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Do You Have 2 Minutes Before New Years To Help Make Cycling Better In Boston?

Written by Boston Biker on Dec 31

This message from MassBike, they do a lot for cycling, and ask so little in return 🙂  Give them a couple bucks if you got some laying around, its money well spent.

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Dear MassBike Supporter,
We greatly appreciate your passion, generosity, and continued support. If you already know that MassBike is working hard to make bicycling safer and more convenient for more people – no need to read further.
2
minutes is all it takes to save lives 
and build healthier communities.

 

Help us finish 2013 strong and prepare for the challenges of 2014 by making your most generous charitable gift to MassBike right now.

We have made great progress in 2013, but the ride continues uphill, with more challenges to overcome:
PROGRESS CHALLENGES
brought training, planning, and implementation assistance to
37 communities in Massachusetts.
 There are still 314 cities and towns

that we can only help with your support.
We taught 3,810 kids (1%)  the basics of bicycle safety in 29 schools across the Commonwealth in 2013.  99% of children in Massachusetts will not get bike safety training without your support. 
Thanks to the new MassDOT Healthy Transportation Policy Directive and other policies for which we fought, many Massachusetts communities are

adding bike lanes to older roads, and designing new roads that work better for everyone.
 At the current pace of investment,  it will take decades for most communities to have complete and safe bicycle networks, unless we have your support to increase funding for bicycling. 
Bicycling in MA increased by

75% from 2005 to 2012, and over
14,000 people participated in Bay State Bike Week this year.
 Bicyclists still represent only

0.7%  of trips, and we need your support to get more people on bikes.
We have won strong legal protections for bicyclists over the years, and our current bills to protect Vulnerable Road Users and prevent parking in bike lanes have strong support. 

 

 Enforcement is inconsistent, and evenfatalities rarely result in serious charges. We need your help to change the culture that routinely accepts (and sometimes encourages) violence against bicyclists. 
So please take 2 minutes right now to support our efforts to meet these challenges. Make your tax-deductible contribution to MassBike
by December 31.

 

 

Thank you so much for your support for better bicycling in Massachusetts.

 

Gratefully,

David Watson

Executive Director
Members are an essential part of our success and are the driving force behind what we do at MassBike. Not a member yet? Join here. Thank you for your support!

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