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Task Force Co-Chairs:
- Andy Kilpatrick, City of
Lansing Transportation
Office
- Jessica Yorko,
Mid-Michigan
Environmental Action
Council
Active Task Force Members:
- Alicia Armstrong,
Community Partners in
Health
- Lyndon Babcock,
Tri-County Complete Streets
- Josh DeBruyn, Michigan
Department of
Transportation
- Jane Dykema, City of
Lansing Public Service
Department
- Sgt. Dave Emmons,
Lansing Police Department
- Eric Glohr, Lansing
Community College
- Lina Goodwin, NorthWest
Initiative
- John Hodges, City of
Lansing Planning
Department
- Jen Hoffman, Allen
Neighborhood Center
- Josh Hovey, Mayor Virg
Bernero's Office
- John Lindenmayer,
League of Michigan
Bicyclists
- Murdoch Jemerson, City of
Lansing Parks Director
- Sarah Panken, Governor's
Council on Physical Fitness
- Karen Patterson, Michigan
Department of Community
Health, Obesity Prevention
- Tim Potter, MSU Bikes
- Bill Savage, Tri-County
Bicycle Association
- Janine Sinno, Ingham
County Health Department
- Chris Thelen, Consumers
Energy
Additional stakeholders
from Task Force planning
sessions:
- Tom Carmoney, NorthWest
Initiative
- Todd Kauffman, MDOT
- Helen & Dave Keeney,
seniors
- Katherine Knoll. American
Heart Association
- Mickie Kreft, Sparrow
Hospital, Children's Safety
- Joel Maatman, Lansing
School District
- Bill Rieske, City of Lansing
Planning Department
- Nate Rowen, Lansing
School District
- Steve Shaughnessy, MDOT
- Karen Smith, Ingham
Regional Medical Center
- Jamie Schriner-Hooper,
Old Town Main Street
- Deirdre Thompson, MDOT
- Andy Kilpatrick, City of
Lansing Transportation
Office
- Jessica Yorko,
Mid-Michigan
Environmental Action
Council
Active Task Force Members:
- Alicia Armstrong,
Community Partners in
Health
- Lyndon Babcock,
Tri-County Complete Streets
- Josh DeBruyn, Michigan
Department of
Transportation
- Jane Dykema, City of
Lansing Public Service
Department
- Sgt. Dave Emmons,
Lansing Police Department
- Eric Glohr, Lansing
Community College
- Lina Goodwin, NorthWest
Initiative
- John Hodges, City of
Lansing Planning
Department
- Jen Hoffman, Allen
Neighborhood Center
- Josh Hovey, Mayor Virg
Bernero's Office
- John Lindenmayer,
League of Michigan
Bicyclists
- Murdoch Jemerson, City of
Lansing Parks Director
- Sarah Panken, Governor's
Council on Physical Fitness
- Karen Patterson, Michigan
Department of Community
Health, Obesity Prevention
- Tim Potter, MSU Bikes
- Bill Savage, Tri-County
Bicycle Association
- Janine Sinno, Ingham
County Health Department
- Chris Thelen, Consumers
Energy
Additional stakeholders
from Task Force planning
sessions:
- Tom Carmoney, NorthWest
Initiative
- Todd Kauffman, MDOT
- Helen & Dave Keeney,
seniors
- Katherine Knoll. American
Heart Association
- Mickie Kreft, Sparrow
Hospital, Children's Safety
- Joel Maatman, Lansing
School District
- Bill Rieske, City of Lansing
Planning Department
- Nate Rowen, Lansing
School District
- Steve Shaughnessy, MDOT
- Karen Smith, Ingham
Regional Medical Center
- Jamie Schriner-Hooper,
Old Town Main Street
- Deirdre Thompson, MDOT
Bicycle friendly communities
provide safe accommodation for
cycling, and encourage residents
to bike for transportation and
recreation.
In a bicycle friendly community
you will find...
- Government ordinances and
regulations that require
integrating walk-ability and
bike-ability when roads and
bridges are repaired and newly
constructed.
- Bicycling "facilities": a high
percentage of arterial streets with
striped and signed bike lanes,
Signed bike routes. Abundant
bike parking. Bike racks on buses.
Regular maintenance of bike
lanes, routes, trails, racks, and
other facilities.
- Training programs to help
engineers, public officials, and
residents understand bicycle
safety needs and best practices.
Commuter programs that
encourage people to bicycle to
work. "Share the Road" signage
and campaigns.
From
www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.
org:
"Communities that are
bicycle-friendly are seen as
places with a high quality of life.
This often translates into
increased property values,
business growth, and increased
tourism. Bicycle-friendly
communities are places where
people feel safe and
comfortable riding their bikes
for fun, fitness, and
transportation. With more
people bicycling, communities
experiences reduced traffic
demands, improved air quality,
and greater physical fitness."
In a walkable community you
will find:
- Destinations - like housing,
offices, retail, schools, parks -
situated within a safe,
comfortable walking distance of
one another
- Mixed land uses, compact
building/dense development,
inviting pedestrian corridors, and
"complete streets" that serve a
full ranges of users - pedestrians,
bicyclists, transit riders, and
automobiles.
- People substituting driving with
walking, bicycling, and other
non-auto modes, contributing to
reduced congestions and better
air quality.
From
www.walkablecommunities.org:
"Walkable communities put
urban environments back on a
scale for sustainability of
resources (both natural and
economic), and lead to more
social interactions, physical
fitness, and diminished crime
and other social problems.
Walkable communities are more
live-able communities, and
lead to whole, happy, healthy
lives for the people who live in
them."
We will keep you posted on proposed bike lane projects in the city. Thank you for your help! |
Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force Bike Lane Support
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