I guess I misread what you wrote (that we shouldn't be the political arm of the
bike lobby, not that we shouldn't be the bike lobby), but I think I stand by my
opinion that it is ok for us to be political about bikes- and to act on that.
Bikes tend to lead us into the political sphere once we a
Madison Bikies,
We have an excellent opportunity to improve Wisconsin’s non-motorized trail
system but we can’t do it without YOUR VOICE AND SUPPORT. Please
support *Senate
Bill 265 which creates a vital $10 million (or 1% of state motor fuel taxes)
for maintenance of non-motorized trails. *With
She hasn't just run afoul of the bikers, Eric. There are many who consider her
unstable, erratic, and ineffective. Feature story from local media:
http://host.madison.com/news/article_f12a1567-d2cd-545a-93c6-efcef9bcb702.html
Or you could just Google her.
Patrick Lenon
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Please see the message below from our friend at the national level.
This is something that needs to be done immediately. the vote is
expected Wednesday, September 16!
Even if you do not read the rest of this message, please call Kohl's
and Feingold's offices to ask them to save Transportation
Enha
This is one
http://bcycle.com/
Why can't we do this here?
I road one yesterday at the International Downtown Conference in
Milwaukee...it's a sweet ride!
Platinum Bike implementation anyone?
Troy Thiel
Chair, City of Madison's Downtown Coordinating Committee
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Hi everyone,
I just wanted to introduce myself, and hopefully provide some awesome
bike inspiration. I just moved here from Portland, Oregon to start
grad school, and actually came here by bike tour over the summer. I
spent a brief stint as an intern at Bikeportland.org, which today is
fe