Events and Activities

Past events:

• Ride to the Perseid Meteor Shower Party, Tuesday Aug. 11
  A fun night ride to the Perseid Meteor Shower Party of the Davis Astronomy Club at Fairfield School (west of Davis). Meet in the parking lot of the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, NW corner of the Russell-Arthur intersection between 7:45 PM and 8:00 PM. Sunset is at 8:06 PM. Assembled groups will ride together at a leisurely pace for approximately four miles to Fairfield School. The entire ride from West Davis is along a path to the side of Russell Blvd. Telescopes and binoculars will be available for viewing the shower. Groups will assemble to bike back, about the time of the rising gibbous moon. All participants will receive a specially designed "spoke card" commemorating the ride. Bring a blanket or folding chairs in a trailer if you like, insect repellent and a paper bag to cover your flashlight (it preserves night vision!). There are no restroom facilities at the school. The Davis Astronomy Club is organized by the Explorit Science Center. More information on the Perseids is available from Sky & Telescope Magazine and from NASA.



• Caltrans Highway 16 public comment open-house
  Monday, June 8, 2009, 3:30 PM- 8:30 PM Esparto Community Hall 17020 Yolo Avenue, Esparto, CA
  Caltrans is planning safety improvements to State Highway 16 between Brooks and I-505, including new 8-foot wide shoulders and rumble strips. Portions of this highway are the only route into the Capay Valley and are used by the Davis Double Century. You may download the Environmental Impact Report for the project: 2.2 Mb PDF


• Bike Tour of the Davis Wetlands
  Saturday, June 6, 9-11am
  The first Saturday of each month there is a tour of the Davis wetlands, a constructed wetlands that utilizes treated wastewater and storm water to create habitat. Jean Jackman will be assisting the lead docents for a "bird by bike" tour of the wetlands. Helmets are required and since there is gravel, fatter tires are best.


• May Bike Movies at the Varsity! (May 2009)
  In celebration of May is Bike Month, Davis Bicycles! is thrilled to bring three great bike movies to the Varsity Theatre:
  • Wednesday, May 13th, DB! will rescreen its 2008 Davis Bicycles! Film Festival
  • Wednesday, May 20th, the greatest bike movie of all time, Breaking Away
  • Tuesday, May 26th, DB! will show Veer as a fundraiser for the new Davis Bike Collective
  All shows will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. A discounted "tricycle" ticket for all movies is $15. These package tickets are now on sale at B&L Bike Shop, Freewheeler Bicycle Center, Ken's Bike & Ski, Outdoor Davis, and Rocknasium. Individual tickets will be available at the door.


• Fifth Street design workshop brown bag lunch with Dan Burden
  Friday, March 6, 2009
  Renowned street designer Dan Burden showed examples from over 50 streets all across the US that have received the highly successful "road diet" treatment, and the potential for a similar transformation of Fifth Street. If you missed the workshop, see the streaming video of it, courtesy of Davis Media Access.


• Davis Bicycles! Film Festival, Friday, October 3, 2008 6:30pm, Veterans Center Theater, 14th & B Streets.
  The festival featured the world premier of Zen and the Art of Bicycle Commuting, a short film produced by Davisites in 2008 about the hundreds of cyclists who commute to Sacramento. We re-screened other specially-selected fun, funny, serious and informative short films from portions of Portland Filmed By Bike festivals in 2007 & 2008, Streetfilms, and videos from other sources.
  
• Tuesday, July 29, 2008: Bike Loop Ride with Tara,
  In preparation for repainting the loop markings, a group of about 15 rode the Bike Loop with Tara Goddard, City Bike/Ped Coordinator, and reviewed good and bad points, plotted markings, and chatted about bike issues.
  

• Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Davis City Council election: candidates gave answers to our questionnaire. Pictured below: Don Saylor, Stephen Souza, and Sue Greenwald, councilmembers who won re-election on June 3, at the Aggie Pack's world record attempt bike parade, March 1, 2008.
  

• Thursday, March 13, 2008: Cycling for Everyone talk at City Hall,
  An evening with the engaging and ever-enthusiastic Dr. John Pucher, who discussed how Davis can learn lessons from abroad, and continue to build our bicycle-friendly environment. Visit Dr. Pucher's website to view his publications and presentations.

• Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007: Bike Loop Opening Bike Ride and Ice Cream Social, (as Oct. general meeting) Celebration for the "opening" of the main Davis Bicycle Loop. The facilities that comprise the loop were completed beginning in the late 1980s, through 2003. Green stencils marking the loop were painted in August 2007 in preparation for the bike/walk conference in September.

• Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007: The Clif Bar 2 Mile Challenge at the Davis Farmers Market. Awesome bus, nice folks, and free Clif bars. Did you know that 40% of all trips in urban areas are less than 2 miles? Take the challenge--you can do it!

• Monday, June 4, 2007: DB! general meeting in Community Park. Members of the community brought their "work bikes" for a potluck and show-and-tell session. View photos.