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In a letter to Montana Dept. of Transportation director, Mike Tooley, Bike Walk Montana laid out goals to make bicycling and walking safer and more accessible across Montana. This is one of our most important roles as a statewide advocate!
Read the letter to director Tooley here, and be sure to voice your ideas to your local representatives as well!
Come out and grab a beer with Bike Walk Montana on Sunday, February 2, from 2 - 8 pm at Bozeman Brewing Company! Every pint you purchase will put 50 cents toward the important work of Bike Walk Montana! Plus we will be raffling off great products/services from local bicycle and sporting stores including:
An REI Bozeman Goodie package
Sweaters from Owenhouse Cycling in Bozeman
A Private Pilates Lesson Gift Certificate from Body In Balance Pilates Studio
Come and join the fun and support your statewide advocacy group for cyclists and pedestrians. We will be there to greet you!
More info is available at Bozeman Brewing Company.
A Walking School Bus (WSB) is students walking to school, while being led by an adult volunteer, or “route leader”. Students can join the WSB at different “bus stops' along the way and get to socialize with their peers while walking to school. The route leaders and participating students wear reflective gear to increase visibility and bring awareness to the WSB group.
Do you remember THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE you felt when you first learned to ride a bicycle, or got to walk to a friend’s house or to school by yourself? We sure do!
Here at Bike Walk Montana, we are dedicating resources to significantly increase our education program to help teach our kids in our Montana communities how to ride bikes safely through a series of BIKE RODEOS and to walk/bike to school safely though our WALKING SCHOOL BUS program. A Bike Walk Montana Goal is to help foster excitement for walking and bicycling independence in a safe, responsible way. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO DO IT.
Claire was sworn in as an Energy Corps member in October 2019 and is looking forward to serving with Bike Walk Montana throughout her year-long term. Claire graduated from Louisiana State University in May of 2019 with a degree in Biological Sciences. She is returning to Montana three years after having lived here briefly while participating in a “National Student Exchange” program at the University of Montana.
The term “complete streets” refers to the transportation policy and design approach requiring streets to be safe and comfortable for all users, no matter their mode of transportation. The idea dates back to 1971, when the state of Oregon enacted a policy requiring all new or rebuilt roads to accommodate bicycles and pedestrians.
Are you an avid cyclist based in or planning extensive travel through Montana? Here’s a great opportunity for you to volunteer to help make Montana roads safer. From 2019-2022 Adventure Scientists volunteers will cycle 11,000+ miles of Montana’s roads, four times per year, recording all roadkill they encounter as well as detailed environmental observations.
