A new mapping project envisions a coordinated national push for bikeways.
A new tool from PeopleForBikes aims to consolidate information about bike infrastructure around the country in an effort to help bike advocates understand how their work fits into a larger movement.
According to an article by Kea Wilson in Streetsblog, “the group says advocates need to start thinking of their hyper-local bike projects as part of one massive, national effort to combat climate change, cure traffic violence, and end universal car dependence — and do the urgent work of bringing transportation decision-makers together in a unified front.”
The organization developed the as-yet-incomplete map using data from governments and public agencies, planning documents, news articles, and other sources, and encourages the public to submit suggestions for new map entries, “provided they've been proposed, approved, or funded by an official organization.”
PeopleForBikes CEO Jenn Dice “is hopeful that with that kind of organizing, federal funding, and bold branding, the moment is ripe for building out America's bike infrastructure to become a national cause — and finally win big.”
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