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Join Trailnet at the St. Louis Aces Go Green Night on July 2
The St. Louis Aces are professional tennis players on the pro tour. Every July, they bring their top ranked play to Forest Park at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center. Join Trailnet at Go Green Night on Thursday July 2 to see the Aces take on the Boston Lobsters with tennis star, Jan-Michael Gambill. Gates open at 5:30 PM and the match starts at 7:15 PM. Trailnet will host a half-time center-court exhibition with cycling fun and games!
Learn more about the St. Louis Aces 
Trailnet will receive a $5 donation for every ticket sold online at metrotix using promotional code TRAILNET! (Adults $25; kids $15; don't forget to enter promotional code "TRAILNET") Ticket buyers who use the TRAILNET code will also receive a voucher at the match for a complimentary tennis clinic!
Buy tickets now at metrotix
Go Green yourself and ride your bike to Forest Park OR take MetroLink to Forest Park DeBaliviere station - with your bike on board - and ride the rest of the way to the Dwight Davis Tennis Center!
Summer Wildflower Walk on Monday, July 6
Registration: 10:00 AM; group led hike starts at 10:00 AM and finished by 1:00 PM
Start: St. Stanislaus Conservation Area, Hazelwood, MO 63042
Route: 3 miles
Features: St. Stanislaus is in the Missouri River Bottoms in Hazelwood. Enjoy a short but rugged hike to the top of Charbonier Bluff. See how nature has reclaimed this land, which was settled in the early 1800’s. Spy wildflowers as we venture through the wooded habitat.
Pre-registration: Call the Missouri Department of Conservation at 314/877-6014 beginning June 24 to register for this group-led interpretive walk.
Fees: FREE
In partnership with: The Confluence Partnership and the Missouri Department of Conservation
Directions: From Highway 370 take the Earth City Expressway, exit #9, northeast. This turns into Aubuchon Rd. Follow about 4 miles to the conservation area.
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Learn more about our 2009 Walking Events brought to you in partnership with Go! St. Louis
We Need Your Help!
Our great Bicycle Fun Club Ride volunteers assist before each ride by helping staff set up the tables, tents and refreshments, selling tickets, handing out maps, and answering general questions. Volunteers ride free at the close of registration AND receive a free ride voucher for a regularly priced Bicycle Fun Club ride of their choice! We need help on a number of our upcoming rides. If you would like to help out at one of our rides, please call Amy at 314/416-9930 x 114 or email Amy Schmidt.
We also need help signing up volunteers for the Urban Assault Ride - a funky bike scavenger hunt where teams hit checkpoints all over the city - completing crazy obstacles at each stop. A party follows the ride with beer, music and prizes. Help Trailnet sign-up 15 volunteers by July 16 and Trailnet will receive a donation from the Urban Assault Ride!
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Good News on the Transportation Bill
On June 24, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee released its draft of the transportation bill, called the Surface Transportation Authorization Act. Although the overall bill is expected to ultimately include $450-500 billion over six years, no funding levels are included for any program at this point. The bill is instead meant to outline the new structure for surface transportation programs and policy changes. The bill was approved unanimously by the House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. The next step will be for the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to work with the Ways and Means Committee in July to determine the financing for the bill. Once that has been worked out, the bill can continue forward through the legislative process.
The bill strengthens Safe Routes to School Programs by improving project delivery and reducing overhead, strengthening data collection and implementation.
Learn more on the Safe Routes to School National Partnership webpage
The bill language does not, however, expand the Safe Routes to School program to include high schools and safe routes to bus stops, as recommended by the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. These provisions are included in the Senate Safe Routes to School bill, S. 1156, so the expanded eligibility is still a possibility when action on the transportation bill moves to the Senate.
Your help is needed! Please contact your Senators to encourage them to cosponsor the bill.
Trailnet is Now Accepting Nominations for the 2009 Active Living Awards
Trailnet's Active Living Awards celebrate the Individuals, Communities and Organizations who are engaged in unique and sustainable efforts to incorporate physical activity in everyday living. Trailnet is now accepting nominations for this prestigious distinction in three categories: Individuals, Communities and Organizations who are engaged in unique and sustainable efforts to incorporate physical activity in everyday living. Completed forms should by emailed, faxed or postmarked by Friday, July 17.
Download nomination form (word document)
Recipients will be announced in August, and awards will be presented at the 2009 Active Living Awards Party on Thursday, September 17, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Alberici Corporation’s Platinum LEED Certified Headquarters building. Carol Weisman, CEO of Board Builders, and Julian Hess, Principal of Nantucket Development are the organizing chairs. In addition, this year Trailnet will for the first time present The Tom Yarbrough Award, in memory of the founder of Trailnet’s Bicycle Fun Club.
Apply Now for Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Planning Services
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
Trailnet’s Request for Applications for Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Planning Services has been extended. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt beginning June 22 and accepted until all positions are filled through July 15, 2009.
The choices we make are limited by the choices we have and transportation choices are no exception. When people don't feel safe walking or biking on the streets, or are afraid to let their children walk to school, transportation choices are limited to higher cost options like driving a car. In America today, half of all trips are within a 20-minute bike ride distance, and a quarter of all trips are within a 20-minute walking distance… and the overwhelming majority of these trips are taken by automobile.
Communities can be planned and renovated to allow safe walking and biking; making the healthy choice the easy choice. Trailnet is partnering with communities throughout the region to create master plans that will improve existing walkways and bikeways or create new ones, connecting people to schools, parks, transit, shopping, and other local and regional destinations.
Trailnet is now soliciting applications from communities interested in developing bicycle and pedestrian master plans. Trailnet has secured federal transportation enhancement funding, administered by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the East West Gateway Council of Governments, to partner with five communities in the creation of these plans.
- June 4 and 8, 2009 - Information session at Trailnet office
- June 22 - Begin review of submitted applications
- July 15, 2009 at 4 pm - Deadline for applications
- Download updated application (pdf, 2.5 MB)
- For more information, contact Kevin Neill, Trailnet Bike Walk Planner, at 314/436-1324 x118 or kevinneill@trailnet.org
Puffin Pedal on Friday, July 10
Registration: 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Brought to you by: THF Realty
Start: Saint Louis Zoo, North Entrance
1 Government Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110
Route: 5 miles
Features: Discover Forest Park’s diverse ecosystems and native landscapes while pedaling the paths outside the Saint Louis Zoo. After the ride, explore what’s new at the Zoo; you can even see some real puffins at Penguin & Puffin Coast! The Zoo is open until 7 PM and families can enjoy Jungle Boogie, the Zoo’s Friday Night Concert Series, from 5 to 7 PM. Complete the route on your own; SAG support ends at 5:30 PM.
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Fees: FREE
In Partnership with: The Saint Louis Zoo, REI and St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
Directions: Free parking in the Zoo’s North Lot near The Living World.
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Volunteers ride free at the close of registration AND receive a free ride voucher for a regularly priced BFC ride of their choice!" Call 314/416-9930 x 114 or e-mail us
Big Bottle Ride on Sunday, July 12
Registration: 7:30 – 9:00 AM
Start: VFW Post 5691
1234 Vandalia St., Collinsville, IL 62234
Routes: 22, 33 or 49 miles
Terrain: Rolling to moderate with a few big hills
Features: A relishing ride on country roads, through horseradish country, including a stop near the world’s largest catsup bottle, the Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower. After the ride join the Summerfest Celebration where you will find food and drinks.
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Fees: $8 Member, $12 Non-member, $3 Child
Bike Shop Sponsor: REI
Stop in for a $3 off coupon (while supplies last)
Directions: From St. Louis take I-70 east to Hwy 159, go south two miles and the VFW will be on your left.
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Volunteers ride free at the close of registration AND receive a free ride voucher for a regularly priced BFC ride of their choice!" Call 314/416-9930 x 114 or e-mail us
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