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National Bike Summit
By spokesman | March 8, 2010
The 10th annual National Bike Summit will be held in Washington D.C. from March 9-11. The summit is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists. The two day event focuses on bike advocacy and includes education workshops to train people to advocate on behalf of bicycle related issues. We live in a car-centric country and it takes strong advocacy to get bike trails, lanes, paths and facilities. (see my blog post entitled “An Absurd Ending To The ICC Bike Path” as an example of what can go wrong when there isn’t enough bicycle advocacy around an issue). The event includes meetings on Capitol Hill with members of Congress to lobby for bicycle related legislation. There will be a Congressional bike ride on Friday morning March 12. Information about the bike ride is on the Bike Summit website.
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Topics: Bicycle Event, Bikes and Politics |