BikeWalkNC

North Carolina’s advocate for safe cycling and walking

Lisa Riegel

ACTION ALERT – CONTACT SENATOR BURR TODAY TO KEEP BIKE COMMUTER BENEFIT

ACTION ALERT from League of American Bicyclists:
The Senate tax reform plan, released on Thursday, eliminates the bike commuter benefit while keeping commuter benefits for driving and riding transit!

The Senate Finance committee plans to vote starting on Monday and an amendment is needed to reinstate the bike benefit. Senator BURR is one of the Senators on the Finance Committee who can take action and reinstate the bike benefit and we need your help to reach out to them this weekend. We need to move fast- and your help is critical!

Please act this weekend – Ask Senator BURR to reinstate the bike commuter benefit.
Send a quick message to your senator now! http://www.bikeleague.org/content/save-bike-commuter-benefit

The Senate should keep the bicycle commuter benefit because:

* If Congress is going to offer commuter benefits to some commuters, they should offer them to all commuters!

* Commuter benefits cost over $8.6 billion each year
* If every bike commuter in the United States used the bike commuter benefit it would cost less than 2.5% of that amount
* Eliminating the bike benefit alone does not significantly address revenue lost to commuter benefits

* The bike commuter benefit is a low cost way to promote healthier, livable communities.

* The average consumer spends over $4,500 each year on gas and other vehicle expenses
* The average cost of bike commuting is $350 per year. The bicycle commuter benefit covers up to $240 each year to defray costs of purchase, maintenance, and improvements for commuter bicycles.

Tell the Senate to Keep the Bike Commuter Benefit!
If your Senator is on the Finance Committee please help save the bike commuter benefit! [@campaign]
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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 compete with comparable locations across the United States.

The unique topography and its proximity to Umstead State Park make RDU Forest a valuable natural resource t

hat cannot be replicated or replaced. The RDU Forest, consisting Lake Crabtree County Park (LCCP) and the lands adjacent to Umstead State Park, are currently owned by RDU Airport, and based on the Airport’s Vision 2040, are not needed for aviation purposes.    While some lands in Vision 2040 will be developed to generate income, we urge the RDU Airport Authority to consider “The Solution” to protect those lands that have been identified as a priority for recreation by State Parks and to meet needs identified by the local and county governments. Investment in The Solution will supply a critical and growing demand for outdoor recreation in our growing region and thereby support the businesses here now and in the future.

Sincerely yours,

 

Hurry – Register Now and Get Your Hotel Room for the NC Bike/Walk Summit

Completing our Streets…for All!

The 6th Annual Bike/Walk Summit Hosted in Collaboration with AARP and Cape Fear Cyclists

November 3-4, 2017 in Wilmington NC

Register Now!  Just a few Bike/Walk Summit custom socks left so register now to secure a pair.  

Also, the hotel  rates (some at major hotel chains <$70/night within 10 min of downtown) must be booked by the end of September (in ~ 2 weeks!).

We are excited for new topics at the such as:

  • Facilitated discussions with advocates on how to make our organizations stronger to better advance bicycling and walking in our state.
  • Health advocates to share their SRTS successes
  • BikeShare Technology – implemented and being considered – roundtable
  • Our state’s Vision Zero team from NCSU ITRE will be on hand to provide a primer and share resources to help you advocate for your town to adopt a Vision Zero initiative

We look forward to hearing from new leadership at NCDOT – Deputy Secretary Julie White – as well as new perspectives from AARP on age-friendly communities, livability and of course Complete Streets.  The Wilmington Summit Planning Committee has been hard at work developing walking and bicycling mobile tours of downtown Wilmington and the UNC-Wilmington campus environs.  You can do these on your own or guided at selected times.  Transportation Professionals (open to all!) – please consider taking the Bicycling Traffic Skills Class on Nov 2nd.

Click here to Register Now!

 

Visit http://www.bikewalknc.org/nc-bicycle-summit/ for lodging information (toward the bottom) and to learn more.

Help Us Spread the Word!

Let your friends and colleagues know you’ll be attending the 2017 NC Bike/Walk Summit

Stay updated on BikeWalk NC’s Facebook page and follow the NC Bike Summit on Twitter!

Early Registration Now Open For 2017 Bike/Walk Summit

Completing our Streets…for All!

 

Early registration is now open through the end of August for the 6th Annual NC Bike/Walk Summit in Wilmington, NC hosted by BWNC in collaboration with AARP and Cape Fear Cyclists on Nov 3-4.   We are excited for new topics such as:

  • Facilitated discussions with advocates on how to make our organizations stronger to better advance bicycling and walking in our state.
  • Health advocates to share their SRTS successes
  • BikeShare Technology – implemented and being considered – roundtable
  • Our state’s Vision Zero team from NCSU ITRE will be on hand to provide a primer and share resources to help you advocate for your town to adopt a Vision Zero initiative

We look forward to hearing from new leadership at NCDOT as well as new perspectives from AARP on age-friendly communities and liveability.  The Wilmington Summit Planning Committee has been hard at work developing walking and bicycling mobile tours of downtown Wilmington and the UNC-Wilmington campus environs.  You can do these on your own or guided at selected times.  Transportation Professionals (open to all!) – please consider taking the Bicycling Traffic Skills Class on Nov 2nd.

Click here for Early Registration Now!

 

Visit http://www.bikewalknc.org/nc-bicycle-summit/ for lodging information and to learn more.

Help Us Spread the Word!

Let your friends and colleagues know you’ll be attending the 2017 NC Bike/Walk Summit

Stay updated on BikeWalk NC’s Facebook page and follow the NC Bike Summit on Twitter!

Legislative Alert – Legislature Deciding Fate of Bike/Ped Provision this Week

Legislative leadership is busy hashing out our state’s budget as we speak.  The bike and pedestrian planning grant provision is up for debate.  Here is  full text of the provision.  The House took it out and the Senate put it in.  Contact the chairs if you know them and are able to speak against this provision.  Here is the list: 2017 Budget Conference Committee Members

We contacted Senator Jim Davis’ office to get an explanation for the provision.   Here is our response to why they put the provision in the budget.

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