About the CCBA

Mission History The Board Committees Brochure Mailing Address Meeting Minutes Advocacy CCBA T-Shirts Getting Involved

Mission

Promoting bicycling & human powered transportation as environmentally friendly, healthy, and economical forms of transportation and recreation.

Working to improve the bicycling environment and the quality of life in the Central Connecticut Region.

Educating motor vehicle operators & bicyclists about their respective rights and responsibilities.

History

Since 2000, an association of agencies and individuals has operated a Bike to Work program in the Central Connecticut region. After five years of growth, the time was right to create a formal organization that can keep Bike to Work going and take it to the next level.
The Central Connecticut Bicycle Alliance is dedicated to that mission. In addition, CCBA will advocate for bike friendly facilities and policies in Central Connecticut that will benefit all bicyclists, both recreational riders and commuters!

Executive Officers & Board Members

Meet the Board - Click this link to learn more about your CCBA Board members and Officers.

Officers:

President: Anne I. Hayes

Vice President: Charlie Beristain

Secretary: Karen Pasquale

Treasurer: Martha Page

Committees & Committee Chairs

We have 9 committees that are working on various aspects of organization. If you have not already, please consider joining a committee or just showing up at a general meeting to see what we're about.

Here are the committee chairs and their email addresses:

	Finance: Martha Page
	Advocacy: Deb Dauphinais, Bob Hartman
	Membership: Jim Ray
	Fund Raising/Grants: Karen Pasquale
	Publicity: Alan Blasenstein
	Bike Everywhere (was Bike To Work): Ben Bare and Mark Englehart
	2008 Discover Hartford Bicycle and Walking Tour: Martha Page
	2008 Annual Dinner: Sophia Danenberg
	Outreach/Collaboration: TBD

We need your support! Local bicycle commuters, advocates, and recreational cyclists can have an impact! There are all sorts of levels that you can get involved. Become a Member, volunteer at CCBA events, or join a committee. For you commuters, we have a strong BTW Program with monthly events.

CCBA Brochure & Recent Press

CCBA Newsletter, SPOKES - The two 2006 newsletters were a huge success. Newsletters are only mailed to "members only" so make sure to renew your CCBA membership online. You can find the 2006 newsletters below.

	Summer 2006 SPOKES Newsletter- LINK
	Fall 2006 SPOKES Newsletter - LINK

Check out the CCBA brochure -> Tri-fold Brochure

Press Releases:

	The CCBA sent out this press release at the end of June 2005 to announce the organization.
	Press release after the successful kickoff of East Hartford BTW Events - August 12, 2005.

Media Coverage:

The CCBA and Bicycle Advocacy in the News - Hartford Courant Editorial, March 18th

Tom Condon article in the Hartford Courant - "Blazing a Bike Trail Through Hartford"

Taking Action in Connecticut to Address Climate Change: Progress Made in 2005: is the first annual report on progress in implementing the CT Climate Change Action Plan 2005 (an excerpt of our mention on Page 7 included below). - February 2006

A great article about the CCBA by board member Ken Krayeske, printed in the Hartford News. Join The Bicycle Alliance - "Now in its sixth year, Bike to Work - the convergence on the last Friday of every month from April through October - is ready to drop its training wheels."

CCBA Mailing Address

Send correspondence & membership applications to:

CCBA

P.O. Box 270149

West Hartford, CT 06127-0149

Or e-mail the CCBA @ ccba@wecyclect.org

If you would like to get on the CCBA e-mail and mailing list, visit the Contact Us page.

Meetings

April 2006 CCBA General Meeting

Guest speaker: Dave Snyder from the Thunderhead Alliance

The scheduled CCBA meetings are listed in the Calendar. Take a look & see if you can make it. The monthly meetings are open to all attendees - you don't have to be on the board or a committee. All are welcome to attend.

CCBA Adopted Bylaws - For those of you who love the nitty-gritty details.

CCBA T-Shirts:

New CCBA T-Shirts
Show your support on & off your bike!
Only $15! + $5 S&H

All sizes, S, M, L, XL. The shirt is short sleeve, 100% cotton, and only a limited run was printed.

We take cash or check Make checks out to CCBA with 'New CCBA shirt' in the memo line.

Address:

CCBA P.O. Box 270149

West Hartford, CT 06127-0149

Getting Involved

The bicycle advocacy events and statements are located on the Advocacy page. Check there if you want to get involved in changing how We Cycle in CT. Member volunteer needs are listed on the Volunteer page. Folks looking to become members should check out the simple instructions on the Membership page.

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Last updated: January 25, 2008.