In the past few days, I've been looking up information on local bicycle advocacy groups. Yesterday I signed up with the 
Pioneer Valley chapter of Mass Bike. They have a mailing list and there's a meeting tonight that I plan to attend. I'll update later with how the meeting goes.
I'm getting excited about riding more this year and I can't wait for the weather to get nicer. I rode my bike to work again today after lunch. One fellow in the building rides almost every day year round, but I can't manage to get myself to ride when it's that cold. Once it's in the 40s in the morning, I plan to start riding to the fitness club in the mornings. That will doubtless make a big difference in my fitness.