Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities
Jeff Mapes
Tuesday, April 14, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
 Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
Free!
From Oregonian senior political reporter Jeff Mapes, Pedaling Revolution (OSU Press) is essential reading for the approximately one million people who regularly ride bikes to work or on errands, for anyone engaged in transportation, urban planning, sustainability, and public health, and for drivers who don't understand why they're seeing so many cyclists. In a world of increasing traffic congestion, a grassroots movement is carving out a niche for bicycles on city streets. Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities explores the growing bike culture that is changing the look and feel of cities, suburbs, and small towns across North America.
From traffic-dodging bike messengers to tattooed teenagers on battered bikes, from riders in spandex to well-dressed executives, ordinary citizens are becoming transportation revolutionaries. Jeff Mapes traces the growth of bicycle advocacy and explores the environmental, safety, and health aspects of bicycling. He rides with bicycle advocates who are taming the streets of New York City, joins the street circus that is Critical Mass in San Francisco, and gets inspired by the everyday folk pedaling in Amsterdam, the nirvana of American bike activists. Chapters focused on big cities, college towns, and America's most successful bike city, Portland, show how cyclists, with the encouragement of local officials, are claiming a share of the valuable streetscape".
Following the reading, please join Jeff, Cascade Bicycle Club staff, and special guests for a lively discussion about the cycling renaissance and the advocacy efforts that are changing the face of communities across the country.
Getting Ready For Your Big Ride & How to Be a Better Hill Climber
Tuesday, March 10, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
Free!
Join Coach Craig Undem and coaches from Cycle University for a wonderful evening of informative and inspirational programming. This annual event is a must-attend for anyone looking at doing THAT big ride this year - everything from nutrition through proper training and techniques will be addressed. Also get the skinny on the new Cascade Training Series program that begins in March.
Seattle Department of Transportation, Cascade Bicycle Club, and International Sustainability Institute present:
Bicycling: A Sustainable Choice
Niels Tørsløv
Director, Traffic Department Technical and Environmental Administration
City of Copenhagen
Friday, Feb. 27, 2009
Noon - 1 p.m.
Seattle Central Library's Microsoft Auditorium
1000 Fourth Ave.
Seattle, WA 98104
With more than 36 percent of all commuters arriving on bikes, cycling has become a significant part of urban life in Copenhagen. The city has even more ambitious goals for service improvements to increase bicycling to 50 percent by 2015. From a public health and climate change perspective, Copenhagen is an inspiration for other cities around the world. Please join us for a brown bag lunch with city of Copenhagen Traffic Director Niels Tørsløv, who is visiting a number of North American cities to share his knowledge and experience.
2008 Beijing Paralympics - An Inside View of the Cycling Venues
 Tuesday, Feb. 10, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
Free!
Join Erik Moen, PT, CSCS, for an evening celebrating the historic 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. USA Cycling athletes won an impressive 14 medals in road and track bicycling. Go “backstage” with Erik to the opening ceremonies (The Birds Nest), the athlete village, training sessions, and competition venues (Laoshan Velodrome, Swim Cube and the Ming Tomb Reservoir).
Erik has practiced orthopedic and sports physical therapy for over 13 years in the Puget Sound and is nationally recognized as an expert in the treatment of the endurance athlete. Erik served as a Physical Therapist/Soignuer for the USA Cycling Team at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
The slogan of US Paralympics says it all: “Amazing Awaits!”
 Bikes and Bridges
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
$5 (Cascade members are 2 for 1!)
Mega-projects are just over the horizon and they will definitely affect how and where you ride. Join us at the January edition of the monthly presentation series for briefings by both the SR-520 Bridge and Viaduct project teams. They will address the bicycle and pedestrian aspects of each project, including the soon to be started South Viaduct segment.
If you ride to or from West Seattle or anywhere around the waterfront, South Lake Union, Queen Anne or around Montlake and the University, you won’t want to miss these presentations. This’ll also be a great opportunity for you to provide feedback on the numerous variants for each. For additional information please contact david.hiller@cascadebicycleclub.org
 An Evening with the Metal Cowboy: Joe Kurmaskie
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
$5 (Cascade members are 2 for 1!)
Cascade Bicycle Club is proud to present what's become a don't miss, annual evening of humor and humanity to kick off your holiday season.
Author and performer Joe Kurmaskie never reads from his books (yes, he CAN read, but we digress). Instead, the Metal Cowboy commands a stage with a multimedia performance that's by turns stand-up comedy, digital slideshow, rant, social commentary, audience interaction and Irish Bard-style storytelling… It's truly an evening you'll talk about long after he's been extradited by the proper authorities!
This year he'll bring another rowdy evening of slides and storytelling, humor and humanity, focused on adventures in Northern Italy, recaps and new stories from the family trip pulling a caravan of five family members cross the length of Canada and previews for an upcoming Africa adventure. Joe will take you on one helluva a travel adventure without having to leave your zipcode.
This evening he'll also add to and ask audience members to contribute to his popular "You might be a cyclist" routine. Bring your favorite "You might be a cyclist punch line to share. Prizes, raffles for swag, book signing and way, way more.
"A modern day Mark Twain on two wheels." - USA Today.
"David Sedaris trapped in the body of Lance Armstrong." - Boston Globe
 An Evening with Willie Weir
Colombia and Venezuela: Bicycling Beyond the Headlines
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
$5 (Cascade members are 2 for 1!)
Colombia has spent many years ranked as one of the most dangerous countries on the planet. Most Americans only exposure to Venezuela is from seeing president Hugo Chavez rant against American Imperialism.
Most folks would leave both countries off their travel list. Not Willie Weir. He has made a habit out of seeking out the less desirable travel destinations. He spent five months pedaling around India. He cycled in South Africa right after the election of Nelson Mandela. He pedaled through the Bosnia when tanks still out numbered cars. Cuba interested him solely because his government said he couldn't go. And the beginning of the war in Iraq didn't deter him from traveling across Turkey.
As Willie and his wife, Kat, prepared for this latest journey, all the advice from every source steered them to travel only the main roads ... especially in Colombia. This was depressing to say the least for cyclists who delight traveling off the beaten path.
It was all gearing up to be a depressing trip. Then an email popped into his inbox... and the adventure took a most interesting turn...
Willie has been delighting Cascade members with presentations about his travels for over 15 years. He is a columnist for Adventure Cyclist magazine and a bicycling commentator for public radio station KUOW. His presentations often "fill up", so get to REI early to reserve a seat.
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