Pioneer Valley Chapter
MassBike/Pioneer Valley is a chapter of MassBike, the statewide bicycle advocacy non-profit organization.
MassBike/Pioneer Valley works to:
- Maintain a visible, vocal, and effective coalition of bike advocates throughout the Pioneer Valley.
- Support bike- and pedestrian-friendly legislation in our towns.
- Establish bicycle/pedestrian/transportation committees in every town in the region.
- Make our roads safer for cyclists through education programs for both drivers and bicyclists.
- Fight for bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure on our roads and in our communities: bike lanes; bike paths; RailTrails; bike parking; wide sidewalks; public open space and parks; etc.
- Defend livable communities and lifestyles by offering alternatives to automobile dependence, including public transportation.
- Enact traffic calming (speed humps, “neckdowns,” etc.) in our neighborhoods.
MassBike/Pioneer Valley’s biggest event of the year is Bike Week, which happens on the 3rd week in May.
Join the MassBike/Pioneer Valley Yahoo!Groups listerve to keep in touch about goings-on, ask and answer questions, etc.
Want to get more involved? Become a MassBike/PV Ambassador! MB/PV Ambassadors staff tables at festivals, parades, and farmers markets; attend public meetings to speak on behalf of MB/PV; and join local bike-related committees. Read the Ambassadors Welcome Kit (April 2011), and join the Ambassadors listserve to find out about upcoming events that need our participation.
See About Us for our bylaws and Board of Directors membership.
NEWS UPDATES
- MB/PV Annual General Meeting: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 6-8 pm
Northampton Friends Meeting, 43 Center St., Northampton - Manhan Rail Trail, Easthampton: bridge now installed over Manhan River; final connections not ready till 2012.
- Friends of Northampton Trails and Greenways is sponsoring a Photo and video Contest, with submissions due August 2012.
