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01/23/2012 -- Alliance Benchmarking Report Ranks Cities and States on Bicycling and Walking
This report comes at a critical moment, as Congress takes up the imminent passage of the next federal transportation bill, which dictates how billions of tax dollars will be spent over coming years. The Benchmarking Report reveals that, in nearly every city and state, pedestrians and bicyclists are disproportionately at risk of being killed, and currently receive less than a fair share of transportation dollars. While 12 percent of trips in the U.S. are by bike or foot, 14 percent of traffic fatalities are bicyclists and pedestrians. Pedestrian and bicycle projects receive less than 2 percent of federal transportation dollars. “The Benchmarking Report shows that biking and walking are smart solutions to many of our country’s most pressing challenges when it comes to transportation, job creation and health,” Jeffrey Miller, Alliance President/CEO, says. Click here to download the report and media fact sheet. The report compiles persuasive evidence that bicycle and pedestrian projects create more jobs than highway projects, and provide at least three dollars of benefit for every dollar invested. The report also highlights the health benefits of active transportation, showing that states with the highest rates of bicycling and walking are also among those with the lowest rates of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure. “The data points to one conclusion: Investing in biking and walking projects creates jobs, leads to more people biking and walking, and improves safety and public health,” Miller says. John Pucher, a professor at Rutgers University, emphasizes: “The wide range of environmental, social, and economic benefits of walking and bicycling, so clearly documented in this report, justify greatly increased investment in facilities and programs to encourage more walking and cycling, and to improve the safety of these most sustainable of all transportation modes.” The 2012 Benchmarking Report compiles important state and city rankings, including:
Other highlights from the report include:
Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and made possible through additional support from AARP and Planet Bike. To view rankings of the 50 states and 51 largest U.S. cities, and to download or purchase a hard copy of the report visit http://www.PeoplePoweredMovement.org/benchmarking. 01/19/2012 -- Arizona Training Launches Winning Campaigns for Ciclovias — and More!
The event was hosted by local advocacy organization Living Streets Alliance, who set a high mark by bringing 11 members to the training. The training also served as a follow-up to the Action 2020 Workshop put on by Advocacy Advance in Tucson last September. Not surprisingly, the majority of the campaigns created at the training will be carried out in Arizona. Living Streets Alliance launched three campaigns for Tucson, including:
A coalition of advocates from Phoenix launched a campaign to create a Ciclovia in their community, while the one out-of-state campaign came from the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, who created a complete streets campaign in DeKalb County, Georgia. Energy was high throughout the weekend, as participants were able to step back from the grind of day-to-day advocacy to plan out their campaigns. The Alliance is hosting three more Winning Campaigns Trainings this year, in Boston, Houston and Kansas City. Learn more about these exciting weekends here. Click here to check out photos from the training. 01/19/2012 -- Florida Advocates Celebrate Completion of M-Path in Miami-Dade
Discussions about a plan to complete this path have been happening since before the Green Mobility Network was founded in 2007. Since the organization’s beginning, it has monitored and publicized these discussions. Using funds from the stimulus bill, the Metropolitan Planning Organization moved forward in the plans to complete the path. The Green Mobility Network has worked to increase the use of this trail, and to designate it as a part of the East Coast Greenway. Thanks in part to a 2009 Advocacy Advance Grant, Green Mobility Network was able to advance their ‘Complete the M-Path’ campaign, and increase the ease of biking and walking in Miami-Dade County. “Until now, anyone needing to walk or ride from one path to the other had to pass through the big Dadeland shopping center parking lot and a warehouse district,” John Hopkins, executive director of the Green Mobility Network, says. “It was discouraging to cyclists or walkers; the timid just stayed away.” Now the path spans about 30 miles, passing through university campuses, neighborhoods, shopping centers, flea markets, and local shops. It’s an easy, safe, fun way to get around areas of the community. Now it is “a really practical facility for recreation and daily commuting,” Hopkins says. The past weekend’s celebratory ride was another way to bring publicity and excitement to the newly completed trail. The 125 cyclists who participated in the ride showed their excitement as they cheered the completion. Even the construction foreman came out to see the celebratory ride down the trail, smiling as the riders went by. Click here to see a video of the event from the Miami Bike Scene. Photo: M-Path celebration ride (credit: Green Mobility Network) 01/17/2012 -- Apply to Host an Action 2020 Workshop in 2012
The goal of Advocacy Advance is to double federal funding for biking and walking through increased spending at the state, MPO and local level where many funding decisions are ultimately made. The partnership plans to meet this goal by producing best practice reports, providing technical assistance, awarding grants and facilitating Action 2020 Workshops. These workshops bring together advocates, agency staff, and elected officials and are designed to ensure that participants 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. Applications to host a workshop are due Friday, February 24. Read more about Action 2020 Workshops and how to apply on the Advocacy Advance blog. Photo: Action 2020 Workshop in Tucson, Arizona 01/17/2012 -- Young Women Inspire Participants at the Youth Bike Summit
“Like a girl!” shouted back a group of inspired young women from West Town Bikes. That kind of energy and inspiration defined the Youth Bike Summit: an event organized and hosted by Recycle-A-Bicycle in New York City, which drew by more than 275 participants from 20 states and three countries. I had the double honor of, not just attending the event with Alliance President/CEO Jeff Miller, but also sharing a “Women in the Cycling Advocacy Movement” session with an entourage of incredible ladies from West Town Bikes, a community bike shop in Chicago. Rocking their identical, hot-pink sweatshirts, the young women explained how and why they created a group just for girls. With facilitation from Zorayda Ortiz, a veteran community organizer, and Liz Clarkson, program manager from West Town Bikes, that dedicated handful of young female leaders started meeting on a weekly basis during the summer of 2011. They discussed why they loved riding and how they might get more young women interested and engaged in biking. They called themselves the Girls Bike Club — and they’re making waves in the Windy City already. In just a matter of months, they’ve become a visible in the community. They’ve gone on rides together. They’ve planned a fashion show set to take place this spring. They talk up the club to their high school peers and proudly wear their Girls Bike Club shirts to get the word out. They even wrapped presents for donations at a local REI shop to earn the cash to get to NYC to present their important work at the Youth Bike Summit. And the crowd that packed the room for the “Women in Cycling Advocacy” presentation was certainly glad that Joceliz Arnaud, Tania Castillo, Shacora Hawkins, Ladijah Hollingsworth and Kayla Story made the trip. During the discussion period, participants from other programs around the country applauded the Girls Bike Club. Some said they recognized that community bike shops can seem male-oriented and less welcoming to girls. Others noted that creating the space for young women to feel a sense of acceptance and ownership could address that challenge. Of course, the teenagers from Girls Bike Club were in good company. Youth and staff from organizations across the country shared their energy and insight in panels and presentations throughout the weekend. I know Jeff would agree that the Alliance was truly honored to meet and learn from organizations like Seattle Bike Works, Bikes Not Bombs, Neighborhood Bike Works and SO many more. Pasqualina Azzarello, executive director of Recycle-A-Bicycle and the tireless, generous, absolutely inspirational organizer of the Youth Bike Summit, best summed up the power of the gathering. For a little more than 48 hours, we all shuffled between workshops, were lit up by the efforts and energy of young bicycle advocates, buzzed with new ideas, made countless introductions and started conversations we hope to continue. Those discussions will be the seeds, Azzarello said. And those connections will be the roots, she added, that build the collective knowledge and power of the evolving movement. That was certainly the case for me and Jeff. We were blown away by the work of community bike shops and youth leadership programs — and we’re eager to start exploring how the Alliance can be a resource and a partner for this critical and growing aspect of the bicycle advocacy movement. Photo: Members of the Girls Bike Club (Credit: Angela Jimenez) 01/11/2012 -- Oregon Advocates Propel Bike Share in Portland
Last month, the bike share program won its final stages of approval — a unanimous vote of the Metropolitan Planning Organization followed by a final allocation decision by the Metro Council — thanks, in large part, to the BTA. The bike share program will have 740 bikes located at 74 bike stations throughout downtown Portland, encouraging thousands of new riders in the central business district and enhancing safety associated with increased ridership. The $2 million capital investment in bike share is on the list of regional transportation projects approved for federal “flexible funds” by the Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation (JPACT). This decision reflects earlier campaign success, when the Portland City council voted in support of the $2 million in Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) money for a capital investment in bike sharing. Concerns raised at the JPACT meeting will bolster BTA’s equity commitment in the region and emphasized the importance of ensuring that the program will meet the needs of all users equitably and affordably. Advocacy Advance is a partnership of the Alliance and League of American Bicyclists aimed at boosting federal funding for biking and walking projects and programs on the state and local level. Thanks to the support of the SRAM Cycling Fund, Advocacy Advance has $13,000 remaining to fund organizations met with urgent and unexpected opportunities to win, increase, or preserve funding for biking and walking. Visit the Advocacy Advance Grants page or e-mail Brighid O’Keane for more information on our grant program. 01/06/2012 -- South Carolina Advocates Take “Cities for Cycling” Concept to the State Level
Drawing inspiration from a national initiative, the Palmetto Cycling Coalition (PCC) is developing a new way for state stakeholders to discuss best practices for introducing and maintaining bicycle programs in South Carolina. Cities for Cycling: South Carolina will bring bicycle advocates together with planning and engineering departments of cities and towns across the state to identify core issues relating to bicycle transportation challenges and opportunities. Through peer-to-peer collaboration among these various departments statewide, the PCC hopes to establish a forum for the exchange of bicycle transportation innovation, insights, and recommendations. “The catalyst was a three-day visit with Mia Birk in South Carolina,” Rachael Bronson, PCC’s Executive Director, explains. “As we visited three cities in the state — trips that I often take on regular PCC business — I had a different perspective on the role that the PCC can play in local bicycle advancements across the state. Somewhere around that time, I received an email from Jeff (Miller) asking advocacy groups like the PCC to encourage cities to sign-on to Cities for Cycling.” The National Association for City Transportation Officials (NACTO) created its Cities for Cycling program to provide a resource and venue for best practices in developing and implementing bicycle-friendly policies and projects in cities across the nation. Bronson saw the merit of the national initiative, but knew it could play an even more important role at the state level. “Cities and towns in South Carolina just cannot relate to cities like Pittsburgh and San Francisco and others,” she says. “And, problems that cities face in South Carolina are state-specific. Really, these thoughts were the genesis of our forum.” In developing the concept for the state forum, Bronson was mindful that an advocate-led initiative could alienate some potential participants. Luckily, the city of Charleston was already blazing away at some innovative bike-ped projects and willingly took a leadership role in circulating the idea and bringing folks to the table. Thus far, even in the forum’s infant stages, the response has been resoundingly positive. “Leaders from all over the state are chomping at the bit to get involved,” Bronson says. And the PCC is excited to serve as the forum’s facilitator, overseeing the group’s activities, and ensuring its long-term vitality and relevance to South Carolina public policy. Last month, the forum held its first meeting and identified the need for an action plan and implementation of the statewide bicycle design specifications. Bronson hopes that the forum will be a resource for future planning and that this effort will serve as a model for other states to create similar forums. To learn more, visit the PCC website or download the Cities for Cycling: South Carolina narrative here. 01/04/2012 -- California Bicycle Coalition Completes Advocacy Advance Startup Grant
CBC successfully advocated for a reform of the Caltrans California Traffic Controls Devices Committee – which controls what signs, signals, and stripes are allowed on California’s roads – to require two representatives of non-motorized transportation sit on the committee. This restructuring will help ensure that complete streets standards are upheld throughout the state. Despite statewide outreach and advocacy for a three-foot passing bill that was passed through the legislature, the governor vetoed the bill this past fall. The California Bicycle Coalition plans to continue their Give Me 3 campaign and run the bill again this year to ensure that California drivers give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing from behind. Additional ongoing CBC campaigns and projects include high-speed rail access for bikes, institutionalizing cycling education in California schools, and planning a social equity and bicycling summit in 2012. In November, CBC organized the California Bike Summit in L.A. The summit brought together bike advocates from the nonprofit, public and private sectors to help set the statewide bicycling agenda for 2012 and beyond. The summit program also strengthened the capacity of participants through workshops devoted to sharing best practices, successes, and lessons learned. California Bicycle Coalition joins more than two dozen other organizations that have used Advocacy Advance grant funding to spur development and carry out successful bicycle and pedestrian campaigns. Check back in coming weeks for information about this year’s funding cycle. 01/03/2012 -- Livable Memphis Completes Advocacy Advance Innovation Grant
The New Face for an Old Broad event in November 2010 took the Better Blocks concept to a new level by temporarily reprogramming a street to show how bicycle and pedestrian facilities can encourage economic development. Three blocks of the Broad Avenue commercial district were turned into a DIY weekend festival. Local schools painted crosswalks, vacant storefronts were cleaned out and turned into pop-up shops and cafes, local artists created murals. The temporary redesign of the streetscape, including painted protected bike lines, have remained untouched for more than a year because they follow code standards and the local community has been pleased with the increase of business. The grant also supported Livable Memphis’s advocacy efforts to complete the Overton-Broad Connector. The park trail segment will serve as the only pedestrian entrance to Overton Park from the east and increase access to mixed-income communities. Livable Memphis completed the design concept and is working to raise additional funds needed to complete the cycle track. Going above and beyond the matching grant requirement, Livable Memphis raised more than $100,000 in sponsorships, donations, grants, event proceeds, and membership dues for its efforts. The advocates’ work has received additional financial support from Bikes Belong, Tennessee Recreational Trails Program, and HUS Sustainable Communities grant program. In addition, Livable Memphis introduced updates to Memphis pedestrian ordinances regarding ADA access and crosswalk right-of-ways, which passed City Council, and developed a new “fines and fees” ordinance that will bring violation charges regarding bicycles and pedestrians up to the standard of their peer cities. We’ve added added materials to our Online Resource Library that Livable Memphis used in its advocacy and feel would be useful for other Alliance member organizations:
Livable Memphis joins the more than two dozen other organizations that have used Advocacy Advance grant funding to spur development and carry out successful bicycle and pedestrian campaigns. Check back in coming weeks for information about next year’s funding cycle. 12/22/2011 -- Connecticut Advocates and Officials Ready to Target Federal Funding
Hosted by Bike Walk Connecticut and the Capitol Region Council of Governments, the workshop gave both advocates and agency staff the tools and strategies to harness underutilized federal funding sources for bicycle and pedestrian programs and projects. “The workshop provided excellent resources, and most importantly, empowered the attendees to take action to improve the funding picture,” Sandy Fry, CRCOG Principal Transportation Planner, said. “There will be new efforts and initiatives as a result of this workshop and with the broad cross section of attendees, the efforts have a very good chance for success.” Action 2020 Workshops are facilitated by Advocacy Advance – a partnership of the League of American Bicyclists and Alliance for Biking & Walking. Read the full recap on the Advocacy Advance blog. 12/22/2011 -- Specialized Brightens the Holidays for Community Bike Shops
Community bike shops and earn-a-bike programs are on the rise across the country, taking in recycled rides that would otherwise be landfill fodder and wrenching them back into shape for residents who need them most. In many cases, youth and low-income adults get their bike for free if they learn the skills to refurbish and maintain their bicycle. With increased interest in affordable, healthy transportation, these shops are growing quickly — and need supplies to keep pace with demand. Enter Specialized. In mid-November, they let us know that, in remodeling some of their concept stores, they were looking for a new home for a variety of shop equipment. Understanding the importance of advocacy, they wanted to put the high-end racks, benches and more in the hands of Alliance members. They even offered to ship the items for free. We immediately put out the word to our members with community bike shops — and got a quick and positive response. Now, organizations like the Fort Collins Bike Co-op, Bici Libre Community Bike Space in Los Angeles and the Revolve Community Bike Shop in Kansas City will ring in the New Year with new equipment to advance their efforts. “This donation by Specialized will no doubt prepare us for the promise we believe 2012 holds for the Revolve Community Bike Shop,” Elizabeth Bejan, executive director of Revolve, told us. “If the four full months we were in operation in 2011 is any indication, we will need to have handy as much of our Earn-a-Bike inventory and supplies as this former auto repair turned bike repair shop can hold. As is their custom, Kansas Citians responded generously to news media about us with donations of bikes and accessories and with their time as volunteers. The Specialized shop equipment will allow us to showcase the donations and re-gift them to those who need them. Not only that, but our deserving volunteers get to work and learn in a fun and safe environment.” Thank you, Specialized! 12/21/2011 -- Major Bridge Victory in Boston
This morning the daily commute for many Boston bicyclists became a whole lot safer and more comfortable — thanks in large part to advocates at the LivableStreets Alliance. In December 2010, LivableStreets executive director, Jackie Douglas, was a panelist on an Alliance Mutual Aid Call, sharing insight and progress from the organization’s Better Bridges Campaign. Three years ago, the advocates launched the initiative to ensure that a $3 billion investment from the state to shore up dilapidated bridges didn’t bypass accommodations for bicyclists, pedestrians and transit users. Today, LivableStreets celebrated the completion of bike lanes and pedestrian crossing improvements to the BU Bridge over the Charles River. “This is a major victory,” Douglas said in the announcement this morning — a victory built on wide participation from LivableStreets members and a strong and diverse campaign coalition. “Improvements to the BU Bridge have created a new vital link, providing more transportation options and new opportunities to integrate physical activity into our daily lives. We are witnessing a growing wave of interest in walking, bicycling, public transit and livable communities.” One commuter who will make use of that new, vital link is LivableStreets member Emily Blood: ““The BU Bridge used to be the major obstacle in my commute to the Longwood Medical Area,” she said. “Now I’ll bike more often, and it will be so much safer to cross.” The savvy advocates at LivableStreets aren’t letting the victory pass silently. To highlight the improvements, engage potential members and leverage the victory into a stronger relationship with decisionmakers, they’ll be out on the bridge today and tomorrow giving out goodie bags and getting excited users to sign thank-you postcards to transportation officials. Learn more about the Better Bridges campaign and other bridge initiatives in last year’s Advocacy Advance report — Bridging the Gaps in Bicycling Networks: An Advocate’s Guide to Getting Bikes on Bridges. And don’t forget: LivableStreets is the host of our Winning Campaigns Training in Boston this April. Register now to secure your spot and take advantage of these winning advocates’ insight. Photo: BU Bridge with new bike lanes and pedestrian crossings. (LivableStreets) 12/20/2011 -- Oakland Advocates Celebrate Banner Year for Bike Lanes
Leaders from the East Bay Bicycle Coalition and Walk Oakland Bike Oakland joined Mayor Jean Quan to mark the installation of more than 18 miles of bike lanes and nearly 300 bike parking spots in 2011 alone. Though it didn’t hit the organizations’ target of 30 miles by the end of 2011, the uptick in infrastructure has been a major victory for the Oakland Bikeways Campaign, a joint effort of the EEBC and WOBO. And city officials promised the next wave of sharrows and bike lanes should be on the ground by mid-2012. “The bike lanes installed this year go a long way to fulfilling WOBO’s goal of connecting Oakland’s neighborhoods with safe, reliable and affordable transportation options,” Gloria Bruce, chair of the board at WOBO, said at the press conference. “Bicycling is fun, it’s healthy, and people want to do it. Despite the budget and other challenges, the City is moving forward quickly to build the network and we applaud them for that. Safe biking makes a big difference in people’s lives.” “It’s not just putting down more miles, but miles that connect, and create a safe, continuous network that really gets you where you need to go and doesn’t drop you along the way,” Renee Rivera, executive director of EEBC, said. “We need to make Oakland a safe place to bike for everyone. We need to pay more attention to the eastern side of town, working with great partners like Cycles of Change and their earn-a-bike program, and bringing more infrastructure to the east side where it’s so badly needed.” It’s worth noting that staff and volunteers from WOBO and EBBC worked on aspects of the Oakland Bikeways initiative at Alliance Winning Campaigns Training in 2008 and 2010 respectively. Jumpstart your 2012 campaigns by attending one of these workshops in your area. The first is coming up in a matter of weeks: Register now for the Winning Campaigns Training in Tucson, AZ, January 13-15th. The early bird rate — just $75 for Alliance members — ends on Friday. Read more about last week’s celebration from the EBBC here. Photo: Renee Rivera (left), executive director of the EBBC, with Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. (Credit: Gene Anderson) 12/15/2011 -- Match Challenge: Help the Alliance Raise $4K by Monday!
As a bicycle and pedestrian advocate for the past 20 years, I know fighting for people who walk and bike is both inspiring and challenging work. Each and every day brings new opportunities — and threats. But I’ve learned that one thing remains constant: the Alliance for Biking & Walking. The Alliance is the only national organization that provides the training, coaching, networking and resources that make advocacy organizations more powerful agents of change. We can’t provide that critical support without you. Please, make your gift to the Alliance now and your donation will be DOUBLED! Help us meet a generous challenge grant led by Frank Peters of cdmCyclist and Rickshaw Bagworks by making a contribution TODAY. These key supporters will match your donation if we can raise $4,000 over the next four days. Please pledge your support for the Alliance today — and spread the word to your friends and family. Right now, our movement is at a critical moment. At the federal, state and local level, funding and programs for biking and walking are under attack. Now, more than ever, we need strong advocates with access to the best information and most up-to-date resources. Every dollar you donate to the Alliance will go directly to important events and critical resources that no other organization can provide, like Winning Campaigns Trainings, the Alliance Leadership Retreat, the 2012 Benchmarking Report and so much more. Please, pledge your support by Monday and your dollars will go even further by helping us meet our match challenge and leverage an additional $4,000 for biking and walking! Your gift ensures advocates can continue to rely on the Alliance for the network and knowledge they need to transform their communities into great places to walk and bike. I hope I can rely on you to help us continue our important work. Please, join me in making a gift to the Alliance today! p.s. Make your gift by December 31st and you’ll get a free year’s subscription to Momentum magazine! PLUS, you’ll be entered into drawings for a new Uptown Infinity from Breezer (valued at $1,220!) or a year’s supply of CLIF Bars! 12/14/2011 -- WABA Packs the House with Women’s Bicycling Forum
An innovative evening of collective brainstorming, the Women’s Bicycling Forum convened nine female panelists who shared their bicycle stories and discussed ideas to close the gender gap. Nearly 80 ladies showed up to observe the lively conversation among the diverse bicycling “experts” and toss in their two cents on the timely and important topic. The forum was the brainchild of Jesse Cohn, WABA’s Women’s Outreach and Advocacy Intern, a new position the organization created this fall. I had the pleasure of meeting with Cohn as she interviewed a number of women in the DC region about what keeps ladies from getting on bikes and how we can convert the large pool of interested-but-concerned riders. I cited some of the work of other Alliance member organizations, like the new Family Biking Guide produced by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition and the “Women on Wheels” bicycle education classes offered by Marin County Bicycle Coalition. For Cohn, the one-on-one insight was a prelude to a more public conversation. As she noted on the WABA blog: “I conceived of the Women’s Bicycling Forum as a way to jumpstart a conversation about this huge topic, bringing together a group of women to discuss the barriers and brainstorm the solutions.” At least in DC, women are clearly hungry for that discussion; the response was so fast and furious WABA had to claim a bigger room in the West End Library. To kick off the evening, Cohn set the statistical stage, noting that DC is actually a leading city when it comes to gender parity; more than 30 percent of area cyclists are women. But that pales in comparison to countries like Denmark and the Netherlands where the split is 50-50 — or higher. “We can aim for that one-to-one ratio,” Cohn said. “It is possible.” That sentiment was shared by the panel, which included:
The conversation and interaction among the panelists was both engaging and inspiring as they spoke truthfully and passionately about their experiences and ideas. The energy was palpable and WABA captured some of the choice quotes with their live Twitter feed from the event. Just one of the comments that earned an audible amen from the crowded room came from Tracy Hadden Loh: “This is a movement that’s almost totally led by white men,” she said. That certainly sounded familiar to me. In 2010, at the Alliance Leadership Retreat, a number of female advocates came together as a Women’s Caucus, and addressing the perception and reality of a male-dominated movement was one of the key issues that drove the discussion. We already knew we weren’t the only ones who considered this an important topic. The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals had just completed its Women’s Cycling Survey — and garnered insight from 13,000 women across the U.S. The consensus at the informal Caucus was clear: We need to create a stronger network of female leaders by providing a venue where we can discuss our experiences, share best practices and get more women involved in the movement. Since then, I’ve been working with a number of advocates and Kit Keller, the executive director of APBP, to create just such a space that centralizes knowledge and fosters community among women bicyclists. Stay tuned in coming weeks for ways you can get involved in the Women’s Cycling Project. In the meantime, read more about the Women’s Bicycling Forum on the WABA blog. Photo credit: WABA |
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02/06/2012 - Federal Action: A Thank You, Update and Next Steps
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