Educated Our Community

• Taught safe cycling at the high school with the PE classes.
• Taught beginning cycling classes through the Park District
• Spoke before civic groups and boards
• Wrote and published safety flyer for the Washington State Patrol about safe ferry exiting
• Published The Walking and Cycling Guide to Bainbridge Island  with the help of the city
• Worked with Bainbridge Review to run safety ads educating cyclists and motorists about state laws
• Gave out Bike Safety awards to students at a pasta dinner staged for five years
• Worked with the Police to get out safety information
• Collaborate with the city’s Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee
• Promoted the creation of a bicycle-WSF liaison committee

Sponsored and Supported Community Events

• Brought biggest ever Bike to Work and School Day to Bainbridge schools and ferry
• With our partners at Cascade Bicycle Club, we helped turn out over 2,000 riders on the island in 2010.
• Publicized bikes and safety at Harvest Fair and Islandwood
• Joined with BIAHC to promote Bike the Bloom
• Created ferry schedules with bicycle events calendar
• Stage the annual (and unique) Bike for Pie event
• Handed out free bike lights with grant from state

Promoted Fun Through Bicycling

• Met with the B.I. Trails committee and Sakai to expand the Bucsit-Wardwell Trail
• Updated, printed and distributed 20,000 bike maps
• Worked with the Land Trust to promote a safe path to Pritchard Park
• Were awarded Bronze Award as Bike Friendly city by League of American Bicyclists
• Networked with other Bicycle Educators and the Bike Alliance of Washington in Olympia
• Sponsored design contest at UW for ferry bike storage racks

Supported Legislative Action and Development of Community Infrastructure

• Helped the Non-Motorized Plan pass the City Council
• Bought 20 bike racks with a City grant (e.g., City Hall, the pool, the Commons, Winslow Mall.)
• Testified at Legislative hearings in Olympia promoting safe biking laws
• Promoted to the City that we must fix our Dangerous 5 roadways first