Bikes Belong Awards $45,000 in Fall Grants
November 16, 2011
Bikes Belong is delighted to announce funding awards to five fabulous projects for our Fall 2011 grant cycle. These grants were submitted in response to our Community Partnership program, designed to support partnerships between city or county governments, non-profit organizations, and local businesses to improve the environment for bicycling. These projects demonstrate that when communities come together, great things happen.
The Bikes Belong Grants Program is funded by our Employee Pro Purchase Program. Thanks to the following participating members and their employees for making these awards possible:
Cannondale
Fuji
Giant
Shimano
Specialized
Trek
Connect the Bike Lanes: 5th Street - Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA)
The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition will use innovations from the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide in this project to connect two segments of existing bike lanes along a popular corridor. Partners Georgia Tech, the City of Atlanta, and the Midtown Alliance share the goals of increasing safety and accessibility while making riding an appealing transportation option on campus and throughout the city. Bikes Belong’s grant of $10,000 will fund material costs while leveraging in-kind donations of engineering and design work.
More about the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition...
Connecting San Francisco With Next Generation Bikeways (San Francisco, CA)
This $10,000 grant will help the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund lead community outreach efforts and engage stakeholders in the planning and design of three priority crosstown bikeways. In partnership with the Department of Public Health, the Mayor’s Office, and David Baker & Partners, this project will help San Francisco work toward its goal of 20% bicycling mode share by 2020.
More about the Connecting San Francisco project...
Greenline Connection Project (Memphis, TN)
Livable Memphis, in partnership with the City of Memphis and the Historic Broad Avenue Business District, will use this $10,000 grant from Bikes Belong to help construct a two-mile separated bikeway connecting Overton Park with the Shelby Farms Park Greenline. This critical segment will link two parks, a low-income neighborhood, multiple businesses, and a local community center and make cycling an easy and safe transportation option.
New Columbia Bicycle Skills Park and Community Hub (Portland, OR)
The Community Cycling Center is revitalizing a vacant lot in the mixed-income New Columbia community in North Portland to promote bicycling skills and physical activity for children and youth. The Center will work closely with We All Can Ride, a group of local residents and community champions in the planning, maintenance, and management of this innovative project. Bikes Belong’s grant of $10,000 will add to support from partners Home Forward, ODS, and the Bike Gallery to build an age-appropriate skills course and pump track and develop a bike skills learning and repair center.
More about the Community Cycling Center...
Seward Avenue Bikeway (Grand Rapids, MI)
This 3.5-mile bikeway will run along the western side of downtown Grand Rapids, connecting two major trails and providing safe cycling access to businesses, residential areas, and Grand Valley State University. The Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, CycleSafe, and Freewheeler Bike Shop are donating cash, equipment, and assistance to this project, and Bikes Belong’s $5,000 grant will help fund engineering and design costs.
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