April 8, 2022
Dear Friends,

This important update goes out only to those using the East/West Shuttle of Pork Belly Ventures. We're giving you a jump on this, folks, so be sure to let your fellow Porkers know that this update is in their mailboxes!

Act fast!
We have been in touch with our wonderful contacts in Lansing, the 2022 end town, about July 22 and 23, the Friday and Saturday before RAGBRAI. As a result, we can give you two or three days to sign up for these excellent options before they are broadcast more widely to everyone on RAGBRAI.

All Lansing options are available at the
Lansing TICKETSPICE site, link below.

This year, these options are not selectable at the PBV website.
None of these services are exclusive to PBV.
For those using our East/West Shuttle,
please be sure to sign up for options soon,
and it's very important to
select your charter name,
Pork Belly (Ventures),
on the drop-down menu at the Lansing site.
Locations:
What We Know Now
MAP ABOVE: For those of you who were with us last time RAGBRAI ended in Lansing, we'll be in approximately the same location. On the map above, notice that we will be located a few blocks south of Main Street at about 4th Street and Dodge. Regarding All Other Locations, this is the extent of our knowledge at present. We will keep in touch with Lansing and provide more detail as we learn it.
VIP Parking Near the PBV Staging Area
Please note that VIP parking is next to our staging area--very convenient before and after RAGBRAI. It is offered on a much more limited basis than last year. For locations of VIP and regular parking, see our map/s above and below.

It will be better for you, friends, to sign up for all options you need right away, rather than grabbing the parking now and waiting on indoor sleeping, meals, etc.

The following options--many of which you are accustomed to in the end town--are available through the Lansing TicketSpice site, link below. NONE of these options are exclusive to PBV. We have offered our best suggestions to the folks in Lansing, and in return they are giving us advance notice on the following:
  • Regular long-term parking about 2 miles from the PBV staging area, $65 now, and price goes up each month
  • VIP long-term parking adjacent to the PBV staging area, $125
  • Indoor sleeping and showers Friday night at the high school, 3 blocks from our staging area, $20
  • You can choose a downtown sleeping location, too, but showers will be located at the high school, FYI. $20
  • Housing or "private accommodations," $5. Fill out the form, no guarantees.
  • Regular tent-camping near PBV for $5 (includes the free shower at the high school) or you'll see a higher priced camping option too, about two miles from PBV.
  • Pre-packaged lunch and breakfast options range from $10-$14. There is a Friday pre-packaged lunch, Saturday pre-packaged breakfast, and Saturday pre-packaged lunch. Gluten-free and vegan options are available. Descriptions at the Lansing site. They sound delicious, and order now! Don't miss out!
  • Notice, please, that you can make a donation to support the fabulous efforts of the Lansing host committee!
What Is Near the PBV Staging Area?
  • The regular camping on a ballfield (see Lansing site for more detail)
  • The VIP Parking Area
  • The showers and indoor sleeping at the High School
  • A convenience store
  • The Mississippi River!
  • The whole downtown community of Lansing, which is a few blocks north of our staging area

What Is Further from the PBV Staging Area?
  • The upscale camping with on-site restaurant
  • Regular parking

Will Lansing Run Shuttles from Regular Parking to the PBV Staging Area?
Not all the way, but yes. The shuttle will probably drop you someplace downtown, and you can walk the rest of the way to the PBV staging area.
BELOW: We hope a wider view of Lansing will be helpful
as you consider the two parking options.
For the location of VIP parking near our staging area,
see the map above.
These maps are just quickies! We'll provide much better
maps of Lansing for you in July,
complements of
professional Pork Cartographer, Bob Rebach!

NOW IT'S TIME TO RESERVE YOUR OPTIONS
IN LANSING!
Here is your link to the Lansing website:
How To Do Everything in Lansing??
We won't be able to go into detail in this update, yet we know that you first-timers are probably wondering how everything works as you drive to Lansing and plan to catch our shuttles. Here's our best (brief) advice now:

  • Arrive in Lansing early to allow time for some congestion and navigation.
  • Find us.
  • Deal with loading your bicycle.
  • Leave your belongings/baggage at our staging area.
  • Park your vehicle in the parking facility of your choice.
  • Shuttle or walk back to us.
  • If you're arriving on Friday and catching our shuttle on Saturday, you'll decide when it's best for you to park the vehicle.
  • Later on, we'll have more detail about claiming the meals you have purchased.
  • Later on, we will publish greater detail about how and when to do stuff, the hours that our bike-loading crew will work, and more!
  • Remember, you will select your preferred departure day and time later on--in June. We'll invite you when it's time!
Wait for It: The June Letter of Pork Belly Ventures
Order parking, sleeping, and meals now! But concerning your questions, know that the June Letter is coming. As we continue our planning, we may not be able to answer lists of detailed questions about Lansing and the East/West Shuttle. We may not even have those answers just yet. But never fear, folks. We will publish the June Letter (in June), with complete descriptions of how things will work in Lansing.

*** Note on Selecting Departure Day and Time ***
When the June Letter is published, we will invite you to login and give us more info: your RAGBRAI wristband number, some info about your bike, and your preferred departure date and time on the East/West Shuttle (and other shuttles). Please don't email your preferred day and time--we need our website to keep track of this info for us!
Finally, all of these lovely end-town offerings represent a wonderful community effort on the part of tiny Lansing, Iowa! City officials, businesses, schools, restaurants, everyone is working together to start off your RAGBRAI with great conveniences and comforts! Some of the restaurants in Lansing are combining their efforts to provide these box lunch and breakfast options for you. You'll find great descriptions of the meals at the Lansing TicketSpice site.

For a great deal of help
with our arrangements in the end town,
our warmest thanks to the executive chair in Lansing!
We're grateful, Ian!
To you, too, Andrew!
We've been out scouting a lot, friends, meeting with four RAGBRAI towns last week, and two more this week. We have put this update together very quickly, and we hope it's helpful. Stay tuned for more about bike-shipping yet this month, and be sure to reserve your Lansing parking and other options NOW!

All our best wishes,

Tammy and Pete
Pork Belly Ventures LLC 
Tammy: 808-375-8921 c, tammy@pkbelly.com
Pete: 402-681-2613 c, pete@pkbelly.com
 www.pkbelly.com