BICYCLE FRIENDLY BUSINESS tions agreed to include our ask - that the performance measures include a goal of increasing trips made by biking, walking and transit. We also included their ask of including a goal to measure and reduce GHG emissions from the transportation system. Both goals help us and the climate community meet our goals, AND we won on both. (However, the Trump administration did remove the GHG emissions rule earlier this year.) At the Citizen's Climate Lobby, the panel spoke about taking a comprehensive approach- working on both electrifying the fleet and about advocating for an increase in multi-modal transportation infrastructure. Despite this shift, I still feel a bit uneasy. We seem to agree to work towards the same ends from different directions. I would like to see us figure out how to better leverage the strength and energy behind our efforts. I'm still looking for what those options might be at the federal level. At the state and local level, I think the place to do that may be in land use planning. Many of the environmental organizations that work on transportation started doing so through the lens of smart growth or anti-sprawl. The Centers for Disease Control has researched and documented that building safe bicycling and walking infrastructure only increases physical activity if there are destinations within bicycling and walking distance. The Bicycle Friendly Community program has confirmed this role. Communities that have destinations within reasonable distances have a much better track record on increasing the bike mode share. As I continue to work through this, I would love to hear from any of you who are working in your own community with climate advocates. What has worked for you, and what advice do you have for the League and for me, as we build partnerships with climate advocacy? Caron Whitaker is Director of Bike Walk Action. You can reach her at caron@clwconsulting.net. 30 BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA AMERICA'S FAMILIES KEEP ON GOING WITH CLICK HERE TO SAVE!https://www.scottbrand.com/en-us/coupons http://www.bikeleague.org/community http://www.bikeleague.org/community http://www.bikeleague.org/content/introducing-bike-walk-action http://www.bikeleague.org/content/introducing-bike-walk-action