This year, 10 exceptional advocates reached the final nomination stage for consideration by a panel of judges from throughout the biking & walking advocacy world. No use lobbying, though—the winner has already been decided! Join us at the Alliance Advocacy Awards ceremony on March 3 in DC, presented by Bicycling Magazine, to find out who will take home the trophy.

CRW Engineering Group

CRW has been a huge supporter of bicycling in Anchorage, Alaska. When the Municipality decided to distribute free bicycle maps with safety information, CRWoffered their graphic artist's time to build the map, check the proofs, and update the map each year. The Municpality of Anchorage has handed out approximately 40,000 maps over the last three years — an effort that would have been impossible without CRW’s assistance.Nominated by: Lori Schanche

Seattle Children’s Hospital

Children’s chooses to promote physically active travel among its employees by incentivizing commuting by bicycle and on foot. In 2013, Seattle Children’s was awarded Gold level certification in Cascade’s BizCycle program, recognizing the efforts of bike-friendly businesses. Plus, Children’s has supported innovative projects that connect their facility to nearby biking and walking infrastructure. Recent projects include a neighborhood greenway, two-way protected bikeway, and bicycle climbing lane.

Nominated by: Elizabeth Kiker

A & B Cycle

This Springfield bike shop has played a strong role in supporting advocacy initiatives. In the past several years, A & B has created a city-wide ad campaign to encourage people to bike, led a campaign to mail over 2,500 pro-bike facility postcards to the mayor, and distributed car window decals of a bike silhouette. In addition, the shop offers free bike racks and installation to local businesses who request one.

Nominated by: Lori Tack

Citigroup

Citigroup took an enormous risk in sponsoring Citi Bike, New York's new bike share system. They stepped in at a critical time when the City had no clear way to fund the program. Citi's $41 million sponsorship helped the nation's largest bike share system launch with no public subsidy — then stood strong even when the program was being lambasted by major media outlets. Thanks to them, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors have gotten to enjoy New York on two wheels.

Nominated by: Dani Simons

David Baker Architects

David Baker has been a long time bike and pedestrian advocate in San Francisco. He is a leading supporter in the decade-long campaign to win a better 2nd Street, and leads on several safety campaigns in the South of Market area. His business has some of the most innovative bike parking in the city, and he's dedicated much of his time, energy, and resources to improving San Francisco for biking and walking. Baker is featured in the new Protected Bike Lanes Mean Business report and has served as a national example for how to be a bike-friendly business.

Nominated by: Paolo Cosulich-Schwartz

Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers

The Center promotes biking and walking as part of their effort to encourage healthy lifestyles among patients and families. To encourage daily activity, doctors from the center hold community walking groups and even offer zumba classes to patients. In 2013, the Center held its second annual Southside Bicycle Day, a community event featuring bicycle tune-ups, bicycle education and helmet fittings, bicycle raffles, zumba and nia classes, healthy foods, and bicycle parades.

Nominated by: Paolo Cosulich-Schwartz

Kaiser Permanente

Over the course of 2013, Kaiser Permanente has invested countless staff time and well over a million dollars to expand walking health outreach and advocacy. They initiated the innovative Every Body Walk Collaborative, an effort among diverse organizational partners — including America Walks, the Alliance and many state and local walking advocacy organizations — to galvanize the national walking movement. Thanks to KP’s support in 2013, Every Body Walk Collaborative and America Walks convened the first annual National Walking Summit in Washington, DC. KP also invested in Advocacy Advance — a partnership between the League of American Bicyclists and Alliance for Biking & Walking.

Nominated by: Jeffrey Miller