Imagine an interstate highway system for bicycles…officially recognized and signed bike routes that crisscross our country, connecting urban centers, parks, landmarks and other popular destinations, and traveling through some of the most spectacular scenery this country has to offer.
This
is no pipe dream, friends. I’m talking about the US Bicycle Route
System (USBRS), an ambitious project led by the Adventure
Cycling Association. Presently, more
than 40 states are working on U.S.
Bicycle Routes. Last year, the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials approved six new U.S. Bicycle Routes : USBR 1 in Maine and New Hampshire, USBR
20 in Michigan, and USBR 8, 95, 97, and 87 in Alaska — the first official U.S.
Bicycle Routes to be established since 1982. Several more approvals are
expected in the upcoming month.
The
Bicycle Alliance of Washington is partnering with Adventure Cycling to create
the routes in our state that will be part of the USBRS. Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is working with us on this effort and we
hope to have our first officially recognized US bike route--USBR 10 across the northern tier of the state--in a few years.
Adventure
Cycling is doing a fundraising campaign for the USBRS during the month of
May. We are participating as Team Washington
and we hope you will make a donation to our team. Twenty percent of the
money that we raise as Team Washington will come back to support the local
effort.
Use
this link to our
fundraising page to make a contribution to the USBRS and Team
Washington today. Everyone who makes a donation to our team will be eligible
for a drawing for some cool gifts, including a Share the Road jersey.
Build
it. Bike it. Be a part of it.
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