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About the League

p Founded in 1880 to
Promote and protect rights of bicyclists
Get roads paved
p Mission today remarkably similar; now
also includes
Promote bicycling for fun, fitness and
transportation
Educate bicyclists
p Staff
13 staff, based in Washington DC
What does the League DO?
p Education
To give people skills and confidence to
ride in today¶s traffic
To encourage motorists to share the road
p Advocacy
To ensure places for people to ride
To promote and protect the rights of
bicyclists
p Promotion
To give people the encouragement and
opportunity to ride
 ïoice in Washington«
p Building Congressional Bike Caucus
230 members
Bike--partisan
Bike
p Host the National Bike Summit
p Climate Change testimony
p Complete Streets legislation
p Make the Case for Funding
SAFETEA--LU Moves Forward
SAFETEA
 Federal Transportation
Spending on Bicycling
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p Funding?
 Federal Spending on
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p Technical knowledge and examples?
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Is it«
p Funding?
p Technical knowledge and examples?
p Geography, topography,
demography?
What is Holding Us Back?
Is it«
p Funding?
p Technical knowledge and examples?
p Geography, topography,
demography?
p Good reasons for getting more
people walking and bicycling?
A Love Affair With the Car?
A Love Affair With the Car?

p $120 billion for highways

p $20 billion for car adverts
p 43,000 killed
p $230 billion cost of crashes
p $70 billion cost of physical
inactivity
p $70 billion for poor air
quality
America Has a New Love
 BFC Program
p Started in 1996 with 4
simple criteria

p Revised in 2002
p Now 4 Award levels
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
 Application Criteria

p Engineering
p Education
p Encouragement
p Evaluation & Planning
p Enforcement
 Application Review

p 325+ applications
p Reviewed by staff
and external
reviewer
p Feedback from
local cyclists and
advocates
 Benefits of the BFC
Program

p Recognition
p Promotion
p Benchmarking
p Technical help
p Inspiration
 What Do BFC¶s Have?
p Commitment to action
Leadership
Action Plan
p Targets, measures
p Network of all
facilities
Complete Streets
policy
p Breadth of programs
p People riding bikes!
Boulder: 25% SOï Goal
 What Makes it Work
p Major streets accommodate bicyclists
48% of arterials have bike lanes, paths in BFCs vs
5% in non-
non-BFCs
p Bicycle master plan in place
p Full--time bicycle coordinator
Full
p Active citizen advisory group
p Complete streets policy
p Bicycle parking ordinance
p Active enforcement, encouragement,
education
Portland: Case Study
Portlanders Save Money On
Transportation
Benefit to Portland Region¶s Economy
Due to Transportation System

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Portland¶s local streets
 Most Common Crash
Types
21.6% Motorist failed to
yield
16.8% Bicyclist failed to
yield at intersection
12.1% Motorist turned or
merged into bicyclist
11.7% Bicyclist failed to
yield mid block
8.6% Motorist overtaking
bicyclist
7.3% Bicyclist turned or
merged into motorist
Cause of Bicycle
Crashes?
p Riding wrong way
against traffic
p Riding on sidewalk
p Motorist inattention,
misjudgment
p Riding without lights
p Running lights,
signs
The invaded city...1950s
 Copenhagen
Denmark

Most major Roads

have been converted
into two-lane roads-
with bikelanes and
medians
Troels Andersen
³Cycling in Odense
Denmark´
Campaign Partners
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