I recently attended the Pro-Bike Pro-Walk Conference organised by the US National Center for Biking and Walking and held in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  I was attending on a professional basis and manning a stand in the exhibition hall so was unable to attend the talks but did get to look around the poster sessions and pick up a lot of useful information.

What was really interesting was how strong the sustainable transport movement has become in the US and what has been achieved.  There was evidence that drivers in Chattanooga really were giving priority to pedestrians and cyclists at non-signal controlled junctions.  This is quite unnerving to a brit, grown used to a bit of argy bargy in these situations.

Some Interesting Websites

• National Center for Safe Routes to School
• League of American Bicyclists
• Bikes in Buildings
• American Bicycle Network
• Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center (Bicycle Web site)
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center (Pedestrian Web site)
• Rails to Trails Conservancy
• National Center for Biking and Walking

Publications

Here is a list of publications I picked up - if anyone wants to borrow/copy any please let me know.  I will bring the whole lot to the next open meeting.

Making the Link from Transportation to Physical Activity and Obesity

• Active Living Research
• Academic Research Brief
• Overview of research work on active travel.

The Way We Want to Live

• Active Transortation Alliance
• Glossy Brochure
• 2010 Annual Report

Walk Across Illinois - Get Active and Get Going

• Active Transortation Alliance
• Glossy Brochure
• Encouraging physical activity in Illinois.

10 Fast Facts about the United States Bicycle Route System

• Adventure Cycling Association
• Single Sheet
• Facts about the developing US national cycle network, includes map.

US Bicycle Route System - Getting It Done

• Adventure Cycling Association
• A3 single sheet
• Update on progress in faux-newspaper stylee.

US National Cycle Network Map

• Adventure Cycling Association
• Single Page Map
• Single page map of the US national cycle network.

Advocacy Advance

• Alliance for Biking and Walking
• Trifold Leaflet
• Appears to be about a US-based funding source. May be some useful info.

Alliance for Biking and Walking

• Alliance for Biking and Walking
• Trifold Leaflet
• Introduction to the Alliance for Biking and Walking

Top 10 Advocacy Tips for Bike Retailers

• Alliance for Biking and Walking
• Trifold Leaflet
• What should you local neighbourhood bike shop be doing to promote safer & better cycling?

Top 10 Tips for developing grassroots bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations

• Alliance for Biking and Walking
• Single Sheet
• Thought provoking and useful list of hints for starting and running a campaign group.

Alta Planning and Design

• Alta Planning and Design
• Glossy Brochure
• Marketing leaflet for Alta, a very influential US sustainable regeneration consultancy.

The Next Mile: Indiana 1st

• America Bikes
• Single Sheet
• The next mile project is a to do list of infrastructure projects across the US.

Bcycle

• Bcycle
• Trifold Leaflet
• Marketing leaflet for Bcycle hire bikes as used in Denver.

The Crank

• Bike Denver
• Glossy Newsletter
• Newsletter of bike Denver - Spring/Summer 2010.

Bixi

• Bixi
• Trifold Leaflet
• Marketing leaflet for Bixi hire bikes as used in London, Montreal and many other cities

Bicycle Commuting

• Cascade Bicycle Club
• Trifold Leaflet
• A guide for commuters.

Cascade Bicycle Club

• Cascade Bicycle Club
• Glossy Brochure
• Propaganda about the huge Cascade Bicycle Club

Go by Bike

• Cascade Bicycle Club
• Trifold Leaflet One of a number of leafelts promoting safe, responsible and law-abiding biking. This one written * fromcyclist’s point of view by the 12000 strong Seattle based Cascade bicycle club.

How to get around town via bike

• Cascade Bicycle Club
• Glossy Magazine
• A great guide to urban cycling

Bike/Walk Pilot Profile - Marin County, California

• Federal Highway Administration
• Report
• A report in a bike/walk pilot project.

Bike/Walk Pilot Profile - Minneapolis

• Federal Highway Administration
• Report
• A report in a bike/walk pilot project.

Bike/Walk Pilot Profile - Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

• Federal Highway Administration
• Report
• A report in a bike/walk pilot project.

Roundabouts

• Federal Highway Administration
• Trifold Leaflet
• A pamphlet introducing Americans to the concept of roundabouts, and why they are better and safer. Ithis mainly ‘cos I’m a euro-snob and thought it was funny.

State of Texas Bicycle Laws

• Houston City
• Laminated Card
• A quick reference to cyclist’s rights and responsibilities in Texas.

2010 Bicycle Friendly America

• League of American Bicyclists
• Glossy Magazine
• Publication listing & ranking bicycle friendly businesses and communities across the US.

2010 State Rankings

• League of American Bicyclists
• Trifold Leaflet Ranking of the 50 states in decreasing order of bike-friendliness. Do go to Washington state. Don’t * gAlabama.

American Bicyclist

• League of American Bicyclists
• Glossy Magazine July-August Edition of the US version of the CTC’s mag. Contains a very clear and useful outline * oforganisations goals.

Becoming a Bicycle Friendly Community

• League of American Bicyclists
• Trifold Leaflet
• An initiative for making communities bike friendly.

Creating a bicycle friendly University

• League of American Bicyclists
• Trifold Leaflet
• How and why a University should make its campus bike friendly.

Help us build a Bicycle Friendly America

• League of American Bicyclists
• Trifold Leaflet
• Join the League of American Cyclists.

Is your College or University bike friendly?

• League of American Bicyclists
• A5 flyer
• Questionnaire for inmates to asses the bike-friendliness of their place of incarceration.

Make your business a Bike Friendly Business

• League of American Bicyclists
• Trifold Leaflet
• The Bicycle Friendly Business programme promotes active, healthy lifestyles for employees.

Share the Road

• Marin County Bicycle Coalition
• Trifold Leaflet
• One of a number of leafelts promoting safe, responsible and law-abiding biking.

What you need to know to safely ride the roads

• Marin County Bicycle Coalition
• Trifold Leaflet
• One of a number of leafelts promoting safe, responsible and law-abiding biking.

On Common Ground

• National Association of Realtors
• Glossy Magazine
• American Estate Agent’s trade mag tackling some unexpected ground including ‘Changing Travel Behaviand ‘Dealing with Water Scarcity’.

Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design

• National Center for Biking and Walking
• Glossy Magazine
• This in-depth publication deals with the problems of obesity and how to tack it through better stdesign to encourage people into active travel. Very useful, US-centric in parts. Cost me $5 so am keen to keep tabs on this one!

Safe Routes to School across the US

• National Center for Safe Routes to School
• Single Page Map
• Map of US safe routes to shool schemes.

Nevada Safe Routes to School Calendar

• Nevada Department of Transportation
• Calendar
• Calendar for families to record how they travel to school each day and record monthly totals

Bike Smart

• NYC Department of Transportation
• A6 Booklet
• One of a number of leafelts promoting safe, responsible and law-abiding biking. This one is a cut athe others.

Bring your Bike Inside

• NYC Department of Transportation
• A6 Flyer
• Introducing the “Bikes in Buildings” law in NYC. Allows employees to bring their bikes inside.

NYC Cycling Map 2010

• NYC Department of Transportation
• Fold-out map
• New York City Cycling map. Interesting to compare how the mapping is done.

Bicycle Safety Rules

• Palmetto Cycling Coalition
• Bookmark
• One of a number of leafelts promoting safe, responsible and law-abiding biking.

Cycling Safely

• Palmetto Cycling Coalition
• Trifold Leaflet
• One of a number of leafelts promoting safe, responsible and law-abiding biking.

Active Transportation Consulting

• PedNet Coalition
• Trifold Leaflet
• A campaign group from Columbia selling their expertise. An interesting model.

Active Community Transportation Act

• Rails to Trails Conservacy
• Single Sheet
• Information about a proposed federal active transport law

Active Transportation Trivia

• Rails to Trails Conservacy
• Single Sheet
• Some active transport stats from the US

Safe Routes News

• Transportation Authority of Marin
• Colour Booklet
• Newsletter for Marin County Safe Routes to School Schemes

Admittedly Chattanooga is one small town in a big country, but the signs were positive.