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Jay Thatcher
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Quaker. Teacher of cycling skills. Sport officiant. On the board with
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SAFE Corvallis is offering hats and calendars for sale. The calendar features bike garages from around our town. mailchi.mp/b6089fa1a831...
A grey trucker's hat with a blue and green logo on the front from Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) Corvallis.
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Here's an image of the intersection:
Looking west along Harrison Blvd at 14th St. in Corvallis Oregon. The far side of the intersection has a painted crosswalk. Two wheelchair access ramps are at each corner. A buffered bike lane is continuous, on the right side of the street. Privately owned structures of sheet metal (with wheels) are stored on both sides of Harrison Blvd. and on the intersecting street (14th). Image was copied from Google Street View.
October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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SAFE Corvallis has a newsletter out. On transit, what we might want out of it, local transpo projects, how to get involved and other stuff.

See it at mailchi.mp/dfafb0820f56...
Word cloud with answers to "What would help you take transit more often?" Themes include frequency, proximity, reliability and a love of biking.
October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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I've been kidnapped. Nathaniel Lowe of the Boston Red Sox will rescue me....I guess.
Nathaniel Lowe, a baseball player points his bat toward the camera and to the left. A catcher stands behind.
August 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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'As far away as they might seem from each other, earth and heaven are very close.'
-Richard Littledale. In Step With God. 2024.

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Cover from Richard Littledale, In Step With God. Showing a boot print on dark sand with orange lighting.
January 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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We took a night time festive ride through Corvallis on 12/12. I hear that one OSU departmental party stopped solid and watched us out the window as we cruised by on the new Washington Way cycle track.
It's Lit! Corvallis Holiday nighttime bike cruise with lit tree on a trailer. Riders at finish of It's Lit! Corvallis nighttime holiday bike ride.
December 24, 2024 at 4:39 AM
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Thanks for the tip! Gives me another suggestion to pass on to the webkeeper for our Corvallis Friends Meeting. I'm serving as coordinator for outreach.
Corvallis Friends Meeting House with rainbow nearby.
December 20, 2024 at 3:32 AM
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SAFE Corvallis has a new sletter! Rouse the rabble!

Urge the Corvallis City Council to roll out the Neighborhood Bikeways.
Order a calendar featuring great bike garages.

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2025 Calendar cover with a Sturmey Archer 3 speed trigger shift control on a handlebar. Calendar features bicycle garages in Corvallis.
December 19, 2024 at 7:17 PM