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Tidbits from Yellow Bike
From the Austin Yellow Bike Project:
Austin cyclists made an excellent showing at last month’s City Council hearing on the 2009 Bicycle Master Plan Update. Some excellent speeches were made, council-members were serenaded (select public hearing item 61 and scroll to about 9:33 PM), but unfortunately there was no vote. The Update’s next hearing is scheduled for this Thursday, June 11, no earlier than 6:00 PM. If you’ve got something to say - even if you don’t - go there and speak, sit, or stand. Council’s likely to vote this time, so be ready to celebrate. If you can’t make the meeting, swing by City Hall and sign up in favor of the Update at one of the computer kiosks in the Lobby. The item number is 75 PH. If you’re attending the meeting, but not speaking, the computer lets you donate 3 minutes of time to someone who is. Do that. For more on the plan, click here.
Mamma Jamma Ride
The first ever annual Texas Mamma Jamma Ride aims to raise $400,000 for 10 local agencies, including the Sustainable Food Center, that are out to change the odds for thousands of Central Texans in the fight against breast cancer. According to the recent policy paper published by The World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research, the 8 million lives lost annually to cancer could be reduced by about one quarter to one third by dietary changes including reduction in overweight and obesity together with physical activity. To learn more and register for the ride, click here.
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