Consider Biking, a longtime member of the Alliance for Biking & Walking, was founded in 1991 to help promote bicycling in the city of Columbus. A small but mighty advocacy powerhouse, Consider Biking was instrumental in helping Columbus become the first Bicycle Friendly Community in Ohio.

Awarding this vacation is the Alliance’s way of saying “Thank you” to Consider Biking and all our member organizations for their hard work in their communities and ongoing involvement with the Alliance network. Member dues important support for the Alliance’s work to boost state and local advocates in growing the biking & walking movement across North America.

Our thanks go to VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations for providing this wonderful gift and for their longtime support of the Alliance. VBT offers deluxe, small group bicycling and walking tours worldwide, including destinations throughout Europe, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand, Peru, Argentina, and the United States. Every VBT trip includes accommodations, meals, expert trip leaders, vehicle support and unique sightseeing and activities. VBT also includes roundtrip international airfare from over 30 U.S. cities and select Canadian cities for all overseas vacations. In 2013, VBT was rated by the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine among the “World’s Best Tour Operators” for the fourth consecutive year.

As always, our biggest thanks go to our member organizations for their hard work and dedication to bicycle and pedestrian advocacy their own communities. If you haven’t yet renewed your membership for 2014 or are considering joining for the first time, click here!