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05/18/2009 -- PA Senatorial Bike Ride Showcases Cycling Tourism in Lebanon County

Lebanon Valley Bicycle Club sponsored a PA Senatorial Bike Ride to show off the quality of cycling tourism in Lebanon County, demonstrate the need for wider shoulders on the new PA Scenic Byway and promote our new Lebanon County Scenic Bike Rides Map which is a cooperative effort between LVBC and Lebanon’s Tourism Promotion Agency. Also, this was one of our Bike Month Promotions. An article appeared in Lebanon Daily News, 5/10/2009

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02/09/2009 -- BWM Wants Stimulus Money for Projects

Bike Walk Mississippi (BWM) is calling for trails, bike lanes and sidewalks to be included in the funding legislation that will be considered by Congress to help stimulate the economy

http://www.msbusiness.com/article.cfm?ID=7381

10/01/2008 -- Mount Penn Elementary Center and WalkBikeBerks host International Walk to School Day, October 8th

Congressman Gerlach, Senator O’Pake, Representative Santoni, Mayor Nowotarski, Chief of Police Anthony Garipoli, Sr., Redner’s Spokesperson Eric White, Principal Kerry Hoffman, Executive Board Members of WalkBikeBerks, and the Excellent Teaching Staff of the Elementary Center have committed to walking with us. The event will begin at 7:45 a.m. with kids, parents and community leaders walking from Redner’s Warehouse Markets. Walkers will arrive at the school by 8:30.

http://walkbikeberks.blogspot.com/

09/24/2008 -- Broadway Broadens Pedestrian Access (USA Today)

The increasing concentration of Americans in the nation’s urban centers has helped spur efforts to make walking or bike riding safer and more appealing, advocates say. Communities encourage walking to tackle obesity, reduce the level of carbon emissions spewed by cars and promote a sense of community. That leads to initiatives that range from educating motorists about a pedestrian’s right of way to creating sidewalks where there were none.
This article, with quotes from both Jeff Miller and Transportation Alternatives, examines the new pedestrian plazas created in New York City offering a bit of a national perspective.

Read the full story here

09/08/2008 -- National Cycling Coalition Hires New Campaign Director

America Bikes selects Caron Whitaker to serve as D.C.-based cycling advocate and organizer for federal transportation bill campaign.

Missoula, Montana — America Bikes, a coalition of national cycling and trail advocacy non-profits, has just announced that Caron Whitaker is the new Campaign Director for the organization. America Bikes works to secure improved funding and policy in support of bicycling in the federal transportation program, which is due to be renewed by September 30, 2009.
Whitaker will coordinate the efforts of America Bikes over the next several years, as the federal transportation legislation takes form. America Bikes was influential in shaping the current bill, known as SAFETEA-LU, helping to secure $4.5 billion for cycling and walking programs and to launch a new federal initiative called Safe Routes to School.
Whitaker brings extensive grassroots organizing and policy development experience to her new role. Most recently, she served as Director of Community Engagement for the National Wildlife Federation. She also has a background in land use and community planning. She holds a Master’s Degree in environmental management from Duke University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Williams College. She is an avid bicycle commuter and recreational rider.
“We are delighted to have Caron on our team,” said Randy Neufeld, Chair of the Board of America Bikes and a senior policy advisor for the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, one of America’s largest cycling advocacy groups. “She brings an excellent balance of policy and organizing skills. Caron will help the cycling community reach even greater heights on Capitol Hill and nationally,” said Neufeld.
The organizational members of America Bikes (http://www.americabikes.org) are Adventure Cycling Association, Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, Bikes Belong, International Mountain Bicycling Association, League of American Bicyclists, National Center for Bicycling & Walking, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and the Alliance. Significant funding for America Bikes is generously provided by Bikes Belong (http://www.bikesbelong.org), an advocacy and grant-making organization sponsored by the U.S. bicycle industry with the goal of putting more people on bicycles more often.

03/01/2008 -- Bicycling Advocate Pedaling His Way to U.S. Capital (Press Hit from Kennebec Journal)

Washington, D.C.‘s Alliance is about to get Maine’s very own Energizer Bunny. And while that’s great for the rest of the country, we’re sad to see him go.

Read the article here…