Bike Newton Inc

BIKE NEWTON ATTENDED AND SPOKE AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN SUPPORT OF PROJECTS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT AND SAFETY OF BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEWTON. BIKE NEWTON ORGANIZED THE 2021 TOUR DE NEWTON IN SEPTEMBER 2021, AND HAD OVER 400 PARTICIPATING RIDERS. BIKE NEWTON STAFFED A BOOTH AT SEVERAL VILLAGE DAYS DURING THE FALL IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE GROUP'S MISSION AND TO ADVOCATE FOR BIKE SAFETY. THE GROUP LED OVER 20 COMMUNITY BIKE RIDES DURING THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL RIDING THROUGH NEWTON AND SURROUNDING TOWNS. IN ADDITION, THE GROUP PROVIDED A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON NEWTON'S TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY GROUP IN ORDER TO SPEAK FOR BICYCLING CONCERNS. BIKE NEWTON WORKED WITH NEWTON'S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL TASK FORCE TO DEFINE AND ADVOCATE FOR KID FRIENDLY ROUTES TO THE VARIOUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE CITY. FINALLY, BIKE NEWTON CONTINUED TO SERVE ON THE WORKING GROUP FOR THE RIVERSIDE GREENWAY, WHICH WILL CONNECT A NEIGHBORHOOD TO A TRANSPORTATION HUB AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, AND SEVERAL MILES OF WALKING AND BIKING TRAILS.