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Entries tagged: Bike Buddy ProgramTransportation Alternatives Proposes Bike Buddy Program
Streets all across the country are getting safer for cycling, but until the roads catch up, riding with a friend is one of the best ways to stay safe. Using Pepsi’s Refresh Everything grant, T.A. will develop a new generation of mobile and web applications to connect cyclists who share the same roads every day. The goal: 500,000 new cyclists on the road, encouraged by the ability to ride with a buddy. It’s called “Bike Buddy.” Transportation Alternatives Director of Bicycle Advocacy, Caroline SamponaroIf, says “If we win this online voting competition, we would be able to collectively develop a new generation of mobile and web applications to connect cyclists who share the same roads every day. We would be linking newbies and seasoned riders—the sort of one-rider-at-a-time interaction that makes for a strong cycling community. We would pilot the program in five American cities, and with enough funding, many more thereafter.” By voting for T.A., you’ll help usher in a new wave of green, urban-friendly bike commutes. You can vote once per day, so come back over and over! To vote, visit http://www.refresheverything.com/BikeBuddy. For more information on Transportation Alternatives and the Bike Buddy Program visit www.refresheverything.com/BikeBuddy and www.transalt.org.
Posted by nadegedubuisson on February 22, 2010
Tags: vote, transportation alternatives, pepsi's refresh everything grant, pepsi's refresh everything grant, competition, commuters, biking, bike buddy program 0 comments | View comments |
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Transportation Alternatives is competing for a $250,000 grant that will enable cyclists from all over the country to connect with fellow bike commuters nearby—but they need your vote to win it! 
