| Every three days someone is hit while walking or bicycling in Lansing, Michigan, on average. (Lansing Police Department Traffic Crash Reporting System Data) |
| In Lansing, 2.45% of trips are by foot and 0.42% by bike. vs. In Ann Arbor, 15.79% of trips are by foot, and in Madison 3.19% of trips are by bike. (U.S. Census Decennial, 2000) |
May 16, 2009
Complete Streets Campaign
Kick-Off & Celebration
Complete Streets Campaign
Kick-Off & Celebration
| The walkability and bikeability of our city shapes our everyday experiences. |
| Lansing Walking & Bicycling Task Force, c/o Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council P.O. Box 17164, Lansing, MI 48901 517-214-5684 jessica@walkbikelansing.com |
| Corbis Royalty Free Photography |
| Photo by Bell Sports/Gareth Walters |
| Photo by Heidi Potter |
| Photo by Steve Longrove |
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| Making Lansing, Michigan Accessible and Walk & Bike Friendly! |
Saturday, May 16, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Hunter Park in Lansing - E.
Kalamazoo Street, between Clifford
and Holmes
Food, music, fun, speakers, & petitions!
More than 500 signatures collected on May
16 at the rally and the Parade of the
Decades hosted by the Lansing 150
committee!
Wonderful remarks made at the rally by:
Hunter Park in Lansing - E.
Kalamazoo Street, between Clifford
and Holmes
Food, music, fun, speakers, & petitions!
More than 500 signatures collected on May
16 at the rally and the Parade of the
Decades hosted by the Lansing 150
committee!
Wonderful remarks made at the rally by:
- Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero
- State Representative Joan Bauer
- Eastside Resident and expectant
mother Lauren Bailey - Southside Resident Lyndon Babcock
- Retired Public Health Advocate
Karen Petersmarck
| Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero |
| Brian Baer collected 137 signatures! |
| John Lindenmayer collected 330 signatures! |
| State Representative Joan Bauer |
Photos by Shirley Saylor
| Tyson Cowles collected 441 signatures! |
| Eastside Resident Lauren Bailey (who collected signatures until she went into labor!) |
| Public Health Advocate Karen Petersmarck |
| Part of the 40+ attendees at the rally. |
| Lyndon Babcock, Southside Resident and bicyclist, afflicted with multiple sclerosis Jessica Yorko holding the microphone for Lyndon. Jessica collected 495 signatures! |
| Danny Schwanik (left) collected 568 signatures and recruited several friends! |
| Tremaine Phillips (center) collected 77 signatures. Nikki Schippel (third from right) collected 120 signatures. |