I get monthly the ****UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER NOTES**** "Promoting Health through Physical Activity"
Here are a four relevant excerpts:
PUBLIC BIKE RENTAL PROGRAM IN DC. Next month, Washington, DC will be initiating a self-service, public bicycle-sharing program called SmartBike DC. Bicycles will be available to subscribers at 10 locations in the city for a fee of $40/year. Learn more about it at http://www.smartbikedc.com/.
BIKE WEEK [UK]: A challenge to everyone to get out of their cars, step away from the TV, and get on their bikes! June 14-17, 2008. http://www.bike2work.info
HEALTHY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK (HTN). The HTN website provides walking and bicycling safety information for everyday transportation - doing it safely and in supportive environments. HTN also trains local stakeholders interested in creating environments that encourage safe walking and bicycling. The network is a project of the California Center for Physical Activity - a joint program of the California Department of Public Health State and Local Injury Control Branch (SLIC) and the University of California San Francisco, Department of Nursing's Institute for Health and Aging. Funding is provided by the Federal Highway Administration and administered by the California Department of Transportation. Visit this website at http://www.healthytransportation.net/. [Source: New Smart Growth Network State by State News Headlines, 4/14/2008]
PRO WALK/PRO BIKE 2008: "Transforming Communities" (registration opens May 10). September 2-5, 2008, Seattle, WA. http://www.bikewalk.org/conference.php