Advocacy

3-Foot Passing Bill to be Introduced

Sep 23rd, 2009 | By Jeff Stephens | Category: Advocacy

Senators Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) and Mark Wagoner (R-Ottawa Hills) will announce the introduction of a “3-foot passing” safety bill September 28, 2009 at 10:30 AM on the west lawn of the Statehouse.



Goodale Bikeway Connector

Aug 19th, 2009 | By Jeff Stephens | Category: Advocacy

The Goodale Bikeway Connector is an ODOT project currently being developed to provide a safe connection between two existing bike trails, the Olentangy River Road bike path and the Lower Olentangy Trail, and the planned Harrison West Trail.



Support Metro Parks Levy on May 4th

Apr 15th, 2009 | By Jeff Stephens | Category: Advocacy

In 2010, the existing Metro Parks levy expires.  This is the primary source of funds for the Metro Parks.  Issue 1, the new levy, will allow Metro Parks to continue to operate clean, well-maintained, safe parks that are open daily throughout the year and are free to the public. It will allow them to continue to acquire and manage [...]



LAB D.C. Summit Report 2009

Mar 20th, 2009 | By Jeff Stephens | Category: Advocacy

Why We Go & What We Accomplished
This year’s Summit was critical due to the impending authorization of the 6-year transportation funding bill, which provides the guidance and funding for bicycle-related projects at the local level. For the 20-year period of 1971-1991, only $41 million total made its way from the federal coffers to the [...]