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What\u2019s in it for the NBG:<\/strong><\/div>\n
As a project of the National Bicycle Greenway (NBG), our annual Mayors’ Rides serve as rallying points to help us get our route from San Francisco to Washington, DC known about.\u00a0And as they do they also help us to sell these cities as attractive bike travel destinations with\u00a0\u00a0the programs we foresee. Once our business plan is fully funded, these will include:<\/div>\n

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– NBG Hubs in each of our Mayors’ Ride cities where one will find:<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bicycle visitor\u2019s bureaus<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bicycle recycling<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bicycle repair classes<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A bicycle museum<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bicycle rentals<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Community bicycle repair<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Regional NBG bicycle festivals<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0And all the community events we will host in the \u00a0large meeting halls our warehouse-sized hubs will house such as:<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0mixers<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0booksignings<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0lectures<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0bicycle swap meets<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0dances and activities for youth, etc.<\/div>\n

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At our hubs, they can also go on line to find:<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– NBG Guest home program<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– National bike route directory.<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 –\u00a0NBG.net, like a bicycle\u00a0Yahoo.com\u00a0featuring free email addresses<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s in it for cities:<\/strong><\/div>\n
Since the most important trip you can take on a bicycle is one that replaces a car trip, our annual Mayors’ Rides have the purpose of highlighting the beauty of cycling right where most cyclists are – not out on the back roads but in the city itself. And as we do so, we are also making civic leaders all across America, allies in our cause.<\/div>\n

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In greening themselves, as cities endeavor to get ahead of the curve by improving their bike infrastructure, we are giving them a scorecard they can use, our yearly Mayors’ Ride program<\/a>, to see where they stand in relation to other Mayors’ Ride cities. We are also helping them show America and their own citizens how much value they place on the bicycle as a part of their own transportation mix. And as we do so, we are giving these officials a way to make their city look healthy, vibrant and alive for prospective tourists, employers and other revenue generating concerns thinking about setting up shop in their city.<\/div>\n

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The Big Picture:<\/strong><\/div>\n
Besides helping our Mayors’ Ride \u00a0cities to show that good bike infrastructure means good quality of life, by placing them in friendly competition with one another, as they make it safe for bike riders to get to their own businesses and attractions, our Mayors’ Ride cities, by default, will also become attractive travel destinations for out of the area bike riders as well. And as \u00a0cyclists regularly enjoy the roads and paths \u00a0that \u00a0connect these cities to one another, when these population centers see how much business \u00a0long haul cyclists are bringing their way in the form of hotel stays, restaurant \u00a0meals and visits to their attractions, etc, \u00a0city leaders will lobby their regional legislators to make it safer and more enjoyable for pedal visitors to reach them.\u00a0\u00a0And as this happens, more and more cities will lobby the \u00a0NBG to include them in our Mayors’ Ride network. Soon, the momentum for a Greenway network that connects our growing network of Mayors’ Ride cities to one another will explode into a momentum that cannot be stopped!!!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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