Comments on: Preparations for Bike To Work Week http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/01/30/preparations-for-bike-to-work-week/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Fri, 24 May 2013 01:42:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: James Ghofulpo http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/01/30/preparations-for-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-72496 James Ghofulpo Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:06:10 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2008/01/30/preparations-for-bike-to-work-week/#comment-72496 If you have a bike to work event (or blog), please stop by <a href="http://biketoworkweek.org" rel="nofollow">biketoworkweek.org</a> and have it added to the online map and events list. If you have a bike to work event (or blog), please stop by biketoworkweek.org and have it added to the online map and events list.

]]> By: Fritz http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/01/30/preparations-for-bike-to-work-week/comment-page-1/#comment-71769 Fritz Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:23:28 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/2008/01/30/preparations-for-bike-to-work-week/#comment-71769 Get cracking. Yes, May 12 is just around the corner. It seems like the LAB has a checklist of stuff to organize a BTWD/BTWM/BTWW, but I can't find it at the moment. You should have sponsors lined up for giveaways for the breakfast stations, and breakfast stations to have lined up, and media commitments to cover it. You should have a local information website, hopefully paid for by the local <a href="http://www.marc.org/" rel="nofollow">MPO</a> or air quality organization. You need to identify and contact each local bike-ped coordinator in every city in your region if they exist. You need to identify and contact each mayor and city council member and do your pitch for them to support BTWD in their cities, as well as show up at local transportation board meetings to do your pitch so they're at least aware of Bike To Work Day. Put out press releases. Have Spanish translations for all of this material and reach out to the Latino community, which is probably the largest group of bike commuters in the United States. There's more I'm sure -- thoughts? Get cracking. Yes, May 12 is just around the corner.

It seems like the LAB has a checklist of stuff to organize a BTWD/BTWM/BTWW, but I can’t find it at the moment.

You should have sponsors lined up for giveaways for the breakfast stations, and breakfast stations to have lined up, and media commitments to cover it. You should have a local information website, hopefully paid for by the local MPO or air quality organization. You need to identify and contact each local bike-ped coordinator in every city in your region if they exist. You need to identify and contact each mayor and city council member and do your pitch for them to support BTWD in their cities, as well as show up at local transportation board meetings to do your pitch so they’re at least aware of Bike To Work Day. Put out press releases. Have Spanish translations for all of this material and reach out to the Latino community, which is probably the largest group of bike commuters in the United States.

There’s more I’m sure — thoughts?

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