Guide to the Ralph Fertig papers SBHC Mss 103

Finding aid prepared by Zachary Liebhaber, 2015.

UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara 93106-9010

special@library.ucsb.edu

URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections

2015 March 13

Title: Ralph Fertig papers

Identifier/Call Number: SBHC Mss 103

Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

Language of Material: English

Creator: Fertig, Ralph, 1939-2014

Physical Description: 8.0 linear feet (8 cartons)

Date (inclusive): 1974-2010

Date (bulk): 1990-2010

Abstract: The collection contains documents, clippings, and newsletters collected by Ralph Fertig over the course of his work as a bicycling advocate.

Physical Location: The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research. The collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Ralph Fertig papers, SBHC Mss 103. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Fertig Family, 2015.

Biographical Note

Ralph Fertig (1939-2014), spokesperson for bicycle related issues in the City of Santa Barbara, was a founding member of the Santa Barbara Bicycling Coalition and creator of the Coalition's newsletter Quick Release. An advocate for bike lanes and hiking trails, Fertig was a founding member of Grassroots 101, and a member of ad hoc committees advising the city in the adoption of Santa Barbara's Circulation Element.

Scope and Content

The collection contains documents, clippings, and newsletters collected by Ralph Fertig over the course of his work as a bicycling advocate. Most of the documents have been arranged alphabetically and have been treated as subject files. These cover alternative transport studies, bicycle counts, Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition papers, feasibility studies, city planning studies, and transportation improvement plans for Santa Barbara County. Newspaper clippings relate to bicycle advocacy issues. Newsletters include issues of Bicycle Forum and the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition's Quick Release.

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged into three series: Series 1. Subject files, Series 2. Newspaper clippings, Series 3. Newsletters.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Bicycles -- California -- Santa Barbara County

Cycling -- California -- Santa Barbara County

City Planning -- California -- Santa Barbara County

transportation -- California -- Santa Barbara County

Clippings (information artifacts)

Documents (object genre)

Feasibility studies

Newsletters

Fertig, Ralph, 1939-2014 -- Archives

Series 1. Subject files

Box-folder 1:1

A Feasibility Study of the Proposed San Jose Creek Bikeway 2000s

Box-folder 1:2

AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) Bike Standards undated

Box-folder 1:3

Accident statistics undated

Box-folder 1:4

Add to website undated

Box-folder 1:5

Alternative Transportation Study 1994

Box-folder 1:6

APCD (Air Pollution Control Distict, Santa Barbara County) Funding 1997

Box-folder 1:7

ATOC 2008

Box-folder 1:8

Bicycle Assistance Unit undated

Box-folder 1:9

Bicycle Friendly America 2010

Box-folder 1:10

Bicycle Master Plan 1999

Box-folder 1:11

Bike - SANTABARBARA.ORG undated

Box-folder 1:12

Bike bridges undated

Box-folder 1:13

Bike commuting tips undated

Box-folder 1:14

Bike cops undated

Box-folder 1:15

Bike Count 1996 October

Box-folder 1:16

Bike Count 1997 June

Box-folder 1:17

Bike Count 1998 June

Box-folder 1:18

Bike Count 1999

Box-folder 1:19

Bike Count 2000 June

Box-folder 1:20

Bike Count 2001 June

Box-folder 1:21

Bike Count 2002

Box-folder 1:22

Bike Count 2003

Box-folder 1:23

Bike Count 2004

Box-folder 1:24

Bike Count 2005

Box-folder 1:25

Bike Count 2007

Box-folder 1:26

Bike Count 2008

Box-folder 1:27

Bike Count 2009

Box-folder 1:28

Bike Count 2011

Box-folder 1:29

Bike education undated

Box-folder 1:30

Bike films undated

Box-folder 1:31

Bike racks on buses undated

Box-folder 1:32

Bike racks/lockers undated

Box-folder 1:33

Bike registration undated

Box-folder 1:34

Bike rent/lock systems undated

Box-folder 1:35

Bike Rides 1991

Box-folder 1:36

Bike Rides 1993

Box-folder 1:37

Bike Rides 1994

Box-folder 1:38

Bike Rides 1995

Box-folder 1:39

Bike Rides 1996

Box-folder 1:40

Bike Rides 1997

Box-folder 1:41

Bike Rides 1998

Box-folder 1:42

Bike Rides 1999

Box-folder 1:43

Bike Rides 2000

Box-folder 1:44

Bike Rides 2001

Box-folder 1:45

Bike Rides 2002

Box-folder 1:46

Bike Rides 2003

Box-folder 1:47

Bike Rides 2004

Box-folder 1:48

Bike Rides 2005

Box-folder 1:49

Bike Rides 2006

Box-folder 1:50

Bike rides/website undated

Box-folder 1:51

Bike sharing undated

Box-folder 1:52

Bike summit 2007

Box-folder 1:53

Bike tech, general bike advocacy undated

Box-folder 1:54

Bike to Work, general undated

Box-folder 1:55

Bike to Work 1994 May 17

Box-folder 1:56

Bike to Work 1995 May 4

Box-folder 1:57

Bike to Work 1996

Box-folder 1:58

Bike to Work 1997

Box-folder 1:59

Bike to Work 1998

Box-folder 1:60

Bike trails undated

Box-folder 1:61

Bike violator course undated

Box-folder 2:1

Bike Week 1999

Box-folder 2:2

Bike Week 2000

Box-folder 2:3

Bike Week 2001

Box-folder 2:4

Bike Week 2002

Box-folder 2:5

Bike Week 2003

Box-folder 2:6

Bike Week 2004

Box-folder 2:7

Bike Week 2005

Box-folder 2:8

Bike Week 2006

Box-folder 2:9

Bike Week 2007

Box-folder 2:10

Bike Week 2008

Box-folder 2:11

Bike Week flags undated

Box-folder 2:12

Bikes on trains undated

Box-folder 2:13

Bikeways multi-use trails pedestrian facilities undated

Box-folder 2:14

Biking the Coast: Santa Barbara County undated

Box-folder 2:15

Bollard Report undated

Box-folder 2:16

Bumper stickers 1995 April

Box-folder 2:17

Bumper stickers 2002 January

Box-folder 2:18

California bike laws undated

Box-folder 2:19

Calle Real bike lane stripe undated

Box-folder 2:20

CalTrans District 5 undated

Box-folder 2:21

Car costs undated

Box-folder 2:22

Carpintera Ave undated

Box-folder 2:23

Cascading style sheets undated

Box-folder 2:24

CBC undated

Box-folder 2:25

CEC (Community Environmental Council) fossil-free undated

Box-folder 2:26

Certificates undated

Box-folder 2:27

Cielo Velo undated

Box-folder 2:28

Citizens Planning Association undated

Box-folder 2:29

City of Santa Barbara Bicycle Master Plan October 1998

Box-folder 2:30

Coalition brochure undated

Box-folder 2:31

Coast undated

Box-folder 2:32

Coastal plan undated

Box-folder 2:38

Curb extensions undated

Box-folder 2:39

Drake February 1987

Box-folder 2:40

DS ride Information undated

Box-folder 2:41

Early coalition history undated

Box-folder 2:42

Earth Day 1994 April 24

Box-folder 2:43

Earth Day 1995

Box-folder 2:44

Earth Day 1998

Box-folder 2:45

Earth Day 1999-2000

Box-folder 2:46

Earth Day 2002

Box-folder 2:47

Earth Day 2003

Box-folder 2:48

Earth Day 2004

Box-folder 2:49

Earth Day 2005

Box-folder 2:50

Earth Day 2006

Box-folder 2:51

Earth Day 2007

Box-folder 2:52

Earth Day 2008

Box-folder 2:53

Earth Day 2010

Box-folder 2:54

Echelon Santa Barbara undated

Box-folder 2:55

El Colegio/San Clemente undated

Box-folder 2:56

Ellwood/Devereux undated

Box-folder 2:57

Eze bike tour 1999 April

Box-folder 2:58

Foothill/Mission Canyon undated

Box-folder 2:59

Fundraising undated

Box-folder 2:60

Future web ideas and information undated

Box-folder 2:61

Gaviota Coast undated

Box-folder 2:62

Gaviota Trail undated

Box-folder 2:63

General bike conditions undated

Box-folder 2:64

General bike facilities undated

Box-folder 2:65

Goleta Bikeways plan undated

Box-folder 2:66

Goleta general plan undated

Box-folder 2:67

Goleta Old Town undated

Box-folder 3:1

Goleta Trails 1994

Box-folder 3:2

Goleta Transportation Improvement Plan 1995

Box-folder 3:3

Goleta Transportation Improvement Plan 1995 February 21

Box-folder 3:4

Goleta Valley Bike 1995

Box-folder 3:5

Graphics to copy undated

Box-folder 3:6

Guidelines to federal facility undated

Box-folder 3:7

Hagemann 1996 November 25

Box-folder 3:8

Helmets undated

Box-folder 3:9

HR 1256 Bicycle Commuter 2002

Box-folder 3:10

Huddell - Alternative transportation undated

Box-folder 3:11

Ideas: Bike Club flyers, PCs undated

Box-folder 3:12

Incorporation undated

Box-folder 3:13

Isla Vista planning undated

Box-folder 3:14

JDM program undated

Box-folder 3:15

John Pugher undated

Box-folder 3:16

Kendra Payne undated

Box-folder 3:17

"Kids Care for Clean Air" Calendar 2001-2005

Box-folder 3:18

La Conchita railing undated

Box-folder 3:19

Lake Cachuma undated

Box-folder 3:20

Lawyers undated

Box-folder 3:21

Led lights 2004

Box-folder 3:22

Lompoc Valley Bike Club undated

Box-folder 3:23

Love to Bike Commute 2002

Box-folder 3:24

Mail QE 2010

Box-folder 3:25

Maps undated

Box-folder 3:26

Maps undated

Box-folder 3:27

Maps/routes 3in. undated

Box-folder 3:28

Market parking survey 2002

Box-folder 3:29

Marketing bicyling undated

Box-folder 3:30

Measure A 2008

Box-folder 3:31

Measure D itself undated

Box-folder 3:32

Measure D passing 2006

Box-folder 3:33

Measure D reauthorization undated

Box-folder 3:34

Milpas roundabout undated

Box-folder 3:35

Miscellaneous 1 undated

Box-folder 3:36

Miscellaneous 2 undated

Box-folder 4:1

MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) 2000

Box-folder 4:2

Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program 2008 March

Box-folder 4:3

Obern/DeAnza trail stop 2004

Box-folder 4:4

Other Santa Barbara area clubs undated

Box-folder 4:5

Parade green 2005

Box-folder 4:6

Parade of green buildings undated

Box-folder 4:7

Parade of green buildings 2004

Box-folder 4:8

Pardall Bikeway study 1991 June

Box-folder 4:9

Pedestrian and bicycle facilities in California 2005 July

Box-folder 4:10

Pedestrian issues undated

Box-folder 4:11

Petitions, mail lists undated

Box-folder 4:12

Philip Babcock 1994 May 1

Box-folder 4:13

Pinniped Plunge 1992 April 12

Box-folder 4:14

Plan Santa Barbara 2007-2008

Box-folder 4:15

Planning and Conservation League undated

Box-folder 4:16

PPR 1995

Box-folder 4:17

PR mail list: printing QR tri-fold undated

Box-folder 4:18

Preliminary concepts for the Ellwood undated

Box-folder 4:19

Press releases undated

Box-folder 4:20

Pro Bike/Pro Walk 1994

Box-folder 4:21

Pro Bike/Pro Walk 1996

Box-folder 4:22

Pro Bike/Pro Walk Santa Barbara, California 1998

Box-folder 4:23

Pro Bike/Pro Walk 2002

Box-folder 4:24

Pro Bike/Pro Walk California 2003

Box-folder 4:25

Pro Bike/Pro Walk 2004

Box-folder 4:26

Pro Bike/Pro Walk California 2005

Box-folder 4:27

Pro Bike/Pro Walk California 2007

Box-folder 4:28

Pro Bike/Pro Walk Seattle 2008

Box-folder 4:29

Pro Bike/Pro Walk 2010

Box-folder 4:30

Producing bike maps undated

Box-folder 4:31

Prop 116 undated

Box-folder 4:32

QR business memberships undated

Box-folder 4:33

Regional bikeway study December 1986

Box-folder 4:34

Regional bikeway study 1993-1994

Box-folder 4:35

Regional bikeway study 1994 July 21

Box-folder 4:36

Ralph Fertig 2814 MC handles undated

Box-folder 4:37

Ralph Fertig articles undated

Box-folder 4:38

Ralph Fertig letters and responses undated

Box-folder 4:39

Rincon Park Trail undated

Box-folder 4:40

Roundabouts undated

Box-folder 4:41

Rowble strips undated

Box-folder 4:42

Ryan Snyder undated

Box-folder 5:1

Safe routes/school undated

Box-folder 5:2

Safety booklets undated

Box-folder 5:3

Safety studies and statistics undated

Box-folder 5:4

San Jose Bike Path undated

Box-folder 5:5

Santa Barbara County Association of Governments undated

Box-folder 5:6

Santa Barbara County: South Coast Bikeways undated

Box-folder 5:7

Santa Barbara South Coast: Community Indictators undated

Box-folder 5:8

Santa Ynez Valley Bike Plan undated

Box-folder 5:9

Santa Barbara bike articles undated

Box-folder 5:10

Santa Barbara bike history undated

Box-folder 5:11

Santa Barbara bike plan undated

Box-folder 5:12

Santa Barbara bike station undated

Box-folder 5:13

Santa Barbara Car Free undated

Box-folder 5:14

Santa Barbara Circulation

Box-folder 5:15

Santa Barbara Economic Community Project undated

Box-folder 5:16

Santa Barbara Foundation undated

Box-folder 5:17

Santa Barbara Middle School undated

Box-folder 5:18

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Traffic 2003

Box-folder 5:19

Santa Barbara PED plan 2003

Box-folder 5:20

Santa Barbara PED plan = SRTS undated

Box-folder 5:21

Santa Barbara Sustainability Project undated

Box-folder 5:22

Santa Barbara Trails 2007

Box-folder 5:23

Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition barbeque August 2002

Box-folder 5:24

Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition mail list updates undated

Box-folder 5:25

SBBIKE.ORG domain undated

Box-folder 5:26

Santa Barbara City College Board meeting undated

Box-folder 5:27

Shoreline Drive undated

Box-folder 5:28

Signage survey 2002

Box-folder 5:29

San Luis Obispo Bicycle Coalition undated

Box-folder 5:30

South Coast bike signage 1995-1996

Box-folder 5:31

South Coast Livable Communities - transport undated

Box-folder 5:32

South Coast railroad path undated

Box-folder 5:33

South Coast signage program undated

Box-folder 5:34

Stan Bilski 1995 May 12

Box-folder 5:35

Storke-Hollister development undated

Box-folder 5:36

Street bike ads undated

Box-folder 5:37

Studies undated

Box-folder 5:38

Summerland Trails undated

Box-folder 5:39

Sustainable Communities 1994

Box-folder 5:40

Tea 1993

Box-folder 5:41

Tea 1996

Box-folder 6:1

The City of Santa Barbara General Plan: Circulation Element undated

Box-folder 6:2

The Proposed Bikeway Master Plan 1974

Box-folder 6:3

Thunderhead undated

Box-folder 6:4

Tour of California 2006

Box-folder 6:5

Tour of California 2007

Box-folder 6:6

Traffic calming ideas undated

Box-folder 6:7

UC Davis Bikes undated

Box-folder 6:8

UC Santa Barbara undated

Box-folder 6:9

UC Santa Barbara Associated Students Bikes undated

Box-folder 6:10

UC Santa Barbara LRDP (Long Range Development Plan) undated

Box-folder 6:11

UC Santa Barbara Sustain Univ Now undated

Box-folder 6:12

UC Santa Barbara tab undated

Box-folder 6:13

United Way undated

Box-folder 6:14

University information - general undated

Box-folder 6:15

VELO Mondiale September 1992

Box-folder 6:16

Velodrome 2 undated

Box-folder 6:17

Ventura County Bike Coalition undated

Box-folder 6:18

Video 1997

Box-folder 6:19

Video DVD undated

Box-folder 6:20

Video Monitors for intersections undated

Box-folder 6:21

Web programs undated

Box-folder 6:22

Website undated

Box-folder 6:23

West Host Santa Barbara City College 1999 August 16

Box-folder 6:24

"Why I love to Bike" commute contest 2000 May

Box-folder 6:25

Willie and Joe Show 1999 October

Box-folder 6:26

101 at La Conchita undated

Box-folder 6:27

101 Fairview undated

Box-folder 6:28

101 Grassrouts meeting agendas undated

Box-folder 6:29

101 Highway Deficiency Plan 2002 May

Box-folder 6:30

101 Highway/Milpas/Hot Spring undated

Box-folder 6:31

101 in Motion undated

Box-folder 6:32

101 intersection Storke Road undated

Box-folder 6:33

101 project/Linden/Casitas undated

Box-folder 6:34

101 widening 1993

Box-folder 6:35

101/154 intersection undated

Box-folder 6:36

101/Carpinteria - bridges undated

Box-folder 6:37

101/Los Carneros undated

Box-folder 6:38

101 Goleta Cross Ellwood undated

Box-folder 6:39

246 Highway/Buellton undated

Box-folder 6:40

246 Highway/Purisima undated

Box-folder 6:41

246 Solvang/Alamo Pintado undated

Series 2. Newspaper clippings

Box-folder 7:1

1991

Box-folder 7:2

1992 August-1992 December

Box-folder 7:3

1993

Box-folder 7:4

1994 January-1994 June

Box-folder 7:5

1994 July-1994 December

Box-folder 7:6

1995 January-1995 June

Box-folder 7:7

1995 July-1995 December

Box-folder 7:8

1996 January-1996 June

Box-folder 7:9

1996 July-1996 December

Box-folder 7:10

1997 January-1997 June

Box-folder 7:11

1997 July-1997 December

Box-folder 7:12

1998 January-1998 June

Box-folder 7:13

1998 July-1998 December

Box-folder 7:14

1999 January-199 June

Box-folder 7:15

1999 July-1999 December

Box-folder 7:16

2000 January-2000 June

Box-folder 7:17

2000 July-2000 December

Box-folder 8:1

2001 January-2001 June

Box-folder 8:2

2001 July-2001 December

Box-folder 8:3

2006 July-2006 September

Box-folder 8:4

2006 October-2006 December

Box-folder 8:5

2007 January-2007 June

Box-folder 8:6

2007 July-2007 December

Box-folder 8:7

2008 January-2008 June

Box-folder 8:8

2009 July-2009 December

Box-folder 8:9

2010 August-2010 December

Box-folder 8:10

1994-2010

Series 3. Newsletters

Bicycle Forum

Box-folder 8:11

1994-1997

Box-folder 8:12

1998-2002

Quick Release

Box-folder 8:13

1991

Box-folder 8:14

1992

Box-folder 8:15

1993

Box-folder 8:16

1994

Box-folder 8:17

1995

Box-folder 8:18

1996

Box-folder 8:19

1997

Box-folder 8:20

1998

Box-folder 8:21

1999

Box-folder 8:22

2000

Box-folder 8:23

2001

Box-folder 8:24

2002

Box-folder 8:25

2003

Box-folder 8:26

2004