2010 Accomplishments
Muscle Powered 2010 Accomplishments
- Bicycle Friendly Community kickoff meeting.
- Freeway Trail Planning (HWY 50 – South)
- Muscle Powered year-round walks
- Muscle Powered sponsored road rides
- West Carson cruiser rides
- Attended Northern Nevada / Tahoe Regional Bicycle Summit
- Kings Canyon / Ash Canyon Trail Meeting with Open Space and Parks and Rec.
- Started Constant Contact for better email updates
- Paypal membership option added to the MP website
- Bike Month including:
- Multi-Use Path Cleanup
- Bicycle Movie Night
- West Carson Cruiser Ride
- Corporate Challenge – Carson City cyclists completed 987 trips by bike and logged in 3,234 miles.
- Promoted and assisted Bicycle Shop Clinics and the Tour of Carson bike ride
- Social events including Party and Fund Raiser at the Firkin and Fox
- Muscle Powered’s Dan Allison was the Safe Routes to School Coordinator.
- Muscle Powered subcommittee met to initiate bill supporting rights of Vulnerable Roadways Users at Legislature
- Linear Bike Path ribbon cutting.
- Worked with Campin’ Town to build bicycle campsites.
- Worked with NDOT over dangerous cycling conditions on HWY 395 near Jack’s Valley Road during construction.
- Bicycle Valet at the 3rd Street Farmers Market
- Muscle Powered members assisted with construction of the Hobart Link Trail in the Tahoe back country
- Booth, public outreach at the Happy Kids / Healthy Kids Event
- Lobbied the city to provide better snow removal on sidewalks.
- Roop Street phase 2 construction complete. Muscle Powered successfully lobbied the RTC to include bike lanes in the final plans.
2009 Accomplishments
January
- Bike Month Meetings began
- Donna’s Year Round walks began
March
- Carson High School Environmental Fair
- Bicycle Rack Database
April
- Board Member hike in Ash Canyon – Meetings with Parks and Recreation to consider Muscle Powered trail adoption.
May
- Bike to Work Week and other Bike Month activities
- Bike to Work Week
- Ride with the Mayor
- Educational Classes
- Social Rides and Gatherings
- Corporate Challenge – Carson City Corporate Challengers completed 1,240 trips by bicycle or by walking. And there were 3,978.25 miles walked or ridden through the week.
- Movie Nights
- Party with New Belgium sponsorship, live music, fund raiser, bike and prize give-away raffle.
- Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Conference
- Assisted Martin Krieg with his hi-wheeler journey across NV
- Donna N. Inversin and Jean Bondiett had a booth at the Ooodles of Noodles Festival
June
- Mexican Ditch Trail bridge ribbon cutting ceremony
- Muscle Powered Bicycle Valet at the downtown farmer’s market June 27th until October 3rd
July
- Online Google version of the Carson City Bicycle Route Map
- Compiled list of drain grates that are hazardous
September
- Kickoff of Bicycle Friendly Community
- Muscle Powered on Facebook
- Bike rack database on google maps
- Carson City Freeway Ride
- Meeting with RTC regarding maintaining bike access to Clear Creek road.
October
- MP attended RTC meetings to show support for bike lanes on Roop Street
November
- Attended a meeting with BLM to discuss trailheads in the Pinenut Mountains
- MP met with Parks and rec and NDOT regarding multi-use trail extension on southern Carson Bypass Freeway
- MP met with the Carson City Convention and Visitor’s Bureau to discuss bicycle tourism and completing a off street/bike route loop around town. It was decided that MP would take the lead on this project. Attending: Candy Duncan (Convention and Visitors Beureau), Pete Livermore (Board of Supervisors) and Roger Moellendof and Vern Krahn (Parks and Recreation)
December
- NDOT public meeting at Fuji Park on adding a northbound lane to Hwy 395 from Jacks Valley Rd to Old Clear Creek Rd
Misc.
- Muscle Powered had a presence in the Nevada Appeal regularly throughout the year in the Friday Recreation section.
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