Making Way for Bicycles in the Netherlands

The Cycle of Giving with Climate Ride Representing Michigan at the

National Bike Summit Welcome Jeana-Dee Allen to LMB And More!

Also in this issue:

BicyclistM I C H I G A NPROMOTING BICYCLING AND THE SAFETY OF

BICYCLISTS ON MICHIGAN ROADWAYS

July 2015

2015 Lucinda MeansBicycle Advocacy Day

Page 4

American Cycle and Fitness: Local Bike Shops,

Statewide Impact Page 9

Welcome New LMB Executive DirectorJohn Lindenmayer

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Thank you to all of our donors who gave to LMB this past year (please see our donor list on pages 13-14). Your generosity has allowed us to make a positive impact on policy

and legislation in Michigan. Please continue to support LMB so we can work together to make Michigan a better state for bicycling.

Thank you to those who attend the Lucinda Means Advocacy Day on May 20. Advocacy Day is an important part of the legislative process. Many legislators make decisions on how to vote based on the input from constituents and concerned citizens. Participating in Advocacy Day creates positive change. Another key part is reaching out to legislators by phone, letter, email or even in-person.

During Advocacy Day, I had the honor of announcing the results of the annual board election. Lindsey DesArmo, David Jones and I were re-elected and Norm Cox was elected to his first term. We are delighted to welcome Norm to our board. Norm is the president of

The Greenway Collaborative, and will provide us with valuable insight and knowledge. I look forward to working with him.

As noted in the last edition of Michigan Bicyclist, Rich Moeller retired as Executive Director to spend more time with family, including his grandchildren. Rich returned to Lansing on May 20, with his wife and one of his grandchildren, to receive LMBs Distinguished Service Award. Rich provided LMB with excellent leadership, vision and discipline. We were pleased to honor him.

LMB hired Jeana-Dee Allen as our Communications and Development Coordinator. Jeana-Dee hit the ground running at the North American Bike Show, and brings an excellent skill set to LMB. She is a great complement to John and Kyle.

We remain enthused with John Lindenmayer as LMBs new Executive Director. He has continued the strong legacy of leadership that we enjoyed with Rich.

Whenever you are in Lansing, please stop by LMBs offices and say hello to John, Jeana-Dee and Kyle. They are a great team.

Small Revolutions Create ChangeSteven Roach LMB Board Chair

Michigan Bicyclist Copyright 2015 On the Cover: From left to right Laura, John and Ben are among a dozen riders who enjoyed the evening portion of the Lansing Bike Party ride on the Lansing River Trail. A light rain only made their smiles bigger. (See page 7 for the story on social rides in Michigan.)

Photo courtesy: Tim Potter Editor, Art & Design: JEANA-DEE ALLEN

Letters/Comments/Advertisements may be directed to: jd@LMB.org

LMB Directors:MEREDITH BEGIN DAVE BOURGEAULT ERICA BRIGGS JIM CARPENTER LINDSEY DESARMO AMY DUGGAN NORMAN COX DAVID JONES, Treasurer ANNE READETT, Secretary STEVEN ROACH, Chair SARAH COLEGROVE MICHAEL SHEEAN Staff JOHN LINDENMAYER Executive Director john@LMB.org

JEANA-DEE ALLEN Communications & Development Coordinator jd@LMB.org

KYLE KIRKBY Administrative Assistant kyle@LMB.org

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In the last issue of Michigan Bicyclist, we published an article discussing why organized bicycle tours do not need parade permits. LMB was pleased to receive a response and welcome letter to all bicyclists from Neal Hentschl at the Huron County Road Commission.

Dear LMB,

Huron County, which is located in the tip of Michigans Thumb area is perfect bicycling. All County Primary roads have a quality asphalt surface and provide for a quiet, rural type of atmosphere. There are many small towns located throughout the County that can provide all the services riders will require. Our County also has 90 miles of State Trunkline Highway, M-25, that boarders Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay providing various and expansive views of the water. There are six full service

County Parks for overnight camping as well as day use facilities along the route.

The Huron County Road Commission does not require a permit of any sort to enjoy bicycling on any road in our county. To my knowledge, the Michigan Dept. of Transportation, which holds the jurisdiction for all Trunkline Highways does not require a permit either. We certainly welcome and encourage any individuals or groups to come and enjoy Huron County. Please feel free to contact me if we may be of service in any way to make your visit here as enjoyable as possible. We look forward to seeing you in Huron County very soon! Best Regards,

Neal J. Hentschl, Sec. - MgrHuron County Road Commission

Letter to the Editor: Bicyclists Welcome in Huron Co.

2A Note of Gratitude from new LMB ED, John Lindenmayer

It is a great honor to be LMBs new Executive Director. Im truly humbled by the opportunity. Im excited to build on the strong foundation built by my predecessors: Rich Moeller, Lucinda Means and the devoted volunteers who recognized the need for a statewide bicycle advocacy organization back in the early 80s. Thank you for your leadership.

Id also like to express my sincere gratitude to the Board of Directors for providing me this unique opportunity to lead the next chapter of LMB. Im excited about where we will take LMB in the years to come.

And a special nod of gratitude to Rich Moeller. Thank you for being a wonderful mentor over the past decade. Thank you for all you did during your tenure to advance bicycling in Michigan. I inherited a viable and fiscally sound LMB that is full of exciting possibilities.

The first half of the year has been filled with transition for LMB. I am pleased to announce that we hired Jeana-Dee Allen as our Commu-nications and Development Coordinator (see page 12). Jeana-Dee will focus on strengthening our outreach efforts and bolstering our base of support. She hit the ground running in March, spending her first day on the job interacting with bicyclists from across the state at the North American Bike Show in Detroit. In January Kyle Kirkby transitioned into her new role overseeing our bicycle tours. Shes off to a fantastic start managing logistics for our four, multi-day tours.

Im pleased to report that our MUP and Sunrise tours filled faster than ever this spring. West and Pedal and Paddle are close behind, so make sure to reserve your spot soon. Being one of our primary funding sources for our advocacy and education work, a very special thank you goes out to all of our loyal riders who pedal with us each year. Likewise, Id be remiss not to acknowledge all of the dedicated volunteers who

make our events run like a well-oiled machine. We couldnt do it without you!

Lastly, on behalf of the board and staff, Id like to recognize our membership. Through your support LMB gives voice to the bicycle movement in Michigan. You are the backbone of this organization. You give us strength.

In the upcoming months LMB will solicit member input as we update our long-range plan. As the new Executive Director, Im eager to hear your suggestions.

I am also eager to grow our base of support. Of the approximate two million bicyclists in Michigan, only a small fraction make up our member-

ship. Our membership of more than 1200 strong helps us accomplish great things each year to advance bicycling in Michigan. But, I invite you to imagine what we could achieve with a diverse and engaged membership of 2,0005,00010,000+. Each new member amplifies our voice to advocate on behalf of the Michigan cycling commu-nity. Each new member builds our capacity to take on new winning campaigns.

Our ultimate strength is truly in our numbers. So again, my sincere grati-tude goes out to each and every member. Thank you for joining. Thank you for renewing. Thank you for investing in making Michi-gan bicycling better.

You can help us take the first step in growing our voice by encouraging your cycling comrades to become fellow LMB members. Or better yet, consider giving the gift of membership through our Member Challenge. You can learn more on the back cover or at LMB.org/memberchallenge. Welcome LMBs youngest member, Reid Brennan

Lindenmayer who was born on January 7, 2015.

LMBs new Executive Director John Lindenmayer with his son Rowan, 3, getting ready for National Bike to School Day.

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In March, my husband, Josh, and I flew from Grand Rapids to Washington, D.C. We were excited to be attending the League of American Bicyclists National Bike Summit. We had attended in 2013, but this would be our first year attending the National Forum on Women & Bicycling.

As a board member of the LMB and the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, I was looking forward to the Summit. I knew there would be many opportunities to make new connec-tions. The Summit is a great place to learn about exciting things happening around the country concerning bicycle-friendly commu-nities. The Summit can be overwhelming because there is so much going on during just a few days. But, its very fun and inspiring.

The National Forum on Women & Bicycling focuses on increasing the number of women bicyclists. It also encourages women to become more effective advocates. The day was filled with motivational speakers and panels. It was great to see so many women excited about cycling and to hear what they are doing in their communities. I attended a breakout session on networking and was able to meet female advocates from around the Midwest. Our lunchtime speaker panel was focused on building equity for women and gender non-conforming individuals in the cycling world.

After the Womens Forum wrapped up, we met with the rest of the Michigan delegates to begin planning for our Thursday visits on Capitol Hill. The opening dinner for the

National Summit featured Mick Cornett, the Mayor of Oklahoma City. He increased the quality of life in the city by making it more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly. He was able to get more people to move back into the city. He also moved them off the fattest cities list.

Wednesday was another busy day filled with great speakers and breakout sessions. Here is just a sample of some of the options: Building a Candidate Pipeline, Bringing Bike Advocacy to the People, Retrofitting Suburbia and What is Vision Zero and How Do We Get There?

On Thursday, we gathered with our fellow Michiganders on Capitol Hill. In the Senate and House, we requested support for continued funding for bicycling and walking through the multi-modal transportation program. The current two-year transporta-tion appropriations bill expired in May. We were also asking our Senators to co-sponsor the Transportation Alternatives Program Improvement Act. It helps local governments utilize federal transportation funding for local projects, such as bikeways and sidewalks.

After a positive meeting with Senator Stabenows office, a staff member offered to take us through the tunnel to the House offices (this is typically reserved for congressional leaders and staff only). The tunnel includes a tram that goes to the Capitol. Just as we were about to depart someone asked, Room for a Senator? It turned out to be Sen. Gary Peters. So, of course we made room for him! As he squeezed into the seat next to me, it gave us a chance to

tell him directly about our visit to his office earlier, and to snap a quick picture (above). Josh and I split off from the rest of the Michiganders to spend our afternoon focusing on Representatives from the west side of the state. We dropped off literature and requested support for the Vision Zero Act, which focuses on preventing traffic crashes by enacting plans that focus on the most dangerous streets and intersections. It works toward a goal of zero traffic deaths for bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists. For more specific information on the issues and asks, please visit: bikeleague.org/lobbyday.

We flew home Thursday night and I was a little sad because I knew we would soon return to the regular routine where everyone isnt excited to talk about how to make walking and biking safer for everyone. Its exciting to be home and share what Ive learned. The Summit helped me build connections between the bicycle-loving people I know in Michigan. If you would like to talk more about the Summit or have specific questions, please email me: aduggan@LMB.org.

Representing Michigan at the National Bike SummitAmy Duggan LMB Board Member

Pictured from left are Josh Duggan (Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition), Amy Duggan (LMB), Laura Padalino (PEAC), John Lindenmayer (LMB), John Waterman (PEAC), Michael Reuter (American Cycle and Fitness), Todd Scott (Detroit Greenways Coalition), Meredith Begin (LMB), Richard Williams (LMB) and Brian Cahalan (PEAC) before the group met with Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

4League of Michigan Bicyclists, Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance, Michigan Mountain Biking Association and Programs to Educate All Cyclists, or PEAC, hosted the 2015 Lucinda Means Bicycle Advocacy Day on May 20. Approximately 100 cyclists came to the Capitol to participate in more than 80 meetings with legislators. Advocacy Day is a cohesive and educational event that allows cyclists to speak with one voice about improving biking and safety in Michigan.

Below, is firsthand account from participant Kristi Gdanetz MacCready: Today was Lucinda Means Bicycle Advocacy Day in Michigan, and my first time participating in this type of event. The purpose of Advocacy Day is to meet with politicians at the Capitol

to advance legislation that makes bicycling safer in Michigan.

Previous Advocacy Days have resulted in the addition of increased awareness regarding bicycles and motorcycles in driver education and the option to use your right arm to signal a right turn. This year we proposed increased penalties for drivers who injure or kill cyclists and formalizing a safe passing distance for people who ride bicycles on the road. You may be wondering, why should we care about these things?

Vulnerable Roadway User Protections could mean increased penalties

for drivers. Currently, most instances of careless driving that injure or kill cyclists result in minor penalties. Cyclists should be in the same vulnerable roadway user category as school children, construction workers or operators of farm equipment. Many cyclists wear helmets, but this doesnt help when youre up against a 2-ton SUV.

The majority of states have a formalized safe passing distance. Current Michigan law has ambiguous language regarding a safe passing distance and does not provide a minimum distance. When biking on roads that have high speed limits (+45mph), large passing vehicles can generate wind gusts that could knock a cyclists over when the vehicle passes too closely. These large vehicles also have very wide mirrors. Drivers who do not move over may clip the bicyclist with their mirror.

These issues above were presented and discussed with local politicians. In my two meetings the politicians were receptive to our points. Lets hope they result in yes votes!

2015 Lucinda Means Bicycle Advocacy Day

As a person who has been hit by an SUV, I firmly believe in having proper laws and biking infrastructure. Advocacy Day gives me the opportunity to meet with lawmakers and bicycling advocates from around the state. - Mike, Haslett resident

Pictured from left are Brindley Byrd (MMBA), Nancy Krupiarz (MTGA), Rep. Gretchen Driskell, John Waterman (PEAC) and John Lindenmayer (LMB) as they receive a resolution declaring May as Bike Month in Michigan. The resolution was sponsored by Rep. Gretchen Driskell in the House of Representatives. A separate resolution was sponsored by Sen. Wayne A. Schmidt in the Senate.

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Annually, League of Michigan Bicyclists recog-nizes bicyclists that embody the mission of LMB (to promote and advance bicycling across the state). The 2015 award recipients were honored during Bicycle Advocacy Day. Please join us in congratulating our 2015 honorees for their leadership and dedication: JIM DOUGHERTY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO LMB: Rich MoellerWhat an opportunity to live and breathe bicycling every day, said Rich Moeller about becoming Executive Director at League of Michigan Bicyclists. Rich spent nine years leading LMB and retired at the end of 2014. He has dedicated his entire professional career, including working at YMCA for 36 years, to providing a positive learning envi-ronment for youth to experience sports. Rich made it his mission to make cycling accessible to young people. This passion drove him to collaboratively rewrite the What Every Michigan Bicyclist Must Know booklet for youth. As of May 2015 nearly 100,000 booklets have been distributed to educate children on bicycle safety. The

booklet also won a 2012 Outstanding Traffic Safety Achievement Award from the Gover-nors Traffic Advisory Safety Commission.

One of Richs guiding philosophies has been, In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation... With that in mind, and after becoming a grand-father four times over, Rich decided to retire from LMB and dedicate his time to his grand-children. Rich left LMB a stronger, better and more vibrant organization than it was nine years ago. He mentored current Executive Director John Lindenmayer and prepared him to take on his new leadership role. Rich cared deeply about the organization. One thing I admired about him was he put family first, Lindenmayer said. And, we cant think of a better family activity than bicy-cling together whether its riding in town or participating in a LMB tour (which Rich regularly did with his sons and grandsons). Rich has left a legacy of youth education, bicycle advocacy, fond memories created by bike tour participants and volunteers, annual art projects (including a bicycle-powered

Changing Gears with Bicyclists Who Improve Our State smoothie machine) and so much more. We are honored to have spent the past nine years with him. BICYCLE EDUCATOR: Laura Padalino Laura Padalino has helped more than 600 students become safer cyclists, increase their independence and has empowered them to express themselves in professional and concise ways. Laura has a degree in Education from the University of Michigan. After teaching in Chicago, Laura moved back to Michigan in 2011 to design and implement The Active Transportation Initia-tive at PEAC. This program teaches young adults with developmental disabilities how to safely walk, bike and use transit in their communities. Each year, this program helps more than 200 students meet their cycling goals. (Goals could include: balancing a two-wheel bike, fixing a flat, riding 15 miles in a cycling event, riding from home to the local library using the rules of the road and others). Laura also helps students become advocates for themselves, and for more equitable transpor-tation systems in their communities, state and country. She has helped students develop the skills they need to present to community service organizations, school boards, representatives of MDOT and SMART, city council members, Michi-gan Senators and Representatives and (most recently) the Youth Bike Summit in Seattle. These students are truly making an impact in their communities because of Lauras teaching and guidance.

Pictured from left are LMB Executive Director John Lindenmayer, Laura Padalino, Diane Ruggles, Ty (top) and Jameson (bottom) Schmidt, Rich (top) and Alex (bottom) Moeller and Johanna Jelks after the 2015 awards ceremony.

Pictured from left are LMB Executive Director John Lindenmayer and Bob Krzewinski as he receives the Bicycle Advocate Award.

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BICYCLE ADVOCATE: Bob KrzewinskiBob is a dedicated advocate for equitable trans-portation options. He has a legacy of helping organizations increase bicycling access and safety. They include: Washtenaw Biking and Walking Coalition (co-founder), Wolver-Bent Recumbent Cyclists (founder), Friends of the Border To Border Trail (founder), Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission, Greenways Advisory Committee, City of Ypsi-lanti Non-Motorized Advisory Committee, City of Ypsilanti Parks & Recreation Commis-sion and Ypsilanti Bike-Bus-Walk Week. He is also a member of various advocacy groups, including: LMB, Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance, Rails to Trails Conservancy, League of American Bicyclists and Bike Ypsi. In addition, Bob is working to garner a bicycle-friendly city award for Ypsilanti. If that wasnt enough, this year Bob became a volunteer at PEAC. They say his expertise and dedication have been irreplaceable to the PEAC mechanic team.

BOB GIBBS PASSION FOR PEDALING: Diane RugglesDiane Ruggles, commonly known as The Bike Lady, has developed her love of biking into a lifelong passion and a professional focus. She has always been a cyclist. After graduating from college, she became a professional bike mechanic, first in storefront shops, and then became a bicycle entrepreneur with her own shop, Mobile Bike Repair. She has spent the past 30 successful years visiting customers in their homes and servicing bikes wherever she is needed. She is well known and respected in the community for her professional skills and unbridled enthusiasm for bicycling. Diane has devoted her personal and profes-sional life to cycling. She has helped map bike trails of the Three Rivers area, served on the planning committee for the Michigander Bike tour for 15 years (shes also been the lead mechanic since 1996), served as a support and gear wagon for bicycle tours such as DALMAC and worked with her community and League of Michigan Bicyclists to create Three Rivers Pedal and Paddle. She even impressed a group of traveling bicyclists so much that she was featured in their book. She loves to ride

her bike. Recently, she completed a multi-day ride from Washington DC to Philadelphia, PA. Throughout her life, Diane has worked to increase awareness of bicycling. She is also the only person we know with a bicycle resume. There is no end in sight for her dedication and continued effort to improve cycling in her community and the state.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR BICYCLING: She Rides Her Own Way (Johannah Jelks)Strong women. Bicycles. Urban environmen-tal education. Health awareness thats She Rides Her Own Way. The group was created by Grand Rapids native Johannah Jelks. She Rides Her Own Way is empowering women to take a more active role in their communities. She has helped create a community around social rides and local pride. Johannah created She Rides Her Own Way because she wanted to make bicycling resources accessible to all women. I really wanted to encourage women and healthy living, said Johannah. She credits her excite-ment to her passion and the peace of mind biking gives her. Johannah was also featured in Glamour Magazines 2014 online gallery of Hometown Heroes: 50 Phenomenal Women of the Year who are Making a Difference. Johannah believes in the power of commu-nity, connected neighborhoods and bicycles!

RALPH FINNEREN ENCOURAGEMENT: Norte! (Ty & Johanna Schmidt)Ty and Johanna Schmidt, along with their two bicycling children Carter and Jameson, have taken Traverse City by storm. In 2013, they founded Norte! to advocate for more active, engaged, and bikes-for-life young people in Traverse City. Their work as individuals and

through their non-profit Norte! has created an accessible network for people to enjoy bicycling year round. Theyve organized bike to school rides, weekly pie rides, biking with elected officials, and more. Their son Carter even has a bicycle-powered compost business. Although Ty and Johanna are both category two road racers (elite level cyclists) they said they are most proud of watching their sons fall in love with bikes. Ty and Johanna see bikes as powerful tools to help youth increase independence, freedom, confidence, active transportation and a sense of community.

LMB VOLUNTEER: Jack FeehanJack Feehan has been a tireless volunteer on LMB tours, especially Shoreline West. He has helped LMB as a truck driver for almost a decade. Jack has always taken the lead on all of the numerous duties performed by volunteer drivers. He has helps load and transport tour supplies for all participants. He makes sure everything goes smoothly on the tours, including assisting riders with loading trucks and contacting camp representatives about setting, breaking and loading camp. On the last day of tour he is the first to help receive bikes and make sure they make it back to their respective starting points safely. Jack is always a crowd favorite because he is always accommodating and works so hard to make everyones tour as pleasant as possible. Shoreline would not be the same without him.

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Social rides are capturing the hearts of urban riders nationwide and across our state.

Ive been co-hosting such rides for a few years and attending a wide range of others. Here are thoughts about what makes them special The scene is most noteworthy because its growing fast, its influential and its bringing new people to cycling. These rides attract many who are presently under-served in cycling: families, twenty-somethings, women and minorities. They occur within cities, where few other rides are held - where people and cars are dense, yet not moving too fast. Everyone gets a good look at each other: a perfect showcase for bike fun and interaction.

And lets say it loud and proud: bikes are the best way to explore a city. Also, the rides are as much about the city as they are about biking. Thats why any ol bike fits in. Sure, its about the bike, but the city actually gets top billing.

These rides often mix riders and bikes not otherwise seen together. Theyre a meeting ground. The bikes often arent part of other scenes. Since theres no need for the usual performance bike, its affordable. Cruisers and city-bikes abound. There are a lot of bells and baskets a lot of bike love. And those baskets are often filled for a picnic. Riders stop in parks, visit art openings, public music fests, historic sites, etc. They ride bikeways, through neighborhoods, even on dirt paths and gravel roads. They often curate routes for a mix of cultural experiences. And, when a social ride rolls by, you often hear tunes, from big or little boomboxes.

Social rides act as though Complete Streets are here now. They find what works. Their riding is their advocacy.

Theyre often into night riding, lights, blinkies and vests. They encourage fendering-up and all-weather skills to stretch their fun season. Helmets are promoted, but everyone is welcome!

Social riders are slow, but skilled. On complex urban routes with heavier bikes, performance takes on new meaning. And, fun offers perhaps the best kind of education. Riders need to be self-sufficient, though a core of helpers often act as guides. They monitor and perform bike checks.

Lycra is scarce. Theyre just people who ride bicycles. They normalize the cycling. At the same time, theyre not afraid of themes like Tweed and Gatsby fashion rides.

They get along with motorists, interacting cheerfully with drivers, getting nearly all friendly honks. They know theres safety in numbers.

They wave at and chat with passers-by and folks on porches. Other riders often join in spontaneously.

Youd be hard-pressed to find a social ride that doesnt have good relations with local

brewpubs and bistros. They put money directly into local businesses and bike shops.

Rides that are well-behaved tend to be appreciated by host cities, but size matters. If a group gets too big, multiple sub-groups can be set up, perhaps with one end meeting point.

In sum, its a casual, diverse scene that has improved the public awareness of cycling. Join in, or start a social ride in your town:

Slow Roll DetroitOne of the biggest social rides in the USA. Thousands show up in downtown Detroit on summer Mondays at 7pm. Its suitable for beginners of all ages. Last summer it blew up. Now its an official event, with parade permit, insurance and dues. Police handle major intersections. They have helpers who shepherd and fix flats. They ride, then take over entire city blocks for partying. Slowroll.bike

Friends of the Flint River Trail Sunday RideBruce Niewenhius and Jack Minore are in their 70s. They started the ride 17 years ago. About 30-40 riders in a wide range of ages show up to ride the River Trail, followed by juice and

Social Rides - Cyclings Growing Urban Fun Scene

By Jeff Potter Co-host of the Lansing Bike Party

8 cookies. They occasionally wander to other interesting local destinations. Once a month they carpool to ride somewhere within an hour of town. They help maintain the pathway with cleaning, pruning and mowing. Flintriver.org/blog/chapters/friends-of-the-flint-river-trail

Peddlers B/C, OwossoThis Friday ride often has themes like Pajamas or Pirates, more than 100 riders, and many riding custom cruisers. Theyre anchored in a friendship between the House of Wheels bike shop and the Rainbow Bar across the street. Shop-owner Rick Morris started the ride 10 years ago as a spin-off from his annual cruiser bike show. Morris says Every other bike type has its rides, but nobody was serving the social riding interests of the cruisers. But anyone is welcome to join in. Facebook search Peddlers B/C.

Lansing Bike PartyThe LBP started as a few MSU staffers gathering for

TGIF. It has grown into a social ride with more than 1000 members organized online. Adding a second start location doubled ridership. One group leaves East Lansing, they ride into Lansing to meet the second group and all the cyclists ride somewhere fun. The ride is a bridge between the two cities. Lansingbikeparty.org

TC Rides : Norte! Youth CyclingNorte! is a Traverse City group dedicated to youth and their city. Co-founder Ty Schmidt

says, We started TC Rides last year. We were inspired by the many social rides across the US. Our goal with our Wednesday ride is to build community and create awareness for people on bikes in TC. It is popular with families, but we get grandmas, millennials, and everyone in between. Normally we finish at the same neighborhood bar and food truck hangout, but weve gone to the museum, garden and the beach. Elgruponorte.org

Grand Rapids Vintage Bicycle Club This group hosts monthly rides celebrating vintage bikes of all kinds. We promise no uppity cyclists, they say. This spring they organized the Visite de Ponts tour of all the rideable bridges

in downtown GR. They also tour Art Prize on vintage steeds each autumn. But, any bikes are fine, they say. Facebook.com/grvintage

Vivant / Rockford Brewing RidesBrewery Vivant in Grand Rapids loves bikes as many microbreweries do. Twice a season they organize 15-mile rides to and from a fellow microbrewery, Rockford Brewing. The rides are named Fly to the Coq and Coq to the Fly, after namesakes of the bars. Facebook search Fly to the Coq.

Bike YpsiCo-host Georgina Hickey says Bike Ypsi has a positive impact on the reputation of Ypsi. We get support from local businesses and feature them in our shenanigans. Our leadership includes teenagers through grandparents. We ride short, we ride long and were happy to stop for a beer. Bike.ypsi.org Share your social ride by contacting Jeana-Dee: jd@LMB.org.

Image courtesy of Detroit Bike City weekly Slow Roll ride.

Andrew Humphrey, middle, and daughter Phoebe, middle right, on the Norte! ice cream ride in Traverse City. Image courtesy of Gary L. Howe, Jr.

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How did American Cycle and Fitness, or ACF, get started?I decided to pursue my passion for cycling after seven years working for Marriott Hotels. I spent several years researching the bike business and finally took the plunge. I opened my first shop in Walled Lake in 1993 in a strategic partnership with Mark Eickmann. Scarletts was added to the American Cycle and Fitness family and owner Ken Stonehouse joined the team. Today we have stores in Walled Lake, Royal Oak, Pontiac, Macomb Township, Grosse Pointe and our newest store in Okemos. Last year Mark sold his controlling interest to me, which provided an opportunity for Ken and I to take ACF to the next level. The Bicycle Outlet and trade-ins are just the beginning.

How did ACF grow to become the largest independent bicycle retailer in Michigan?The history of ACF certainly precedes my entry into the business in 1993. In fact, it started back in 1928 with what is currently our Pontiac

location (the new ACF Bicycle Outlet). In 1928, the outlet location was originally known as Scarletts. Then, in 1935 my former partners father, Bill Eickmann, started Bills Bikes, originally on Jefferson in Detroit. In 1968 Pointe Cycle and Fitness was opened in Grosse Pointe. In 1993, the Walled Lake location was opened and additional stores were added. In 2000, all shops began being marketed under American Cycle and Fitness. There are now six locations.

You regularly participate in LMBs Advocacy Day and the National Bike Summit. What is the bicycle industrys role in advocating for bicycle-friendly policies and getting more people riding more often?Advocating for safer places to ride is a natural fit for my profession (selling bikes), and riding bikes as my passion. The communities in which we do business have been extremely supportive of ACF. Working to make our communities more bicycle friendly is one way we give back. I am also a parent in these communities. I want my children and my neighbors children to be as safe as possible when theyre riding a bike.

What advice do you have for bike shops (especially small ones) on how to be more active in bicycle advocacy?I was once a small bike shop owner. I worked seven days a week, from open to close at one location. Leaving the store to advocate for bicyclists was not an option. So, I understand the challenge. I think advocating to in-store customers is one way that we can help. Just talking about bicycle issues to our customer base can help. Joining LMB helps us stay connected with issues affecting cyclists. It gives everyone a say concerning safe places to ride.

What can LMB do to engage shops?I think keeping shops informed of current issues will help them see the value in a strong LMB. If they see value, they will join and get involved. Youve been a longtime LMB shop member. How can LMB grow our voice?I dont think there is an easy answer here. It takes persistence and funding.

But, I believe the wind is at our back. All over the nation, people are demanding livable communities. Having safe places to ride bikes is a key component to those spaces. With our help, organizations like the LMB have a voice. (LMB is giving away gift certificates to ACF for new members, renewals or gift memberships please see ad on the back.)

What is exciting with Michigan bicycling right now?I think Im most excited about our vast network of rails-to-trails and the prospect of connecting Lake Michigan with Lake Huron via one of these trails. Slow Roll is pretty cool also. Its getting national attention.

Why did you create the ACF Bicycle Outlet?Creating the Bicycle Outlet was a huge undertaking. For only one store, we had to change how we do business. Our main stores do an excellent job at servicing a wide variety of customer needs. The Outlet store has a much narrower product selection. Those products are mostly closeouts from our vendors, mainly Trek. The product selection changes weekly as we search out the best deals and only buy when the deal is enticing. We are finding that customers will shop at the Bicycle Outlet more often in search of the right deal. New and current models are not stocked at the Bicycle Outlet. Those bikes will always be available in quantity at our other stores.

Tell us about working with pre-owned bikes... Doing trade-ins is also a big undertaking. Our concern doing trade-ins has always been how we sell them once we take them in. That challenge was solved by the creation of our outlet store. All trade-ins go to the Bicycle Outlet where they are reconditioned and sold as pre-owned bikes. Customers are delighted to clean up their spaces and take that bike that has been sitting unused in their garage and turn it into a nice, shiny and new bike. Any bike we take in on trade but cant sell will be donated to The Hub of Detroit, a non-profit bicycle reuse and repair shop. The Hub will absorb it into their program and find a proper home with someone in need. Everyone is a winner.

American Cycle and Fitness: Local Shops, Statewide ImpactMichael Reuter ACF President and CEO

Michael Reuter of American Cycle and Fitness

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The Cycle of Giving with Climate RideMichelle Levitus Beneficiary and Hiker Manager for Climate Ride

CyclingSavvy in Michigan - Bicycle EducationCyclingSavvy is a program of American Bicycling Education Association, Inc. It was developed by former League of American Bicyclists cycling instructors because they recognized that fear of cycling in traffic is the greatest hindrance to cycling and bicycle transportation. They recognized a need for a thorough, adult cycling course. Other cycling topics, such as mechanical skills, can be learned through the web, books or local bike shops. Traffic cycling requires social and experiential aspects only found through face-to-face and real world instruction.

Who is CyclingSavvy for?It is for adult riders of all abilities and experience levels. It is for riders who want to ride legally, safely and comfortably, whether for transportation, exercise or recreation.

How would I benefit from a CyclingSavvy class?Chances are there are places youd like to bike, but dont because of a busy road or intersection where you are uncomfortable biking. CyclingSavvy addresses how to navigate these areas and enables you to extend your cycling horizons. The classes teach you what hazards to watch for and how to avoid them. It also gives you options when paths and trails are not available.

What is the course structure and content?CyclingSavvy is built upon an understanding of the needs of adult learners. Most of the content is completely original. Traditional content is framed and delivered in unique ways to maximize the learning process. It is a modular course, consisting of three 3-hour classes: 1.) The Truth and Techniques of Traffic Cycling a classroom session on traffic laws, crash prevention, bicycle driving principles and unique traffic management strategies 2.) Train Your Bike an on-bike, skill-building session held in a parking lot. 3.) Tour of [City Name] an experiential, on-road learning experience.

Learn more about CyclingSavvy and class offerings:cyclingsavvy.org.

An interview with Climate Ride co-founder, Caeli Quinn, 39, mother of two, from Whitefish, MO.

Why did you co-found Climate Ride?

I looked around and saw many of my friends were passion-ately giving their time, effort and money to

many admirable causes. Yet, there wasnt a single national event to support the environment or active transportation. We took a chari-table model that has been very successful for health organizations and applied it to this cause. Less than 3 percent of charitable giving in the U.S. supports the environ-ment. Therefore, I saw a need to rally people to fundraise and make the case for sustainable communi-ties and modes of transportation.

How does the ride make an impact?Collective fundraising is a power-ful change maker. Participants have the chance to choose their beneficiaries from a list of more than 140 groups across the U.S. (including League of Michigan Bicyclists with The Midwest Ride). Our grants support projects in local communities, as well as

provide the muscle behind global efforts. Each year our grants have increased 20-37 percent. In 2014, our 390 participants helped create $725,000 in grants. Im proud to say that nearly 40 percent of those grants went directly to bike coali-tions and active transportation groups. Climate Ride is having an impact from bike lanes to conservation in national parks. And, were just getting started!

What do participants gain from participating in the event? We set out to create a fully support-ed journey with a purpose. Climate Ride events are not just about changing minds, theyre about changing individual lives. Each event is an achievable, personal challenge. The rides are 250-300 mile adventures. Some of our participants have never biked much. Covering that distance changes how they view themselves. The feeling of accomplishing such a big goal shows them what theyre capable of achieving. We hope they return to their communities with the confidence needed to be a force for change.

What do you see on a ride?I come from a background of leading high-end bicycle trips around the

See Climate Ride on page 13

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Ive been fair-weather commuting to work for about the last 30 years. For most of those years I have felt like an unwelcome presence on the streets of Grand Rapids. But things are chang-ing. Recently the city of Grand Rapids adopted a Complete Streets policy and, together with the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, aims to create 100 miles of bike lanes by the end of 2015. What might the future hold in store if the idea of bicycle commuting really takes hold in cities across the state of Michigan? I took this question with me to Amsterdam and Copenhagen the summer before last on a trip funded by the Calvin College Alumni Association. Both cities are known for their biking cultures more than 50 percent of commutes in their city centers are made on bikes. And almost everyone, it seems, owns and uses one: moms and dads taking their kids to school in cargo bikes, students getting to university classes, professionals gliding to work with cell phones in hand, others going to and from the market with baskets brimming. There are many reasons why we in the States have not gone for commuter biking in a big way. One big reason is that it doesnt look or feel safe. Our roads were designed for cars, not for bikes and cars. This is where we might have something to learn from our European counterparts. Amsterdam and Copenhagen not only have bike lanes, they have lots of bike paths. Bike

lanes are created by painting a stripe down the street, marking the part of the roadway where bikes are given preference. But, bicy-clists are still exposed to moving car traffic on their left and to opening car doors on their right. Their paths are separated from auto traffic by a physical barrier of some sort. These paths are safer and, on average, increase ridership by 30 percent over bike lanes. The favored form of bike paths in both cities is an extension of the sidewalk. Typically, the sidewalk takes up about eight to ten feet, then drops about three inches at a bevel, then extends five to eight feet for the bike path, then drops straight down four to six inches to the street. After that is space designated for parallel-parked cars or moving traffic. But a cheaper version of bike paths can be had just by painting lines on the street differently.

Here cars are directed to parallel park some four to five feet from the curb, creating space for bikes in between. This is common practice in Copenhagen, where, as the Danish urban designer Jan Gehl put it, they use cars to protect bicyclists, not bicy-clists to protect cars. Bikes are also given special treatment at

intersections, where potential conflicts arise Here, bikes going through an intersection will cross the path of right-turning cars; bike riders wanting to make a left turn will cross the path of through car traffic. In many cases, the cities of Amsterdam and Copenhagen handle these conflicts with special traffic signals for bikes. Bikes are given a green light while the right-turn red light is on for cars; bikes are given a green left-turn light while red lights stop through car traffic in both directions. In the absence of a special left-turn light, bicyclists will often execute a Copenhagen left a two-stage left turn where the biker goes just over halfway through the intersection, pivots left, stops, and then waits for the green light. In Copenha-gen, residents learn how to do this in school. In both cities I rented a bike to try things out for myself. The natives often complain about clue-less tourists on bikes. Not wanting to be one of those, I rented a bike without a weird paint-job or rental company signs and trailed the natives until I got the hang of things. Bike commuting in these cities definitely requires a higher level of what military people call situational aware-ness. You have to track pedestrians, busses, trams and cars in addition to other cyclists. But once you get into the zone, its a positive pleasure to glide through town on two wheels in cities where biking is not only tolerated but promoted.

Making Way for Bicycles in the NetherlandsLee Hardy Philosophy Professor at Calvin College

See Netherlands, next page

Images courtesy of Lee Hardy

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Welcome Jeana-Dee Allen: LMBs Most Recent Staff MemberJeana-Dee Allen is thrilled to join the League of Michigan Bicyclists team as Communications and Development Coordinator. She is a bicyclist and creator, as well as an award winning photojournalist and active community leader. Her love of bicycles began in her hometown of Flint, MI. Biking was (and still is) a primary mode of transportation. It connected her to neighbors and community, and increased access to educational opportunities and after school programs. She loves the kind of relationships bicycling can create, whether its two people on a tandem, a group ride, or a community participating in a social ride. She is looking forward to helping LMB grow. Jeana-Dee moved to the Lansing area as an undergraduate student at Michigan State University. Her majors included American Sign Language, studio art and anthropology. She graduated with high honors in journalism. She returned to MSU as a graduate student and finished her Master of Arts in Education in December 2014. Her research focused on educational technology and its role in community building and civic engagement. Jeana-Dee is coming to the League of Michigan Bicyclists with more than five years of nonprofit experience. Most recently she was Education Director at REACH Studio Art Center. She worked with a team to coordinate an almost $1 million facility renovation and expansion campaign. She also served two terms with AmeriCorps VISTA (a domestic Peace Corps) and helped combat poverty through increasing educational access to underserved youth. She also worked as a photojournalist for newspapers throughout Michigan, including The Flint Journal, The Jackson Citizen Patriot and as a freelancer for The Detroit Free Press.

Jeana-Dee owns four bicycles and all of them have stories:

1.) A hot pink fixed gear, Birthday Girl, which she built out of a frame she found in a dumpster 2.) A yellow 1950s Columbia tandem bicycle, an engagement gift and lesson in how to communicate clearly 3.) A 1970s Schwinn road bike, which she rode across the east coast of the US as she volunteered at organic farms 4.) An Asian import of indeterminate age, a gift for teaching English to a Japanese grandmother. She would love to tell you these and many other bicycle stories. Please ask! In her spare time, she volunteers throughout Lansing to increase accessibility to the arts. She is Artistic Director for The Lansing Unionized Vaudeville Spectacle, a music and theatrical performance group. She is also co-founder of The Robin Theatre, a community-engaged public art space in REO Town Lansing. Please welcome Jeana-Dee to LMB by sending her a note at: jd@LMB.org.

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Its very encouraging to see so many Michigan communities embracing Complete Streets and experimenting with innovative design treatments that prioritize the safety of bicyclists. Maybe the cities of Michigan will one day have streets that resemble the bicycle-friendly streets common place in Amsterdam and Copenhagen.

Netherlands, continued from previous page

Thank You to Our PartnersLMBs Share MI Roads campaign is off to a great start for 2015. We have received financial support from the DALMAC Fund, Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society and AAA Michigan. Their generous contributions are helping extend the reach of our campaign to educate motorists and cyclists. These funds will help us promote our online safety pledge and develop an interactive, online education platform that will test participants on their knowledge of how to safely share the roads. Learn more and take the pledge at: ShareMIRoads.org.

Support LMB with Your Ride: $1/RiderIf youre organizing a ride, consider being a $1 Per Rider event! Rides like the Big Bear Butt Cruise on Aug. 22 in Kaleva, MI. generously donate $1 per participating rider to support LMB programs and advocacy. Event organizers benefit by receiving increased exposure through increased social media and advertising exposure from LMB. Please contact Jeana-Dee (jd@LMB.org) for more info about $1 Per Rider program.

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Legal Decisions Affecting Bicyclists 2015. Todd E. Briggs and Sarah W. Colegrove. Todd and Sarah are lawyers in private practice. In addition to helping athletes injured in bicycle and sports-related accidents, they concentrate in the areas of civil litigation, including personal injury, commercial litigation, probate and estate planning law. Todd and Sarah are competitive cyclists, triathletes and adventure racers. Sarah also serves on the LMB board. 660 Woodward Ave., Suite 1523 Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 964-2077 | briggscolegrove@aol.com

Climate Ride, continued from page 10world. When we design a route, we aim to showcase the beauty of the countryside and small towns. These are bike tours designed to connect us to the fabric of the American landscape and the joy of cycling. There are daily routes to appeal to every type of cyclist, with memorable stops along the way. For example, on the Midwest ride youll see the best of Western Michigan wine country, blueber-ries, bike paths, stunning beaches, hip local businesses and brewer-ies. We also highlight the work of our beneficiaries along the routes. Who rides?Our participants span the spec-trum: business leaders, policy experts, investors, educators, young people and even moms and dads worried about their chil-drens future (and the generations after that). Weve had children as young as 12-years-old and riders into their 80s. Our events

allow a diverse group of people to connect and work together to make a difference in our future.

What is like to fundraise for Climate Ride?Our participants are very success-ful fundraisers and were here to help! On average, each person exceeds the fundraising commit-ment by hundreds or thousands of dollars. This is incredibly impor-tant because were making a case that these are life and death issues that need our attention. Our built environment is not setting us up for health and safety. Any parent who has tried to bicycle with their children to school or breathed heavily polluted air while sitting in traffic knows we need change. And, our participants are setting an incredible example.

To learn more or register, please visit climateride.org/beneficiaries/league-of-michi-gan-bicyclists.

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