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Coralville, IA--January 10, 2012-- Today the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1,512,885 in total funding for 14 Iowa Safe Routes to School projects. The Commission has provided funding in excess of 1 million dollars each year since 2005 to fund projects that facilitate safer walking and bicycling to school for children. No-match grants are awarded for up to $250,000 for both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, 55 grant proposals were submitted for this round of funding.

Among the 4 non-infrastructure grants awarded was a proposal submitted by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition to continue the education and encouragement work which they have been undertaking for the past 6 years. The current award will allow the Coalition to continue it’s community outreach through workshops and classroom education, along with expanding their Safe Routes to School Partnership.

“It is great to get recognition for the work that we do, this grant is instrumental in allowing us to continue our outreach and get more kids riding their bikes or walking to school” said Nick Sobocinski, Safe Routes to School Program Director with the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. “We are really working on growing our partnership network and that wouldn’t be possible without this grant.”

The Safe Routes to School Partnership was launched late in 2011 and strives to bring Safe Routes to School practitioners together for enhanced communication and the sharing of best practices. Coordi-nated by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition’s Safe Routes to School Program the Partnership program is also able to provide support, assistance, and resources at no cost to schools seeking to grow their Safe Routes program.

Mark Wyatt, executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coaltion said, “The Safe Routes to School grants have helped the Coalition conduct workshops in over 40 communities, reaching nearly 100 elementary schools, and almost 40,000 students.”

Two other on-going and sustainable programs also received non-infrastructure funding through Safe Routes to School grants. The I-Walk program which saw great success after receiving funding in 2010 will be back and conducting walkability assessments of communi-ties throughout the state with the help of interactive mapping software. Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission received funding and will work in conjunction with the current program being faciliated by Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative. Together these two organizations will continue to grow Safe Routes to School Programs in a 5 county region in NE Iowa.

The final non-infrastructure grant was awarded to the Dubuque Community School District, the school district will expand upon previous non-infrastructure planning grants awarded to the East Central Intergovernmental Association. The school district plans to start walking school bus programs at 5 of their elementary schools.

Nine different infrastructure grants were also awarded to eight different communities, these include; Dow City, Cedar Rapids, Columbus Junction, Waterloo, Kalona, Keokuk, Shenandoah, and Sergeant Bluff. All grant recipients will be able to begin work on their projects as early as October 1, 2012.

Iowa Bicycle Coalition Receives Safe Routes To School Funding

Cover Photos: Steve Fuller, Bananaman & Garnet Knox, Chuck Offenburger, Rich Mills, Thomas O’Neil, Team Party PatrolThanks to Tyler Bickel and Al Brody - we just couldn’t fit them all on the cover.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jeri Neal - PresidentForrest Ridgway - Vice President

Stephen Schnitker- SecretaryLisa Hein - Treasurer

Steve SchurtzStephen SchnitkerCassandra Kessler

Charlie SmithKay SnopekTim Nelson

Jason Systma

STAFF

Mark WyattExecutive Director

Nick SobocinskiSafe Routes To School Director

Heather StoltzfusDevelopment Coordinator

Audrey WiedemeierIowa Goes By Bicycle Coordinator

AJ TunerKatie Ploger

Melissa MessnerTianyu LiInterns

IowaBicycleCoalition.org

How do you like this weather? I have been treating myself to many bike rides during the new year. It is amazing to have this many miles on the bike during December and January. Although our cover is a tribute to winter bicycling, it hasn’t looked like winter this year.

Here is a few announcements on funding awards during January from the Iowa DOT. Almost $3 million was awarded in January.

Downtown Bicycle Plan Implementation Phase 1, Des Moines $240,000Chichaqua Valley Trail, Polk County $750,000Railbanking of IANW Railroad, Dickinson & Osceola Counties $750,000U.S. 52 Crossing – Decorah Trout Run Trail, Winneshiek County $750,000Herndon to Coon Rapids Segment of the American Discovery Trail, Coon Rapids $300,000

In addition, Safe Routes to Schools funding was awarded with $94,500 going to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. There were over $1.5 million in Safe Routes to School funding awards given.

IOWA DOT BIKE PED ADVISORY MEETING & IOWA IN MOTION PLANThe Iowa DOT has been chipping away at a long-term planning process called Iowa In Motion. “The plan update, titled "Planning Ahead 2040," will serve as a guide for transportation investments in Iowa for all modes of transportation. This comprehensive plan update will be useful to transportation decision makers at all levels of government throughout the state.” the website states. The Iowa Bicycle Coalition has been providing input into the plan. One of our goals is to see the plan addressing more than trails as bicycle facilities. We don’t deny the immense popularity of trails and we don’t want to see trail building slowed. We do want to see a variety of facilities for bicycling, including bike sharing and bike parking included in the vision.

In addition, the Iowa DOT is calling the Iowa DOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee back into action. We are excited to see this committee start tackling a new vision for Iowa. Stay tuned for updates as the plans progress.

REPORTS TO BE RELEASEDI have had a preview of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Benchmarking Report that will soon be released. The Alliance for Bicycling and Walking releases an bi-annual benchmarking report on the status of walking and bicycling in the US. We are highly ranked in several categories, but we have some work to do in the policy arena. We know this. The League of American Bicyclists has been giving us low marks in that category for the Bicycle Friendly State Rankings.

I haven’t had a preview, but I am looking forward to the Iowa Bicycling Economic Impact Study that is soon to be completed by the University of Northern Iowa’s Sustainable Tourism and Environment Program. Over 1,000 participants took the survey. We hope the numbers start to paint a picture of how valuable bicycling is to the Iowa economy.

TRAVEL FEDERATION OF IOWAThe Iowa Bicycle Coalition recently attended the Travel Federation Roundtable. It was a discussion of legislative priorities for tourism. Outdoor recreation and trails has been added as a priority for the tourism industry. I have been appointed to be a district leader for the Travel Federation of Iowa. This means I will be chatting with my legislators about bicycling and walking as I have in the past, but now, I have a tourism perspective.

NATION BIKE SUMMITI want to make a big pitch for the National Bike Summit in Washington DC on March 20-22. The timing couldn’t be more critical. We expect some movement to begin on a stalled transportation reauthoriza-tion bill. There have been multiple efforts to turn back the clock on bicycling and eliminate dedicated funding. We have been building a great team of advocates for Iowa and they have great relationships with our congressional staff. We need to grow our Iowa team this year. If you have the chance, contact me about joining us in Washington, DC at the National Bike Summit.

Finally, I want to welcom Nicky Darling to our staff. Nicky will be our membership and events coordina-tor. Nicky grew up in Coralville, but left for college in South Carolina. She has already put together our fantastic silent auction package for the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party. Welcome Nicky!

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1. Safe Routes to School2. Mainstreaming alternative transporta-tion3. Bicycle and traffic safety education4. Monitoring legislation and government5. Complete streets education

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Advocacy News

Mount Ayr Cyclist attending Iowa Bicycle Summit after son involved in bike/car crash

The Iowa Bicycle Summit & Expo will roll into Des Moines on January 27 & 28 at the Iowa Events Center. The event kicks off with a bicycle facility design workshop, hosted by Roger Geller, a Portland Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator. Geller will be training participants to use the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide - a cutting edge design manual on bicycle facilities.

Attendees will primarily be planners and engineers, but there will also be a special parent in the group. Chris Doster of Mount Ayr will be attending to learn everything he can about bike lanes and facilities to bring home with him. Chris has some important motivation - his 10 year-old son, Zachary. Doster describes Zach as a happy, healthy, bike-riding machine.

Chris describes the moment of panic encountered one day following school. “Zach called me after school one day a few weeks ago to tell me he had been hit by a car while he was riding home from school! I asked him ‘What do you mean you got hit by a car? Are you all right?’ I could hear the fear in his voice so now I was getting scared. ‘Yes, I'm ok, my shoulder is just bleeding a little bit.’”

Zach was shaken following the crash, but he was brave enough to get on his bike and ride with dad to where he got hit, so he could explain it a little better. He showed how he was sitting at a stop sign waiting for cross traffic to go by. A big 4x4 truck took the corner to turn on the street Zach was on. He took the corner so sharp he was headed straight for Zach. Zach even demonstrated how he was getting ready to get down on the ground and lay as flat as he could hoping the truck would pass over the top of him.

The driver stopped just in time but still the bumper of his truck knocked Zach down off his bike giving him a scrape on his shoulder. The driver stopped, made sure Zach was fine, followed him home, and left his phone number.

Chris was happy Zach escaped basically injury free, “On the one hand, I am grateful my son learned the most important lesson about bicycling, in my judgment, that a person on a bike must be watching the vehicles because the people driving the vehicles are not watching for us. He was lucky to learn the lesson without getting seriously hurt

to learn it. I have noticed Zach is more careful and cognizant of other drivers now so I'm happy about that.” Chris was an advocate for bicycle facilities in Mount Ayr before the crash. “I went to a City Council meeting about kids walking and biking to school awhile back. We were advocating for a bike lane to be painted on the main street that goes from our school through town. The City Council shot the idea down saying it was a misuse of funds even though we offered to pay for everything except the labor. We were asking for city workers to help with that. Now this accident with Zach happens no more than 6 months after. It clearly shows we need to raise awareness for drivers in our town to watch out for kids on bikes AND people on bikes.” Many lessons learned at the Iowa Bicycle Summit and the bicycle facility workshop have been implemented on roads and trails all over Iowa. It’s a great opportunity to improve safety and access for bicycles. Chis will be attending the Iowa Bicycle Summit on a special scholarship because of support of Iowa Bicycle Coalition members and partners.

“I want to come to the Bicycle Summit so I can hear everything possible about getting bike lanes and trails in our community. I am an avid bicyclist myself. I ride the rural highways down here but am fully aware of how nice it is to ride a true bicycle trail. I will use what I learn at the Summit to start the conversation and get people moving in the right direction in our county,” Doster said.

You can help support Chris and the efforts of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition by taking a moment and making a donation to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. These funds are used to plan and operate the Iowa Bicycle Summit & Expo, Safe Routes to Schools and the other programs of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. Visit the website at www.iowabicyclecoalition.org/join for more information.

Anyone with an interest in bicycling is welcome to attend the Iowa Bicycle Summit & Expo on January 27 & 28, 2012 in Des Moines at the Iowa Events Center. The bicycle facility workshop on January 27 is $150 per attendee. The sessions on January 28 are free and include the new consumer expo. More information is at www.iowabicyclecoalition.org/summit or call 515-309-2867.

Mount Ayr Cyclist attending Iowa Bicycle Summit

Mark Ackelson, Carl Voss, Andy Clarke, and Steven Schnitker visit at the Iowa Bicycle Summit

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012(Fee to attend sessions. Continuing Education Credit offered)

Session One 8:30 am to 10:00 am

Bicycle Facility Design Workshop: Separated in Roadway designs 1Rails to Trails Conservency Trail Maintenance 101 GuideTrail Maintenance: Black Hawk County Before and After Flood DamageWhiterock Soft Trails Project

Session Two: 10:30 am to Noon

Bicycle Facility Design Workshop: Separated in Roadway designs 2ADA Accessible Design Policy UpdateInsurance and trail liability

LUNCH (Included with registration for Friday Sessions)

Session Three: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Bicycle Facility Design Workshop: Intersections and crossing treatments (signals, bicycle boxes, other crossing treatments)Webster County Soldier Creek Extension Incremental DevelopmentCombining Land Purchase and Land EasementsTrails planning: Thinking Beyond Rail Abandonment

Session Four: 2:30 pm to 3 pm

Bicycle Facility Design Workshop: Policies in support of designsDes Moines Pedals Forward: Bicycles for TransportationPolk County Trail Ambassador ProgramIowa DNR Trails Program and Americorps

SATURDAY JANUARY 28, 2012(Sessions are FREE to attend)

Session 1A: Bicycle Tourism 8:30 am to 10:00 amIowa Scenic BikewaysIowa TourismIowa Economic Impact Study

Session 1B: Safe Routes to School 8:30 am to 10:00 amIowa Safe Routes to School PartnershipiWalk and the Iowa Department of Public HealthLocal Program Implementation: Spencer

Session 2A: Triathlon and multisport 10:30 am to NoonTriathlons in IowaTeam in Training

Session 2B: Safety & Accessibility 10:30 am to NoonJohn Brunow - All AbilityAdaptive Sports IowaAdaptability Iowa

Session 3A: Trails and Travel 1:00 pm to 2:30 pmBike Events 101Iowa IS the Trails Capital of the World! Branding a bigger message.Lewis and Clarke Trail Update

Session 3B: Consumer Equipment 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm29ersUtility Bicycles on Campus/Business What women want

Trail Session 4A: Dirt 3:00 pm to 4:30 pmHigh School Mountain Bike LeagueCVAST - Reggie Blanco

Session 4B: RIDE RIGHT 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Iowa Bicycle Summit

Route Announcement PartyBene�tting the Iowa Bicycle Coalition

Saturday, January 28, 2012 in Des Moines

The Iowa Bicycle Coalition and RAGBRAI are teaming up again to announce the 2012 RAGBRAI XL Route on January 28 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Tickets are on sale at www.IowaBicycleCoalition.org/routeannouncement.

This event caps off a big weekend of bicycling in Iowa and kicks off the 40th anniver-sary of RAGBRAI. This is an event you won’t want to miss.

If you haven’t attended the Iowa Bicycle Summit & Expo yet, this is the year to circle January 27 & 28 on your calendar now. The 2012 event promises to be better than ever before with more vendor exhibits, free advocacy workshops, and new trail building sessions.

Get more information or tune into webcasts of the Saturday sessions online at www.IowaBicycleCoalition.org/summit.

The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is hosting the annual silent auction fundraiser at the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party on January 28, 2012. Pre-bidding for silent auction items will begin online at http://www.32auctions.com/organizations/2755/auctions/3085.

Online bidding begins January 4th, and will be open through January 26th. The highest online bid will be the starting bid at the live auction on January 28th. If an online pre-bid stands as the highest bidder at the end of the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party, the online bidder will be the winner of the item.

In addition to many bicycle items, we have a large variety of donations from great Iowa businesses and organizations across the state, including hotel stays, event tickets (concerts, plays, dance performances, sporting events, etc), museum passes, tour passes, and local products and memorabilia.

Items will be added to the silent auction as the RAGBRAI Route Announcement event nears.

RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party Silent Auction

CycleItalia Cycling Vacation 2-for-1 Certificate - join any CycleItalia guided tour (value $2500-5000) and bring someone along for free. Airfare not included.

Summerset Winery Tour and tasting for 10, Indianola

BrewNost 2012 Basket From Czech and Slovak Museum, Cedar Rapids

Amana Oktoberfest Basket

Millstream Brewing Company Case of Beer

Snus Hill Winery Basket

Six free admissions to Science Center of Iowa, one deluxe room overnight at Stoney Creek Inn, three $15 gift certificates to Brilliant Sky Toys and Book, four tickets to a 2012 Iowa Cubs game, Des Moines Visitors and Convention Bureau

Dinner and dessert for four at the home of Mark Wyatt, IBC Executive Directorwith Poker Lesson from Janelle Rettig - former participant in the World Series of Poker

Whiterock Canoe and Shuttle Vacation, Coon Rapids

Blank Park Zoo Family four-pack, Des Moines

Two anytime tickets for Orchestra Iowa 2011-2012 season, 2 free nights certificate for Pinicon Ridge Cabin, 1 free night of camping

Theatre Cedar Rapids tickets to "The Wedding Singer" March 9-31, 2012, bag, cap, mug, water bottle, pen

Brucemore Mansion tour tickets, 2 tickets to Bluesmore, Cedar Rapids

Stauer House Bed and Breakfast, One night stay, McGregor

Hotel Stay in Council Bluffs with a Taco Ride pass

Omaha Pedallers Bicycle Club Creston Overnighter, includes Amtrak Ride to Creston, overnight with Omaha Pedallers, and return bicycle ride.

Marshmallow Ride Passes, Stay at the Tremont Inn, dinner for two at Tremont on Main, tickets to the Orpheum Theater, Marshalltown

Spook Cave & Campground gift certificate for cave tours , McGregor

Ballet Des Moines production of The Wizard of Oz on April 7.

Reversible square map pendant by artist Kathy Loewenstern, set in sterling silver, Iowa

Artisans Gallery

Des Moines Symphony tickets

Reiman Gardens guest passes, Ames

Terrace Hill Personal Tour, Des Moines

Iowa Children’s Museum Family Day Pass, Coralville

Elkader, unknown

Creston/Union County, unknown

Two tickets to Blue Man Group in Sioux City, four "We Built Sioux City on Rock and Roll' t-shirts, two tickets to "Sioux City Rockestra", two all week passes to the Girls Basketball NAIA Tournament, and a one night's stay at the Stoney Creek Inn, Sioux City Visitors and Convention Bureau

Park View Inn & Suites One night suite stay, West Bend

Kings Pointe Resort, four waterpark passes, Storm Lake

Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, four passes for the 1920’s excursion train, Boone

Quad Cities free 2012 TOMRV registration, 1 jar Boetjes Mustard and Boetje Food Inc brochure, 1 jar Lago's Hot Fudge, 1 copy of "The Ask Anything about the Quad Cities Book", Quad Cities Bicycle Club and Quad Cities Visitors and Convention Bureau

Two tickets to the dance performance of Diavolo on Saturday, February 18th at 7:30pm, Des Moines Ballet

Niland Cafe, One night stay at Colo Motel, $10 gift certificate to Niland’s CafeColo

Iowa Events Center, Iowa Energy game tickets

Team Print by Steve Pope Photography

YMCA of Greater Des Moines Tri-annual 2 Adult/Children Membership

Team Cuisine Dinner for Two

Two Registrations for the Cascade Gran Fondo on August 4

Pork Belly Ventures Charter with weeklong support, Pork Belly Ventures Jersey, a Pork Belly Ventures “Live Like a Pig T-shirt”, & a cup!

Pork Belly Ventures “Pass the Corn” jersey.

Jazzercize Class Package, Iowa City

Bikes, Blues and BBQ registration and jersey,

North Iowa Spin, Clear Lake

Peas Creek Studios, High Trestle Trail Framed PhotosBoone

Citizen’s Watch with EcoDrive

Fry Fest package (Dan Gable Bobble Head, Iowa pin, 3 tshirts)

Greater Des Moines Music Coalition , Two tickets to 80/35 Music Festival, July 6-7, Greater Des Moines Music Coalition

Three t-shirts (Iowa Bicycle, Bicycle Swirl, “Please Don’t Run Me Over”), several Raygun postcards, Raygun

Campus Bicycle Classic two registrations, Three Sons, Milford

Framed Bike and Cows on Bikes Artwork, Pam Thomas

Bones 3 Bike Rack, Saris, Madison, WIBIKEIOWA Jersey, cap, t-shirt, stickers

One 10-week session at Extreme Body Shaping

Two 8-week martial arts sessions for kidsLance Farrell, Extreme Body Shaping

Spokiz sunglasses

Headsweats Dry Visibility hats

Des Moines Menace Soccer Game 4 tickets

Climb Iowa 4-day pass certificateGrimes

Dubuque Fighting Saints blanket, a vuvuzela horn, and a team autographed championship photo

Cedar Rapids RoughRiders tickets and a t-shirt

Donations from World of Bikes:Chris King salt and pepper shakersSRAM S30AL Race Wheelset Bontrager Turbocharger WSD Pump

Donations from Bikes to You:Schwinn Sid Bicycle, Jandd Hurricane Panniers, Fat Tire Pint Glass Set, Fat Tire Frisbee, Are U Bike Curious t-shirt, Smart People Rid Bikes t-shirt, Schwinn Child’s Roadster Trike, Vintage t-shirt from the “Mystic 50”, Maintenance Gift Bike Basket - road tires, tubes, chain cleaning kit, LPD-9 lube, Serfas Rechargeable Headlight and Tail light, Fender Set Sunlite “Woody Style”, Vintage Schwinn Cruiser-Chopper style,

Bikes To You RAGBRAI charter seat , Bikes to You Grinnell

Donations from Barr Bike and Fitness:Giro Prolight Helmet, size large, red/black color

Donations from Bike World:

Sram S30 wheel setZipp SLC2 44cm carbon bar and stemTarma necklaceTarma earringsTifosi Slip Sunglass blueTifosi Slip Sunglass blkCateye Jido headlight and Rapid 1 usb O2 Rainwear Calhoun jacket and pants O2 Rainwear Rain Jacket and Pants both MDShowers Pass Veleau 42 hydrationSurly Surly Rear rack SilFeedback Sports Sport Repair standPlanet Bike Blaze 1 watt headlightPlanet Bike Spok tail lightCamelbak Camelbak classicCamelbak camelbak loboCamelbak water bottleCamelbak better bottleDetours teeco too pannier greenDetours teeco too pannier blkDetours teeco pannier redDetours teeco pannier blueDetours teeco pannier brownSKS Dashblade rear fender 26"SKS Dashboard front fender 26"SKS Bit worx multi toolFinishline Pint GlassesFinishline 1 step cleaner and lubeFinishline pro care 6.0 cleaning kitFinishline starter kit 1-2-3Finishline Small give away chain lubeClif Clif shotsClif Clif mojo bars & builders barsMavic Kysrium Equipe wheel set Giant Via 2 wmn bikeGiant Via 3 mens bikeZoom Performance Retul Bike fittingGu Gu sample PacketsBetty Basket Basket LinerHigh Life Lounge Gift CertificateFitness World West Trial MembershipsCEP Compression SocksSidi Dominator 5 bike shoesSwiftwick Pursuit 7 sock LGSwiftwick Aspire 4 sock MDSwiftwick Aspire 4 sock LGGunnar Sport Frame and Fork Bontrager Messenger BagBontrager Duffle BagBontrager Race X-lite tire pairBontrager NCS-1 Fender setPurple Sky Flags recumbent or trike

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Complete and return withcheck payable to:Iowa Bicycle CoalitionP.O. Box 5562Coralville, IA 52241

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2012 Jersey Pre-OrdersThe Iowa Bicycle Coalition is taking orders for the 2012 version of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition jersey. The jersey is designed by Primal and features a view of the Iowa Capitol on the front and a rolling rural scene on the back. In addition, the jersey shows Iowa’s share the road license plate and politely requests 3 Feet Please of passing motorists.

The jersey is manufactured by the same company as RAGBRAI, Primal. It will be available in a relaxed club cut. Short sleeved and sleeveless versions are available.

The jersey will sell for $60 plus $5 shipping (unless pickup at Coralville office). Shorts and other products will likely be available, but pricing was not available at press time. Check the website for information.

To order, visit www.iowabicyclecoalition.org/jersey

Orders will be placed in two cycles. First order on February 15 and second order on March 15. Expect 6 weeks for production and delivery.

Bike Ride on New Years EvePhoto: Suzanne Van Veen

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SUMMIT& EXPOJANUARY 28, 2012 IOWA EVENTS CENTER, DES MOINES

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SEE THE LATEST IN BICYCLE TRENDS, TRAILS, RIDES, EVENTS AND MORE! Find out about the latest bicycle industry trends and products, discover trails and bicycling destinations, explore rides you don’t want to miss and learn expert advice from the field.

Education seminars that will give you up-to-date information on general safety, dirt trails, Safe Routes to School, marketing, triathlons, and bicycle equipment.

This event is FREE and open to the public. Plan now to attend.

LEARN ABOUT BIKE ADVOCACY

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Snus Hill WineryRails to Trails ConservancyAmerican Diabetes AssociationBar MittsIowa Rivers RevivalBikes to YouHyVee TriathlonSpokizImagine GrinnellSilos and SmokestacksNational Parks ServiceIowa Bicycle Racing AssociaitonJohnson County Trails FoundationAll Ability Cycles

RAGBRAIMS TourBikeIowa.comEco LipsPenny's PieathlonBRR! Ride/Perry Chamber of CommercePedals to Petals Des Moines Botanical CenterLife In Motion ChiropracticHardin County Recreational TrailsDes Moines Bicycle CollectiveAspen Athletic ClubsRemp Racks

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