Nov 5, 2009 |
| Bike volunteers needed this Saturday! - Dear Bicycle Commuters, A few of us from this group, along with a member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, are organizing the bicycle component of a large Wellness Fair that is being held this Saturday, Oct 31, at the Father Hayes Center at | John Brooking | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Beautiful sunrise this morning, and nice day in store! Get out and ride! I saw two deer on the private road by the Sable Oaks golf course yesterday. Tried to ride slow to get close to them, but they spooked long before I got there. | John Brooking | Oct 23, 2009 |
October Meetup details changed: Halloween Costume Ride! - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://www.meetup.com/Portland -Bike-Commuting/calendar/11468703/ When: October 30, 2009 6:00 PM
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John Brooking | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Happy Bike Commuting Newsletter! - I've been too busy to get out Friday emails the last two weeks, but there are important things to mention, so here's a mid-week one. On a weather note: I'm into my mittens already. But my rain gear is working great! | John Brooking | Oct 13, 2009 |
| Happy Green Streets Day from Portland Bike Commuting - Chilly one this morning, eh? I'm into two layers already, green T (for Green Streets Day ) over the bright yellow polyester jersey. On the plus side, I'm comfortable in my long pants and | John Brooking | Sep 25, 2009 |
| Bike Commuting Discussion Leader Needed @ Common Ground Fair - Member Fred Robie is looking for someone to lead a workshop on Bicycle Commuting at the Common Ground Fair this Saturday, September 26 . The person who was go | John Brooking | Sep 23, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Good afternoon! Quite a breeze today, and a chill in the air this morning, eh? I've had to start layering already, reluctantly. Hopefully we won't have to move our annual "How to Ride All Winter" meeting up to early October! | John Brooking | Sep 18, 2009 |
| Happy Belated Friday from Portland Bike Commuting - What a great week for bike commuting, eh?! Much to nice to spend indoors on Thursday evening writing a weekly "Friday" greeting! Actually, that's not the only reason. I'll just say September will be busy and don't be surprised to not get one of | John Brooking | Sep 5, 2009 |
| Hi from Carolyn Gillis and Invitation to Green Jobs Event at Falmouth Library - Preview not available | Carolyn Gillis | Sep 4, 2009 |
| Happy Green Streets from Portland Bike Commuting - TGIF again! And Green Streets Day ! Don't forget to wear green, stop in at some | John Brooking | Aug 27, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Welcome to another edition of Friday Bicycle Commuting! Hope everyone is enjoying summer, now that it has finally arrived. I enjoyed my week off from writing an email last Friday, pure laziness, nothing more, but you gotta do that once in a while! | John Brooking | Aug 21, 2009 |
| RE: [bike-132] bike rack desperately needed! - Preview not available | Carolyn Gillis | Aug 10, 2009 |
| RE: [bike-132] bike rack desperately needed! - .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } I actually have one i am trying to get rid of. u r welcome to it!!! | Carolyn Gillis | Aug 10, 2009 |
| bike rack desperately needed! - My dear friend is moving to Ohio tomorrow and finds herself without a rack for her bicycle. She has a Honda Civic (2006) and doesn't need anything elaborate or top-shelf, just something to transport her ol' Univega. Anyone have anything | alana | Aug 9, 2009 |
| Re: More on Locavore Tour - Preview not available | Steven Scharf | Aug 7, 2009 |
| More on Locavore Tour - I just spoke with the ticket person at 780-4213. Tickets bought over the phone today will be waiting for you at the "first" stop on each loop, which is Old Ocean House Farms, 114 Old Ocean House Road, for the Southern route, and Pietro Garden, | John Brooking | Aug 7, 2009 |
| Friday Message from Portland Bike Commuting - Welcome to another Friday. The weather sure fooled us (me, at least) last week, but the forecast really does look pretty beautiful for today. (Must be my new site wallpaper!) Get out and enjoy it! > POLL OF | John Brooking | Aug 7, 2009 |
| Happy Green Streets Day from Portland Bike Commuting! - Short message today - I'm going on vacation tomorrow. About time the weather started making up for all those rainy Friday, oh? And on Green Streets Day too! > POLL OF THE WEEK First, let's c | John Brooking | Jul 31, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Welcome to another soggy bike commuting day in Portland! Look on the bright side - no construction is going on today! > POLL OF THE WEEK Thought I'd go with an easier one today: | John Brooking | Jul 24, 2009 |
| 3 Feet Please - 3 Feet Please | Bron | Jul 20, 2009 |
| Two more bike-related meetings this week - Forgive the extra email, but I've just put two advocacy-related meetings on our calendar that I thought you might want to know about (if you just can't get enough of meetings ). | John Brooking | Jul 20, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Good morning! Weather report looks good today, although a little foggy at the moment. Short me | John Brooking | Jul 17, 2009 |
| Hey - Preview not available | Marcia | Jul 13, 2009 |
| Re: Belated TGIF from Portland Bike Commuting - Sorry to send you another email on this, but I need to let you know that I had the location wrong for the Long Creek Bike/Ped Bridge meeting Monday evening. It is NOT on Cottage Street. It is at the South Portland Community Center at | John Brooking | Jul 12, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Belated TGIF from Portland Bike Commuting - Hi John, I plan to be biking from a different direction. See you there! Elizabeth --- On Sat, 7/11/09, John Brooking <[address removed]& | Elizabeth Trice | Jul 12, 2009 |
| Belated TGIF from Portland Bike Commuting - > NEWS OF THE WEEK - NEWLY MINTED BATCH OF LCI's!! This message is coming a day late because I have been in Fryeburg most of the week becoming ... da dum... an LCI . What the heck, y | John Brooking | Jul 11, 2009 |
| Happy Independence Day from the Portland Bike Commuting Meetup! - Happy Independence Day Weekend! This week's "Friday" message is coming out a bit earlier to hopefully catch most of you | John Brooking | Jul 2, 2009 |
| Fw: Stolen bike alert - I may be violating group protocol here, but desperate times call for desperate measures. My wife' bike as stolen from our driveway in the West End of Portland | Mark | Jun 27, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - It would be great if we took John's suggestion and take this to the message board. Thanks Ken Thomas On 6/23/09 2:54 PM, "Erik West" wrote: > Hi all, > Just had to chime in here. > I think the idea of staying out of the | user 9314589 | Jun 26, 2009 |
| Please stop replying to the "Friday..." thread! - There are over 280 people in this group, and only a handful of them are involved in this email thread. Two people so far today have asked to opt out of the email list. I am not averse to strong opinions on the message board, but the email list is not the | John Brooking | Jun 23, 2009 |
| RE: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - There are two different goals going on here: 1: There is the real goal, which is to promote the smooth flow of traffic. 2: The second, | Mark | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - well yea, bikelanes are often poorly conceived and it is best to stay out of harm's way as much as possible but how does one make right-hand turns without being the right lane? crosswalk trackstands? 3 left turns? sidewalk cut-through? Intersection chi | Zack | Jun 23, 2009 |
| RE: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Ok, Ken's points are really good. I guess my take is more for the diehard bike lane users who are not going to get out of the bike lane no matter what. Like I said, I tend not to use them myself. But I've also come to realize that I am among the minori | Erik West | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - On Jun 23, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Erik West wrote: > Hi all, > Just had to chime in here. > I think the idea of staying out of the door zone is completely > logical. > But I also want to say that the > time/effort it tak | Kenneth O'Brien | Jun 23, 2009 |
| RE: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Hi all, Just had to chime in here. I think the idea of staying out of the door zone is completely logical. Bike lane placement is clearly flawed in that respect. I will usually not use them for that reason. But I also want to say that the time/effo | Erik West | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Ken, It is always good to hear your perspective, considering the eons you have been commuting in the area. You tend to provide a 'Liberal', far-to-the-left view of sharing the road (I was going to use the term, ' | Pete Phair | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Please use message board for extended conversations - Regarding all the emails this week, let's take further discussion of these topics onto the Message Board , so people are not further inundated with email between individuals. | John Brooking | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - On Jun 23, 2009, at 12:21 PM, Kenneth O'Brien wrote: > > All I'm saying is a bicyclist should never ride closer than an open > car door from any parked or stopped vehicle. I include any vehicle > stopped at the edge of | Kenneth O'Brien | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - On Jun 23, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Zack wrote: > Alls I is saying is: All I'm saying is a bicyclist should never ride closer than an open car door from any parked or stopped vehicle. I include any vehicle stopped at the | Kenneth O'Brien | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Preview not available | Zack | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Preview not available | Steven Scharf | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 09:41:42AM -0400, Katie wrote: > That area that heads towards the highway ramps is fine UNTIL it breaks up > into the ramps... And then you need to swing onto the Back Bay walkways. > Know what I mean? > > > On Tue, Jun 23, | Chris Miller | Jun 23, 2009 |
| RE: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Preview not available | Mark | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Preview not available | Katie | Jun 23, 2009 |
| RE: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - | Bron | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Preview not available | Zack | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - On Jun 22, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Zack wrote: > My general rule of thumb is that in slower traffic i tend more to > the left and in faster traffic more to the right. this tends to work > pretty well in terms of dooring as people are less likely to | Kenneth O'Brien | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - My general rule of thumb is that in slower traffic i tend more to the left and in faster traffic more to the right. this tends to work pretty well in terms of dooring as people are less likely to get out of their cars on roads with fast traffic (e.g., oft | Zack | Jun 22, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Preview not available | Don | Jun 20, 2009 |
| RE: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Same here --- On Fri, 6/19/09, Don Hawkins <[address removed]> wrote: | Mark | Jun 19, 2009 |
| RE: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - | Don Hawkins | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Veranda Street bridge - Preview not available | Steven Scharf | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Veranda Street bridge - Katie - a couple of things to check into: I have heard rumors that they will have a pedestrian/bicycle bridge temporarily installed on veranda while they | Mark | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Veranda Street bridge - Thanks so much for your help, y'all! I got really worried. On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Troy Moon < [address removed] > wrote: | Katie | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Veranda Street bridge - According to the City of Portland Engineering Division there will be a temporary bike/pedestrian bridge in place while the bridge is closed to motor vehicles. You should be able to maintain your commuting route. Troy >>> [address removed] 06 | Troy Moon | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Veranda Street bridge - I'm off of Gilsland Farm Road on Route 1, and I work in Downtown Portland. On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Mark < [address removed] > | Katie | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Veranda Street bridge - Katie - where is work, and where are you coming from? Mark --- On Fri, 6/19/09, Katie <[address removed]> wrote: | Mark | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Veranda Street bridge - I need help! The Veranda Street Bridge is closing next week, and I don't know the best way to bike into work now from Route 1.... On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 8:06 AM, John Brooking < | Katie | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Happy Rain Riding, again... <sigh> QUESTION OF THE WEEK: THE "DOOR ZONE" Instead of a poll this week, let's do a new feature - Question of the Week. (It won't really be every week, but it's a nice title.) | John Brooking | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] South Portland Police Community Forum - Hi John- Quick | molly casto | Jun 16, 2009 |
| South Portland Police Community Forum - Thanks to Patty for pointing this out: The South Portland Police Department invites all town citizens to participate in a public forum tomorrow night (Wednesday), at which the public can talk face to face with officers about crime trends and police servic | John Brooking | Jun 16, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Hi, all, No time for a big message today, but I did want to point out a new poll asking " What mechanical topics do you want to learn about? " This is in respo | John Brooking | Jun 12, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Let us all now raise a water bottle to the weather this week! Sarah Cushman, see what you can do about synching up these nice weather weeks with Green Streets Day, can you? | John Brooking | Jun 5, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - I too had a rough morning commute, Mark. Even with my front and back lights a'blazin', several cars pulled out in front of me and came to complete stops. Wet br | Meredith | May 29, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - not too bad for me. one tight squeeze by an oil truck on woodford, but nothing notably out of the originary. perhaps folks were a little rain weary this morning; i know i was... On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Mark | Derek Pelletier | May 29, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Just curious - for those of you who rode today, did you find the roads more inhospitable than usual? I rarely have issues during my commute, but th | Mark | May 29, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - did this go out to the group? oopz! sorry! On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Zack < [address removed] > wrote: | Zack | May 29, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Hi John, I don't think i can vote on the poll but i'd say 'm most likely to attend a mechanic workshop. other ideas: bike cultural events (bike art, movies) and pub crawls. thanks, Zack On Fri, May 29 | Zack | May 29, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - And thus May Green Streets Day in Portland, Maine, dawns bright and ... well, okay, gray and soggy. Again. But the spirits of the intrepid Portland Bike Commuters, who after all have braved worse weather than this, remain und | John Brooking | May 29, 2009 |
| What is valet bike parking? - Two people have asked, so here's how it works: It's basically the same concept as valet car parking. We have a secure roped off area in which to put bikes, with a table at the entrance. People bring their bikes to us, we give them a claim ticket, tape the | John Brooking | May 22, 2009 |
| Happy Friday from Portland Bike Commuting! - Here it is Friday again, but I'm a bit behind the 8-ball today. I did have an interesting little ride over lunch, if a bit sweaty for the time of year. But I'll take it over mid-forties and raining! WEEKLY POLL This week I'm suggesti | John Brooking | May 22, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Happy Bike to Work Day! - Got a little bit moist on my ride home yesterday BUT - despite cool weather, the rides this week have been FANTASTIC. Living north of where I work, | Mark | May 15, 2009 |
| Happy Bike to Work Day! - I hope you've had a nice Bike to Work/Commute Another Way Week! If you've yet to post on any of our seasonal Commuting Journal message threads, maybe now is the time | John Brooking | May 15, 2009 |
| Friday Update Update - Two new events were just added to our Portland Bicycle Commuting Meetup calendar from Gorham Bike & Ski, 693 Congress Street: Thu May 14 : Annual "Girls and Ge | John Brooking | May 8, 2009 |
| Friday Update - What a pleasant surprise to see blue sky and sun this morning, after the week we've had! There is a possibility of rain in the forecast again this afternoon, but it doesn't sound major. | John Brooking | May 8, 2009 |
| Bike Meetup Weekly News - Happy Weekend! I meant to send this out yesterday, Friday, but I was just too busy! So pretend you got it then. I'm trying something new. Instead of getting out a full newsletter every other month or so, which is a big job, I' | John Brooking | May 2, 2009 |
| RESPOND ASAP - Looking for people who bought/sold bikes at Swap last year - Dear Swap Committee, A Portland Press Herald reporter wants to interview people who bought and/or sold bikes at last year's Portland swap or who plan to shop at this year's swap. They should be "regular" folks- that is, not bike shop | John Brooking | Apr 13, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Introduction to Bicycle Commuting - Announcing a new Meetup for Portland Maine Bicycle Commuting! What: Introduction to Bicycle Commuting When: April 29, 2009 7:00 PM Suggested Donation: $2.00 per person Where: Click the link below to find out! | John Brooking | Apr 8, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] I saw you . . . - oops, sorry to send this to the group. -Zb On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Zack < [address removed] > wrote: | Zack | Apr 7, 2009 |
| I saw you . . . - Hi John, were you riding in from westbrook on brighton ave. this sunday around mid-day? were you wearing a yellow cycling jacket with something written on the back? if so, i think i saw you and recognized you from the picture. I was with two other head | Zack | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] re: single mom (& kids meet up) - Evergreen, Baxter Woods and Siano's all happen to be along a Portland City ride we devised for the 2006-2007 Maine Bike Rally held in Yarmou | Kenneth O'Brien | Mar 28, 2009 |
| re: single mom (& kids meet up) - Is there any single mamas and or papas out there that would be interested in meeting up at my local | user 7101663 | Mar 28, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Looking for two free bikes - Sorry for the post to the whole listserve. . . the message below was meant for Mr. Brooking and another party. JT James C. Tasse, Ph.D Project Director, Healthy Casco Bay A Healthy Maine Partnership Portland Public Health & Human Services | Jim Tasse | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Looking for two free bikes - Hi Emily (and John) Emily: I have not heard from your single mom about the bike I have for her 10 year old, and I just received John's request looking for a similar bike. I wonder if this is the same person. In any event--I have a very nic | Jim Tasse | Mar 27, 2009 |
| SINGLE MOM - | user 7616458 | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Looking for two free bikes - Now that you've got the word out I'm sure something will pop-up in the near future that is free or next to nothing and does not need extensive repairs (it just depends on what you conception of "near" is in this context). If nothing come | Zack | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Looking for two free bikes - Depending on what sort of bikes you are looking for, I have two Gary Fisher entry level bikes (I think one is a Wahoo and the other a Ma | Jon Courtney | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Looking for two free bikes - Hi John, I haven't any suitable bikes, but would be happy to donate whatever labor I can to a repair/refurbish project. I might even have some spare parts that could be used. Best, Greg | Greg Locsin | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Re: [bike-132] Looking for two free bikes - John Two things: I am game for the green streets lunch tomorrow, although it is liable to be moist. Do we know where it will be? | Mark | Mar 26, 2009 |
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Re: [bike-132] Looking for two free bikes - hi John, There are bikes on craigslist, have you seen this one" http://maine.craigslist.org/bik/1093098191.html thanks, Zack
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Zack | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Looking for two free bikes - Hi, all, Here's a personal request. We have a friend who is a single mom of a 10-year-old boy, and she wants to get into bike riding with him, but they can't afford to buy any bikes. They might not even be able to afford the Bike Swap. Does | John Brooking | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Planning Meeting clarification - I didn't notice that the previous email did not clarify exactly where the meeting was. It appears to be the *South Portland* Planning Committee, and according to the Yellow Pages, So. Portland City Hall is at 25 Cottage Road. I hope that's right. | John Brooking | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Support Trail Around Jetport at Planning Board Meeting Tonight - If you are interested in advocating for trails, you might be interested in this message I received from Richard Rottkov, I think of the South Portland Land Trust: Officials from the Jetport are expected to attend tonight's Planning | John Brooking | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Meetup Date Correction: Sunday March 29! - Yesterday's email about the Spring Planning Meeting and Flying Bike Event had the incorrect date. It will be next Sunday, March 29 , not 28 as the email said. Sorry for the confusion. Please | John Brooking | Mar 22, 2009 |
| Bicycle Commuting Meetup: Come Fly With Me! - Come fly with me! Celebrate the end of "indoor cycling season" (for some) by taking a ride on a flying bicycle! There is an unassuming little house in the suburbs of Gorham which hides inside a collection of vintage pinball and arcade | John Brooking | Mar 20, 2009 |
| Re: Bicycle Coalition survey - All, Apologies for the link not working. I'm guessing now the link is probably individualized for each invitation, and the survey is perhaps by email invitation only. I've got a message in to ask if this is the case, and how you all can fi | John Brooking | Mar 14, 2009 |
| link? - John, the survey link doesnt work Emma John Brooking wrote: > The Bicycle Coalition of Maine has been the > statewide voice of cyclists since 1992, working for better biking in our > great State of Maine. The Bicy | Emma Holder | Mar 14, 2009 |
| Bicycle Coalition of Maine Survey - The Bicycle Coalition of Maine has been the statewide voice of cyclists since 1992, working for better biking in our great State of Maine. The Bicycle Coalition was most recently responsible for impr | John Brooking | Mar 14, 2009 |
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P.S. Record your bike commuting - Meant to mention this: If you are biking, walking, car-pooling, or taking transit these days, please record it at http://www.mainebrook.com/GreenStreets . Thanks!
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John Brooking | Feb 9, 2009 |
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