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The Christina Clarke Genco Foundation Holds First Annual Mother’s Day Memorial Bike Ride

NEWTON, MA—The Christina Clarke Genco Foundation (CCGF) will hold the first annual Mother’s Day Memorial Bike Ride on Sunday, May 13th, 2012 at Newton City Hall as part of National Women’s Health Week to commemorate the life of Christina Genco and raise funds to support bike safety and affordable housing projects in partnership with Bike Newton, Bike and Build, and Habitat for Humanity

“We are so excited to announce the Ride because it gives us all a chance to carry on Christina’s legacy,” explains Caroline Genco, President of the CCGF. “Rather than shy away from biking, we are confronting it head-on, promoting bike safety in partnership with Bike Newton, and raising money for affordable housing, the cause Christina lived and died working for.”

The Ride kicks off at Newton City Hall and offers four routes 3.4 miles, 17 miles, 34 miles and 68 miles long to accommodate all ages and abilities. Start times are staggered at 1:00 P.M., 11:00 A.M., 9:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M, respectively.

Five Reasons Complete Streets is on the Agenda for Needham

Last week Green Needham hosted an informational meeting at the Needham Library which was attended by representatives from many transportation related town groups or departments, including the Transportation Committee, the DPW, Safe Routes to School, the Economic Development Office, the Council on Aging, Needham Bikes, Friends of Woods and Waters, Bay Colony Rail Trail, Community Education, and Green Needham.  The overarching question for the meeting was: Where Do You Want Needham Transportation to be in 2020?

A little good news from Capitol Hill

Update on Needham - Newton Bike/Pedestrian Corridors

On Thursday, Feb. 2, a meeting was help at Newton City Hall to address designs and options for bicyclist and pedestrian usage of the corridors between Needham and Newton that weill be affected by the impending Rt. 128 Add-a-Lane project.

Walking down, cycling up in commuter report

Bicycle Friendly Stickers — a campaign worth backing!

The secret to a long healthy life

Olin Students organizing an informal trail ride. Town Forest, Saturday 10/29

Hi Needham Bikers,

     My name is Ben, I'm a sophomore Mechanical Engineering student at Olin.  I'm on a student team that is working to get more Olin students out enjoying Needham's parks and trails with other Needham residents.  We will be having a fun trail ride at the Needham Town Forest on Saturday morning starting at 10:30 from the Central Ave. trailhead.  We will have bikers and mounain unicyclists from Olin and we really want to have some Needham residents to join in.  If you'd like to come, reply here or email getoutgetmoving@gmail.com

Needham Summit on Energy and the Environment Monday, 10/24

The Needham Summit on Energy and the Environment, a collaboration of Olin College, Needham League of Women Voters, and Green Needham, will be held on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Olin College.

This will be an opportunity to discuss and work on a shared vision for our future in matters related to energy and the environment. Come and join us to set a direction for what our community can look like in 2020 and beyond.

The forum will include

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