February 26, 2014
  
 
You are receiving this note because you have attended a Friends of the Camp Chase Trail meeting or have asked us to add you.  Below are relevant events and news items.  
 
Thursday is the Camp Chase Trail Friends Meeting - Eric Oberg of Rails to Trails Midwest Regional Office is our guest speaker!  
  

Friends of Camp Chase Trail General Meeting

Thursday February 27, 2014, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Friends of Camp Chase Trail
Haydocy Automotive Community Room
3895 West Broad Street; Columbus, OH 43228
https://www.facebook.com/events/611624568911109/

Pick up your Ohio to Erie Trail map.  

 


 

 

Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails

Wednesday, February 19th at 7 p.m.
Madison County Senior Citizens Center
280 W High St, London, OH 43140
(3rd Wednesday of Each Month) 

http://fmcpt.com/ calendar LINK


Friends of the Little Miami State Park FLMSP will hold its next Monthly Meeting Sunday, February 23 at 4:00 p.m in the Loveland City Hall, 120 West Loveland Ave, Loveland OH. The Open Meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m.; the Board Meeting will follow at 5:00 p.m. The Open Meeting welcomes Segment Adopters, trail volunteers, members, donors, and the general public. This, our first general meeting of 2014, will feature our new Strategic Plan for caring for the trail into the future. Loveland: Monthly Meeting Feb 23 4:00PM

All Are Welcome  http://conta.cc/1g7xLrx

   

NEWS:

Question for the Group: 

What do you think about Friends of Camp Chase Trail collaborating with Friends of the (Columbus and Franklin County) Metro Parks? http://www.metroparksfriends.org/


News on Hollywood and Broad:
http://www.considerbiking.org/index.php/news/hollywood-and-broad-gourmet-food-park/?p=2173

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2014/01/haydocy-planning-hollywood-broad.html?page=all

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/01/28/casino-area-food-truck-park-planned.html

(Congratulations to Chris Haydocy - Can't wait to roll up and dine!)


Neighbor News: Dirty Franks West is now Open for Dinners (Lunch Soon)

Located at 2836 West Broad Street (North side of Broad - between Chase and Powell)
https://www.facebook.com/dirtyfrankswestgate

 

 

Other Events and Links: 

  • 2014 Ohio Bicycle Calendar Coming Soon: http://ohiocycling.info/
  • 2/14 - 2/15: Dayton Adventure Summit, Feb 14-15 http://theadventuresummit.com/
  • 2/23/2014: Friends of the Little Miami State Park
  • 2/27/13: Friends of Camp Chase Trail
  • 03/03/2014 - 03/05/2014 NATIONAL BIKE SUMMIT DC Renaissance Hotel; including the National Women's Bicycling Forum from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 3.
  • 04/22/2014 GOOD IDEAS COLUMBUS is April 22, 2014 at 6 pm at Seventh Son Brewing Co.
  • 05/03/2014 OHIO WOMEN'S BICYCLING SUMMIT The Ohio Women's Bicycling Summit will be held Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 http://www.considerbiking.org/index.php/news/owbs14/?p=2125
  • 05/10/2014 Outdoor Adventure Event, Scioto Mile; Columbus Outdoor Pursuits http://www.outdoor-pursuits.org
  • 05/13/2014 OHIO BICYCLIST SUMMIT The Ohio Bicycle Federation holds the Ohio Bicyclist Summit in the Statehouse Atrium. May 13; 9 - 3 pm http://www.ohiobike.org/
  • 05/21/2014 RIDE OF SILENCE COLUMBUS 11th Annual; Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the Ohio Statehouse
  • Event Links at http://www.considerbiking.org/index.php/events/upcoming/

  

 

VOLUNTEER:
Keep Columbus Beautiful: Litter Clean Up

(Weather dependent - will not be held if there is still significant snow) 

Clean up the Scioto Trail
NEW DATE: Saturday March 08, 2014
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Scioto Trail at Grandview Ave Trailhead

Keep Columbus Beautiful will supply garbage bags, reflective vests and litter pickup grippers
We look forward to seeing you out in the community!
Sign up on BESA  

 

Real all about the Westside Bike Hub and more on the Weston Vision Website:   DOWNLOAD

 

 

Keep an eye on our page for events as they are posted:

Camp Chase Friends - Facebook Page: 

https://www.facebook.com/campchasefriends

  

Thank you for being a friend of the Camp Chase Trail.  See you on the Trail! 

  

- Jody and Patti, Friends of Camp Chase Trail Communications  

 
 
Resources
Trail Guide and Maps
Find the award winning Igotabike.com guide to the Ohio to Erie Trail and order your printed map. .  
Order the Ohio to Erie Trail Map Kit

MAP ORDERING:

If you can't pick up a map in at a Friends Meeting, here is how to order one with paid shipping: Igotabike.com is proud to be the official online distributor of the new and free Ohio to Erie Trail Map Kit!

Get your FREE Ohio to Erie Trail Map kit.
Just pay $2.75 shipping and handling per map kit.
EACH KIT HAS ALL 4 MAPS!  http://igotabike.com/ohiotoerietrailmap.html

  

 


Friends of Camp Chase Trail

There is a new section of the Camp Chase Trail coming online soon.  It is 4 miles stretching east  from Battelle Darby Creek MetroPark following the railroad toward Galloway Rd.

Photos of the Camp Chase Trail Construction are on the CCF Facebook page. Camp Chase trail is part of the 330 mile Ohio to Erie Trail connecting the Ohio River in Cincinnati to Lake Erie in Cleveland. 

 

Next Friends Meeting: 

February 27th ,6:30 pm at Haydocy Automotive Community Room 


Communications Partner
Consider Biking has provided the email support for this newsletter.  
 
Here are the Ohio and Federal Advocacy Updates

Resource from the League of American Bicyclists
Holding a State Summit
http://www.bikeleague.org/content/report-state-bike-summit-guide

Ohio is part of US Bicycle Route 50:
ODOT is working with local jurisdictions to complete US Bicycle Route 50 Resolutions by April 1st (Adventure Cycling US Bicycle Route System): http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/SPR/bicycle/Pages/USBR-50.aspx

03/03/2014 - 03/05/2014 NATIONAL BIKE SUMMIT DC Renaissance Hotel; including the National Women's Bicycling Forum from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 3. http://www.bikeleague.org/summit

League of American Bicyclists Platform:
http://www.bikeleague.org/content/federal-platform

Action Alerts from League of American Bicyclists:  

 

  • TAKE ACTION: SUPPORT THE SAFE STREETS ACT! Safe Streets Act H.R. 2468/S 2004
  • TAKE ACTION: New Opportunities Bill: � tell your member of Congress to support H.R. 3978
  • TAKE ACTION: H.R. 3494/S 1708, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act

 

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