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Our mission is to make the St. Louis region more friendly, safe, and accessible to people on bicycles through educational outreach, advocacy, and improved facilities. We invite you to explore our site and to support our efforts. There are several ways to support this work, you can join with a membership or sponsorship, make a donation, or volunteer. We appreciate your support! 

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Bikefed Gets Office

The St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation will be moving into an office (and out of Patty's dining room) in July. The new office is in the building owned by the William A. Kerr Foundation at 21 O'Fallon St. in St. Louis.

New St. Louis Bicycling Products Help Improve Bicycling in St. Louis!

Avid bike commuter and BikeFed member, Dave Lloyd, has created a product line of bicycling shirts and stickers that  promote biking in St. Louis. He has generously offered to donate 10% of the proceeds from the sales to the Bike Fed. Visit his site at zazzle.

Biking to Work?

There's never been a better time to commute on your own power. The reasons are many, but the best reason is because it's fun! Okay, we admit that the price of gasoline might be the biggest motivator to get you to try it. But once you've been doing it for a while you'll wonder why you didn't start sooner! If you're new to bike commuting and still have a few questions, you can get the answers you need from our Bike Commuting page or by joining our Yahoo group and asking local cyclists for their suggestions. Getting to work has never been this much fun!

Sometimes it can be faster to go on calories than on gasoline. It's definitely cheaper. Check out this race video at CultureSurfer.com.

Need immediate help with bike commuting in St. Louis?

The fastest way to get specific information on area roads, alternate routes, and tips on equipment and where to find it  is to join our email discussion group. It's a yahoo! group and you can choose to get individual emails, to get a daily digest, or to have access on the web. It is easy, it's useful, and it's free. Many participants on this list bike daily in the area surrounding I-64/40 and they are happy to share what they know. Join today by clicking on the "Join our Email List" button to the left. 

Check out our new Public Service Announcements:

These four 30-second spots produced by KMOV in St. Louis are running in the region now. 


 

Challenge Grant

We are pleased to announce that we met (and exceeded) the challenge posed by the William A. Kerr Foundation to raise $10,000 by December 31, 2007 Many thanks to the William A. Kerr Foundation and all donors to the match.


 

Thanks for coming to the
Bicycle Swap Meet and Classic Bike Show  
2008 Swap & Show Photos

And, check out the videos of the Circus Harmony Showcase at the Swap Meet and Classic Bike Show. Many Thanks to Naomi Silver of CultureSurfer.com for filming this event.

 

 

Bike Rack Project News

As noted in the latest edition of The Cue Sheet, the best practices report will be posted on this website. Our apologies for the delay due to technical difficulties. Please contact Patty for an update.

 

Justin Gerard Rack Design image

We are very pleased to announce that the winner of our bike rack design competition is Justin Gerard of St. Louis. Our judges selected Justin's design from among 40 design submissions we received in late spring.

Justin's design, pictured above in two versions, is reminiscent of the St. Louis Arch and incorporates a medallion that can carry a bike image or customized sponsor advertising. In addition to receiving name recognition on all racks produced with his design, Justin will also be able to choose the location for a bike rack to be installed.

The Bike Parking Demonstration Project received $40,000 in federal funding and matching funds of $5,000 from REI. Visit them online at www.rei.com and check out their store on Brentwood Blvd. just south of I-64/40. In addition, $5,000 in matching funds will be provided through donations from individuals and from the William A. Kerr Foudation.

Winning an honorable mention in the competition:  For their designs based on the St. Louis Arch:  Brian Bergfeld, Matthew Wright, Robin Murez, and Elizabeth Kramer and Annemarie Spitz. Also getting an honorable mention for their design "Eads Needs Bikes" based on the Eads Bridge, Eizabeth Kramer and Annemarie Spitz.  All entrants to the contest will receive a free BikeFed t-shirt. Thank you all for your work.

We would also like to thank our judges, Peter Clarkson of Trailnet, Libby Reuter of the Schmidt Art Center at SWIC, and John H.K. Sweet, MD of the BikeFed. Thanks also to Heather Testa of Ten Eight Group and Luis Porello of HNTB for their assistance with the project.

Once the design is approved by MoDOT the project will move into the construction phase. For information on placing your logo or message on one of these racks, please send an email to info@stlbikefed.org

 

 

Highway 40 Closure – Your Options Syndicate  

I-64/40 Construction - Get Around the Hassle - Ride a Bike

This January MoDOT closed the five-mile section of I-64 between I-170 and Spoede Rd. for reconstruction, a stretch of road that used to handle 6,000 motor vehicles per hour. While many people were very worried about resulting gridlock, it appears that advance preparation and adjustments in working hours and commuting options helped and the situation is not quite as bad as people had expected. We know that some people started bike commuting to help reduce the congestion. You can help to further minimize the congestion by riding your bike instead of your car.

Trips under five miles long are easy for most people who are in good health to pedal on a bicycle. The best thing about using your bicycle for short trips, or even for biking  to work, is that it's fun! We've found that biking to work saves money in gasoline and car repairs, and contributes to the commuter's fitness and overall well-being. If you need assistance with finding the best routes to your destinations, send us an email and we will connect you with people who are already biking on St. Louis' streets. If you do find yourself in traffic in a car - be thankful when you see a person riding a bike - they are doing us all a favor by not adding another car to the mix! The best things you can do while driving around bicyclists and pedestrians are stay alert  to what's going on on the street and slow down a bit.

Three bridges well-used by bikers - Bellevue, Boland, and Highland Terrace - were torn down last fall. Bellevue is now rebuilt and reopened.  Other routes for crossing I-64 in that vicinity are Claytonia, or Laclede Station Rd. Big Bend is usually heavily traveled by motor vehicles - so you are warned.  Another option a bit further east is the Tamm Avenue bridge that connects Oakland (at Turtle Park) to Forest Park. To find out more about the construction schedule check out
MoDOT's info page, the new I-64.  For detailed tips on bike commuting, click this link

 

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Bikes and "the New I-64" Project

Pictured above: Bob Foster, immediate past chair BikeFed; Steve Sleet, Trailnet; John Hicks, Transportation Development Analyst, StLCounty; Karen Karabell, chair BikeFed; Stephanie Leon Streeter, Deputy Director, StLCounty Highways and Traffic; Russ Willis, BikeFed. Photo by Martin Pion, BikeFed.

Representatives of the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation [BikeFed] and of Trailnet are meeting with St. Louis County officials on a continuing basis to discuss the placement of yellow "share the road" signage on the arterials -- Clayton, Ladue, Big Bend, etc. -- and green "bike route" signage on secondary roads -- Conway, Spoede, Lockwood/Adams, McKnight, etc. -- selected by agreement as viable alternative routes for cyclists as automobile traffic is pushed off 40/64 onto the arterials. The county has received CMAQ funds that should be more than adequate for the purpose.

 
St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation • P.O. Box 23086 • St. Louis, MO 63156 • (314) 707-5001 • info@stlbikefed.org