Major article in St. Louis Post-Dispatch about bicycle advocacy

An article in this weekend's St. Louis Post-Dispatch talks about the various bicycle advocacy groups in the St. Louis area, and the progress that is being made in making St. Louis more bicycle friendly.

The article talks about the major advocacy organizations in St. Louis: "Critical Mass has defined itself as unaligned and unorganized, designed to confront motorists. TrailNet, which has been around since 1988, has advocated for greater opportunities for cyclists in general but has focused on trails. And in between is the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation, which formed in November 2001 as an umbrella group to advocate for all cyclists."

"Over the years, TrailNet has acquired four corridors for bike trails and has grown from a group of volunteers to 16 employees who provide professional planning to local government agencies.

"The idea for the federation came about two years ago, when members of TrailNet and Critical Mass decided "we need to row in the same direction," said Bob Foster, the federation president."

Read the rest of the story on the STLToday web site. (Slightly different versions here and here.)