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Some projects that have been recently done, or are underway or under consideration for the WBWC include:

Going through Washtenaw County's Non-Motorized Plan to prioritize projects that are identified in it. Our goal is to get projects in the 2035 Long-Range Plan (LRP) so that they can be put into the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which is the short-range funding document (with a sliding 4-year window). To be in the LRP, a project needs to be funded; that is, it needs to be sponsored by an implementing agency that is willing to commit matching funds of at least 20%. (WATS would allocate remaining funds from the federal pot it controls, which is currently called the Surface Transportation Program [STP], although the name may change when the federal transportation law is reauthorized.)
Organizing a monthly Ride Around Town in Ann Arbor since October 2007.
Collecting information about local Safe Routes to School (SR2S) efforts and groups involved with these efforts and maintaining a web page on the subject, promoting SR2S to the general public, and bringing together people and groups interested in the program.
Participating in Ann Arbor's Bike Fest in June of 2006 and 2007, a fabulous success that featured bike demos, exhibits, riders and shops of all kinds, and was experienced by a very large crowd of interested observers.
We participated in Ann Arbor's third, Curb Your Car Month in May 2007, including our presentation on "Non-motorized plans: what's next?"
A screening of the documentary The End of Suburbia for a packed room at Arbor Brewing Company in November 2005.
Applying for Ann Arbor to receive Bicycle-Friendly Community status from the League of American Bicyclists. It was awarded bronze-level status in May 2005. Here are the criteria by which we were judged.
Having seats on the Ann Arbor Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee and the Washtenaw County Non-Motorized Planning Committee.
Ongoing meetings with the University of Michigan's Planning Office and other departments to ensure that alternative transportation options for students and staff are given adequate attention at the University.
Sponsoring and working on Curb Your Car Month 2005.
Updating our collection of local snow removal policies for 2004.
Putting on a Winter Bike Riding workshop in December 2004.
Surveying local candidates in November 2004.
Sending a highly-skilled bicycling unit to Ann Arbor's 2004 July 4th parade.
Participating in Ann Arbor's Earth Day and Green Fair events in 2004.
Sponsoring Bike to Work Week 2004
Sponsoring Joe Breeze when his Bicycling to Healthy Transportation Choices Now presentation came to Ann Arbor.
Working with Ann Arbor's Mitchell School and the Ecology Center to establish a Walking School Bus alternative for students to get to school.
We submitted a list of questions to the Washtenaw County Road Commission and got some informative responses.
Exploring options for closing Huron River Drive to automobile traffic on some weekend days during cycling season.
Sponorship of Get Out and Bike Week 2003.
Proposing enhancements to the path over Argo Dam to increase its usefulness as a corridor for non-motorized transportation from Northeast Ann Arbor to downtown.
Working with local law enforcement agencies to promote safe bicycling conditions and increase awareness of the laws as they pertain to bicycling
In November 2002 we surveyed local candidates for office on bike and pedestrian-related issues
Work with the Sheriff's department to provide biking education in local schools
Doing an inventory of where sidewalks are needed in the AA area
Providing input on the State Street Area Redesign Project
Establishing and maintaining this website as a useful and comprehensive resource for Washtenaw bicyclists and pedestrians
Smaller-scale projects that we haven't gotten around to listing yet

Last Updated: April 15, 2008