Well over 200 people, the majority Kentucky cyclists are participating in the second bike-walk summit. Advocacy remains a part of the focus of two wheeled riding enthusiasts.
Sounds of wet pavement in downtown Lexington today, not the best conditions for a bike ride. But most of the summit activity was indoors at Transylvania University with breakout sessions on everything from accessing funding, to the link with mass transit to slow walking. Summit Organizer Sam Crankshaw says establishing an organized statewide advocacy entity could benefit cyclists and walkers in and outside the Commonwealth.“Bicycle friendliness and pedestrian friendliness is crucial to the public health of Kentucky and for tourism and our smallest rural towns to the bigger cities and having those networks will bring people to Kentucky,” said Crankshaw.
Crankshaw says the education of cyclists and motorists remains a priority so both are operating correctly.
