Building a Bicycle-Friendly Community
Bicycle Bowling Green's mission is building a bicycle-friendly community in and around Bowling Green, Ky.
We measure progress in the "5 E's":
- Encouraging people to ride more
- Educating cyclists and drivers
- Engineering new bike facilities, like bike paths and lanes
- Enforcing laws related to cycling
- Evaluating our progress and planning for the future
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- Bicycle Friendly Community program
- Bowling Green League of Bicyclists (BGLOB) Bowling Green’s original bike club
- Bowling Green Police Department's bike registry Register your bike in case of loss or theft
- City of Bowling Green's bicycling page
- Greenways Commission of Bowling Green and Warren County Builds shared-use paths around town
- League of American Bicyclists
- Safe Routes to School Encourage your kids to walk or ride to school
League of American Bicyclists blog- Bicycling is healthy, now prove it September 1, 2010One constant in policymaking, from the Progressive Era through the New Deal up to today, is the need to support policy proposals with data. Policymakers are expected to quantify the extent of a problem and measure the impacts of policy interventions. Just look at the curriculum of a public policy graduate program today and you [...] […]
- Black Eye for Black Hawk August 31, 2010Imagine my surprise to get an e-mail solicitation yesterday from a casino in Black Hawk, Colo., asking me to bring our business to their facility…. Regular blog readers will know this is the very same town that has banned bicyclists from its streets, making it really quite an unlikely destination for a national bicycling organization [...] […]
- Hate Traffic? Yet Another Reason for Bike Infrastructure. August 25, 2010A ten-day traffic jam stretching more than 60 miles outside of Beijing, China is a nightmare – a nightmare for those in their cars, for the Chinese government, and for its citizens. The jam, noted as the longest in history, formed on August 14 and has caused some drivers to be stuck on the road [...] […]
- Join the League at Pro Walk/Pro Bike August 25, 2010The League is proud to be a Gold Level sponsor of this year’s Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference taking place September 13-17. Bronze Level BFC Chattanooga, TN will be hosting the biennial conference. Along with sharing information on the League’s programs to participants from our booth, we’ll be taking part in several plenaries, panel discussions and [...] […]
- Smart Cycling on the Rise – Be a Part of the Movement! August 24, 2010As bicycling continues to grow across the country, so does the need for increased understanding of how to safely ride a bike. There’s much more to learn beyond the basic balance, braking and shifting. Luckily, with proper training and a bit of practice, it’s not that hard. With our terrific Smart Cycling series of courses, [...] […]
- Bicycling is healthy, now prove it September 1, 2010
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Water Park Ride is June 19
[ June 19, 2010; 9:00 am to 10:00 am. ] Want to have some fun, get some exercise and get FREE admission to the water park? Try Bike BG's next Tour de Town bike ride! WHAT: Bike BG's FREE Water Park Ride WHEN: Saturday, June 19 - sign-up begins at 8:30 a.m.; ride starts at 9 a.m. WHERE: Preston Miller Park (2303 Tomblinson Way, [...] -
Daily News: “Critical Mass event is designed to offer support to bike commuters”
The Bowling Green Daily news posted a short story and photos of the Critical Mass ride on Friday, April 30. Organizers Seth Short, David Darnell and Dallas Slaughter led participants on an 8-mile ride through town. The text of the story and a photo are below; a link to the original story is here. Click [...] -
SOKY Happenings: “Why We Ride (And Why You Should, Too)”
The May 2010 issue of SOKY Happenings has hit newsstands with a lovely four-page spread all about biking in Bowling Green. Bike BG president Sara Shipley Hiles wrote an article called “Why We Ride (And Why You Should Too)”. Bike BG member Stephen Ogden did the goregous design and graphics. Readers will also find ads [...] -
Annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon
Bicycle Bowling Green’s annual Membership Meeting and Luncheon will be Friday, May 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1106 State St., Bowling Green. All current and prospective members are invited to come. Please fill out the form below and let us know if you can join us! (If you have [...] -
Daily News: “The business of biking”
The Bowling Green Daily News featured a front-page story today about the business of biking. Bike BG board member Jennifer Tougas told members of the Barren River Area Development District how bicycling is good for economic development. Here is a link to the original article. The text of the article is below. The business of biking Official urges [...] -
Bike BG 2010 Ride Schedule Announced
Bicycle Bowling Green 2010 Ride Schedule Bike BG has announced its 2010 ride schedule, full of fun events for all kinds of cyclists. Please see the full schedule below. Bike to Work Day – Friday, May 21, 7-10 a.m. Stop by Fountain Square in downtown Bowling Green on your way to work and get free [...]