Building the People Powered Movement
Member NewsBicycle and pedestrian advocacy news from Alliance organizations across North America.
08/17/2011 -- St. Paul Advocates Guide Plan to Reduce Drive-Alone Traffic to Local University
“The ultimate goal of a TDM plan is to manage the demand for traveling to a specific site with a focus on decreasing drive-alone travel,” says Damien Goebel, Employer Outreach Specialist with St. Paul Smart Trips and one of the lead developers of the plan. While you might not have heard of a TDM plan before, they are becoming more common and, depending on the amount of traffic and parking spaces generated by the new construction, are often a required component of development or renovation. According to Goebel, because this construction of the student center caused a loss of more than 100 parking spaces, Smart Trips was brought on to help identify ways the group could improve the effectiveness of the University’s overall traffic strategies. Work on the plan first consisted of determining the users of the new building, their mode of transportation, the infrastructure already in place, and the amenities provided by the university. The plan quickly became very comprehensive, growing from a fixed focus on the student center to a more robust plan encompassing the campus. “As we started to dig into the nuts and bolts of the project, we realized that one building could not be uncoupled from the entirety of the campus, so the plan evolved from being specifically about the student center to reducing drive-alone traffic to the campus as a whole,” says Goebel. The plan resulted in calling for 20 measurable objectives. While the university hosts a robust program for biking, walking, and transit, some of these objectives addressed how to maximize participation in these programs, including a pedestrian safety education campaign, evaluating campus wayfinding, increasing transit pass sales, and advancing seasonal bicycle commuting. Including a bike-ped advocacy group in the work of this TDM plan is a big step towards the inclusion of bicycle and pedestrian elements in new construction. “Our work helped to heavily influence several of the decisions made regarding implementing programs for biking and walking,” says Goebel. “They may not have had access to that information without our assistance.” Curious to know more about what it takes to craft an effective TDM plan? Contact Damian at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and be sure to subscribe to the organization’s newsletter for all the latest developments.
08/15/2011 -- Alliance Welcomes First Mexican Member Organization
By Mike Samuelson, Alliance Members Services and Open Streets Coordinator The Alliance is proud to welcome our first member organization from Mexico: Bicitekas. Founded in 1998, the Mexico City-based group promotes biking as a healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transportation, while working to earn the respect of motorists and fighting for a network of infrastructure to allow Chilangos (residents of Mexico City) to use bikes as a mode of transportation. Bicitekas also helped found BiciRed, a national organization linking biking advocacy organizations across Mexico. Recently, both groups welcomed musician David Byrne on his tour of Latin America, and used the opportunity to promote their campaign asking local governments to dedicate 5 percent of their transportation funding toward cycling. The groups would like to see that money used to create safe infrastructure, fund educational campaigns promoting the benefits of cycling and enact new regulations governing urban planning that facilitate easier cycling. Next up, Bicitekas will help represent BiciRed at the Car Free Conference in Guadalajara, where they will host a panel on the health risks created by car emissions, as well as presenting on the groups new book, Por Mi Ciudad En Bicicleta. Photo by Aaron Borrás 08/12/2011 -- T.A. Launches New Membership to Attract Bike-Ped Newbies
In conjunction with this year’s Summer Streets, advocates at T.A. are extending the trial concept to its membership by launching its newest membership level: the T.A. campaign friend. For just $10, those who fear the commitment of full membership can test out what it’s like to be part of T.A. and receive discounts at T.A.-hosted events, access to the PDF version of Reclaim (T.A.’s quarterly magazine), and e-mail updates on the group’s ongoing campaign work. These new members join the tight-knit T.A. family by signing on as friends of one of T.A.’s two most prominent campaigns: Biking Rules, a campaign for safe and civic cycling in NYC, and Rider Rebellion, which unites transit riders in support of affordable fares, better service and the end of service cuts. “We’re trying to reach New Yorkers outside of our already-involved, already-committed pool of prospects,” Elena Santogade, Director of Membership for T.A., explains. “The pitch is a little harder to make for folks who aren’t yet aware of T.A.’s work, so a $10 price point and association to one of our more visible campaigns seemed like a good way to bring those people into the membership.” Street teams will pitch this newest membership level as they receive signatures for various petitions and pledges for campaigns. “Our goal is to make 10 percent of those signers become Friends,” Santogade says. And while T.A. just unveiled this new membership level last week, it’s likely something that will stick around. “As long as we have on-street advocacy teams interacting with the public, I think this will be a permanent fixture,” Santogade says. “It’s not something that we’re going to heavily promote to other prospects. It will be focused toward the people who sign petitions [and] write letters in association with our on-street campaigns.” Just $10 sure sounds like a foolproof way to introduce bike-ped newbies to advocacy. Want to learn more about this new membership level? Check out Transportation Alternatives on the web and be sure to subscribe to StreetBeat for all the latest news.
08/11/2011 -- Apply for a Bikes Belong Grant by August 26
The Bikes Belong Grant Program is aimed at providing funding to facility projects such as bike trails, lanes, paths and parks, and advocacy projects that promote bicycling or that increase funding and support for bike infrastructure. The Community Partnership Grants are designed to foster and support partnerships between city or county governments, non-profit organizations, and local businesses to improve the environment for bicycling in the community. Grants will primarily fund the construction or expansion of bicycle facilities such as bike lanes, trails, and paths. The grants committee will also consider advocacy projects that promote bicycling as a safe and accessible mode of transportation. The application deadline is August 26, 2011. For more information, visit the Bikes Belong website, and good luck! 08/10/2011 -- Advocacy Advance Awards $100,000 in Grants
Using the grants to tap into federal funding streams and build their political influence, recipients will work to triple bicycle mode share in Atlanta, Ga., dramatically improve infrastructure in Pittsburgh, Pa., empower Latino cyclists in Los Angeles, Calif., and create a new model to win state dollars in Delaware. Since 2009, Advocacy Advance—a partnership of the Alliance for Biking & Walking and the League of American Bicyclists—has awarded more than $500,000 in direct grants to 25 state and local advocacy organizations. This year, more than 60 applications with proposals totaling more than $1.3 million were received in the two grant categories: Model Grants and Capacity Building Grants. Model Grants provide multi-year support for efforts that significantly increase federal investment for biking and walking. Capacity Building Grants catalyze the growth of advocacy organizations. Based on the organizations’ successful track records and innovative strategies, 2011 grants will be awarded to Bike Delaware, Bike Pittsburgh, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. “We are excited to support these grantees, as they help lead the way towards a more equitable and rational use of limited federal transportation funds, especially as the lessons we learn will be applicable to accessing state and local funds,” said Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists. “Receiving this Model Grant is a testament to the decade of work we’ve poured into building strong relationships with key city, county, regional, and state transportation officials - and winning the cultural battle that bikes belong in the transportation mix,” Scott Bricker, Executive Director of Bike Pittsburgh, said. “Now it’s time to identify and fund specific projects that will keep bike riders safer and result in more people bicycling.” Advocacy Advance Grants are made possible thanks to generous funding from SRAM and Planet Bike. 2011 Model Grants
2011 Capacity Building Grants
In addition, Advocacy Advance will grant $25,000 in Rapid Response Grants throughout the year to help state and local organizations take advantage of unexpected opportunities to win, increase, or preserve funding for biking and walking. Learn more about Advocacy Advance at AdvocacyAdvance.org. 08/09/2011 -- If You Like Streetsblog, You’ll Love the Open Streets Project
So we’re excited to share that Open Plans — the company that developed those two leading bike-ped sites — is working with the Alliance and Street Plans Collaborative on the Open Streets Project. Open Streets initiatives temporarily close streets to automobiles, inviting residents to walk, bike, skate, dance and utilize the roadways in countless creative and active ways. From Los Angeles to New York to Miami, Open Streets have become an effective and high-energy means to build community, promote active transportation and reconnect neighborhoods divided by traffic. Earlier this summer, we announced the new Open Streets Project, which will support this exciting trend with the November release of a print guide and website that will serve as the one-stop source of information, models and best practices. The “open source” website will allow municipalities and advocacy organizations to share information and resources on their Open Streets initiatives as they evolve and expand. Because interactivity is one of our top priorities for this website, Open Plans was a perfect fit. “We make software to support aspirational citizen engagement with urban planning,” the New York City-based company notes. “We believe that better information is essential in shaping cities in an equitable and inclusive way. Community groups need information to guide their advocacy; agencies need information to support effective public outreach.” Stay tuned for more updates on the Open Streets Project, including the website launch date this fall. In the meantime, check out Open Plans other engaging websites, like CityFix.org and CommunityAlmanac.org. 08/08/2011 -- Action 2020 Workshop Locations Announced for 2011
Action 2020 Workshops are designed to ensure advocates, agency staff, and elected officials have the knowledge, skills and resources to access untapped or under-utilized federal funding sources at the state, regional and local level to build bicycling and walking infrastructure and programs. Upcoming Action 2020 Workshop locations and dates are:
We invite advocates and agency staff to register for the nearest workshop, which are offered for free, thanks to the generous support of SRAM. Action2020 Workshop attendees will:
Visit AdvocacyAdvance.org/Trainings to learn more and to register for a workshop near you. For more information about Advocacy Advance and the Action 2020 Workshops, or to apply to host future workshops, contact Brighid O’Keane at Brighid@AdvocacyAdvance.org. 08/05/2011 -- Campaign to Save Bike Lanes Boosts Membership for Toronto Cyclists Union
The video that resulted was just one aspect of the Toronto advocates’ Save Jarvis campaign, which has not just galvanized the cycling community, but boosted the membership for the bike union. The effort is the result of a recent push by Toronto’s mayor, Rob Ford, to remove a number of already installed bike lanes in the city’s core. Ford and his allies have argued that the lanes have caused traffic congestion. But, as the Bike Union has pointed out, that claim isn’t backed by the facts. “Updated traffic counts from the City of Toronto show that following the installation of bike lanes on Jarvis Street, motor vehicle volumes remained the same while cycling volumes tripled,” the bike union notes. So, in the run-up to a city council vote to remove three major arterial bike lanes, the bike union kicked into high gear to protect the cycling facilities. They sent press releases to build their media presence, ran a targeted campaign of social media to get the word out, handed out fliers and buttons in the bike lanes themselves, and put together a three-minute video that included not just cyclists, but motorists advocating for the lane. Unfortunately, the council voted to remove all three bike lanes last month, suggesting that the previous infrastructure will be replaced with a network of protected bike lanes on other streets. To fill the gap before the new construction, the council gave Jarvis a one-year reprieve. The bike union immediately jumped on the opportunity to capitalize on the growing, grassroots, pro-biking energy — and what better way than to get folks out pedaling. “Our inspiration for ‘Ride for Jarvis, Ride for Bike Lanes’ was the Prospect Park Family Ride,” Heather McDonald, the bike union’s president, says. “When we were talking about what we would do if the council voted to cancel the bike lanes, the images of happy families riding on Prospect Park Ride came to mind. Leading up the ride we capitalized on social media, had a huge response via Facebook, had volunteers distributing buttons and fliers in the bike lanes and coordinated a press release.” It worked. The turnout was huge. Approximately 1,200 cyclists streamed down Jarvis, ending with a rally at City Hall. But the event wasn’t just a boost to the bike lanes campaign; it was a membership boon for the bike union, too.
“The threat of bike lane removal has really fueled our membership drive,” she adds. “Within 24 hours of the vote, 100 new members joined the bike union. Thanks to the Save Jarvis Campaign and our new full-time director of Membership, Jared Kolb, we’ve seen membership grow leaps and bounds. Andrea [Garcia, the bike union’s executive director] has been working hard at a more proactive and targeted media presence and has been able to identify good areas for advocacy to fuel membership and vice versa. A general discontent with the state of affairs with the current administration in Toronto has also helped galvanize and unite city-building groups of various interests.” “We’re thrilled to see that more and more people are turning to the bike union as a credible voice for cyclists in Toronto. We plan to take this momentum forward as we find creative ways to advocate for cyclists in the face of the recent challenges.” Check out photos of the ride here and stay tuned to developments on the bike lanes on the bike union’s website. Photos of Save Jarvis Ride courtesy of Martin Reis. 08/03/2011 -- Support the Alliance - Sign Up for the Climate Ride
Anyone who signs up for the ride gets to choose which organization they will raise money for — and you can choose the Alliance! Registrants can direct their fundraising toward multiple beneficiaries, too. That means, you can ride for, say, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Transportation Alternatives or other great Alliance member organizations and still direct a portion of your dollars to support the Alliance. Climate Ride is a 5-day, fully-supported bicycle ride from Fortuna to San Francisco under towering redwoods, through the Russian River Wine Country, and along the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route - one of the most scenic coastlines in the world. The ride also features nightly speakers who focus on bicycle advocacy, sustainability, and renewable energy. The organizers have opened up the beneficiary choices so now you can choose to support the Alliance specifically with your fundraising dollars. If you select us as your beneficiary when you register, we will be the sole recipient of the funds you raise. Sign up for $75 (which includes a great jersey) and then raise at least $2,400 to participate in this all-inclusive 5-day bicycle tour. Please visit our team link to sign up or make a donation: http://climateride.donordrive.com/participant/peoplepoweredmovement. 08/02/2011 -- Successful Training Gives Leaders Tools to Grow their Memberships
Thirty-eight bicycle and pedestrian advocates — representing three countries, 24 states and provinces, 33 cities, and 30 Alliance member organizations — attended the second Alliance Membership Development Training, July 20-22. Hosted with special support from the Active Transportation Alliance in Chicago, the training offered two-and-a-half days of instruction, sharing of best practices, small group break-outs, and, of course, outside-the-training networking time for Alliance leaders to connect with each other and build those long-lasting and supportive peer relationships. It also set out an ambitious goal for the bike-ped movement: The Alliance challenged the attendees to double their organization’s membership within three years. With the skills they learned, they’re ready and willing to take on that mission. “I appreciated this training so much,” Elizabeth Stampe of Walk San Francisco said. “I can’t wait to implement the terrific ideas I got from my colleagues and the trainers to double our membership!” Sue Prant from Community Cycles in Boulder, CO, echoed that sentiment: “This training gave us tools to help us refine our membership program, as well as giving us tips and ideas for new activities to engage and recruit new members.” Tom Rousculp, from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance in Portland, OR, added: “The Alliance training has given me the skills and tools to take our membership program to the next level in a thoughtful and professional way.” In addition to the training itself:
Whether participants connected with peer groups working in similar geographic or modal scope, or gained insight on the improvements they need to make within their organization to grow their membership, the evaluations indicated that every participant walked away with new and powerful knowledge. “Connecting with my peers over the better part of three days has not only given me new ideas but also a network to contact with questions and concerns as I grow our membership,” Cait Costello from Palmetto Cycling Coalition in Columbia, SC, said. Elena Santogade from Transportation Alternatives in NYC described the training as “Inspiring, exhausting, exhilarating — a must-attend.” Carol Feucht from the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition summed it up: “After this training, I have confidence that my job matters. Members and volunteers matter, and I’m glad a training like this exists for bike and ped orgs.” Find all the resources and training materials in the Alliance Resources Library here. 08/01/2011 -- Enter the 2011 People Powered Movement Photo Contest
The contest aims to both celebrate the beauty and energy of active transportation and continue to build an online library of high-quality images that can be used by bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations across North America. In 2009, more than 2,000 photographs were submitted in the first Alliance photo contest. Today marks the launch of the 2011 contest. Once again, categories include biking, walking, and advocates in action. New in 2011, the People Powered Movement Photo Contest invites photos in additional categories, including:
From August 1st to September 30th, individuals can submit up to 20 photo entries via the contest website. From October 1st to 31st, public voting will determine the finalists in each category. A panel of expert and advocate judges from across the continent will then determine the winners, to be announced in March 2012. The overall grand prize is an all-expenses-paid, 10-day bike trip to Tuscany, Italy, from VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations. Additional prizes include:
All winning photos also will be featured in the March 2012 issue of Momentum magazine. To learn more or enter, visit PeoplePoweredMovement.org/PhotoContest 07/29/2011 -- Alliance Seeks Advocacy Advance Intern for Fall 2011
The Advocacy Advance Intern will gain knowledge and skills related to federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects and the advocacy efforts to secure and utilize this funding at the state and local level nationwide. Work will include assisting with outreach to member organizations, development of a compendium of state profiles, sharing best practices of bike/ped organizations, and research of federal transportation funding. This internship – based in Washington, D.C. – offers a flexible schedule with a fifteen-hour-per-week minimum commitment for three months. Applications are due by August 19th, 2011, with an anticipated start date in early September. For a full position description and application information, click here. 07/29/2011 -- Notes from Yesterday’s Federal Policy Call
Debt Ceiling: What it means for the new transportation bill
Senate Bill
In order to keep this level of funding, the Senate needs to find an additional $12 billion. Senator Baucus (MT), the Chair of the Finance Committee, is optimistic that he can secure this funding, but he can’t do it until the debt ceiling is resolved. Senator Inhofe has been very clear that he will not support a bill that is not paid for, so it is crucial that the Senate find the needing funding to preserve SAFETEA-LU levels. At the hearing Senator Boxer said that, Safe Routes to School, Recreational Trails and “bike paths” will continue to have dedicated funding (meaning these programs won’t have to compete with road projects). We believe “bike paths” are referenced instead of Transportation Enhancements because that program will be under a new name. However, we still believe it will include dedicated funding. We have asked for equivalent levels of funding to what the programs receive now, which we believe to be the case in the Senate’s proposal. We thank Senator Boxer for her continued support of biking and walking and anxiously await the actual bill language. Until we see the language, we cannot be sure the bill adequately protects biking and walking. In both the Senate and the House bills, there is language on streamlining projects, which could be a benefit for biking and walking projects — but again we still need to see language to be sure. There has been talk of penalizing agencies that don’t issue permits in a certain time frame, which would be good for our projects. We expect to see language sometime in September, but it depends on several factors.
House Bill
There may be something on performance measures related to congestion, state of good repair and safety. We are not sure how this will affect our projects, since these measures will be used to judge if DOTs are acting in the “national interests,” and Mica has come out and said that non-motorized projects are not considered part of this “national interest.” We are looking for champions to get dedicated funding back into the bill. We hope to add an amendment at the committee level. The amendment would include all three programs (as opposed to separate amendments for each program). The bill is so unpopular that it will need to be moved through committee quickly and then to the floor, rather than a long sub-committee and committee process.
House THUD
We expect our programs to fair well in the appropriations sub-committee, but we are preparing for a possible fight at the full committee or floor debate. We are hoping to avoid that, but we may come back to Alliance groups in September saying there is an amendment in the appropriation process to cut bike/ped. What is most likely to happen is we get a short-term extension on SAFETEA-LU and a continuing resolution on the budget for two to four weeks. We are looking at a fight on the extension, with the House saying they won’t do an extension without some cuts to funding, and bike/ped may be vulnerable to these cuts.
Outreach to Members of Congress
It’s important to constantly be working on your relationship with your member of Congress. Here are some things you can do:
It is also important to remember that you won’t always be able to get the member to attend your meeting or event, but it is still worthwhile to have a staffer attend in the member’s place. Staffers help formulate the member’s policy, so influencing staffers is key to influencing members.
Action Alert from America Bikes
Thank you to everyone who responded to the alert and contacted their members of Congress. For more information on the response to the alert, contact Nathan at Nathan@americabikes.og. If you have additional data to share that didn’t go through any of the national partners, please contact Nathan, as well. These action alerts play a huge role in shaping the national policy. An earlier push in California led to dedicated funding in the Senate bill by putting pressure on Senator Boxer. You are making a difference. Keep up the great work!
TIGER 3
Remember to estimate the number of users for the new project. USDOT needs these numbers to calculate the economic benefits of project. And as simple as it sounds, it is so important to read the application guidelines and make sure your application meets those guides. Show how your project is a high priority. There is also $10 million minimum for application, so don’t bother applying for any projects smaller than $10 million. TIGER 3 will total $527 million dollars, funding multi-modal, non-traditional projects that are difficult to fund through normal funding process. Multi-modal programs are very popular, and more than half in the past grant awards have included biking/walking. These include complete streets projects, bike and ped networks, as well as projects where biking and walking are included but not the central piece.
Rumble Strips
The new FHWA guidance on the installation of both shoulder and centerline rumble strips is significantly worse for bicyclists than the 2001 guidance. Not surprisingly, they did not notify us of the new guidance before sending it out to their district offices, even though we’d continually asked them to do so. Upon learning of the new guidance in mid-June, we immediately contacted FHWA and set up a meeting. On July 18, the Alliance, League and Adventure Cycling met with FHWA and USDOT staff to express our concerns with the process and the lack of accommodation for bicycling in the new guidance. As a result, we are submitting written detail of the specific points the bicycling community wants to see addressed in the new guidance. We made it clear that we are holding back on raising the alarm with bicyclists across the country, but we are asking for a complete revision of the Technical Advisory and will track this process very closely in the coming weeks. If we don’t succeed we will let you all know and mobilize as needed. For now, please wait to take any action. America Bikes Starting a Bi-Weekly Newsletter for Hill Staff America Bikes is about to launch an e-mail newsletter to cultivate stronger working relationships and to share up-to-date information with our allies on the Hill. A major objective of the newsletter will be to generate more enthusiasm for bicycle issues in the Hill by spotlighting successful efforts to advance biking and walking at the state and local levels – especially those that demonstrate broad public support for biking and walking as a top priority. Please make a habit of sending us stories on successful state legislative wins. For example: Delaware bike advocates recently secured $5 million for bike-ped through a General Assembly bond bill which was endorsed by the Governor and enjoyed unanimous support on committee. We want to hear what’s happening in your state and community. Send your stories to Carolyn@PeoplePoweredMovement.org. 07/28/2011 -- Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin Restores $2 Million for Bike/Ped to State Budget
How’d they do it? With a little help from Advocacy Advance, the partnership of the Alliance and League of American Bicyclists that’s aimed at giving advocates, agency staff and public officials the tools and knowledge they need to tap into federal funding for biking and walking projects and programs. The Bicycle Federation used a $3,000 Advocacy Advance Rapid Respond grant to support its campaign to restore dedicated bicycle and pedestrian funds cut from the state budget. They were successful. Instead of zeroing out the bicycle and pedestrian line in the budget, the state will spend $2 million over the next two years on bicycle and pedestrian projects. Read all about it on the Advocacy Advance blog! 07/28/2011 -- 2 Mile Profile: Chesla Seely-Anschutz
This week, meet Chesla Seely-Anschutz. She’s been biking for so long she can’t even remember her first ride. For this Wisconsin resident, bicycling serves her wallet and her health. Here’s some of what she told us about why she joined the 2 Mile Challenge and the Alliance Gold Team: “I live in a small town of just under 10,000 in the heart of Door County, Wisconsin. From my house, if you draw a 2-mile radius circle, it pretty much covers most of my town, Sturgeon Bay. So, it’s easy for me to bike instead of drive. I have two part-time jobs, which I commute to each day. I take my bike most places I need to go. I live simply, but like biking and derive a good feeling from knowing that my little efforts are doing the environment some good. I also enjoy biking longer distances… putting on miles. Most people consider it exercise, but I don’t. I just enjoy biking. It’s my therapy! Last year, I discovered the 2 Mile challenge on the Clif Bar website and signed up with the Gold Team. Even though the Red Team won, we sure gave them a run for the money! The 2MC has been fun for me to take part in and, this year, my husband and my youngest son are participating also. Here in Door County there are lots of beautiful places and nice roads to bike, yet I’d like to see more bike lanes and paths, which would ultimately encourage more people to bike and be safe. I’m a member of a local advocacy group, Door County Silent Sports Alliance, and we’re, at present, working with the local officials on a county-wide bicycle plan.” Join Pete, Julie and Chesla — Take the 2 Mile Challenge today! |
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