BikeWalk Alexandria

[Allen J. Muchnick]

If BikeWalk Alexandria seeks a formal affiliation with an established
non-profit to utilize the larger organization's 501(c)(3) status, please
consider the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.  WABA has 1) an
excellent and long-established "'Sponsored Projects" program, which
currently includes the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute and Bikes for the
World, 2) a large and supportive Alexandria membership, and 3) a very
strong mission and interest in improving the bicycling and walking
environment and culture in Alexandria.  The fact that BikeWalk Alexandria
includes pedestrian advocacy should have little or no bearing on its
relationship with WABA.

The Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee meets on the first Monday of
even-numbered months, so I can't attend any BWA meetings on those dates.

Cheers,

Allen Muchnick
former WABA board member (1992-2002)
President, Virginia Bicycling Federation
PO Box 5621, Arlington VA 22205
muchnick at capaccess.org
703-271-0895
http://vabike.org

Jerry King <jjkingconsulting at yahoo.com> writes:
>  
>       BikeWalk Alexandria - Meeting
>Monday 7 Feb 2005 at 7:30 at St. Elmo's Coffee Pub.
>
>                     AGENDA
>1- Meeting Dates:  
>   At the January meeting we decided to have the
>meetings the 1st Monday of each month at St. Elmo's. 
>They are now scheduled for all of 2005. Jerry 
>2-  Association with BikeWalk Virginia - Bruce
>3-  Create master meeting/workshop list and how to
>maintain it and get the word out.  Jerry
>4 - Major Issues:  Outlined below are the major issues
>we will be discussing at the February meeting.  We
>will put these in priority order at the meeting. 
>These issues were selected by the attendees at our
>meetings in Aug and Sept.  We can only work on a few
>at a time during each meeting so pick your most
>important.
>
>	MAJOR ISSUES AND DESIRES FOR THE COMMITTEE
>
>1- Active community promotion
>2- Safety Issues - both bike and pedestrian
>3- Connectivity of trails
>4- Motorist behavior
>5- Bicyclist behavior and knowledge
>6- Marketing/outreach by the committee
>7- Political pressure - what is most effective
>8- Specific trail and route needs
>9- Need for sustainable bike and pedestrian
>culture/ideology
>10- Sponsorship of speakers, conference
>11- Implementation of Bike Plan
>12- General promotion of bike/walk issues
>13- Cars in city by 2010
>14- Trails being overused - safety issue
>15- Moral support for community needs
>16- Activist role - support from City Council
>17- Redesign streets - European model - Bikes and
>pedestrian considered equal
>18- Viewing bikes/peds as alternative transportation
>19- Environment where bikes/peds feel safe
>20- Creditability of committee
>21- Connection with other advocacy groups
>
>
>
>
>=====
>J. J. King III
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