Category Archives: Advocacy

Over the Bars has moved!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Yes, the new website for the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin is finally live! All the content from this blog has been transferred to the blog on the new website.  The blog page still needs a bit of design work and … Continue reading →

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First Annual Fed Fest

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Technically, Kevin Hardman, the Exec. Dir. of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, hosted the first Fed Fest at his Wauwatosa home in 2010. Earlier this year when the Bike Fed staff began planning for Fed Fest 2011, we all agreed … Continue reading →

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Buster’s Bike Ride

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

My cat Buster has always hated riding in cars as much as my dogs love it.  Perhaps it’s because the only place he ever went in a car was from the barn where he was born to our apartment when … Continue reading →

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All for one and one for all

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

More than 2.5 million people ride bicycles every year in Wisconsin, so why is it that I have to say this? It is a fact, investments in bicycling are good for you, good for your community and good for the … Continue reading →

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Fun Friday Photo Feature

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Regular readers may remember Over the Bars used to have a regular feature called the Fun Friday Photo Contest in which readers could submit a bicycle related in one of several categories. The photo entered the reader in a random … Continue reading →

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Fed Fest is Coming

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Fed Fest is the Bike Fed’s first attempt to organize a bunch of fun bicycle rides and social gatherings across Wisconsin on the same day (or close to the same day).  This first year we managed to wrangle five events, hopefully … Continue reading →

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Big turnout back bikes on Hoan

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

A diverse crowd packed Tuesday night’s meeting to voice support for a bikeway over the Hoan Bridge.  After supporters quickly filled the Buelah Brinton Center’s 225 cafeteria chairs, the overflow crowd happily sat on the floor, and stood in aisles. … Continue reading →

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Why Bike the Hoan matters for Wisconsin

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Tomorrow night there will be an incredibly important meeting to discuss a possible bicycle and pedestrian path over Milwaukee’s Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge.  This project more than any other, could be a watershed moment for bicycling in Wisconsin.  The upcoming … Continue reading →

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Let’s Move Wisconsin

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has asked the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin to be a member of the city’s “Let’s Move” Task Force. This Task Force, which included, among others, leaders from the YMCA, Milwaukee Public Schools, and Growing Power, will … Continue reading →

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Taking stock

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

I have always been impatient by nature.  Each week when I was a kid, I walked over the five and dime store with my allowance while my mom was grocery shopping. I would by some little toy like a balsa … Continue reading →

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