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Getting More Women On Bikes

In an effort to close the cycling gender gap – just one out of every four US cyclists is female – the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) has launched a new Women Cycling Project. Besides being a gathering place for discussion and resources around getting more women to bike more often, the project recently conducted a Survey on Women Cycling for Transportation and announced a new Women Cycling Photo & Video Contest. According to APBP, the contest seeks “images of women and girls cycling as part of everyday life.” apbp.org

Illinois Prioritizes Pedestrians

Illinois’ active transportation advocates are celebrating the Illinois Assembly’s recent passage of HB 43. The measure requires drivers to come to a complete stop for pedestrians at all crosswalks, including those that are unmarked or don’t have a stop sign or traffic light. activetrans.org/media

Cycling in NYC Up 28 Percent

According to New York City’s Transportation Alternatives, there are now 236,000 daily cyclists in the five boroughs, which is a 28 percent increase from 2009. policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/pucher/CyclingNY.pdf and transalt.org

Complete Streets Coming Soon to Columbus, OH

Columbus’s regional government “is now the first large metropolitan planning organization in the nation to have a solid complete streets policy,” according to Consider Biking. Every road project using Metropolitan Planning Organization funds must include accommodations for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians and transit riders. considerbiking.org

1,800 Cyclists Bike to GA Capitol

Nearly 1,800 cyclists participated in the fifth annual Georgia Bikes! Georgia Rides to the Capitol event in March. At the state capitol, cyclists talked with their representatives about Georgia HB 988 – a bill requiring motorists to give cyclists three feet when passing. Sixteen states have similar safe passing legislation. georgiaridestothecapitol.org