Bicycle Indiana
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Top Stories
Promote
The 2012 National Bike Challenge is on! The complete results from the first week are available at National Bike Challenge 2012 The top five riders are: Phil Perry, Charles Reidy, Blaine Eddy, John Cook and Maria Teresa Herd. The top five teams are: Bikes as Transportation Richmond, Central Indiana Bicycling Association, Ingersoll Rand - Carmel, The Pedaling Pedaggogues, and In it for the Patachou. The top five workplaces are: Ingersoll Rand, The Burke Group, State of Indiana, MSD Wayne and Earlham College. The top five communities are: Richmond, Crawfordsville, Greensburg, Indianapolis-Carmel, and Scottburg. Congratuations to those who participated in the first week of the 2012 National Bike Challenge!
Educate
April 7 - Traffic Skills 101 - Fort Wayne, Indiana. To register or for more info: BikeFortWayne@gmail.com May 12 - Traffic Skills 101 - Evansville, Indiana. To register: Traffic Skills 101 The Indianapolis Office of Sustainability has produced this new video to help motorist and bicylists navigate the bike lanes safely: Indianapolis Bike Lanes 2012.
Advocate
I hope you were able to participate in the national call-in day for bicyclists and pedestrians! To recap, HR 7 will eliminate dedicated funding for bicycle and pedestrian programs. To see America Bike’s top 10 reasons
the House bill is bad for biking and walking: Top 10 Reasons
The Senate bill (MAP-21) dilutes biking and walking programs and leaves the funding at risk to be diverted to state highway projects.
There is an amendment to this bill that would improve the MAP-21 Senate bill by giving a voice to local governments in their
transportation decisions, allowing communities to build the sidewalks, crosswalks, and bikeways that keep people safe
Join Now
Be a part of Cycling's voice in Indiana. Bicycle Indiana offers student, household, and corporate memberships. Support bicycling in Indiana with a membership, or your I Share the Road license plate entitles you to a household membership. Membership Options: Membership Why Join Bicycle Indiana? Our members receive the following benefits: * A unified statewide voice for improving bicycle conditions * Discounts on BI events and merchandise * Discounts at participating retailers, merchants, and organizations * Representation on bicycle-related legislative issues * Annual subscription to Bicycle Indiana Resource Guide * Tax deduction to the full extent of the law Thanks for supporting bicycling in Indiana with your membership!