It’s hard to believe, but the 2012 Bike Summit is happening in DC in just 4 months.  We hope you are planning to attend; This event is for anyone who cares about riding any bicycle for any reason!

Congress will be debating the next Transportation Bill in the coming months and our voices are important to shaping that legislation. Learn more about the current federal issues in this post by Andy Clarke.

Summit Details:
League Member early bird rate of $375 through February 3, 2012.
National Bike Summit – Save Cycling
March 20-22, 2012
The Grand Hyatt 1000 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.
http://www.bikeleague.org/conferences/summit12/index.php
** See Note about registration

State Coordinators for Ohio: As in 2011, Jeff Stephens and Jody Dzuranin will serve in this role again. Once you register for the Summit, we will set up meetings with your Senators and District Representatives (or their surrogate). We will make the greatest impact if we have at least one delegate from all of Ohio's 18 districts. Assuming we have some of the same folks as last year, that said, the districts who do NOT have a delegate yet are (Ohio Districts: 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 14 17 18 ). Even better if we have more than one delegate from each district – so please come! We had a nice balance of industry and advocacy professionals last year, so hopefully that will be the case again.

Not sure which Congressional district you are in? You can look it up by zip code (upper right) or view this list of Representatives from Ohio.

Please share this link http://www.considerbiking.org/2012-national-bike-summit/ or QR Code about the Summit with any new delegates who may want to attend this year! It is so important!

** Please register using an address in your correct district, if the registration address is not in your home district, please send a note to Jody with your home address so your meeting will be scheduled with the correct Representative.

Come to DC, speak up for bicycling and enjoy the company of others who appreciate the biking culture.  

See you then!

-  Jody and Jeff

Jess and Bryan can be seen in this video promoting the 2012 Event

A Note from the League: November 29, 2011

The 2012 National Bike Summit is already setting records: 200 people have registered, which is more than double the number at the same point last year. Clearly, people understand how critical it is that every bike advocate is on Capitol Hill March 20-22, 2012 to have our voices heard and to save cycling in the Transportation Bill. What can you do in the mean time? You can tell your Twitter followers you are attending by using the hashtag #nbs12; you can share the National Bike Summit event page with your Facebook friends; and you can post and share the National Bike Summit save the date video. This is important — every bicyclists needs to know what is happening on Capitol Hill in regards to bicycling, not just our "typical" Summit attendees. Register now to secure the early bird discount. See you at the Summit!