MoBikeFed's current and future plans and programs

The Missouri Bicycle Federation is asking Missouri bicyclists, its own members, and bicycle clubs and groups around the state to support its current fund drive.

What is MoBikeFed currently doing? How will the funds we raise help MoBikeFed better serve Missouri bicyclists?

Items marked with $ are those that will particularly benefit if we raise the funds we need.

Legislative Advocacy
Advocacy
  • [continue] Continue to work with MoDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in Missouri to improve routine accommodation of bicycling in design standards, funding formulas, and so on. For instance:
    • Rumble strip policies
    • Bicycle-safe drain grate policies
    • Standards for bicycle accommodation on various classes of roads/highways
    • Inclusion of bicycle in safety programs and safety funding
    • Inclusion of bicycle safety and awareness material in driver education and manuals
  • $[continue, expand] Communicate with officials across the state about particular plans, issues, or situations affecting bicycling to advocate the bicyclists' perspective.

  • $[continue] As feasible and appropriate, assist Missouri bicyclists who encounter legal or bureaucratic obstacles related to bicycling with information, publicity, and advocacy.
  • Planning-Mapping
    Promote bicycling
    • $[new] Create, maintain, and statewide ride calendar.

    • $[new] Create a Missouri State Advocacy Ride, working towards something similar to what IL, IN, WI, MI, etc. have.

    • [continue, expand] Coordinate statewide support for the Ride of Silence in Missouri.

    • $[new] Encourage organization of school bicycle clubs.

    • $[expand] Promote more and better/safer bicycling in MO.

    • [new] Monitor and promote bicycle tourism in MO.
    Bicyclist Education
    • $[expand] Promote & greatly expand bicycle education in Missouri, help more
      instructors get trained.

    • $[continue, expand] Encourage more motorist education/awareness of bicycling (motorist contact program).
  • Communicate
    • $[continue, expand] Continue to build and improve MoBikeFed.org web site (news, advocacy alerts, information, bike-ed/skills/safety, etc.). The web site currently receives about 50,000 hits and 10,000 visits each month.

    • [continue] Continue to cultivate and grow email lists for community, communication, and advocacy.

    • [continue] Continue to produce and distribute the MoBikeFed newsletter with news, advocacy alerts, communication, community, advocacy, skills/safety.

    • [new] Poll cyclist groups to determine interests, priorities, issues.

    • [continue]Maintain and make available contact lists of Missouri bicycle clubs and groups and Missouri bicycle shops and businesses as well as information about trails, routes, rides, and so on.
    Organize
    • [continue] Strengthen membership database, recruitment, member retention.

    • [continue] Continue good accounting practices; produce financial reports as needed.

    • [new] Pursue creation of a 501c3 sister organization or 501c3 fund, as appropriate.

    • $[continue, expand] Continue membership in national organizations such as the Thunderhead Alliance. Learn about best advocacy and organizational practices through discussion with sister organizations in other states. Help support key board members and staff in attending regional and national conferences for advocacy education and training.
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    MoBikeFed is a statewide group of people like you, working together for better bicycling, walking, and trails in Missouri. When you join our advocacy network you receive occasional important advocacy alerts and bicycle, pedestrian, and trails news from around Missouri.

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