http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-bike7-2008may07,0,6445221.story? track=ntothtml
John Lozier "It's an UPHILL STRUGGLE to get folks to think of bikes as TRANSPORTATION"
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Members of the Morgantown Bicycle Board et al,
I was observing a student teacher at Morgantown High School this morning. The topic was global warming.
When asked how many people walk to school, 2 out of the 18 students raised their hands. When asked "How many of you would like to be able to ride your bicycles to school?" six other students raised their hands. There is obvious interest in bicycle commuting to school among these MHS students.
Bill
WV Walks - 30 minutes or more daily Feel the power of half an hour!
Bill Reger-Nash, Ed.D Professor of Community Medicine West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown WV 26506-9190 Phone: 304/293-0763 Fax: 304/293-6685
Dept. web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed BRN's web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed/wreger/
John Lozier jl@harpingforharmony.org 5/7/2008 8:46 AM >>>
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-bike7-2008may07,0,6445221.story? track=ntothtml
John Lozier "It's an UPHILL STRUGGLE to get folks to think of bikes as TRANSPORTATION"
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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
Upon seeing the title, my initial thoughts were about the sub-optimal physical endurance of the American population and how this is just exacerbated by the cutting of recess and physical education in schools coupled with the drastic decline in kids being able to walk or bike (safely) to school. Colleagues in health sciences and engineering and I recently published an article in the West Virginia Medical Journal (pp 12-16 http://www.wvsma.com/shared/content_objects/medicaljournals//mar_apr08mj_web... ) that discusses the role schools could play in mitigating some of this and the need for policy that promotes active transit.
John Lozier jl@harpingforharmony.org 5/7/2008 8:46 AM >>>
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-bike7-2008may07,0,6445221.story? track=ntothtml
John Lozier "It's an UPHILL STRUGGLE to get folks to think of bikes as TRANSPORTATION"
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