Bicycling for Louisville

Our new friends (Bill, Mette and baby Wynne) that just moved from Manhattan have found a permanent home off Frankfort Avenue. Help move them by bike on Saturday, February 4! 

Never participated in a bike move? It's a TON of fun! See pictures from last year's move here.

Get a workout, hang with cool people and help reduce fossil fuel usage!

Thanks to all Bicycing for Louisville members who braved the rain last night and made the public hearing into a tidal wave of support! Yay Road Diets!

A few of the supporters for the Brownsboro Road Diet mug for the camera. Photo courtesy Kirk Kandle / Pedalaround.

Some businesses are attempting to organize against the Brownsboro Road Diet. This is bad for bicycling because we need road diets to be widespread -  they calm traffic on Louisville's hectic arterials. Furthermore, when this project is successful, future road diets will likely be teamed with bike lanes. Get yourself to the meeting this Wednesday!

You Can Help

What is the Brownsboro Road Diet?

How stoked are we that Louisville is hosting the UCI Cyclocross Elite Championships in 2013? It's the first time these championships have been held outside of Europe, and they picked the 'Ville to host! 

Bicycle Swap Meet!

Cyclists of all generations and riders of all terrain have the chance buy and sell bikes plus bicycle parts. Wayside Wheels will be accepting cash donations and bike related donations for Wayside Christian Mission clients for the holidays.

Stop by the Wayside Christian Mission Shelter downtown at Jefferson and Jackson if you're interested in learning more about Wayside Wheels, the Mission's own bike shop.

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We are working hard to make bicycling safer, more fun, and more accessible for you! Please consider becoming a member today to support our good work. We can't do it without you!

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Update²: the public comment period has now ended. -Dave Morse

Update: the public comment period has been extended by a few weeks. We're not sure until when. -Dave Morse

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is asking the public to comment on a plan to change Grinstead Drive from Bardstown Road to Cherokee Parkway (next to Cherokee Golf Course) to reduce the lanes from two lanes each way to one lane each way, adding a turning lane and parking for cars.

KYTC proposed a road diet that did NOT include bikeways, so we are asking you to send an email by October 27 making sure they know they need to INCLUDE a safe provision for people on bikes. Share your thoughts on the plan; you MUST contact Jason Richardson at KYTC by email, phone or letter by October 27th.

Jason Richardson
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
8310 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40242
jasonR.richardson@ky.gov
(502) 210-5400

From our friend Beth:

"I'm looking for couples to pose on, or around their bicycles (fixies, tall, tandem, mountain, cruiser, penny-farthing, sociable, etc.) and kiss. Sexual orientation does not matter either."

If you are interested, call Beth at 502-938-9047 or e-mail her at betherfly[at]gmail[dot]com. Ooh la la!