Join friends from Shasta Living Streets and The Shasta Wheelman as we ride in the parade to help spread the word about people on bicycles in our community.
Yep, We ride too!
Saturday, May 16th, 2015.
NOTE: We are #57. Meet us on Oregon Street, between Butte and Tehama. At 9:00 a.m.
Enjoy the beautiful day and riding in the parade – it’s really fun!
For more info contact Anne at athomas@shastalivingstreets.org
More information about the parade: Asphalt Cowboys
Friends of the Redding Trails will host a tricycle obstacle course and a child’s walking tour for families to view and learn about our famous Eagles.
Sunday, April 12th – 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Eagle tour starts at 10:00 at the beginning of the Downtown to Dana section of the River Trail followed by the tricycle obstacle course for children 3 to 5 years old, book give-away and raffle.
Participants can bring their own pedal or foot powered vehicles.Trikes, balance bikes and scooters will be available to ride.
Raffle: There will be a drawing for bike helmets, balance bikes, tricycles, scooters, and stuffed Liberty eagles for obstacle course participants!
There is no cost to participants and families are encouraged to cheer on their children.
Location: From HWY 44 exit into Turtle Bay, turn into the parking lot between the Monolith and the Sacramento River Trail. From there follow the trike signs and balloons and head towards the Sundial Bridge.
The Eagle Tour is an all-ages family event. Children on tricycles must wear a helmet to participate.
Sponsored by Best Choice Home Improvement, Inc. and Shasta Co. Office of Education.
Please register – friendsofthereddingtrails@gmail.com
Questions ? Contact – friendsofthereddingtrails@gmail.com
Early Childhood Services will have information about programs for young children. Details about this event and other Week of the Young Child happenings is at First 5 Shasta.
Love your Family. Love your downtown. Love your bike. It’s an event unlike any other.
BRINGING SMILES AND NEW PERSPECTIVE On this day a stretch of downtown Redding is transformed into a car-free zone for Sunday enjoyment. Family, friends and neighbors meet and experience downtown in a new way. Area residents learn about businesses and neighborhood attractions previously unexplored. People see their downtown district from a new perspective.
This is an “inside-out parade,” where people themselves are the parade, participating in activities and enjoying a walk or ride on a beautiful spring Sunday – local restaurants and shops are the attractions.
Families and friends walk, bicycle or skate the short distance from nearby neighborhoods or the River Trail. Local businesses produce open-house promotional events showcasing what’s great about downtown.
Come out and celebrate what’s best about our community, supporting business and enjoying our beautiful city.
It’s a free-form parade where everyone participates. And it’s not just for bicycles! The open-street makes it fun and safe to walk, skip, skate, dance and bicycle along California Street.
COMMUNITY TOGETHER Thank you! to our generous sponsors
DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES JOIN THE CELEBRATION
Where can I get tasty food and drink? Good Question!
Where can I shop? So many options!
A FEW OF THE ACTIVITIES ALONG THIS TRAIL THROUGH THE CITY
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD AN ACTIVITY? For questions or more information contact Event Director : Anne Thomas
MORE INFORMATION – Click Here
When the California Street right-sizing was initially completed, a large empty area was left on the east side of California Street to the left of the yellow line. We felt this was a less than optimal choice, because we were concerned the wide, empty area would be used as a travel lane or encourage speeding.
Happily. Caltrans recently returned and striped about a dozen on-street parking spaces along the east side of California Street. In addition to adding to downtown Redding’s already generous parking capacity, this has the effect of calming traffic: parked vehicles prevent motorists from using the area as an additional travel lane, the parked vehicles act as a buffer between traveling vehicles and pedestrians on the sidewalk, and the act of on-street parking discourages other motorists from speeding.
This is a win-win: more parking for motorists and safer streets for everyone!
More Refinements on the Way
A process is currently underway to develop a plan for Parking, Circulation, and Transportation in Downtown Redding. Share your thoughts on these important community development issues: contact information here – Downtown Redding Transportation Plan
Mark your Calendar! The first Community Workshop will be Wednesday, March 25 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, in the Atrium at the south end of the Market Street Promenade. We hope you can attend this workshop to learn more about planning activities – and ways you can provide your input and ideas for improvements to downtown transportation. Your voice counts.
Want to learn a little more about the history and development of Downtown Redding? From the beginning of Redding’s history until today, it’s fascinating! View it here: Downtown Redding: A Timeline
We are excited to be participating in the PROSPERITY project, led by Northern California United Way. It’s part of our continuing effort to work with groups across the community to achieve reliable routes for people walking, biking and taking transit.
Prosperity is a cross-sector collaboration of organizations in the Shasta County interested in creating lasting solutions to multi-generational poverty issues and the effects of those issues in our local community. The vision of Prosperity is to create a connected and vibrant community with a thriving economy that benefits all residents. More: United Way Northern California Prosperity
11 Reasons Why Transit, Bikes & Walking Are Moving Us To A Brighter Future. BeyondChron, January 21, 2015
New policies and funding to build transit (bus, bike, ped) and other needed infrastructure. Streetsblog, January 21, 2015
New California policies and funding for affordable housing plus transit (bus, bike, ped). CaliforniaEconomy.org, March 9, 2015
Help us make a difference in our community by creating reliable routes and safe spaces: Bike – Walk – Trails – Transit – & Vibrant Public Places! Become a Member Today!
Please join us at our Members’ Party!
Shasta Living Streets Member Party
Friday, January 30, 2015, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
at Old City Hall Ballroom
Live music by the Buckhorn Mt. Stompers!
Registering here is quick and easy and helps us plan a great event: Member Party RSVP
Shasta Living Streets made major contributions to the community this past year and we look forward to making a greater difference in 2015 with your support! Read about it: 2015 – Let’s Get Started!
Or become a member at the door. Your membership builds better bikeways, trails and walkable cities in our region.
Join us for a great show that supports Redding’s downtown theatre district and our local community!
Sunday March 8th at the Cascade Theatre
MARCH FOURTH MARCHING BAND
Purchase tickets: Cascade Theatre or call 530-243-8877
For a taste of the fun, check out the 30 second video.
This show is presented by Shasta Living Streets, partial proceeds benefit our programs. Get your tickets soon — this is a popular band and shows regularly sell out. Purchase tickets: Cascade Theatre.
March Fourth Marching Band is something special, a kaleidoscope of musical and visual energy that inspires the audience to experience ”JoyNow!” in an atmosphere of celebration.
This show is a big band experience not to be missed! The 5-piece percussion corps and 6-part brass section plus funky electric bass will take you on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the gypsy camps of eastern Europe to the African jungle by way of Brazil,
echoing the deepest grooves of American funk, rock, and jazz then boiling it all together in cinematic fashion with high-stepping stilt-acrobatics and dazzling dancers.
What began as a Fat Tuesday party in Portland on March 4th 2003 appeals to audiences of all ages and musical tastes, and has become one of the nation’s best live touring acts.
MarchFourth on March 8th – four days after their birthday! Join us for a fun event inside on a Sunday night – to celebrate being outside and programs for active living in our region!
More information about M4
Partial proceeds from this show benefit Shasta Living Streets programs to build better bikeways, trails and walkable cities in our region.
Photo: Jon after the show in Chico, heading out on tour sporting a shirt with a nice message.
4 Pounds of Lightning!
Part gypsy, part whimsy, part rock, and all fun, 4 Pounds of Lightning offers up music to make you dance!
Special performance by local band – 4 Pounds of Lightning will open the show. This is the most recent project of multi-talented local musician Taylor Aglipay who spent the last decade touring with MarchFourth. Taylor was raised in Trinity County and is joined by his longtime friends and fellow Trinity County natives, Nathaniel Gravette, Danyel Aglipay, and Stevo Cantrell.
Building Connections: Trails, Playborhoods & Safe Routes
Learn New Ideas & Make Connections
Join Discussions & Be Inspired
Cost Effective Strategies – Lunchtime Presentation 1-2:30 p.m.
Do you want to learn ways that cities like ours can quickly implement facilities to make bicycling and walking safe and fun?
Bryan Jones will share examples and strategies for creating livable communities through active transportation, Safe Routes to School, and walkability. He is a Senior Associate with Alta Planning + Design and the former Public Works Director for the City of Fremont. He has also held leadership positions with the Cities of Carlsbad and Fresno where he has inspired bold visions and big campaigns and aligned them with strategic implementation plans that delivered numerous pedestrian, bicyclist, and complete and livable street projects. Bryan is passionate about helping move and connect people and business so that communities can thrive. He believes where challenges exist so do opportunities when we redefine the problem we are solving and bring a can-do approach and results-oriented focus. He serves as a voting member of the California Traffic Control Devices Committee to represent bicyclists and pedestrians statewide as it pertains to standards, guidelines and policies.
Playborhoods – Evening Presentation 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Do you want to find more ways to help children go outside and play?
You are invited to a free presentation by Mike Lanza, author of Playborhoods: Turn Your Neighborhood into a Place for Play, will speak on creating neighborhood spaces that invite children outdoors to play. Read a little about this on Shareable.net: Playborhoods: Placemaking for Kids
Shasta Living Streets Member Party! Ballroom, Old City Hall, Downtown Redding, 6:30 p.m.
Help support better bikeways, trails and walkable cities in our region
Meet Dave Snyder, Director of the California Bicycle Coalition. Hear about exciting opportunities we can expect in the near future, and statewide changes in legislation, design standards, funding. Talk with presenters and meet people working locally in all aspects of active transportation. Live Music. No Host Bar. Tasty Food.
Registration
www.healthyshasta.org or call (530) 245-6583
Sponsored by
Shasta Safe Routes to School, Healthy Shasta, Shasta Living Streets, California Convergence Far North Region
Locations
Questions?
Please feel free to contact Anne Thomas, Director, Shasta Living Streets. athomas@shastalivingstreets.org
Take a minute to click through this timeline for a fascinating review of growth, destruction and renewal of Downtown Redding.
Click here: Downtown Timeline
As historian David McCullough so succinctly put it, “History is who we are and why we are the way we are.”
What better way to understand the present and future of Redding than by looking at its past? To that end, we’ve put together a brief timeline of what we consider to be key events in the history of Redding’s development.
Yes, hindsight is always 20/20, but that’s not a bad thing. By studying the past we can build a brighter future.
– Thank you to Michael Kuker for research and production of this timeline and to the Shasta Historical Society for use of their research library and historic photos.
Presented by Friends of the Redding Trails
Music by local greats – The Coyotes!
Come out and enjoy a morning on the trail with friends and family – then stop by and enjoy a live band, lunch, dessert and a cold beer.
Local businesses and organizations will share the many ways to enjoy an active lifestyle and our beautiful trail system.
Did you know? Redding Trails were recently voted one of the top five in the nation for cycling! by Momentum Magazine
Seattle- Washington DC-Philadelphia-Atlanta- Redding!
Activities at Family Trail Day:
Helmets for Children. Children are required to wear helmets when riding a bicycle – Do you need a helmet for your child? The Redding Police Officers Association will give 200 helmets to children who need them.
11 am – Bicycling with Kids. Bring the whole family for discussion, activities and time on the bike. Healthy Shasta, Sara, League of American Bicyclists Instructor and Safe Routes to School Coordinator.
12 noon – Intro to Bicycling. Build your confidence and skills with an educational group ride on paved trails and quiet streets. Healthy Shasta, with Amy, League of American Bicyclists Instructor.
12:30 – Up-River kayak club paddle. Shasta paddlers.
1 pm – Kenpo Karate Demonstration
2 pm – Tire Repair and Basic Bike Maintenance. By Healthy Shasta and the Bike Shop.
2:30 pm – Kayak Club fishing on the River. By Shasta Paddlers.
The Friends of the Coleman Fish Hatchery
WASSUP Paddle Boards
Audrey Delong Yoga
The Bike Shop
Headwaters Adventures
City of Redding Recreation Department
California Conservation Corps
First 5 Shasta
Shasta Paddlers
Healthy Shasta
Redding Mountain Bike Club
Shasta Glide and Ride
Kenpo Karate
Skate Movement
CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife
The Friends of Whiskeytown
Early Childhood Services
Epic Triathlon Club – Redding
Bureau of Land Management
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Shasta Historical Society
Macy’s
CA Conservation Corp
Mt. Lassen Art Center
Redding Police Officers Association
Diamond Jim’z Mobile Cafe
Hawaiian Ice Cream Truck
Fall River Brewing Co.
Family Trail Day is part of
BIG BICYCLE WEEKEND
Friday Night Oct 10: Better Bikeways celebration at Carnegie’s in downtown Redding. A pre-ride meal and social event. Register for the Jamboree Rides on Saturday. Take a ride from there and explore downtown on the new California Street bikeway!
Saturday Oct 11: Shasta Wheelmen Jamboree Rides. Register today! shastawheelmen.org
Saturday Night Oct 11: Wildcard on Wheels! A party and fundraiser celebrating the joys of cycling in Shasta County at the home of one of our favorite local craft brewers. Enjoy good beer, local music and great conversation.
Sunday Oct 12: Family Trail Day hosted by Friends of the Redding Trails Lunch and music on the Sacramento River Trail, with a number of outdoor, trail-related organizations sharing information and activities. For locals and visitors.
