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Tag Archives: advocacy
Sharing the roads is NOT enough!
A year or so ago I wrote about how cyclists are sometimes our own worst enemies. One gist of that post was until the cycling community can come together and agree on ONE course of action regarding advocacy, it will be … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, Bus transportation, Cars, cities, civics, commerce, culture, diversity, economic development, education, environment, fitness, geography, health, Health care, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, Trade, trails, transit, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking, Women
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, bike culture, biking, cities, City Cycling, cycling, diversity, geography, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, roads, transportation, urban planning
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Images of the Michigan Bike Expo
Neither blowing snow, nor single digits temperatures, nor icy roads could keep the truly determined from attending today’s Michigan Bike Expo at the Michigan State University’s Ag Pavilion. For the first time, the Michigan Mountain Biking Association, the League of Michigan … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, beer, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, brewpubs, charities, civics, colleges, Communications, culture, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, health, hiking, inclusiveness, pictures, planning, recreation, sustainability, trails, transportation, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycles, bicycling, bikes, cycling, entertainment, environmenta, exercise, fitness, fun, greenways, health, hiking, Michigan Bike Expo, mountain biking, MSU, nature, trails, transportation
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An unreliable power grid is unacceptable!
The continuing repairs to the grid across unlucky parts of Michigan, Ontario, New York and Maine clearly shows the weaknesses in our electrical grid and how susceptible it can be to the whimsy of Mother Nature. One sort of expects a power grid to … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, deregulation, economic development, economics, energy, environment, geography, government, health, history, Housing, humanity, infrastructure, land use, nature, North America, planning, politics, Privatization, product design, Renewable Energy, seasons, sustainability, technology, weather
Tagged advocacy, business, commerce, economics, electric, electricity, energy, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, opinion, outages, planning, power, power grid, the grid, Toronot, utilities
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Don’t reward bad behavior!
As an Environmental Planner who administers wetland regulations as part of my responsibilities, the most common problem I’ve encountered is not from the developers or original owners of new homes impacting wetlands, it is the subsequent homeowners and neighbors who … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, cities, civics, civility, Communications, consumerism, culture, environment, government, humanity, planning, politics, pollution, recycling, sustainability, urban planning, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged advocacy, civics, civility, government, land use, marketing, nature, planning, public relations, services, Taxes, wetlands, wildlife
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How many more days must 32 die?
Last night I had the distinct honor to attend the Greater Lansing screening of Living For 32 and hear from its principal subject, Colin Goddard. If you don’t know who Colin Goddard is, he is one of the few survivors … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, art, charities, cities, civics, civility, Communications, consumerism, culture, education, film, Guns, Handguns, health, Health care, human rights, humanity, movies, peace, politics, Statistics, video
Tagged advocacy, background checks, Brady Center, Colin Goddard, gun violence, Guns, handguns, Living For 32, NRA, Virginia Tech
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Get off your duff and walk!
It is amazing how many people feel the need to park in the front row or the closest parking spaces to an entrance that are available, when just a bit of walking could be beneficial to their general health. Doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, bicycling, Cars, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, film, fitness, Food, fun, health, Health care, humanity, infrastructure, land use, movies, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, theaters, Trade, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged advocacy, Bob Uecker, exercise, film, fitness, health, land use, movies, off-street parking, parking, planning, sprawl, walking, WALL-E
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Powerful, peaceful, poignant, pedal parade
Yesterday evening, I had the great honor to take part in my first Greater Lansing Ride of Silence. One of more than 350 such events being held in all 50 states and 21 countries on May 15th, the Ride of … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, bicycling, Biking, Cars, charities, cities, civics, civility, Communications, culture, education, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, history, humanity, inclusiveness, placemaking, planning, politics, spatial design, States, sustainability, transit, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, biking, charities, cities, cycling, fitness, Greater Lansing, health, MSU, Ride of Silence, safety, transportation
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Let the good word on bicycles be heard!
This graphic shown below was produced by the League of Michigan Bicyclists and pretty much says it all about the benefits of bicycling to the State of Michigan. Similar examples can be found nationwide and across the globe. Wednesday, May 22nd … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Cars, charities, cities, civics, climate change, Communications, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, education, environment, fitness, fun, government, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, marketing, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, product design, revitalization, Social media, spatial design, sports, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Trade, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, bike trails, biking, cars, cities, cycling, government, highways, infrastructure, League of Michigan Bicyclists, Lucinda Means Advocacy Day, Michigan, politics, transportation, travel
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Top 10 tips for effective bike/walk advocacy
Received a terrific handout at yesterday’s Mid-Michigan Safe & Active Transportation for Everyone meeting. It was produced by the Alliance for Biking & Walking and lists the Top 10 Tips for Developing Effective Grassroots Bicycle and Pedestrian Advocacy Organizations. They … Continue reading
Posted in Biking, Environment, Transportation
Tagged advocacy, cycling, environment, walking
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