creating a bicycle friendly america for...
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Creating a Bicycle Friendly America for everyone
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WHO IS THE LEAGUE?
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The League helps create great communities for biking and walking by developing more effective advocates
•Strengthen groups
•Support professional development
•Advance equity, diversity and inclusion
•Build a state by state strategy
•Learn to tell persuasive stories
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League & Affiliated Groups
78%
People 4 Bikes 7%
Rails to Trails
6%
Adventure Cycling
4% IMBA 4% NBDA
1%
Bike Advocacy $117M 2014
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New Active Transportation Leadership Institute of the League
• Support the 720 staff of local and state advocacy organizations who are raising $88 million annually to advocate for biking and walking
• Build on the 20-year legacy of the Alliance for Biking and Walking
• Launching at the 2017 National Bike Summit
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Bike Clubs
•History – The League was founded by bike clubs to advocate for a national road network
•Today 800 bike clubs belong to the League with a total membership of more than 225,000 people
•Club Insurance
•Additional Benefits
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National Bike Summit
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Smart Cycling
• Nationally recognized Bike Education curriculum
• Designed to teach people of all age and abilities (beginner to advanced) to feel confident and be safe when bicycling
• 5,200 trained League Cycling Instructors (LCIs)
• Annually, 450 experienced cyclists are certified as LCIs after passing rigorous 12-hour training seminars
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Gail & Jim Spann Bike Education Donors
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Join the League of American Bicyclists
Individual
Family
Student & Youth
Silver Spoke
Life Member
Supporter
Sustainer
Advocacy Organizations
Clubs
Rides
Benefits of membership include the League's American Bicyclist and depending in membership level
up to four magazine subscriptions - Bicycling, Bicycle Times, Dirt Rag, and Momentum
Mag. Members also get discounts at dozens of participating businesses. Most importantly, League
members join a community of people and organizations across the country working to create a
Bicycle Friendly America!
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372 Bicycle Friendly Communities and counting
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Bicycle Friendly America Theory of Change
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Record-breaking round of Bicycle Friendly Community applications
Our Fall 2016 Bicycle Friendly Community round had a record 140 communities applying for recognition
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Bicycle Friendly America
• Bike plans in many communities set a goal of reaching, or upgrading, Bicycle Friendly America status
• We create action plans for each applicant, whether communities, universities or businesses
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BFA - Pennsylvania #12 Bicycle Friendly State
6 Bicycle Friendly Communities
72 Bicycle Friendly Businesses
7 Bicycle Friendly Universities
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The Bicycle Friendly Community
program is a key component of the
League.
At all times it is meant to be a
positive tool – it provides a roadmap
and recognition to transform
communities.
The program provides a broad menu
of options for taking action through
the online application, resource
library and hands-on assistance from
program staff.
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In 2002 the program was overhauled and a
new, more rigorous application and review
process was initiated.
One important change was the creation of a
four tiered award system – Bronze, Silver, Gold
and Platinum - created with the intent of
encouraging communities to continually
improve.
A fifth award level – Diamond – was added in
2012.
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Where people want to live, work and visit
• BFCs are among the best places to live, work, study and retire lists. (6 in US News’ latest Top 10)
• Mercer Int’l Quality of Life Ranking: 7 of 8 U.S. cities are BFCs
• Forbes’ Healthiest Cities 15 of top 20
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• Businessweek’s Best Places to Ride out the Recession 17 of 20 are BFCs
• 9 out of Forbes’ top 10 Cities adding the most high paying jobs are BFCs
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Key Actions
• Connected network– close gaps and build an all-ages and abilities network including bike boulevards, bike facilities on major streets and expanding off-street network
• Expand outreach/education to general public and work with Bike AAA to offer classes, events
• Expand staff time devoted to biking/walking and create advisory committee
• Improve measuring ridership and communicating progress
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Connected, Legible Network
• Complete Streets Policy and design standards for a bicycling network that accommodates all ages and abilities
• Bicycling network is a connected, well maintained system of context appropriate signage and facilities
• Bike parking available throughout the community
• Bicycling and public transportation trips can be easily combined
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Facility Selection
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PROXIMITY TO TRAILS RAISES HOME VALUES
Monon Trail, Indianapolis
Otherwise identical houses
Worth 11% more for
every half mile closer to trail
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Protected bicycle lanes led to a 49% increase in retail sales at local businesses
New York City Department of Transportation. Measuring the Street: New Metrics for 21st Century Streets. NYC, 2012.
Manhattan
Improved Economic and Safety
Outcomes
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PEOPLE ON BIKE AND FOOT SPEND MORE PER WEEK
Transportation Alternatives. East Village Shoppers Study: A Snapshot of Travel and Spending Patterns of Residents and Visitors in the East Village. Oct 1, 2012.
East Village, NYC
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Engineering
Bike parking available throughout the community
• Adopt the APBP bike parking standards
• Adopt an ordinance ensuring high-quality, safe and convenient bike parking throughout the community
• Create a program to offer low-cost or free bike parking to interested businesses and facilities
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Convenient, Safe, and Everywhere
www.apbp.org
www.changelabsolutions.org
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Education
• Bicycle and traffic safety education are promoted to the general public
• Bicycling education is conducted in school and outside of school
• Bicycling education is readily available for adults in the community
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Encouragement
• Support for bicycling culture through events and rides
• Broaden support for bicycling through better engagement
• Active bicycling advocacy and bicycle advisory committees
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• Support an active, engaged
bicycle advocacy group
representing the interests of
bicyclists and potential bicyclists
• Form a recognized, diverse and
representative Bicycle Advisory
Committee or similar group that
meets regularly
Bicycling Advocacy
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Bicycle Friendly Businesses
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Enforcement
• Support and enforce better bicycle-friendly safety ordinances at state and local levels
• Partnership between law enforcement and bicycling community
• Light the Night +
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Partnership between law enforcement and bicycling community
• Ensure regular law enforcement participation on bicycle advisory committee and agency staff
• Ensure Law enforcement officers are offered regular education on the rights and responsibilities of bicyclists and traffic law as it applies to bicyclists and motorists.
• Law enforcement officers provide education and distribute helmets, bike lights and bike locks to encourage cyclists to ride more safely and discourage bike theft.
Enforcement
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Bike plan is current and being implemented
• Create a current, comprehensive bike master plan with dedicated funding, specific targets for ridership and safety, and tools for evaluation and monitoring progress.
Evaluation and Planning
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Setting Targets
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Outcomes like ridership and safety are being tracked and inform the bike program’s work
• Research bicycle ridership comprehensively and use to inform project planning
• Study bicycle crashes and create a plan for crash reduction and safety improvement
Evaluation and Planning
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Communicating Progress
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BFC Lambertville, NJ – BFB REI Princeton
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