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The Madison Bike Fed Office Has Moved!

After years of being up a lot of stairs in a hard to find location, the Bike Fed's Madison office has moved into a new space! You can now find us at 409 East Main Street, Suite 203 (second floor). Our phone number has not transferred to the new office yet, but we are checking the voice mail regularly, so please leave a message at 608-251-4456 if you need to get a hold of us.

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Fed Fest is Coming to a City Near You!

Get on your bike and join the party! Fed Fest is an opportunity for people to get together and celebrate bicycling in Wisconsin. To see where events are planned and for more information click here.

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Hear Madison Mayor Paul Soglin give his vision for bicycling at Madison's Fed Fest event!

The Bike Fed is offering you an opportunity to demonstrate that bicycling is highly valued in the Madison community. In partnership with the City of Madison, we are pleased to announce that Mayor Soglin will be joining us for an evening of celebrating bicycling in Madison.

Click here for details.

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Sign up your business TODAY for the 2011 Bike Challenge!

Our statewide bike challenge is bigger and better in 2011 with a new, robust online trip tracking tool. It's free, fun, and a great way to promote bicycling within your work place!

Click here to sign up your business to participate and to view real-time data on our progress to logging 1,000,000 miles! The Challenge began on May 16 and runs through September 30.

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Wisconsin DOT issues advisory on use of rumble strips

Have you ever been riding along on a nice country highway when you suddenly encounter rumble strips across the entire roadway? Did you think that seemed unsafe for bicyclists? You are correct! The Wisconsin DOT has just issued an advisory on installing rumble strips in such a manner that they are compatible with bicycle use. While the document is a little technical, it may be good to share with your local county highway planner or commissioner.

You can download a PDF of the advisory here.

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2011 Wisconsin Bicycling Benchmarking Report Released

The 2011 Wisconsin Bicycling Benchmarking Report was released at the Wisconsin Bike Summit. The report details bicycling ridership, facilities, education, encouragement and other details based on data from local, state and national resources. The report is based on Bicycling and Walking in the United States a biennial publication by the Alliance for Biking & Walking. The Wisconsin report details current conditions in ten Wisconsin cities and will be updated every other year. The report is available for download as a PDF here (3.9 MB).

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Bike Fed & WisDOT partner on Share & Be Aware

The Bike Fed's Share & Be Aware program will reach more people in 2011 thanks to a state and federal grant announced October 27 by the governor's office. We'll work with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Bureau of Transportation Safety to teach bicyclists and motorists throughout the state about sharing the road.

For more information on Share & Be Aware, read the press release, and check out the Share & Be Aware section of our website for a quick orientation to the rules of the road.

The first Share & Be Aware PSA's are available below and will be airing in the La Crosse market soon!

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The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin is a proud member of Community Shares of Milwaukee.