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"Get out of the road, you stupid [gender expletive]"
In this week's Roundup, Iowa advocates call for Vision Zero, bike share finally has a launch date in Portland, speed cameras go up in 140 NYC school zones, pop-up bike lanes spring up in Toronto and Boston, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association calls out street harassment, California advocates push for bills in the state's extraordinary session... and more.
Advocacy Avenue
Walk Boston — and many others — shared their support for the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities. Read our blog about the launch here.
After a fourth bicyclist was killed by a motorist, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition renewed its "call for action on Iowa’s Vision Zero program that aims to eliminate all traffic fatalities."
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance was "ecstatic to hear that the City of Portland is back on track to welcome a bicycle share system in the Spring of 2016" — an effort they've been championing since 2010.
Transportation Alternatives supported the announcement that New York City's speed cameras are now deployed in 140 school zones, with ED Paul Steely White noting: "Automated enforcement is a critical Vision Zero tool to deter speeding, which kills more New Yorkers than drunk driving or texting at the wheel combined."
New York City announced speed cameras in 140 school zones
Equity Intersection
Continuing their partnership with Collective Action for Safe Space, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association announced its third annual Biking and Street Harassment Workshop, open to all women, trans women, and gender non-conforming folks.
MassBike applauded Zagster's provision of bikes to less privileged kids from Roxbury and Dorchester who participated in an essay contest that "revealed just how important something as simple as a bicycle could be in their lives, expanding a world from a few blocks to a few miles."
The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition celebrated the opening of the new East Side Riders bike co-op in Watts.
New bike co-op in Watts opened by the East Side Riders (Photo by Michael MacDonald)
Infrastructure Inlet
With a make-over on the Rankin Bridge, Bike Pittsburgh congratulated Allegheny County for "killing it with bike lane projects on county-owned bridges."
The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition celebrated the scoping of buffered bike lanes on El Camino Real, which "makes up only 1% of streets in San Mateo County, [but] is the location of nearly 15% of bike collisions and 20% of pedestrian collisions."
The Active Transportation Alliance released a survey to gather citizen feedback to improve the Lakefront Trail, which is not only increasingly popular, but "now ranked as the busiest trail in the United States."
One year after a person drove a car into three children in the crosswalk leading to an area school, the Wisconsin Bike Fed shared how it worked with the city to "improve the crosswalk by adding curb extensions to improve the sight lines past parked cars, make kids in the crosswalk more visible, and shorten the crossing distance" — in time for the first day of school.
BikeWalkKC applauded a vote in Kansas City, Kan., that will (as KCK Mayor Mark Holland put it) "create the link across the Kansas River into Missouri to open up all the hike and bike for both states together."
Cycle Toronto opened a pop-up bike lane on Bloor Avenue.
The Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition was excited to see the installation of traffic circles along the 6th Avenue bicycle boulevard.
The Boston Cyclists Union gave a thumbs up to some individual tactical urbanism, as Boston resident Jonathan Fertig created his own protected bike lane.
Pop-up bike lane on Bloor Street in Toronto
Programming Promenade
The Iowa Bicycle Coalition released results from its 2015 RAGBRAI survey, which showed, among other metrics, that 1/3 were first-time riders but nearly 70% of all participants were men.
MassBike worked with pro cyclist, Tim Johnson, to host RIdeOnFenway, "an informal ride to engage the community of Rhode Island and connect them via bicycle to the major league Red Sox in Boston, starting at the minor league team’s home."
Thanks to BikeABQ, the New Mexico State Fair will feature bike valet this year.
Local Motion announced a bike safety class that will focus exclusively on "What it's Like to Ride in a Protected Bike Lane."
RABGRAI survey shows the ride across Iowa is 70% male
Legislation Lane
Living Streets Alliance in Tucson outlined the "12 Key Pedestrian Corridors on the Ballot this November." Read more about their Pedestrian Safety and Comfort Campaign in our blog from earlier this year.
California Walks, the California Bicycle Coalition and the Coalition for Active Transportation Leadership are "championing two transformative bills [in the special California legislative session] that will make complete streets a reality."
Bike Houston shared its concern that Mayor Annise Parker may have abandoned the prospect of a texting-while-driving ban, asking "Will Houston be last place in the USA where it is legal to speed around wrapped in thousands of pounds of steel, with your eyes pointed down and only one hand on the wheel? Houston families deserve better."
Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates made progress in working with the city to moderate an ordinance that would raise fines for bicyclists riding on the sidewalk in certain areas.
Go Bike Buffalo congratulated the Town of Tonawanda for establishing a complete streets committee.
Pedestrian improvements are on the ballot this November in Tucson
Comings and Goings
There's a new statewide group on the map! Welcome, Bike Walk Louisiana!
What we're reading...
Capturing the Power of Leadership Change
The 99% Invisible podcast, Episode 51: Arsenal of Exclusion
Why Food Belongs in our Discussions about Race
At Zappos, Pushing Shoes and a Vision (on the business' embrace of "holacracy" shared leadership model)
We're Still Here Ya Bastards (on the community's role in New Orleans' recovery post-Katrina)
What do we know about neighborhood change, gentrification and displacement?
99% Invisible podcast on "Arsenal of Exclusion"
Jobs
Cascade Bicycle Club is seeking a Communications & Marketing Director.
WalkSacramento is seeking an Executive Director.
The Boston Cyclists Union is seeking an Executive Director.
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.
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