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Pratt as a Bicycle Friendly Community
 As Pratt Institute's campus moves toward sustainability, a key ingredient for greening will be modes of transportation. Amongst Sustainable Pratters, there is a push to embrace the bicycle! As we gear up for Green Week, the third week in March, a gaggle of Bike enthusiasts have begun to serve up some great ideas to create a cyclist community here at Pratt! #1. Create a bike station on campus! Whether you want to fix a flat, lube a chain, get a tune up or just talk shop, this would be a place on campus to rally the existing cyclist community and help it grow. The idea is to have a temporary setup during green week and when we get enough interest make it something more permanent. Perhaps at the new building on 524 Myrtle Ave.?!? Check out the bike kitchen a project on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. #2. In Paris and many other international cities, bike sharing is all the rage! Philly has already caught the bug, visit their Bike-Sharing Blog. And Mayor Bloomberg has proposed a bike share program for Governor's Island! Let's Bring Pratt to the Lead! and place a bike share station next to 524 Myrtle, perfectly positioned for the community and sustainable pratters! #3. Get funding to make Pratt a Bicycle Friendly Community! REI and Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFCs) have a grant program administered by the Bikes Belong Foundation in partnership with the League of American Bicyclists www.bikesbelong.org. They support designated and aspiring BFCs that desire and demonstrate bicycle friendliness. Transportation Alternatives received funding from this source. If you are interested in learning more about making Pratt a Bicyclist's Haven, contact us at info@sustainablepratt.org  COMMENTS Post a Comment
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