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Tipping the Scales
Equity Intersection
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance reflected on its partnership with Adelante Mujeres, an organization focused on educating and empowering Latina women and their families, and its efforts to ensure that folks who need three wheels still have the opportunity to ride.
The Better Bike Share Partnership — an effort led by the City of Philadelphia, PeopleForBIkes, NACTO, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia and others — just launched a new website, showcasing reporting, research and recent grants.
The Safe Routes to School National Partnership released two new reports that explore the issues that arise when social inequities and the threat of violence create barriers to active transportation and opportunity for low-income communities and people of color. Stay tuned for an Alliance interview with the author, Sara Zimmerman, next week!
The Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition highlighted a new bike center — to be opened by long-time bicycling leader, Anthony Taylor — as a vital part of renewed investment in "the historic heart of south Minneapolis’ black business district."
The Active Transportation Alliance celebrated the announcement from the Mayor's office that one-year memberships to the Divvy bike sharing system will soon be discounted from $75 to $5 for folks making less than $35,000 per year.
Adelante Mujeres ride
Advocacy Avenue
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance highlighted the results of a Washington County transportation survey that revealed, yes, suburbanites want to walk and bike, too.
Yep, it's possible. Bike Utah praised the City of Provo for achieving Vision Zero.
Thanks in part to a push from the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, the "Caltrain Board directed would-be designers to add more capacity for people with bikes than is provided on the system’s current cars" — and committed to a minimum of $3 million for bike parking improvements at Caltrain stations.
Elsewhere in the Bay Area, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition suggested that "Now is the time to dream big" for the future of iconic Market Street.
The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition applauded city and regional leaders for their recent trip to Copenhagen to study the Danish bicycle system and celebrated the creation of a "loose coalition of trailhounds [that] is morphing into an organization with ambitious plans to create a statewide trail network."
Advocates in Iowa (and elsewhere) cheered some real talk from Paul Trombino, the director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, who publicly acknowledged that "the reality is, the [highway] system is going to shrink."
Charles Marohn of Strong Towns was stunned by Iowa DOT director Paul Trombino's comments
Legislation Lane
The California Bicycle Coalition is gearing up for an "extraordinary session" for the state legislature noting that, "with $3 to 6 billion at stake, this special session is the biggest opportunity in a decade to find revenue to build connected bike networks."
Bike Delaware was disappointed that its state legislature adjourned without any movement on innovative bicycle-friendly economic development legislation.
After wins beating back a proposed bike tax and restoring two-thirds of funding for state trail development, the Wisconsin Bike Fed is still fighting to save complete streets in the state legislature.
Georgia Bikes! lifted up an online petition from a north Atlanta teen "calling for improvements to Georgia driver's education so that new drivers better understand the state's 3' safe passing law and how to drive safely around people on bikes."
Infrastructure Inlet
Bicycle Colorado celebrated a "leap forward" for Pueblo with the installation of a new protected bike lane downtown.
GObike Buffalo was thrilled at an announcement from the state DOT that the Scajaquada Expressway will, not only receive three additional pedestrian crossings, but also could soon be reclassified from a principal urban expressway to a minor urban arterial.
On the positive side of the recent controversial decisions about urban rail, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association celebrated the coming completion of the Capital Crescent Trail, which will finally connect two major metro hubs.
The Green Mobility Network applauded the Miami-Dade County Commission's call for the Florida Department of Transportation to make four local trail projects part of the new SunTrail Network, which recently received $25 million in state funding.
The Wisconsin Bike Fed announced its partnership with the state departments of Transportation and Natural Resources on a new Bikeways Project, which will evaluate existing roadway and trail systems to identify priority bikeway routes across Wisconsin.
Community Cycles in Boulder celebrated the start of construction on a local right-sizing street plan that will eliminate one motor vehicle lane in each direction on several key city arterials.
Capital Crescent Trail
Programming Promenade
BikePGH announced a new slate of Business Networking Meetups, and reflected on how the effort has been hugely successful in creating a "tight-knit business network [that is working] towards a more bikeable, walkable Pittsburgh."
Living Streets Alliance celebrated Tucson taking the #1 spot for Skirt/Dress Biking in the latest Whimsical Bike Count organized by PeopleForBikes.
BikeTexas is seeking for speakers for its 2016 Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference, while the California Bicycle Coalition is soliciting session proposals for its state bike summit in October.
Beyond City Limits: What we're reading
How to develop and support leadership that contributes to racial justice
Politico's take on how the SCOTUS ruling will impact the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act
Using Our Words: The Language of Design for Equity
Green 2.0's new Leadership at Work webpage showcasing environmental leaders of color
Th[e] endless policing of women’s language
When is is “safe” to talk about race?
Planetizen’s list of top 10 Books of 2015, including “Unruly Places” and “Radical Cities”
Featured on the new Green 2.0 Leadership at Work series, Dr. Robert Bullard is considered the father of environmental justice — and will be a keynote speaker at the 2015 National Walking Summit.
Coming and Goings
The Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition announced the hiring of the organization’s first staff person, Alex Krogh-Grabbe, in the role of Program Director.
The League of American Bicyclists President, Andy Clarke, resigned after 12 years at the helm of the organization.
Jobs
Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle is seeking a Communications and Marketing Director.
Active Transportation Alliance in Chicago is seeking a Bicycling Outreach Manager for the Near West region.
Bike Easy in New Oreleans is seeking a Community Education Manager.
The Bicycle Collective is seeking a Salt Lake City Director.
Bicycle Colorado is seeking a seasonal, part-time biking and walking educator.
Charleston Moves is seeking a Membership and Outreach Coordinator.
The state and local biking and walking advocacy movement is growing. Check out the Alliance for Biking & Walking job board for listings all over North America.
Trailer
If you've attended the National Bike Summit the past few years, you may have met Brian Palmer, the phenomenal event photographer. As we watched the confederate flag come down in SC this morning, we were inspired by the profound first post in his "Race Trips" series on Colorlines.
