{"id":17747,"date":"2024-01-02T10:25:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T18:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=17747"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:08:41","slug":"get-in-the-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2024\/01\/02\/get-in-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Get in the Book! Be a Part of the National Bicycle Greenway !"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2473\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CRK636F8\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1873J97XMJ4ID&amp;keywords=nbg+blueprint+-+interconnecting+america+with+a+network+of+coast+to+coast+bicycle+villages&amp;qid=1704473559&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C166&amp;sr=8-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/photo-gallery\/2003-2\/2003-santa-cruz-nbg-fest\/img_0725\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_0725.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S110&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1061123422&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.40625&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2003 Santa Cruz NBG Fest \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_0725.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Book-Cover-11-2023-NBG-InterconnSM-copy-231x300.jpeg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeroute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Book-Cover-11-2023-NBG-InterconnSM-copy-231x300.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/bikeroute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Book-Cover-11-2023-NBG-InterconnSM-copy-790x1024.jpeg 790w, https:\/\/bikeroute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Book-Cover-11-2023-NBG-InterconnSM-copy-768x995.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeroute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Book-Cover-11-2023-NBG-InterconnSM-copy.jpeg 1000w\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"2473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/photo-gallery\/2003-2\/2003-santa-cruz-nbg-fest\/img_0725\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_0725.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S110&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1061123422&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.40625&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2003 Santa Cruz NBG Fest \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_0725.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2473\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Book cover<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p2\">We were hoping to use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0CRK636F8\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1873J97XMJ4ID&amp;keywords=nbg+blueprint+-+interconnecting+america+with+a+network+of+coast+to+coast+bicycle+villages&amp;qid=1704473559&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C166&amp;sr=8-1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>\u201cNBG Blueprint \u2013 Interconnecting America with a Network of NBG Hubs\u201d <\/b><\/span><\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>as an inducement for people to join the NBG. We wanted to be able to show we have a plan for making our vision real. In circulating it for review, we found it to be a widely respected work that people and businesses wanted to be a part of. They had the sense that this was more than a good read but a\u00a0<b>Movement<\/b>\u00a0they wanted to be able to show their support for.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p2\">Business support will credentialize our offering as, by default, it will encourages all of those in their orbit to take a hard look at what we are proposing. Toward that end, it will be seen as something to be shared and taken seriously.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p2\">In honoring that thinking, different parts of the book will have \u2018brought to you by\u2019 logos. And you,\u00a0your company or your organization \u00a0can support it with a\u00a0<b>Possibility Thinker,<\/b>\u00a0<b>Dream Weaver<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<b>Actualizer<\/b>\u00a0presence. All three levels get you in the book and establish you as an<strong>\u00a0NBG Member!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p2\">\u2013 For $25, buyers you can have yourself\u00a0 listed as an NBG\u00a0<strong>Possibility Thinker\u00a0<\/strong>in the book\u2019s end matter. If you want a printed version, that can be had for an additional $5.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u2013 For $75,\u00a0<strong>Dream Weavers<\/strong>\u00a0get their name listed in the book\u2019s end matter, as well a handsome, signed paper back printed version they can have for their coffee table.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u2013 For $100,\u00a0<strong>Actualizers<\/strong>\u00a0get all of the foregoing as well as a signed copy of my hard back book, Awake Again (a one-time best seller in its genre).<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/transambikeway.substack.com\/p\/nbg-acknowledgements\">Join this Group<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=PW6J3XLMKMRPA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/photo-gallery\/2003-2\/2003-santa-cruz-nbg-fest\/connectioncover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ConnectionCover.jpg?fit=470%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"470,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2003 Santa Cruz NBG Fest ConnectionCover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ConnectionCover.jpg?fit=470%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PayPal-Logo.jpeg?resize=80%2C64&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"64\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"2446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/photo-gallery\/2003-2\/2003-santa-cruz-nbg-fest\/connectioncover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ConnectionCover.jpg?fit=470%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"470,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2003 Santa Cruz NBG Fest ConnectionCover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ConnectionCover.jpg?fit=470%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>Go to our<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>tax deductible donation form\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=PW6J3XLMKMRPA\"><span class=\"s1\">HERE<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<b>Get in the Book.<\/b>\u00a0A book that we foresee one day being in the\u00a0curriculum of more than a handful of college classrooms across the country\u2026<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book cover We were hoping to use\u00a0\u201cNBG Blueprint \u2013 Interconnecting America with a Network of NBG Hubs\u201d \u00a0\u00a0as an inducement&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2024\/01\/02\/get-in-the-book\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3VuuR-4Cf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10414,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2016\/01\/17\/national-bicycle-greenway-the-book\/","url_meta":{"origin":17747,"position":0},"title":"National Bicycle Greenway, the Book","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"January 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cNational Bicycle Greenway, the Book\u201d (NBB), began in 1986 when a reporter asked Martin Krieg what he would do now that his bike ride across America had just reached 40 million people. 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