Rollen Fries admits he wasn’t paying attention. On July 15, 2016 Fries was driving on Highway 14, west of Madison when he struck and killed Cynthia Arsnow. Arsnow rode her bike regularly from her home on Madison’s east side to her job in Cross Plains. Fries admitted at the scene that he had been looking [...]
Job Description(s): Human Multi-tool At the Bike Fed, we have a hand in all things cycling in Wisconsin. We help local advocates with local issues; teach thousands of adults and children bike safety; and we help promote hundreds of races, rides, events, and trails around the state. Oh yeah, we also organize our own rides [...]
On Saturday, April 30th, 1988 a small group of people who loved cycling and Wisconsin met in Madison because bicyclists needed more clout in Wisconsin. That was the first-ever gathering of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. You can read the meeting agenda by clicking on the image below. Thirty years later, bicycle advocates will once [...]
GUEST POST by cycling advocate and Bike Fed Board member Elisa Sibinski, who received her Masters of Public Health from UWM in 2017 and took first place in the 2016 Riverwest 24, Female Solo category. Thank you for your advocacy on this topic, Elisa. Do railroad crossings pose a risk to cyclists? This was the [...]
Save Saturday, May 5th for the Bike Summit! We are happy to return to Madison, one of five communities with a Platinum Bicycle Friendly City designation, from the League of American Bicyclists. The Summit will bring together bicycling and equity advocates, transportation planners, elected officials and others, all working in diverse ways to make [...]
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