Bikes Belong's 2010 Plan

Here's how we're working to get more American's bicycling this year.

Increase the Federal Investment in Bicycling

1. Continue as lead funder of America Bikes’ work to advance a pro-bike agenda in the next federal transportation bill.
2. Push for new, cost-effective investments in bicycling infrastructure in other federal legislative initiatives.
3. Increase our hours dedicated to government relations with the U.S. House, Senate, Administration, and federal agencies.
4. Continue to support IMBA’s government affairs program.
5. Raise an unprecedented sum of money for BikesPAC, our political action committee, to contribute to the re-election campaigns of members of Congress who support bicycling. 

Strengthen our National Partnerships

1. Continue our major support of the Bicycle Friendly America program run by the League of American Bicyclists.
2. Serve as a key funder of the Alliance for Biking and Walking and its nationwide efforts to develop and improve state and city bike advocacy groups.
3. Continue to serve as the number one financial supporter of the National Complete Streets Coalition.
4. Partner with Rails-to-Trails and IMBA to support key projects.
5. Act as title sponsor of the National Bike Summit, celebrating 10 years of growth in participation and effectiveness.
6. Back the Bicycle Leadership Conference at a gold level.
7. Sponsor IMBA’s Global Summit and ProWalk/ProBike 2010, a biennial conference held in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Launch People for Bikes 

1. Launch People for Bikes, an ambitious, multi-faceted campaign to get one million Americans newly engaged in supporting bicycling. Our goal is to expand the bike advocacy
movement to increase our clout with elected officials, the media, and the public. Learn more at peopleforbikes.org.

Award Community Grants 

1. Award $200,000 in cash grants to exceptional community bike projects through the Bikes Belong Grant Program.
2. Award $90,000 in REI/Bicycle Friendly Community Grants, through a program supported by Recrational Equipment Inc.

Gather Essential Research & Statistics

1. Continue to track, summarize, and publicize studies that analyze bicycling and highlight its benefits to the economy, health, environment, community, and quality of life.

Expand the Bikes Belong Foundation

1. Administer the dynamic Safe Routes to School National Partnership—a coalition of 450 organizations with a staff of eight that is dedicated to increasing the number of U.S.
children who walk and bike safely to school.
2. Enhance our Bicycling Design Best Practices program that promotes the most innovative bicycle facility solutions of Western Europe and the United States, including hosting study
tours for elected officials, planners, and engineers.
3. Work to improve bicycle safety by building mutual respect among motorists and cyclists.

Bikes Belong members make this important work possible. 

You can download a PDF of this plan below.