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Re: St Louis named as Bicycle Friendly Community--bronze level
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theodore blaine
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Oct 20, 2009 12:55 PDT
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Great news about Bicycle Friendly Communities.
I am forwarding this to our economic development person in Farmington virginia
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From: Brent Hugh <bre-@brenthugh.com>
To: mobikef-@topica.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:18:49 PM
Subject: [MoBikeFed-Chat] St Louis named as Bicycle Friendly Community--bronze level
Missouri landed its second officially designated Bicycle Friendly Community today, as the League of American Bicyclists named St. Louis, Missouri, as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community.
Columbia, Missouri, was recently designated as a silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community.
Missouri also has two Bicycle Friendly Businesses: REI St. Louis and the Velocity Cafe and Cyclery.
The goal in MoBikeFed's Vision for Bicycling & Walking in Missouri is one silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community, five bronze-level, and at least 5 more working towards BFC status by 2012.
So we're getting there!
And if your community isn't working towards BFC status--why not?
Find out more about the national Bicycle Friendly Community program here:
http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/
From the League of American Bicyclists' press release:
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St. Louis, Mo., for example, is one of the 70 largest cities surveyed in the ACS and a new BFC. The
community nearly doubled their number of bicycle commuters from 2000 to 2008. The city has completed
several noteworthy projects within the past year, including 53 new miles of on-street additions to the
bikeway system, a $10 million investment, and an expansion of bicycling education offerings for children
and adults. “St. Louis like cities across the country, is making smart investments in building a welcoming
community for biking that will inevitably lead to more, healthier and sustainable transportation options and
increased recreational opportunities.” stated Bill Nesper, League Director of the Bicycle Friendly America
program.
The BFC program is revolutionizing the way states and communities evaluate their quality of life,
sustainability and transportation networks, while allowing them to benchmark their progress and work
toward improving their bicycle-friendliness. The application process to become a BFC is rigorous;
currently only 124 of the 318 total applicants have a BFC four-year designation. The renewal process and
four levels of the award – platinum, gold, silver and bronze – provide a clear incentive for communities to
continuously improve.
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The Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation is a coalition of bicycling, walking, running, and trails organizations and businesses representing over 25,000 Missourians and speaking for the 2 million Missourians who bicycle regularly and the 5.8 million who walk.
Join MoBikeFed's advocacy alert network:
http://mobikefed.org/email.php#announce
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Dr. Brent Hugh, LCI #1335
Executive Director
Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation
Dire-@MoBikeFed.org
Phone: 816-695-6736
Fax: 210-579-2265
www.MoBikeFed.org
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