Deb invited me to the Outride Expo in Morgan Hill at the headquarters for Specialized bicycles. An all-day event plus a 2.5-hour drive each way. Thanks Deb for driving. We talked all the way – both directions!

We had an information table in the auditorium.

Also part of the day: meeting some of the middle school PE teachers who are the latest recipients to receive a grant for Ride 4 Focus – a turnkey middle school cycling program active in over 400 sites across the US and Canada. Schools receive a fleet of bikes, helmets, curriculum and teacher training to integrate cycling into the middle school.

Our monthly class was Saturday from 9-11 at Miller Park. Kathy and Barbara prepping the rental bikes.

A very successful class.

Kathy giving some individualized information on fixing a flat tire.

Saturday morning in Elk Grove. I forgot my phone. No pictures.

A team of 3 staff members from the City of Elk Grove handled registration, Ken from SABA was the mechanic. Barbara, Kathy, Charlie, and Wes manned the skills stations while I worked in an area to the side helping kids learn how to ride.

It was hot. After running alongside kids on bikes for two hours helping with their balance, I asked myself, “Are you too old for this?”

in Rancho Cordova at Dave Roberts Park.

This was a SABA outreach opportunity. Pamela manned the table. Barbara and I were there to lead a social ride. One of our bicycling friends came with us a volunteered to help with the ride.

Problem: the City of Rancho Cordova didn’t advertise that there would be a social ride, so no one showed up. We completed our task anyway and went for a 5-mile ride with a stop for ice cream halfway through. (Yikes, helmet hair.)

Road Safety Audit along Laguna Blvd in Elk Grove.

Everyone noted their observations much like last time. A 2-mile walk in about 2 hours.

We met at Sunriver Park in Rancho Cordova in the early evening.

SABA’s new Executive Director, Becky Garrow, was the tour leader. There were riders from 50 Corridor TMA, SABA, and American River Bike Patrol.

Just a 10-mile ride on the American River Bike Trail. Becky shared lots of information about the surrounding area, bridges, and the American River. Quite interesting.

RSA = Road Safety Audit for the SacRT Safe Routes to Transit grant. This bus just happened to be nearby, it was not a part of our audit.

City of Folsom traffic engineers, representatives from Civic Thread, DKS Consulting, and SABA (me) walked along streets with high injury or fatalities statistics and noted hazards or obstructions to safely walking or biking to access public transit.

E Bidwell St: five lanes wide, fast-moving traffic, no bike lanes, up to 1 1/2 miles between pedestrian crossings means improvement needed.

Debrief at the end.

On Friday evening I rode sweep for BarbaraL on a ride featuring the Velo Lancer program at Cordova High School which is sponsored by the American River Bike Patrol.

Lots of Patrollers on this ride, just one veteran Velo Lancer, and Charlie!

This local advocacy group meets monthly. I was invited for a brief discussion about the Active Transportation Commission annual report.