The average cost of owning and driving a car in 1996 was 42.6 cents per mile based on depreciation, insurance, financing, fuel, oil, repairs, licenses and taxes for 4-year, 60,000 mile ownership period.
General Advocate Resources: Tools, Ideas, Contacts
Profitable
Public Relations For Non-Profit Organizations
From Chevron. Loaded with excellent tips, suggestions, pitfalls, and advise.
The Electronic Activist
Political contact information includes information by state.
2020 Vision
Quite of bit of helpful information.
Cycling-Specific Advocacy
"We don't change our nation. We change our counties and then regions. States might even be too large a hunk to chew; but your
county isn't. I don't think we should address changing a nation.
We can't right now. Maybe later."
- Mike Morgan
Scott Rose's Advocacy Pages-Very good article selection.
Don't miss this one:A Car-Bike Collision-- Yates and Forester
Bicycle Alliance of Washington Quite a bit of content here.
Be sure and see: 31 Ways to Promote Bicycling
Seidler Production Bicycle Video Library
A collection of videos on education, safety, and advocacy.
Encouraging Bicycling & Sustainable Transport
Some interesting reading even if the organization sometimes seems to be as much anti-car as pro-bicycle. There is also a fair amount of path and paint praising, perhaps understandable since this is basically from a Euoropean urban perspective.
Starting a BUG (Bicycle User Group) in the Workplace Jolly good effort, this one.
Bikepeople
A extensive collection of links and articles. Hours and hours of reading.
Life in the Bike Lane
A somewhat dated and brief article on how cities and counties can help alternative transportation.
The Law is for All
A Little Litigation Some very interesting summaries of legal actions involving cycling.
Pollution Prevention, The Clean Air Act And Motor Vehicles
"Of all person trips made in private vehicles nationwide, 58.5 percent are five miles or less,
and 76.3 percent are ten miles or less."
Bike For Your Life
Brochure of health benefits.
CityBike ManifestoMostly a "feel-good" document (And what's wrong with that?), but very well done and definitely worth the time.
International Advocacy Groups
- A snail-mail list.
League of American Bicyclists
See "Education" entry for Effective Cycling program information.
League of Illinois Bicyclists
General collection, ideas and actions.
Automobile Environmental Impact- Miscellaneous Data:
From Wisconsin Cyclist
Velonet: Bikepeople Mail-list ArchivesAn occasional useful entry or two. Supposedly a forum for bicycle advocacy but, sadly, it is not- discussions invariably are what to advocate and not advocacy methods and techniques.
FROM: Transact and Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP)
Seldom bicycle-specific, but the site has an many articles addressing modern transportation issues and advocacy.
Progress
This monthly publication covers the spectrum of forward-looking transportation issues. Interesting reading.
Transfer
A weekly list of bulletins and action items in transportation politics. Up-to-the-minute ISTEA information.
FROM: The SMART Transportation Library Search
Virginia's Transportation Enhancement Program (35K)
DVRPC Year 2020: Land Use and Transportation Plan, The Policy Agenda (243K)
The Effects of Land Use (120K)
Britain's National Cycling Strategy Report
Lots of good ideas and information.
International Bicycle Fund
A non-governmental, non-profit organization, promoting sustainable
transport and international understanding.
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