Want to learn how to be an effective bike advocate? Register for our Virginia Advocacy 101 training on Saturday, November 19th.
What: The training, led by WABA’s advocacy team, is for Virginia folks interested in making their community more bike-friendly. We’ll explore how decisions are made in Virginia, and dive into some of the fundamental tools and approaches to influencing those decisions to make our communities more bike-friendly.
When: 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Westover Branch Library 1644 N McKinley Rd Arlington, VA
Why: You have an idea that will make it easier and safer to bike in your community and want to learn how to make it happen.
Whether it’s restriping a bike lane or trimming a bush to improve sight lines; getting a new protected bike lane, lighting a dark stretch of trail, improving an intersection or changing a city policy, coming up with great ideas to improve biking in your community is usually not the challenge; Getting a solution implemented is. And that’s what effective advocacy is all about.
While parts of the region have made great strides recently, we have a long way to go. That’s what we work towards every day. And while pushing for a great solution can be challenging, anyone can be an effective bicycle advocate— and a little training can help a lot.
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Breakfast and light snacks will be provided. Registration is free and open to all. No advocacy background or experience required.
Questions? Contact Garrett Hennigan at garrett.hennigan@waba.org or 202-518-0524