Bike to Work Week May 12 - 16, 2008
Gear up for the 2008 San Joaquin County Bike to Work Week, being sponsored by SJCOG’s Commute Connection! Pull out your bike and park your car May 12-16. With gas prices soaring the time to cycle to the office has never been better. If you pledge to ride your bike or walk at least one day during Bike to Work Week you become eligible for a drawing for a free bicycle and helmet, provided by Commute Connection! Entry forms and more information available through Commute Connection at 468-8960, 1-800-SHARE, or email requests for entry forms to www.commuteconnection@sjcog.org.  Learn More>

Highway 99, Morada Interchanges Forum
The California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, in cooperation with its partners, the City of Stockton and SJCOG, is studying the effects of major improvements to the interchanges of State Route 99/ Morada and State Route 99/Eight Mile Road. The first community forum on these improvements will be held on May 12, 2008 starting at 6:30 p.m. at Morada Middle School, 5001 East Eastview Drive, Stockton. Descriptions of the projects will be provided, a review of the purpose and need for them and time for citizen comments. For more about this project, call Project Manager Iorzua Akuva, 941-1958.

Blueprint Forums Slated
This month the San Joaquin Council of Governments is starting a second round of Blueprint public outreach and community workshops. The SJCOG Blueprint team will be reaching out to local residents during a series of public meetings scheduled in cities and in unincorporated areas of San Joaquin County.

The goal is to provide a forum for residents to describe what they’d like the region to look like in the year 2050. What will the parks be like, the roads, the highways, the shopping? How about the environment, the business opportunity and housing? These workshops are designed to be fun, interactive and engaging for residents of all ages. Participants will be presented with a series of growth option scenarios to discuss, debate and decide which scenario best fits their vision of the San Joaquin County region in the year 2050.

In addition, during May and June, SJCOG staff will conduct a “Blueprint Road Show” to provide information to local city councils, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, partner agencies and community organizations.

Share your vision for San Joaquin County and please attend one of the dozen community forums scheduled throughout the county. The first will be held May 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the COG conference center, 555 E. Weber Avenue, Stockton. See Blueprint Schedule.

555 E. Weber Ave., Stockton CA 95202-2804, 209.468.3913, 209.468.1084 fax