Please join the WBWC for our Annual Meeting on November 3rd, 2021

Every November the Washtenaw Bicycling and Walking Coalition (WBWC) hosts our annual Fall Gathering to bring the biking & walking community together for a fun night of socializing & hearing from community leaders/experts.

At the end of the evening, WBWC members will be asked to vote on the 2021 board of directors. There will also be a raffle for prizes donated from local shops for members to enter. 

 Time: Wednesday, November 3, 7:00 to 9:00 pm

 Location: Online via Zoom

This event is free of charge and open to anyone; participants need only register in advance.

For more information, please e-mail info@wbwc.org. We look forward to seeing you there!

Guest speakers:

Seth LaJeunesse 

Seth LaJeunesse joined the University of North Carolina (UNC) Highway Safety Research Center as a Research Associate in 2010. Seth evaluates behavioral interventions designed to enhance bicycle and pedestrian safety and access, and designs studies that draw from psychology, sociology, and systems science. He primarily focuses on studying youth traffic safety and discerning ways to accelerate the diffusion of effective road safety practice.

Presentation: "Safe, equitable travel in the U.S.: Ideas on how to talk and organize our way there"

Ever wonder why it seems like only a few people truly care about improving the safety of our roadways and the health of our communities? Things like why don't we have more protected bike lanes, safe places to cross the street, more funding for bike, ped, and transit infrastructure and operations? In a conversation with Seth LaJeunesse, Associate Director of Health and Communities Sciences at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, we'll discuss ongoing research that taps into some of the ways we talk about road trauma and the people who use active travel modes, exploring how we might begin shifting the narrative to foster greater, more widespread interest in the safety and health of our communities.