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America
Bikes
Lobbies the federal government to support
cycling. Also, see how your elected officials voted
on bicycling & transportation-related
issues.
Bikes
Belong's Guide to Advocacy
This national coalition group has published an
online guide for doing bike advocacy work in your
community, with an emphasis on using federal money
for bike-friendly transportation projects.
Bike
Summer 2003 (New York City)
Bike Summer is an annual bike festival with
rides, activist workshops, and fun events. (Earlier
events were: 2002
Portland OR; 2001
Vancouver, Canada; 2000
Chicago IL, 1999
San Francisco, CA.) Activists are encouraged to
hold Bike Summers in their own cities.
Bust
Media Bias against Bicycles
This site exposes media bias against
alternative transportation modes, especially the
bicycle, and to address such bias with action,
facts, constructive criticism and humor.
Chainguard
Online
Lots of info but poorly organized.
girlBike.com
Resources for women cyclists.
International
Bike Fund
Huge advocacy site/organization, with resources
about urban planning, bike to work programs, safety
and more. The group is oddly named, since it has
nothing to do with money or grants.
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League
of American Bicyclists (LAB)
Very large group which supports all types of
cyclists (sports, rec, commuting, advocacy).
National
Bicycle Greenway
These folks are pushing for a national (U.S.)
network of bike paths for both recreation and
transportation. They also held a BIG ride across
the U.S. in the Summer of 2000 to promote the
idea.
National
Center for Bicycling & Walking
Site includes detailed PDF reports on
implementing facilities improvements like bike
lanes and bike boulevards.
National
Cycle Network (U.K.)
5000 miles (with more to come) of continuous
routes, running right through urban centres and
reaching all parts of the UK (eventually passing
within 2 miles of half the population). Almost half
the Network will be entirely traffic-free, built
along old railway lines, canal towpaths, forestry
tracks riversides and urban space.
White
bike memorials for killed cyclists
A group is painting entire bikes solid white
and leaving them in places where cyclists have been
killed by cars.
Regional Bike Advocacy Groups/Sites
USA:
Colorado: Boulder
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Georgia: Athens
USA:
Texas: Austin
Africa:
Johannesburg
Australia:
Cairns
Canada: Ontario: Toronto:
ARC, CBN
England:
Croydon
Ireland:
Dublin
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