We are shifting to a virtual office, simply meaning that we will not have the expense of an office space and that all normal activities will go on with staff and board working from home offices. Once the COVID pandemic has passed, we will utilize various gathering spaces for in person meetings and you can still reach us by phone and of course, on line through email or our website.
Have you looked at our website - www.bikewalkmontana.org - lately? We are building our library of resources and are continually updating and adding new content while keeping all the relevant resources from our old site. Our vision is that walking, bicycling and rolling advocates from all across Montana able to access and use resources that we have developed and to connect with Montana communities and national groups and experts to make things happen in their own community. Here’s just a sampling!
Montana Connections – This is where we highlight our affiliate and business members across the state. You can do some research and make contact if you are thinking of exploring other communities in Montana and learn about our business members who we are so thankful for. Are you in an organization or business that would like to be on this page? Join Bike Walk Montana and show your support for active transportation at our membership page!
Education & Safety -- Stop for People at Every Intersection – a short and entertaining video we made on how to safely respect people crossing at intersections, funded by our friends at the Helena Area Community Foundation
Montana Trails RX – See maps and contact information for the Trails RX program – locations where physicians can prescribe a set walking distance as an alternative to medications to help you heal in a safe way. A joint project with Montana State Parks.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Tips — How to videos for Bicycle Rodeos and Walking School Buses – Learn how to make your children safer, healthier AND smarter in short and informative Prezi videos done by our former Energy Corps member, Claire Marshall.
Understanding Cyclists Position on the Roadway – An eleven-minute instructional video meant for law enforcement personnel by the American Bicycling Association to help understand how bicyclists behave on the road. Show it to your local officials!
Traffic Calming – Help Demonstrate How your streets can become safer - We have been working with communities for years to conduct walk audits and to install temporary traffic calming “pop ups” to experience and quantify ways to slow down or “calm” truck and car traffic. We produced, with our great partners at AARP Montana and the Western Transportation Institute an online guidebook, specific to our Montana experience. The guide takes you step by step through the process. We are glad to provide assistance and also have a trailer full of materials your community can borrow to help with an installation.
If you would like to contribute or have ideas on how to add to our site, contact us at info@bikewalkmontana.org with website in the subject line. We welcome your input and suggestions.