Advocacy -- Our Primary Purpose
The Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists is your voice in the fight for bicycling rights and we are involvoed in local organizations such as the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). To become active in your local bicycling advocacy efforts visit our Contacts section for your local representative.
The Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists is your voice in the fight for bicycling rights and we are involvoed in local organizations such as the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). To become active in your local bicycling advocacy efforts visit our Contacts section for your local representative.
Advocacy News
Success and Lessons Learned: the SCVBAC Story
by Bill Adamson, Co-Chair, Santa Cruz Valley Bicycle Advocate CommitteeBACKGROUND
About six years ago our group of local bicyclists from the Santa Cruz Valley area concluded that cycling was becoming less pleasant and significantly less safe along our popular bicycle routes. Increased traffic congestion coupled with significant gaps in the available network of bike lanes caused us serious concern. This lack of safe routes led us to write letters to our government officials, where we received no response, ... read more...
Arizona's Red Rock Road
How Community and Bicycling Advocacy Achieved an Extreme Road Makeover…By Bob Beane, Randy Victory and Daniel Paduchowski
Photos by Carla Riedel and Bob Beane
This article originally appeared as the cover story of the Mar/Apr 2011 issue of American Bicyclist magazine.
A certain well-known television show begins with a deserving family in need of a new home. Designers get to know the family’s needs, wishes and desires, and then a village comes together to demolish their dysfunctional house and reconstruct a home that exceeds their expectations. Apply that concept to a roadway project, and you have some idea of what has just been achieved on one of this country’s most scenic stretches of road: Arizona Highway 179 between the City of Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek. The end product is a well-designed multi-modal corridor that has been designated an All American Road. On August 21, ... read more...
Advocacy Resources
Arizona Bike Law.Know the laws affecting bicyclists
Bicycling
& The Law - Your Rights As a BicyclistMany of America's 9 million avid cyclists are confronted with confusing questions about traffic law, cyclist harassment, product liability, theft, and insurance contracts every year. Bicycling & the Law provides readers with the knowledge to avoid many legal problems and informs them of their rights, their responsibilities, and their recourse if they are confronted with a legal problem. From Velopress - click the bicycle wheel icon to the left to view the Velopress webpage.
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is the force that drives and we are continually seeking better road conditions, safer intersections and more
education for bicyclists and motorists alike.
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