Free Webinar: Organizing Successful Bike Trains
May 5 at 1pm ET - register today
Walking school buses are popping up everywhere, but have you seen or heard of a bike train? Starting a bike train, a group of children and parents who ride to school together with other families, is a great way to get students actively commuting to school from farther distances. Bike trains have the same underlying principles as walking school buses but forming a consistent, sustainable bike train that allows students to safely bicycle to school while parents, teachers and administrators rest easy, requires a deft balance between organization, encouragement and training. This webinar hopes to tackle those hurdles and leave attendees with the tools to either tune up their current bike train or start one anew.
This webinar will focus on success stories from Tampa Bay, Florida; Portland, Oregon; and Washington, DC that will provide insight from the nuts and bolts of grassroots organization to bike trains that are arranged and endorsed at the multi-school level. Presenters will highlight their unique programs but also outline the steps necessary to create and organize a bike train that will make a difference and the tips and tricks to keep them running smoothly. Click here to register now!
Our presenters include:
Kiel Johnson, Bicycle Safety Educator, Bicycle Transportation Alliance (Portland, Oregon)
Jason Jackman, Program Planner Analyst, Center for Urban Transportation Research (Tampa Bay, Florida)
Parrie Henderson, Parent Organizer, Mt. Pleasant Peloton (Washington, DC)
David Cowan, Program Manager, Safe Routes to School National Partnership (Denver, Colorado)
Thanks to the SRAM Cycling Fund, we will be holding six webinars in 2011 on bicycling and Safe Routes to School. You can view our March webinar on getting bike shops involved in Safe Routes to School here.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Call to Action: Help us find the Driver of the Hit & Run
A 25-year-old Pottstown man was walking on the shoulder of the roadway along Route 422 when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. The collision took place on Route 422 [Benjamin Franklin Highway] in Douglass Township on Sunday about 2:30 a.m. while walking east with a friend. He was taken to Reading Hospital, then flown to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. We urge anyone with information to call police at 610-367-9474.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Robert Folwell and the Brentwood Trailhead
On May 20, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Mayor McMahon and Robert Folwell of the SRGA will join WalkBikeBerks for our annual Bike Ride to celebrate Bike Month. We'll be meeting at the Brentwood Trailhead. Below is an excellent article to tell you more about the trailhead written by our guest speaker, Robert Folwell. Schuylkill River Greenway land deals benefit both industry and public access By Robert Folwell In 1998, Brentwood Industries approached Schuylkill River Greenway Association about the 
possibility of acquiring a piece of the Thun Trail right-of-way for parking to serve their operations, located on Route 10 (Morgantown Road). That conversation opened the door to a series of actions over the next several years during which time Brentwood acquired additional land totaling nearly 50 acres to develop an industrial park and to construct a new plant twice the site the size of their facility. To continue reading, click here.
possibility of acquiring a piece of the Thun Trail right-of-way for parking to serve their operations, located on Route 10 (Morgantown Road). That conversation opened the door to a series of actions over the next several years during which time Brentwood acquired additional land totaling nearly 50 acres to develop an industrial park and to construct a new plant twice the site the size of their facility. To continue reading, click here.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
BIKE MONTH
WalkBikeBerks
Bike to Work Day
7:00 AM Ride to Berks County Services Building
Light Refreshments Provided
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
If you Run, Walk, or Bicycle in Berks County, Take Our Survey.
Walk Bike Berks Travel Survey: Click Here to Begin.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Drivers Can Prevent the Death of Those Who Walk and Bicycle
Be aware behind the wheel
Drivers -- we -- share the responsibility for preventing pedestrian-related deaths and injuries.
We Pledge To: Slow Down and Think about Who might be out on the road.
The difference between fatality rates of walkers increases from 5% at 20mph to 45% at 30mph.
When a driver slows, she might be able to stop before she hits another person. By expecting to see your neighbor walking a dog or a child on a bicycle -- and looking for them, you increase your chances of seeing them, and of not hitting them.
Saving a life today could be as easy as:
1. Slowing down.
2. Expecting to see people.
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