Go Buffalo Niagara is helping cut down on pollution in Western New York.
The group is giving away 175 free bike racks to groups and local governments.
The giveaway is part of a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.
Organizers say this is part of an ongoing effort to make people aware of alternative modes of transportation and to remove barriers to those things.
“We work to make people aware of the alternative transportation options available to them, from walking or cycling, to carpooling and using public transit, and then to remove the obstacles, real or perceived, that people may face in choosing those alternate options,” said Brendan Seney, GO Buffalo Niagara’s program manager. “The severity of the recent blizzard has underlined the need to curb emissions from automobiles as quickly as possible. Helping people to get on their bike, even if it’s just replacing one or two car trips each week, is part of that effort. These racks will make it easier to find secure bike parking right outside the front door of work, school, community centers, or wherever a municipality may identify their greatest need.”
Interested groups and governments can apply on Go Buffalo Niagara’s website.
“Over the past year, we have received thousands of survey responses from commuters in this area, and one of the challenges people cited often was a lack of bike parking near their place of work or near businesses in their neighborhood,” said Christine Krolwewicz, outreach specialist for GO Buffalo Niagara. “That’s significant. With your own personal bike, it’s hard to feel confident locking it up a few hundred feet or a few blocks away from where you’re going. People want to securely park it in front of attentive eyes, and not far from the door of their destination. So often, cycling can get you somewhere faster than a car because you don’t have to swirl around the block looking for a parking spot on the street. So the more bike racks that can proliferate in our region, the easier we make that choice to ride rather than drive.”
Applications are due no later than February 28.
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