Bike to work week activism 5/16/08?
03-05-08, 11:03 AM
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Bike to work week activism 5/16/08?
Has anyone organized anything before for bike to work week/day/month? My bike club (if not it's members) is interested in advocating, as am I because I am the advocacy chair and an avid commuter. I was thinking about promotion with banners/fliers etc. I was thinking about holding classes before-hand at the bike shop (any legal issues?) I was feeling the irony of taking that day off work to do this...
thanks for any ideas...
-S
thanks for any ideas...
-S
03-05-08, 11:17 AM
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Bike to Work Week
Victoria has a huge Bike to Work Week campaign. Our office is heavily involved.
Lots of ideas, yours sound like a good start
Where are you located,
How much can you spend?
Here is the Victioria BTWW web site
https://www.biketowork.ca/
Send me an email if you'd like further information.
DennisC
declarke@pfc.forestry.ca
Lots of ideas, yours sound like a good start
Where are you located,
How much can you spend?
Here is the Victioria BTWW web site
https://www.biketowork.ca/
Send me an email if you'd like further information.
DennisC
declarke@pfc.forestry.ca
03-05-08, 12:08 PM
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It's completely pointless here. I've been commuting for 3 years now every day, and I'm still the only one out of 800 employees. SE Michigan is the land of the car. I couldn't force people onto a bike with a shotgun.
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03-05-08, 01:13 PM
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Madison, Wi (and the Bike Fed of Wisco and others) organize many many events for BTWW.
If you can find a bike advocacy group in or around your town, they can help.
check bfw.org or contact them if you want a list of activities that they organize (this year's list is not up yet)
here is a link to events from last year:
https://www.thedailypage.com/theguide...p?event=177053
If you can find a bike advocacy group in or around your town, they can help.
check bfw.org or contact them if you want a list of activities that they organize (this year's list is not up yet)
here is a link to events from last year:
https://www.thedailypage.com/theguide...p?event=177053
03-05-08, 05:06 PM
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May is "Bike to Work *Month*" in NYC. Google for the calendar to see what sort of activities take place. Maybe that will give you some ideas. I think classes are among the activities.
03-05-08, 05:12 PM
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Amen, I am north of you and most people consider a cyclist to be homeless and engaged in an illegal activity by riding on the roads.
