Doug Copp looks to improve cycling1 min read

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Jeff Bear
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When Dave Singer stepped down from his position as volunteer Bicycle Coordinator for the city of Sedona at the end of 2012, some might have wondered if local cyclists would still have an advocate ready to white knuckle the obstacle course of city politics for them.

Singer, after all, was instrumental in getting bike lanes installed along State Route 89A, and bike routes on Thunder Mountain Road and Sanborn Drive; and in getting Sedona designated as a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists.

But not to worry, new Sedona volunteer Bicycle Coordinator Doug Copp, who took over the position Jan. 1, has seamlessly transitioned into the job. Copp, a native Arizonan and 19-year Verde Valley resident, is vice president of the Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition and a member of the Mountain Bike Advisory Committee and the Sedona Bicycle Advisory Committee. An avid cyclist, Copp was also the principle author of the Sedona Bicycle Plan, which was adopted by the Sedona City Council in April 2007.

For the full story, see the Friday, Feb. 22, edition of the Sedona Red Rock News.

Jeff Bear

Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.

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Jeff Bear
Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.