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Host Watch Party of "The Street Project" and Share Action Steps on Feb 5th Zoom Call
Bike Walk CT invites you to host a local watch party of "The Street Project," an inspiring video documentary about the global citizen-led fight to make our streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists (short video is here). Choose your viewing date (before or on Feb 5th) and format (in-person or virtual), receive a free media kit and discussion guide, and invite people to come! Public screening licenses are available to CT hosts on a sliding scale ($25 to $250), with some financial assistance available by emailing bikewalkct@bikewalkct.org. After your watch party, discuss action steps to create safer streets in your community.
Sign-up on this form to tell us about your watch party and join our statewide Zoom call, co-hosted by Bike Walk CT and filmmaker Jennifer Boyd, on Sunday Feb 5th from 5-6pm. A representative from each watch party will be invited to share one action step your group agrees to take to create safer streets in 2023. Share common goals and strategize ways to work together across Connecticut!
Bike Walk CT invites you to host a local watch party of "The Street Project," an inspiring video documentary about the global citizen-led fight to make our streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists (short video is here). Choose your viewing date (before or on Feb 5th) and format (in-person or virtual), receive a free media kit and discussion guide, and invite people to come! Public screening licenses are available to CT hosts on a sliding scale ($25 to $250), with some financial assistance available by emailing bikewalkct@bikewalkct.org. After your watch party, discuss action steps to create safer streets in your community.
Sign-up on this form to tell us about your watch party and join our statewide Zoom call, co-hosted by Bike Walk CT and filmmaker Jennifer Boyd, on Sunday Feb 5th from 5-6pm. A representative from each watch party will be invited to share one action step your group agrees to take to create safer streets in 2023. Share common goals and strategize ways to work together across Connecticut!
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Bike Walk Connecticut News
Bring bicycle education to your schools
Bike Walk CT is continuing to offer bike education workshops for teachers, to share the 4th grade curriculum that has been successfully implemented in South Windsor for more than a decade. Bike education teaches children how to check their bikes and ride safely, introduces them to a green way to get where they n eed to go, sets them up to be good drivers, and aligns with the state health and wellness curriculum. Email us at bikewalkct@bikewalkct.org to learn how to bring this training to your community! Olmsted 200 in 2022 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, social reformer and founder of American landscape architecture. BWCT joined the National Association for Olmsted Parks, partners, friends and the public in exploring Olmsted’s living legacy. Olmsted was born in Harford and spent much of his youth in communities across CT. In addition to Central Park and others across the country, he designed CT parks like Walnut Hill (New Britain), Seaside Park (Bridgeport), and Keney Park (Hartford). BWCT held the 2022 Discover Olmsted's CT bicycle tour to celebrate Olmsted 200 in 2022. To the 80+ people who participated in the rides, we hope you enjoyed the routes and the Olmsted sites. To our volunteers, events like this aren't possible without you and we appreciate your involvement in the day's success. BWCT Strava Community Do you walk, run, bike, or exercise in other ways? Strava is the place for you to connect with others and track your progress! Once you have a free account, you can join the Bike Walk Connecticut group to track your improvements, analyze your workouts, and socialize with others who have similar interests. We encourage you to join the BWCT Strava group if you’re interested. Reach out to us with any questions as you get started. Bike Safety Curriculum Bike Walk Connecticut has developed a bike safety curriculum targeted to the fourth grade, piloted in South Windsor in 2010 and now part of their established curriculum. With the Capital Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), educators can learn about how to teach the basics of riding a bicycle safely and confidently to elementary grade students. The 6-hour workshop is led by League Cycling Instructors certified by the League of American Bicyclists. The workshops are funded through the CT Department of Public Health (DPH)'s Active Transportation component of their State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) grant. A maximum of 8 workshop sessions will be awarded and applications were submitted in November. |
What's your priority for 2023?
The CT General Assembly session starts in January and we're meeting with legislators to ensure that pedestrian and cycling interests are represented. As we did last year, we will host a series of zoom calls for advocates and local groups to meet for networking and sharing priorities and effective strategies; we expect to host legislative leaders at some sessions. One good way to start thinking about priorities is to watch The Street Project, an inspiring story about the global, citizen-led fight to make our streets safer by Connecticut filmmaker Jennifer Boyd--we'd like to host a January zoom call with local groups' action steps for 2023 sparked by watching the film. Let us if your group is interested in coordinating on a virtual screening and to know your priorities for 2023 by emailing us at bikewalkct@bikewalkct.org. 
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