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South Lake Tahoe is welcoming 25 new bike racks thanks to a collaboration with the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition.  These are the first bike racks to be installed by the city. According to the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, “The first one was installed at the city administration offices at the airport.  Additional racks will be installed at city properties where it is determined to be of high use.”  According to John Greenhut, Director, Public Works, “some of the racks will be placed at city facilities and the remainder of the inventory will be donated to the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition for installation where optimum bicycle use is occurring and the greatest need for secure parking is evident.”

For more about the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, visit http://www.tahoebike.org/.

After the city of Pittsburgh launched its new bike rack request program, BikePGH is welcoming hundreds of newly installed bike racks on Pittsburgh streets. 

Upon announcing the program in October of 2009, Bike PGH secured funding for 100 racks, which were all donated to the city, and further matched with another 100 racks through the Mayor’s Taking Care of Business Districts program. With 200 racks available, the city has been taking online requests for the new racks’ designated locations throughout Pittsburgh. Most of the 200 racks are now populating the city’s streets, yet there are still many locations in need of bike parking facilities. The success of the online requests has been so overwhelming that BikePGH is actively looking at options to expand the program and continue their mission of making Pittsburgh a safer and more enjoyable place to live and ride.

To find out more about the bike rack program visit http://www.bikepgh.org. “> http://www.bikepgh.org.

The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin (BFW) celebrated a victory for cycling on November 19th, when the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors passed a measure to put bike racks on all Milwaukee buses. Milwaukee County will provide the local match for Milwaukee’s Bike Racks on Buses Program. The project will be in full swing this spring and completed by the fall of 2010.

BFW has been working with the Milwaukee County Transit System for nearly five years on various measures. The campaign for bike racks on buses has been running for two and a half years. According to Shea Schachameyer of BFW, “I view the campaign’s success as yet another example of the power of grassroots organizing; it was because of the broad base of support which the campaign attracted and the BFW’s ability to mobilize those supporters on a dime’s notice which has led the program to be implemented this spring.”

Read more on this victory from Shea here (http://www.bfw.org/advocacy/index.php?category_id=4027). To read more about the bike racks on buses program click here (http://www.bfw.org/advocacy/index.php?category_id=4170).

The City of Pittsburgh installed the first of 200 new bike racks in front of Enrico’s Biscotti Co in the Strip District this morning.  The racks, in the iconic Three Rivers Bike rack design, are to go to business districts and small businesses as part of the Mayor’s Taking Care of Business Districts program.  BikePGH donated one hundred of the racks to the city (for small businesses, made possible through the Richard King Mellon Foundation and William Benter Foundation), while the City matched them with another 100 that will go into business districts.

The event drew an impressive crowd of cyclists, media and movers and shakers who were greeted with delicious baked goods from Enrico’s.  Mayor Luke Ravenstahl introduced the program, followed by speeches from BikePGH’s Scott Bricker, State Senator Jim Ferlo, State Senator Wayne Fontana, and Councilman Patrick Dowd.

The next step is placing the racks around town.  Many businesses throughout the city have already requested racks, and will get first dibs.  The rest of the racks will be distributed using a new online request form.  Once a business requests a rack, the location will be assessed to make sure it complies with ADA and other right-of-way standards.  If the site is in compliance, public works will then install a rack.  As they are in the public right-of-way, the City assumes liability on the racks thereafter.

For more information, visit http://bike-pgh.org/2009/10/city-launches-bike-rack-program-rack-request-form-now-live/

The Northeast Arkansas Bicycle Coalition is partnering with high school students from the NEA Career and Technical Center to provide bicycle parking for historic, downtown Jonesboro.  The students are building 20 bike racks as part of their community service project and will be submitting their work as part of a state-wide welding/engineering competition.

A neighboring city and county have adopted local bike routes into their master street plans.  According to the Arkansas State Highway Dept., accommodation of bicycles will be given due consideration when improvements or projects are planned for the state roadways that are designated as bike routes.  The city and county have also agreed to install Share the Road signs along these routes.  The signs are all provided by local donors, and since July of this year 75 signs have been purchased.

For more information, visit: http://neabicyclecoalition.org

The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin spoke during the Milwaukee County Transit System’s launch of the Bikes on Buses program in Milwaukee. According to the Bike Fed, “After five years of working on the campaign, Shea Schachameyer from the Bike Fed was pleased to load her bike onto one of the two buses and enjoy the ride to O’Donnell Park where others where able to try loading and unloading their bikes from the racks. Throughout the summer the Bike Fed, MCTS and 91.7 WMSE will collaborate on promoting the program through on-site demonstrations like those which took place during Milwaukee’s Bike to Work Week.”

For more information on MCTS’ Bikes on Buses program, click here…

Bike racks will soon be installed on five Reading, PA buses. BARTA’s (the local transit authority) decision to install bicycle racks is a big step forward, and a welcome development for people who want to ride and use public transportation, said Robert Hospidor, a Walk Bike Berks board member.

“This is a great option for people,” he said.

BARTA is installing bike racks on five of its buses, which will allow riders to store their bikes while traveling. The racks are similar to ones on buses in larger cities such as Philadelphia. Each rack holds two bikes.BARTA is spending $3,200 to buy and install the racks.

To read the full Reading Eagle Article, go to: http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=107887.