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Women’s Bike Resources

August 18, 2013 /

Women on a RollThis a repost from the League of American Bicyclists, but we want to share it with our readers.  Please check out their additional resources and extensive linbrary of .pdf’s at: http://bikeleague.org/content/women-bike-resources

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Women’s Bike Resources

Looking for facts and figures? Trying to find the latest research on women and bicycling? Need an idea to kickstart a campaign in your community? Women Bike is committed to being your go-to source of information and best practices in engaging and empowering more women to ride a bike — and rise in the movement.

Women on a Roll

A first-of-its-kind report from the Women Bike program, Women on a Roll compiles more than 100 original and trusted sources of data to showcase the growth and potential of female bicyclists in the United States. It also suggest five key focus areas — the 5 Cs — to increase women’s ridership. Download the full report and read the press release.

Have an Old or Outgrown Bike – Donate it to Good Use

June 27, 2013 /

FreeWheels for Kids, a Kansas City-based nonprofit that gives away repaired bikes and helmets, will be collecting donated bikes during the Tour of Lawrence’s Sunday’s criterium.

Members will be set up outside of Sunflower Bike and Outdoor, 804 Massachusetts St.

Free Wheels for Kids teaches youth to repair bicycles and ride safely, in order to increase exercise and fight obesity, provide mobility and empower participants, and provide leadership opportunities and experience to at-risk youth. Through their Earn-a-Bike classes, youth in low-income neighborhoods repair bikes for younger children and earn a refurbished bike, helmet and tools. After completing the repair course and safety training, graduates are encouraged to participate in regular group rides around the city and to form ride clubs in their neighborhood. One dedicated FreeWheels graduate said it best.

When asked why he wanted to earn a bike, he responded: “I really like riding a bike. The one I had broke and I [don’t want to] spend my time inside with nothing to do.”

Participants have enthusiastically gone on rides up to 25 miles (with a cold!), sometimes in snow, in neighborhoods they don’t know, after falling off their bikes and all with a smile because the next best option is video games or the graffiti-covered park in their neighborhood.

More than one FreeWheels participant has told staff that he or she would barely leave the house were it not for FreeWheels events! We are always working to provide new opportunities for graduates to be involved.

In 2012 FreeWheels has given over 1,460 bike to kids in need and ridden hundreds if not thousands of miles together.

Lawrence commission to consider policy promoting street safety and physical activity 3/27

March 23, 2012 /

Below is a repost from the Lawrence Complete Streets site:

 

 

The Complete Streets Policy is scheduled for consideration by the Lawrence Commission on Tuesday, March 27, as the third item under the regular agenda section.

The policy seeks to create an equitable, balanced, and effective transportation system that encourages walking, bicycling, and transit use, to improve health and reduce environmental impacts, while simultaneously promoting safety for all users of streets.

Through its Lawrence Complete Streets public education campaign, LiveWell Lawrence has been highlighting the value of streets designed for young and old, motorists, bicyclists, walkers, wheelchair users, transit riders and businesses. LiveWell Lawrence is a community initiative focused on making it easy for Lawrence residents to eat healthy foods and be more physically active.

Members of the Lawrence Complete Streets Committee have worked with Lawrence planning and public works staff to review and revise the policy first presented to the Lawrence commission on Oct. 25, 2011. Changes incorporated into the final version of the policy include the following:

  • The definition of street Users was expanded to include mobility device users, neighborhood electric vehicle users and utility tricyclists
  • The applicability of the policy to Street Maintenance was clarified
  • The applicability of the policy to both public and private transportation infrastructure was illuminated
  • A section on data collection, progress reporting and public input was added

Support for the adoption of a Complete Streets policy is found in a number of City of Lawrence documents, including the Climate Protection Plan, the Peak Oil Plan and the environmental chapter of Horizon 2020, the City’s comprehensive land use plan. Additionally, the Policy Board of the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization passed a resolution in support of Complete Streets.

The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department has facilitated the Lawrence Complete Streets Committee on behalf of LiveWell Lawrence. Members of the Lawrence Complete Streets Committee represent a broad cross-section of the community, and the committee includes participants who serve in an advisory role. The diverse composition of committee was a deliberate effort to be inclusive of the divergent views among Lawrence residents, the pro-business community and environmentalists. The committee includes representation, for example, from the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, the Lawrence Home Builders Association and Parsons Brinkerhoff as well as Independence, Inc., the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods, the Lawrence Central Rotary Club, the Sustainability Action Network, the Lawrence Sustainability Advisory Board and the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

Local Groups helping in this weekends Octoginta

October 6, 2011 /

Team GP Velotek youth will be staffing the 2nd SAG on the Octoginta site. say hi to the young racers!

Team GP VeloTek and Boy Scout Cycling Venturing Crew to help Lawrence Bicycle Club with an Octoginta SAG Saturday October 9th. Noland Goldberg and Rob Wilsusen are the adult leaders that will be guiding the youth in their community service. LBC expects over 800 cyclists to ride the 40, or 80 mile loop through rural Douglas County on that Sunday. The youth team and ventures will be providing mechanical assistance, food and water for the cyclists. We always need volunteers!

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