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Yield To Life

Author: pkovacs :: Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:31 pm Yield to Life Quote: We all travel life’s roads. I stand before you to ask for your cooperation in providing safe space for cyclists. When you see a cyclist on the road, please, yield to life. ~David Zabriskie, world-class cyclist and founder of Yield to Life Mission Yield to Life will engage in a vigorous awareness campaign to promote positive attitudes toward cyclists and replace any hostility that exists between motorists and cyclists with understanding, respect, and appreciation for all life on the road. Safety for every cyclist is the top priority of Yield to Life. Cycling is a healthy, life-affirming, environmentally-sound activity that adds value to anyone’s life. Since cyclists' lives are often in motorists’ hands, motorists must understand the vital role they play in a cyclist's safety. Yield to Life will concentrate on road-rule education programs for motorists and cyclists alike through driver's education programs, public awareness movements and media campaigns in order to ensure a safer and more harmonious environment for all those on the road. Yield to Life will engage in a hands-on educational program with target audiences that range from school assemblies to corporate conventions. Workshops will be created to arm cyclists with tips for navigating through traffic and tools for riding in a safe and responsible manner. Yield to Life will work on a database for cyclists to find the best, the safest and the most accommodating roads for commuting and for recreation. (4) Replies

Congressional Bike Caucus

Author: meredith :: Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:51 am Congressional Bike Caucus Quote: When Rep. Earl Blumenauer was elected to Congress in May 1996, he immediately noticed several things about Washington, D.C. The dry climate, plenty of flat terrain, and world-class bike trails combined make a great environment for cycling. That realization, and his experience as a City Commissioner in Portland, Oregon, where he worked closely with bike advocacy groups and learned over time that cyclists are some of the most determined, most dedicated, and most fun people around, led to the development of the House Bike Caucus. The Mission To encourage Congressional leadership to complement the efforts of the millions of cyclists working for safer roads, more bikeways, convenient bike parking and increased recognition of the importance of cycling to our communities. Background Working with Representatives Oberstar, DeFazio and Joe Kennedy, whose “Chain Gang” successfully moved cycling onto the national agenda in 1991, the Bike Caucus quickly gained a dozen members from both parties. The Bike Caucus was conceived as an informal, bipartisan group whose primary goal would be to provide a place for cycling Members of Congress and their staffs to have fun. Whatever the technical solutions proposed, their implementation in livable communities requires a process in which grassroots involvement helps create and validate partnerships comprised of civic and business organizations, state, local and federal governments. Principles -It is in the national interest to promote low-cost, low-impact transportation modes which decrease our reliance on imported fossil fuels -It is in the national interest to insure that our national infrastructure provides safe, appropriate transportation options for all citizens -Cycling as a mode of transportation requires no fossil fuels, has no impact on air quality, creates less wear and tear on roads, and is more affordable than automated vehicles Members 164 Members 118 Democrats (Blumenauer Co-Chair) 45 Republicans (Sue Kelly Co-Chair) 1 Independent Members represent 43 States and the District of Columbia Here's a story on this and other caucuses (or is it "cauci"?): Congressional Caucuses: Something for Every Special Interest (1) Replies

WikiProject Cycling
Author: meredith :: Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:42 pm WikiProject Cycling Quote: This WikiProject aims primarily to create, improve and organize articles relating to the bicycle and cycling. This includes but is not limited to the history of the bicycle and cycling as a competitive sport, as recreation, and as a basic method of transportation. (0) Replies

World Bicycle Relief

Author: meredith :: Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:05 pm World Bicycle Relief Quote: Simple, sustainable transportation is an essential element in disaster assistance and poverty relief. Bicycles fulfill basic needs by providing access to healthcare, education and economic development. Bicycles empower individuals, their families, and their communities. Our mission is to provide access to independence and livelihood through The Power of Bicycles. (0) Replies

Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Author: pkovacs :: Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:45 pm Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center Quote: We provide a network of technical professionals and experts in various areas who are available to answer questions about pedestrian and bicycling issues. We can also link you with organizations in your region or communities that have dealt with similar problems. (0) Replies

Interface for Cycling Expertise

Author: meredith :: Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:05 pm Interface for Cycling Expertise Quote: An international NGO for low cost mobility and integrated cycling planning; it is an interface to the Dutch cycling culture and capabilities. I-ce hosts Locomotives, the Low Cost Mobility Initiatives Support network; the Bicycle Partnership Program for cycling inclusive cities in developing countries; and cycling.nl, the professional practitioners� network for non-profit technical assistance. (0) Replies

National Center for Safe Routes to School

Author: meredith :: Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:11 pm National Center for Safe Routes to School Quote: Community leaders, parents and schools across the U.S. are using Safe Routes to School programs to encourage and enable more children to safely walk and bike to school. The National Center for Safe Routes to School aims to assist these communities in developing successful Safe Routes programs and strategies. The Center offers a centralized resource of information on how to start and sustain a Safe Routes to School program, case studies of successful programs as well as many other resources for training and technical assistance. (0) Replies

National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration
Author: meredith :: Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:56 pm Bicycle Safety Information Quote: Through education, enforcement, outreach and legislation, NHTSA's bicycle safety program goals are directed toward reducing bicycle injuries and fatalities. Bicycling is encouraged as an alternate mode of transportation to motor vehicle travel. (0) Replies

International Bicycle Fund

Author: meredith :: Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:56 pm International Bicycle Fund Quote: A non-governmental, nonprofit, advocacy organization, promoting sustainable transport and international understanding. Major areas of activity are non-motorized urban planning, economic development, bike safety education, responsible travel and bicycle tourism, and cross-cultural, educational programs. (0) Replies

Thunderhead Alliance

Author: meredith :: Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:54 pm Thunderhead Alliance Quote: The mission of the Thunderhead Alliance is to create, strengthen and unite state and local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations. Mission-Vision Link: The Thunderhead Alliance improves communities through unified state and local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations. Vision: The Thunderhead Alliance envisions that every state, province and the 50 top population U.S. metropolitan areas have effective and sustainable bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations. These organizations are highly respected by the public, media and policy makers. Their efforts in their communities and their united strength at the national level has shifted the transportation policy debate from simply accommodating bicycling and walking to creating greater mode shift. All types of communities benefit from the fun and efficiency of bicycling - 15% of all trips made by bicycle - and walking for all reasons, from personal health to environmental sensibility to economic necessity to religious responsibility. (0) Replies

The National Center for Biking & Walking

Author: meredith :: Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:53 pm The National Center for Biking & Walking Quote: The mission of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking (NCBW) is to help create bicycle-friendly and walkable communities across North America by encouraging and supporting the efforts of individuals, organizations, and agencies. We believe communities should be planned, designed and managed to ensure that people of all ages and abilities can walk and bike easily, safely, and regularly. We believe that the changes needed to make communities more physically active and livable places will be achieved only through sustained action at the local level � in each community � supported by positive national, state, and local policies and programs. To this end, the NCBW provides bicycle and pedestrian advocates and professionals, transportation engineers and planners, public health specialists, and others with easy access to the information, training, tools, and experts they need to foster active living through community design. (0) Replies

League of American Bicyclists

Author: meredith :: Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:52 pm League of American Bicyclists Quote: To promote bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. We do this by representing the interests of the nation's 57 million cyclists. With a current membership of 300,000 affiliated cyclists, including 40,000 individuals and 600 affiliated organizations, the League works to bring better bicycling to your community. (0) Replies

Critical Mass

Author: meredith :: Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:51 pm Critical Mass Quote: Critical Mass is a monthly bicycle ride to celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road. The idea started in San Francisco in September 1992 and quickly spread to cities all over the world. This site attempts to be the most complete guide to local Critical Mass rides around the globe. Critical Mass has a different flavor from city to city -- there's a big variety in size, respect of traffic laws (or lack thereof), interaction with motorists, and intervention by police. So if you want to know more about Critical Mass, you'll really need to find out what your local ride is like. Critical Mass has no leaders, and no central organization licenses rides. In every city that has a CM ride, some locals simply picked a date, time, and location for the ride and publicized it, and thus the ride was born. CM is an idea and an event, not an organization. Some CM riders try to tie up traffic as much as possible and be otherwise confrontational with motorists. Such riders are missing the point about Critical Mass. CM is a celebration of cycling, not a war against motorists. CM is about asserting our right to the road, not denying others their right to the road. Those who want to play juvenile games are encouraged to stay at home instead. (0) Replies

Bikes Belong Coalition
Author: meredith :: Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:50 pm Bikes Belong Coalition Quote: Bikes Belong is the national coalition of bicycle suppliers and retailers working together to put more people on bicycles more often. Through national leadership, grassroots grants, and promotion, we work to make bicycling safe, convenient, and fun. (2) Replies

Bicycle Transportation Institute

Author: meredith :: Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:46 pm Bicycle Transportation Institute Quote: BTI is an international organization of lawful, competent cyclists who promote driving bicycles, because cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles, just as the traffic laws require. We believe that the best environment for cycling transportation comes from making this principle the basis for cycling policy. Driving a bicycle is best on good roads, but is prohibited or at least discouraged by adding special bicycle facilities (bike paths and bike lanes) that are wrongly thought to make cycling safe for beginners. BTI works to protect the right of cyclists to a safe, fast, and convenient transportation system. We oppose policies based on the assumption of cyclist inferiority and incompetence. We promote training in bicycle driving skills for adults and children and training in bicycle transportation engineering. (0) Replies