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THE BIG IDEAS ISSUE: PLACES BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS The League of American Bicyclists' mission is to lead the movement to create a Bicycle Friendly America for everyone. As leaders, our commitment is to listen and learn, define standards and share best practices to engage diverse communities and build a powerful, unified voice for change. Contact League officers, directors or staff at League of American Bicyclists, 1612 K Street, NW, Suite 308, Washington, DC 200062850, 202-822-1333; bikeleague@bikeleague.org, fax: 202-822-1334. CONTENTS Fall 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Karen Jenkins, Chair, karenjenkins@bikeleague.org Gail Spann, Vice Chair, gailspann@bikeleague.org Harry Brull, Secretary, harrybrull@bikeleague.org Eric Swanson, Treasurer, ericswanson@bikeleague.org Sam Adams, samadams@bikeleague.org Diane Albert, dianealbert@bikeleague.org Steve Durrant, stevedurrant@bikeleague.org Jay Ferm, jayferm@bikeleague.org Rob Gusky, robgusky@bikeleague.org Ann Rivers Mack, annmack@bikeleague.org Ralph Monti, ralphmonti@bikeleague.org Ken Podziba, kenpodziba@bikeleague.org Nicole Preston, nicolepreston@bikeleague.org THE BICYCLE FRIENDLY BUSINESS ISSUE Viewpoint 2 Spotlight: Bike Shops that are Bicycle Friendly 5 Sweet Rollin': New Bicycle Friendly Bakeries! 8 Moscow International Cycling Conference 11 QBP Grows with its Employees 15 How To Do A Successful Bike Light Giveaway 17 A Visit to Davis, California 19 Bikeshare for All 21 Double Platinum: How the Boise Bicycle Project Made It To the Top 23 In Memoriam 26 Chicago Ride of Silence 27 Designed and printed by Mercury Publishing Transportation Secretaries Support Bicycling 28 Bicycle Friendly America magazine (ISSN 0747-0371) is published by the League of American Bicyclists, Inc. to help the organization achieve its mission to educate the public and promote awareness of bicycling issues. ©2016 League of American Bicyclists. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Article queries should be addressed to communications@bikeleague.org. Your submission of manuscripts, photographs, or artwork, is your warranty that the material in no way infringes on the rights of others and that the material may be published without additional approval. Opinions expressed by writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the policies of the League. Dero: Strong Bike Culture is a Core Value of a Bicycle Friendly Business 30 STAFF Alex Doty, Executive Director Caron Whitaker, Vice President, Government Relations Bill Nesper, Program Director Amelia Neptune, Program Manager, Bicycle Friendly Business and University Ken McLeod, State and Local Policy Manager Alison Dewey, National Bike Summit Director Kevin Dekkinga, Member Services Coordinator Lorna Green, Operations Manager Steve Taylor, Communications Manager BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA MAGAZINE BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED AS A BENEFIT TO MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS. IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBER, AND YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THIS MAGAZINE AND SUPPORT THE INNOVATIVE ADVOCACY DESCRIBED WITHIN, JOIN THE LEAGUE AT BIKELEAGUE.ORG/JOIN. Inspirations from the National Bike Summit 32 Summit Recap/Media Mentions 36 ON THE COVER: A REFUGEE RESETTLED IN BOISE, ID, TAKING PART IN THE BOISE BICYCLE PROJECT'S KIDS B.A.S.H. PROGRAM; AS PART OF THE PROGRAM SHE RECEIVED A REFURBISHED BICYCLE, A HELMET AND SAFETY LESSONS. PATRICK CUSICK, BOISE BICYCLE PROJECT BACK COVER: KARIN HIGGINS-UC DAVIS http://www.boisebicycleproject.org http://www.BIKELEAGUE.ORG/JOIN http://www.BIKELEAGUE.ORG/JOIN

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