Free Webinar on 3/31/10 on Women Cycling
As part of the implementation process of the FHWA, AASHTO, NCHRP Int’l Scan on Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety and Mobility, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) is hosting a free webinar on March 31, 2010 on women cycling that will explore encouragement strategies and barriers to bicycling. The webinar is free to the public thanks to a generous donation from a sponsor. We’re hoping to max out APBP’s webinar capacity of 1,000 participants. You can help us do that by spreading the word.
In addition, APBP has launched a survey for women and girls to gather a snapshot in time perspective. Please help APBP gather input from as many women and girls as possible – whether they currently bicycle or not. The survey will be open through May 15th, 2010; would you please ask your favorite mom to take the survey for Mother’s Day? Thank you!
Details appear below in my signature line. APBP can provide you with a template for posters, postcards, and a .gif file for your website. If you have any questions, please give me a jingle. The webinar will be archived for future viewing.
Special thanks to APBP member Fionnuala Quinn who raised the question of numbers of women cycling in the cities visited on the scan and who went on to spearhead a webinar and survey in record time. APBP members can make a significant difference in helping to implement Int’l Scan recommendations simply by stepping up! Check out the Int’l Scan top 10 recommendations (below) to see if there’s a topic you’re passionate about and can help APBP advance.
Kit Keller, JD, Executive Director
262-375-6180 (phone)
FREE Webinar March 31: “Writing Women Back into Bicycling: Changing Transportation Culture to Encourage More Women to Cycle More Places More Often”
Celebrate Women’s History Month and connect with others interested in healthy, livable, bicycle-friendly communities!
This free webinar is open to the public. March 31 from 3:00 pm-4:30 pm Eastern time. Register at www.apbp.org.
Women and girls are invited to take a survey about bicycle use (or non-use) and barriers to bicycling. Interim results reported during webinar; final results released after May 15 during National Bike Month. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/womencycling
The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals…Expertise for sustainable transportation TM
PO Box 93 • Cedarburg, WI • 53012 • www.apbp.org • FAX: 866-720-3611
Traffic Skills 101 Special One-Day Tour de Cure Edition!
This Jacksonville class is specifically designed for endurance road cyclists that typically do the Tour de Cure and the Katie Ride for Life. It covers traffic law, bike equipment, becoming a more confident bicyclist by driving your bike like a motor vehicle and asserting your right to the road. You’ll learn injury prevention, crash avoidance through on-bike skills practice and do a group ride that includes optional pace line training. Student manual included! This is a League certified course.
COST: $35.00 general admission. Members of Tour de Cure and Katie Ride for Life teams receive a special group rate of $30.00.
WHEN: Class is one day: Saturday, March 27, 2010, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Registration closes Thursday, March 25th.
CONTACT: Jodi Hohlstein at jodi@FBAfirstcoast.org for a registration package.
