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3.22.2005
Success at The National Bike Summit
By: Andrew O’Reilly
After a busy and successful week, the 5th annual National Bike Summit has come to a close. Over 300 people representing over 47 states attended the event including Sen. John Kerry(D-Ma) and Elizabeth Mabry, Executive Director of South Carolina’s Department of Transportation.
The participants discussed many issues including the Safe Routes to School initiative and the amount of federal funding going to bicycling and walking projects. Also Sen. Kerry accepted the National Bicycle Advocacy award at the conference.
Elizabeth Mabry gave a speech at the closing pleanry session which focused on the lack of accommodations for bicyclists on roads. Mabry cited lack of funding, motorists' resistance to share the road and a transportation culture geared toward motorists as the main reasons for the lack of accomodations.
Mabry credited bicycling organizations for doing an excellent job in educating the public and also emphasized how Congress has stressed the importance of non-motorzed transportation through federal transportation bills.
For more information on the event and a complete copy of Elizabeth Mabry’s
speech visit the League of American Bicyclist’s website.
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