About
MBPV
| About |
| A summary of our history and goals. |
| Get Involved |
| Five ways to get involved with bicycle advocacy in the Pioneer Valley! |
| Resources |
| Local government contacts and bicycle advocacy groups. |
| Biking Tips |
| How to be a bicyclist! |
| Newsletters |
| All of our informational newsletters. |
MassBike/Pioneer Valley is a chapter of MassBike, the statewide bicycle advocacy non-profit organization.
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Find out about our recent victories and challenges in campaign updates. Check out our events calendar. |
Our region includes the urban centers of Springfield and Holyoke; the rural hilltowns in the Eastern Berkshires; the cities of Greenfield, Northampton, and Amherst; the Five Colleges (Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, and UMass Amherst); and numerous other communities in Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin Counties.
Our goals are to:
- Form 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.
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| Two of Northampton's mountain bike patrol enjoy a free breakfast during Northampton Bike Commute Day 2000. |