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Bike Night 2003
(By Doug Mink, unless otherwise noted)
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Deep snow provided a natural bike rack. |
Larry Slotnick and TIm Baldwin ran the show. |
MassBike President John Tener welcomed the crowd. |
The crowd raptly listening |
Racer Nicole Freedman of Team Basis gave the keynote address, asking for cooperation between all types of cyclists. |
State Representative Timothy Toomey, Jr. welcomed MassBike to his district and announced, as co-chair of the Joint Public Safety Committee, that MassBike's Bicyclists Bill of Rights and Responsibilities has been favorably reported out of his committee. |
Colin Durrant represented Senator Jarret Barrios, co-chair of the Joint Public Safety Committee. |
MassHighway Commissioner John Cogliano noted that bikes will be included in all road designs and that $60 million in mixed use path construction is underway. |
The Influence Pedaler Award |
Mira Brown accepting http://www.bikesnotbombs.org">Bikes Not Bombs Influence Pedaler award for their educational and advocacy programs. |
The Cambridge Police Department Bicycle Patrol received the other Influence Pedaler Award for their work in improving the safety of cyclists and enforcing bike laws. |
Nora Kelly won the grand prize, a fixed gear bike. |
Sometimes racers have to rest: Nicole Freedman on a Neobicycle electric bike (photo by Robert Fine) |