Bike Advocacy Workshop Wednesday
October 16th, 2006 | by Rob Goodspeed | Published in Bicycles, Events, General College Park, On Campus Development, Transportation
Do you bike in College Park? Have ideas about what could be done to make the city more bike-friendly? Local bike advocates will discuss that topic, as well as brainstorm ways to “get more people on their bikes and … encourage local governments to recognize that bikers need more lanes, more racks, and better protection laws” at a free, “no-commitment” bike activism workshop on campus this Wednesday.
The event will feature Dave Snyder from the group the Thunderhead Alliance, and is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday evening in the in the Outdoor Rec Center in the back of the Campus Recreation Center Building. The Thunderhead Alliance is a 127-organization large alliance of groups dedicated to “create, strengthen and unite state and local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations.” The event was organized by Eitan Freedenberg, a Maryland student and program assistant for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Eitan described the interest at his table during the First Look Fair as “phenomenal” in an email promoting the event.
In Prince George’s County, the Bicycle and Trails Advisory Group collaborates with a variety of County agencies on bicycle trails and routes, and this county website on the Anacostia Tributary Trail System contains on and off-road bike routes. What would you change to make the campus and city more bike friendly?
