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Press Releases06/02/2010 -- Alliance Releases New Guide to Complete Streets Campaigns
To add fuel to this quickly advancing movement, the Alliance for Biking & Walking has released a new edition of its Guide to Complete Streets Campaigns. 05/11/2010 -- Alliance and Clif Bar Partner in National Competition to Energize Bike Travel
The 2 Mile Challenge was inspired by a little-recognized fact: 40 percent of urban trips are less than two miles. Ryan Mayo, Brand Experience Manager for CLIF BAR said the energy bar company was staggered by that statistic. So it came up with a creative competition to encourage consumers to stop driving and start cycling. To lead the charge in the 2 Mile Challenge, CLIF BAR selected three nonprofit organizations that work to advance sustainable transit options. Each nonprofit was awarded $25,000 and assigned to represent one of three national teams: Gold, Blue, or Red. The Alliance for Biking & Walking is going for the Gold. 04/30/2010 -- Brewery Support Boosts Grassroots Bicycle Advocacy
New Belgium’s pledge of $40,000 over the next two years will allow the Alliance to offer strategic planning facilitation and guidance to at least six organizations in addition to providing direct organization support and coaching in key states. 03/31/2010 -- Alliance Awards $125,000 in Grants to Advance Grassroots AdvocacyWashington, DC - March 31, 2010 - The Alliance for Biking & Walking is awarding $125,000 in grants to seven grassroots biking and walking advocacy organizations. The Advocacy Advance Grants will be used to jump-start emerging advocacy organizations and to fund innovative campaigns with the potential to dramatically increase biking and walking. The first round of 2010 grants was highly competitive with 45 proposals totaling nearly $750,000. The Alliance is pleased to announce the following recipients: 03/09/2010 -- Alliance for Biking & Walking Announces 2010 Advocacy Award WinnersThe Alliance for Biking & Walking will honor seven organizations and individuals with its 2010 Advocacy Awards at a special reception and awards presentation March 9th, 2010 in Washington, DC. The following award recipients not only show dedication and success in advancing biking and walking, but also demonstrate exceptional work ethic to their peers and communities. 03/01/2010 -- People Powered Movement Photo Contest Winners Announced
01/28/2010 -- Investing in Biking and Walking Could Save Lives Says ReportStates with the lowest levels of biking and walking have higher traffic fatalities and chronic disease
Bicycling and Walking in the United States: The 2010 Benchmarking Report reveals that in almost every state and major U.S. city, bicyclists and pedestrians are at a disproportionate risk of being killed, and receive less than their fair share of transportation dollars. While 10% of trips in the U.S. are by bike or foot, 13% of traffic fatalities are bicyclists and pedestrians. Biking and walking receive less than 2% of federal transportation dollars. Seniors are at an even greater risk. While adults over 65 make up 9% of walking trips and 4% of biking trips, they account for 19% of pedestrian fatalities and 9% of bicyclist fatalities. 12/01/2009 -- Online Voting Now Open for the People Powered Movement Photo ContestWashington, DC - December 1, 2009 - Online voting opened today for the Alliance for Biking & Walking’s inaugural People Powered Movement Photo Contest. Your vote can help determine the lucky grand-prize winner of a 10-day all-expense-paid VBT bike tour of Tuscany and a year’s supply of CLIF BARs as well as the two runners-up who will win brand new commuter bikes. Voters will also have the chance to help choose the seven category winners who will receive Rickshaw messenger bags filled with goodies and the priceless opportunity of having their winning photo published in the 2010 March/April issue of Momentum Magazine. Public voting runs throughout December 31st and will narrow down the submissions to the top 10 photos in each category. A panel of expert judges will select the final winners. 11/03/2009 -- Alliance Awards $104,000 in Grants to Grassroots Advocacy OrganizationsWashington, DC - November 3, 2009 - The Alliance for Biking & Walking is awarding $104,000 in grants to five grassroots biking and walking advocacy organizations. 09/01/2009 -- Alliance Launches People Powered Movement Photo Contest
08/25/2009 -- Alliance Meets $42K ChallengeWashington, DC - August 25, 2009 -Thanks to the over 20,000 people who signed up to follow the 42RIDE on Twitter, the Alliance for Biking & Walking received a $42,000 contribution from 42BELOW Vodka this past Saturday. Matt Djokovic presented the check on behalf of 42BELOW in front of a crowd of nearly 200 people who came to celebrate the conclusion of the 42RIDE in Los Angeles’s Bicycle District. 08/17/2009 -- Alliance to Celebrate 42RIDE’s Conclusion and Support of Local CyclingLos Angeles - August 17, 2009 - The Alliance for Biking & Walking invites all Los Angeles-area cycling supporters to join them in celebrating the 42RIDE on the last leg of the 4,017-mile, 55-day journey across America. LA cyclists are invited to pedal out to meet the riders at the very end of their trek in L.A., on Saturday, August 22, at a celebration to recognize the riders for their commitment to bicycling and grassroots bicycle advocacy. 07/29/2009 -- Planet Bike Scholarships to Boost Grassroots LeadershipPlanet Bike has just announced it is providing up to $25,000 in scholarships and travel stipends for grassroots advocacy leaders to attend Alliance for Biking & Walking trainings this year. The scholarships will be used to cover training registrations and provide modest travel stipends to up to 20 advocacy leaders to attend the Alliance’s Membership Development Training and a Winning Campaigns Training. 07/15/2009 -- Alliance and Planet Bike Award Grant to Green Mobility NetworkThe Alliance for Biking & Walking has awarded a $30,000 matching grant to Miami-based Green Mobility Network. The grant was made possible by Planet Bike and is the first in a series of special grassroots bicycle advocacy grants to be given by Planet Bike in 2009. View the full press release here. 06/19/2009 -- 42Ride Pedals Challenge to Benefit Alliance for Biking & WalkingForty-two bike enthusiasts taking off this month across the country, are pedaling a challenge to people along to way to support grassroots biking and walking advocacy. The 42Ride, sponsored by 42BELOW Vodka, wants tweeters to follow the ride on Twitter. If 100,000 sign up as followers on Twitter, 42BELOW will make a $42,000 donation to the Alliance |
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06/02/2010 - Alliance Releases New Guide to Complete Streets Campaigns
05/11/2010 - Alliance and Clif Bar Partner in National Competition to Energize Bike Travel
04/30/2010 - Brewery Support Boosts Grassroots Bicycle Advocacy
Georgia Gears Up for First Statewide Bike Summit
Sep 02, 2010
Madison’s Open Streets Draw Massive Crowds
Sep 01, 2010
Cascade Bicycle Club Converts Commuters With Green Bikes
Aug 31, 2010
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Washington, DC - June 2, 2010 - In the past four years, the national push for complete streets has caught fire, spreading rapidly from coast to coast. Since 2006, more than 100 state and local jurisdictions have adopted new policies that require transportation projects include safe accommodations for all users, including bicyclists and pedestrians.
Washington, DC - May 11, 2010 - Bolstered by a $25,000 grant from CLIF BAR, the Alliance for Biking & Walking is playing a key role in a national effort to replace short car trips with bike travel. 
Washington, DC - April 30, 2010 - The Alliance for Biking & Walking is increasing aid to bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations across North America thanks to recent support from 
Washington, DC - March 1, 2010 - The Alliance for Biking & Walking announced the winners of the 2009 People Powered Movement Photo Contest today. The contest ran from September through November 2009 with public voting during the month of December helping to narrow down the finalists. A panel of expert judges determined the final contest winners.
Washington, DC - January 28, 2010 - A new report released today by the Alliance for Biking & Walking shows that lack of investment in biking and walking could be contributing to higher traffic fatalities and chronic disease rates in the U.S.