Cliff and Emily talke with Melanie Williams of "Bikes There" and Melanie Bettenhausen, outreach director for the North Coast Co-Op.  The concept of Bike Friendly Business Districts and their impact on the local economy.  The City of Long Beach is cited and as a successful example and the Co-Op as a local case study.

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Cliff and Emily talk with Shannon Tracey and Caelie Quinn about the upcoming 5th Annual Climate Ride. The ride goes from Fortuna to San Francisco, starts May 19th and concludes on May 23rd.  About 160 riders of varying experience will make the trek to San Francisco in order raise funds and call attention to sustainable climate friendly transportation options.  More info at climateride.org.

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Cliff and Emily talk with Hank Seeman of Humboldt County Public Works about the proposed McKay Tract Community Forest and the public workshop tonight at Winship Middle School from 6-8pm.

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Cliff talks with Emily Sinkhorn live in Sacramento who is there to attend the Transportation Choices Summit.  Emily also took a tour of area trails and potentially new funding sources for bike/ped projects here Humboldt County are also discussed.

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Cliff and Emily talk with Rees Hughes and Dennis Rael of the Bay Trail Advocates about where things stand now with the Bay Trail.  Progress with the NCRA at the November meeting is detailed, along with the pending funding challenges to getting this trail built. Various idea are floated. Ongoing tail stewart programs are also discussed and how that model will play a roll in the Bay Trail.

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