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Bridging the Gaps — From Both Sides
Just one week after we debuted Equity Intersection in the Roundup, we're excited to highlight significant steps this week from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance in Portland, which announced its support for an anti-profiling bill in the state legislature, and a trio of Chicago groups uniting behind a pledge to "creat[e] a diverse, inclusive, and equitable bicycle environment" in the Windy City.
As these efforts show, building an equitable future for biking and walking isn't a one-way street. It comes from listening, learning, partnering and co-creating solutions that work for everyone. And that's exactly what we'll be discussing and working through at our National Training: "Organizing, Leadership and Digital Strategy for a Stronger Movement." This 2.5-day workshop in Milwaukee, July 29-31, will be unlike any past Alliance training — and you won't want to miss it. Today is the FINAL DAY to get the reduced, early-bird rates, so don't delay! Learn more and register here.
Equity Intersection
Uniting around a shared belief that "Bicycles are simple machines with the power to tackle complex challenges," the Active Transportation Alliance, Chicago Cycling Club and Slow Roll Chicago released a Two Wheels, One City call to action asking residents to "pledge to be an active participant in creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable bicycle environment in Chicago where everyone in our beautiful City can enjoy the benefits of cycling."
After a man cried discrimination when he stumbled into Edmonton Bicycle Commuter's Women’s, Trans and Gender Non-Binary day — a safe space for people who don’t identify as male to work on bikes — a local writer and rider shared three facts about the space and why it's not an affront to men.
The Bicycle Coalition of Maine had a record number of participants — more than 620 riders — for its Maine Women's Ride.
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition proudly announced a slate of LGBTQ Pride Month events.
Legislation Lane
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance in Portland announced its support for the "end [police] profiling" bill in the state legislature, noting that "increased enforcement of traffic laws is a key component of crash-elimination efforts but traffic stops disproportionately target people of color."
Alabama Bikes celebrated the state Senate's passage of a 5-foot passing law (yeah, you read that right), which is now headed to the Governor's desk.
Advocates across the country helped to turn back an amendment to a federal transportation appropriations bill "that would have banned federal dollars from being used to put in sidewalks, bike racks and lighting as part of new transit projects."
Advocacy Avenue
A (social) media push from the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates prompted the city to quickly reverse a wrong-headed decision to close a major boulevard to bikes during a water main retrofit.
The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition is mobilizing its members to ensure a pilot road diet in San Jose becomes permanent.
After years of advocacy and support from its members, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition is just one vote away from an expansion of auto restrictions and transit-only lanes on Market Street.
Bike PGH welcomed the support of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Editorial Board, which stated decisively that "Despite groans from some motorists, Pittsburgh’s cycling boom is something to celebrate."
BikeTexas congratulated the city of Richardson, the state's newest Bicycle Friendly Community, and noted that 4.5 million Texans now live in a BFC.
And Georgia Bikes! celebrated the addition of Columbus, the state's second largest city, to the BFC ranks, as well.
Cathy Tuttle of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways shared her thoughts on how to defuse bikelash on a webinar with People for Bikes and APBP, including the language shifts below.
Infrastructure Inlet
Bike Calgary is celebrating this morning, with the opening of a cycle track on 5th Street SW that creates — for the first time — a true network of separated bike lanes in the centre-city area.
The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota was on hand for the opening of a new, 6-mile trail in Stillwater, MN.
The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia applauded a city study that confirmed the coalition's call for a road diet and protected bike lane on Chestnut Street.
Bike East Bay celebrated the completion of a stretch of buffered bike lane in downtown Oakland (video).
Livable Memphis cheered the city's receipt of a $1 million grant to upgrade bicycling and walking facilities on one of the city's busiest corridors.
Bicycle Colorado shared images of the latest pilot project in Fort Collins, which includes bollard-protected bike lanes, parking-protected bicycle lanes, bike boxes at intersections and sharrows.
Mode Shift Omaha applauded a commitment from the city to fill the gaps in the 20-mile Riverfront Trail by 2016.
Bike Cleveland cheered the city's approval for its first parklet downtown.
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