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Bicycling & Walking in the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007 72 THUNDERHEAD ALLIANCE BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ADVOCACY 6: Thunderhead Alliance Bicycle & Pedestrian Advocacy Growing the Movement There is no doubt that bicycle and pedestrian advocacy is on the rise. When Thunderhead Alliance was formed in 1996 as the North American coalition of state and local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations, there were just 12 members organizations. Today Thunderhead boasts 128 organizations representing 49 states and two Canadian provinces. The number of bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations has steadily increased through Thunderhead’s comprehensive organizational development efforts and in response to increasing traffic congestion, safety risks, a growing obesity epidemic, and a warming planet. This upward trend in bicycle and pedestrian advocacy doesn’t seem to be waning anytime soon. As these issues become more prevalent in mainstream public discourse, Thunderhead is coaching more new leaders of emerging organizations and connecting them with peers around the country as they embark to transform their communities into more vibrant, healthy and livable places. Advocacy as an Indicator The presence and strength of advocacy organizations in states and cities has been used as an indicator to measure the state of bicycling and walking. Strong advocacy organizations are often necessary to local jurisdictions with hopes of passing and implementing progressive policies for bicycling and walking. Government officials who are passionate about these issues often promote emerging advocates, recognizing the need for increased citizen involvement in the public policy discourse. The presence and capacity of advocacy organizations are indicators of the prominence of bicycling and walking in communities, and are worth comparing to other bicycling and walking indicators. For this report, Thunderhead Alliance only collected data from Thunderhead organizations. Proving Effectiveness Thunderhead’s coalition of state and local advocacy organizations is constantly influencing public policy and helping to create more bikeable and walkable communities. But can this be proven Proving the impact of advocacy is one of the objectives of this study. Thunderhead hopes to show a connection between the capacity of its members and bicycling and walking levels. Thunderhead leaders can also learn where they are successful and which areas need greater attention, thus refocusing limited resources for the greatest impact. Capacity of Thunderhead Organizations Measuring the capacity of an advocacy organizations is not an easy thing. In this attempt, Thunderhead distributed a survey to Thunderhead Alliance member organizations representing one of the 50 states or 50 cities in this report. Variables measured include revenue and revenue sources, membership, staffing, and media impressions. While these variables are telling in some cases, they will not accurately reflect the full capacity of these organizations. Some organizations with strong leaders and a dedicated base, can and do win great victories for bicycling and walking with virtually no budget. However, in Thunderhead’s experience, organizations with sustainable revenue sources and budgets to employ full-time staff are the most self-sustaining and are able to accomplish more in the long term. (cont. page 74)
Thunderhead Alliance Bicycle & Pedestrian Advocacy Organizations(1) Source: Thunderhead Alliance (1) This map represents current members as of June 2007. THUNDERHEAD ALLIANCE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS ARE SHOWN ON THIS map. States with state-wide organizations are colored and cities or counties with organizations are starred. Thunderhead Alliance was founded in 1996 with 12 advocacy organizations. That number has steadily increased to 128 organizations representing 49 states and two Canadian provinces. Although most bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations are Thunderhead members, some, including new emerging organizations, are not. This map is not “all-inclusive” of state and local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations. For a complete listing of organizations on this map by state see Appendix 3. City organization State/province-wide organization 128 Advocacy Organizations in 49 states, two provices, and growing. THUNDERHEAD ALLIANCE BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN ADVOCACY 73 Bicycling & Walking in the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007
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Acknowledgements This report has de
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Contents PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAN DRE
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Executive Summary Government offici
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to bicycle and pedestrian programs.
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1: Introduction Benchmarking Bicycl
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Denver, CO receives Bicycle-Friendl
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all and included recommendations fo
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2: Data Collection The Benchmarking
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3: Current Status of Bicycling How
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Page 25 and 26: % work trips by bike Percent of Tri
Page 27 and 28: State % of work trips Trips to work
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Page 33 and 34: Number of People per Bike Shop in M
Page 35 and 36: anks lowest here with only 4.0% wal
Page 37 and 38: 7% Pedestrian Percent of Trips to W
Page 39 and 40: 100% Distribution of those who walk
Page 41 and 42: State % of trips by foot Trips to w
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Page 47 and 48: includes funding for biking and wal
Page 49 and 50: Other Source: FHWA (2001-2006) Fede
Page 51 and 52: Funding for Bicycling & Walking Pro
Page 53 and 54: Distribution of Transportation Enha
Page 55 and 56: Percent of TE Funds to Bicycle & Pe
Page 57 and 58: Education Projects by State Ratio o
Page 59 and 60: Bicycle & Pedestrian Staff Levels i
Page 61 and 62: Members of LAPD Bicycle Police Team
Page 63 and 64: Excerpts from Model Policies: Chica
Page 65 and 66: State % of transportation $ to bike
Page 67 and 68: City Per capita spending on bicycle
Page 69 and 70: miles per square mile of city 18 16
Page 71 and 72: Minneapolis Top for Bike Parking Mi
Page 73: Transit Integration with Bicycling
Page 77 and 78: Budgets of Thunderhead Organization
Page 79 and 80: evenue in dollars $2,500,000 $2,000
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Page 87 and 88: average temperature (degrees farhen
Page 89 and 90: Demographic Influences Income Incom
Page 91 and 92: miles of bicycle facilities per squ
Page 93 and 94: percent of trips to work by foot %
Page 95 and 96: 8: Impacts of Bicycling and 40% 35%
Page 97 and 98: percent of trips to work by bicycle
Page 99 and 100: 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% Alaska Montana
Page 101 and 102: 9: Conclusions Safety in Numbers Da
Page 103 and 104: Levels, Safety, and Funding 25% per
Page 105 and 106: 10: Recommendations How You Can Use
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Page 111 and 112: Nebraska Bikeable Communities: Omah
Page 113 and 114: City Census 2000 % bike to work Cen
Page 115 and 116: States Bike fatalities WISQARS Bike
Page 117 and 118: Bibliography: Chapter 1 - Introduct
Page 120: $24.95 Made possible in part by: MA
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