JOIN BikeWalkNC IN RALEIGH FOR YOUR LOBBY DAY TO SUPPORT BICYCLING AND WALKING APRIL 30,2019 We are BikeWalkNC, your statewide advocacy organization for people who bike and walk. Join us and fellow cycling, walking and active transportation advocates in Raleigh to meet with our state legislators, show them who you are and how important it is to support safe infrastructure for people biking and walking. Our goals for the 2019 BikeWalkNC Lobby Day are to focus our messaging to positively impact safety for cycling and walking and to ensure that our representatives understand the existing … [Read more...]
Cyclists and Peds Pay Fuel Taxes
Through taxes on food and supplements, bicyclists and pedestrians pay about as much per mile traveled as motorists do by Steven Goodridge "Bicyclists don't pay fuel tax" is a claim commonly used by detractors to disparage bicyclists as "freeloaders" who are presumably less virtuous than motorists, and thus less deserving of respect or protection of their travel rights on public roads. Bicyclist advocates usually respond to this attack with an explanation of why bicycle travel has much lower public costs than motoring in terms of roadway wear, space, pollution, and/or danger to the public, … [Read more...]
Join with BikeWalk NC in writing the governor and state representatives to return funding for Active Transportation Projects and Programs.
March 2, 2019 Dear Governor Cooper and members of the North Carolina General Assembly, Help make North Carolina safe for active transportation and invest in roadway designs that benefit cyclists, pedestrians, and entire communities! Active transportation promotes economic development, benefits our physical and mental health, and fosters a clean, energy efficient environment.. In 2013 when the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) adopted its goals of implementing its "comprehensive statewide plan for improving bicycling and walking conditions across North Carolina", it … [Read more...]
Winter 2019 Newsletter
Happy 2019! Changes at NCDOT, priorities for BWNC this year, the AV Start Act, and more. Read on. ON THE MOVEThe Newsletter of BikeWalk NCFrom the Executive DirectorVictory in the fight for funds to make North Carolina a state where anyone can choose to bicycle, run, walk and use all forms of active transportation to improve our health, environment and economy requires correcting bad decisions of the past. It also requires bold new public policies that will improve our transportation networks for all. Policy makers across the state make many decisions that impact the lives of rural and urban … [Read more...]
Change Lanes to Pass- A Lesson in Safety
Consensus building around a better paradigm for bicycling safety by Steven Goodridge A driver pulling a wide trailer nearly sideswipes a bicyclist in Petaluma, California The Problem Unsafe close passing, especially at high speeds, is one of the most common safety concerns expressed by bicyclists who use our state’s roadways. Beyond just frightening bicyclists, unsafe close passing contributes to a large share of car-overtaking-bicycle collisions. Although darkness, impaired driving and distracted driving are factors in many overtaking-type collisions, a growing body of evidence … [Read more...]
Support Bicycling & Walking in NC – Make a Year End Donation to BikeWalk NC
Please make a year-end donation to BikeWalk NC (BWNC) - your statewide voice to our NC legislature and NCDOT.This year we worked with our partner organizations, heard from many of you and talked to our state representatives and senators about what matters to us – safe infrastructure for walking and cycling near our homes and businesses. Whether you walk or cycle for commuting, exercise, social or recreational purposes, we need our roads to be as safe as possible. With your help, we’ve had many successes: Protected the NCDOT Bike & Pedestrian Planning Grant Program; … [Read more...]
SRTS Conference – Save the Date March 21, 2018
Safe Routes to School Conference - Building a Path to the Future March 21, 2018 8 am – 4:30 pm Koury Convention Center Greensboro, NC Save the date for the NC Safe Routes to School Conference. Hear inspiring success stories and leave with new ideas to amplify and sustain your own work. Sessions will feature: school, community and state action including Active Routes to School Project successes; collaboration with other transportation and health priorities; and the process for changing the physical environment for walking and biking. Registration is $35 and will open in … [Read more...]
Interested in Serving on BikeWalk NC Board?
BikeWalk NC is currently looking for new members to join our board. To be considered, you must first be a member in good standing. The best path is to contact us and first get involved in a subcommittee. We are looking for board members to help with Fundraising, Membership, Events (Bike/Walk Summit planning and Safety Awareness Ride), Information Technology (website), accounting (treasurer), communications (writers, editors, social media), etc. We typically have a 1.5 hour conference call each month in the evening, a one-day strategic planning session in the Triangle each year, and then … [Read more...]
Businesses Urge RDU Airport Authority to Consider “The Solution”
Dear RDU Airport Authority (RDU AA), CC: Michael Landguth, President As employers and representative of businesses in the Triangle, we recognize that quality of life is a key factor in attracting and retaining skilled workers. The Triangle’s connected network of greenways, sidewalks, trails and bike lanes not only provide the obvious health benefits, but also provide recreational and transportation opportunities. However, the easy access to forested trails at what has become known as RDU Forest, is a key quality of life asset that sets this region apart and allows us to … [Read more...]
Revised Budget Language Fixes Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Provision
The Conference Committee's released budget (here) has replaced the original Senate budget provision with an annual progress reporting requirement. The original provision would have decimated the NCDOT's Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant program by requiring a pay-back of grant funds if projects weren't implemented in a timeframe over which they had limited control. See here for a previous discussion of the potential impact of the provision, especially on small, rural towns. We identified the concern - that funding plans that just sit on a shelf without project implement is a … [Read more...]
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