[nnc-list] Increasing Our Ridership

[Steven Reiss]

SSSome thoughts from Adventure Cycling newsletteGet More Folks Psyched on Bikes:
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             Share your Love of Bicycle Travel                                     There are lots of ways to get more people pedaling, so check out the list below for some ideas. Choose one or work your way through the whole list. Whatever you do, let’s work together to get more folks cranking. Got ideas? Let us know by e-mailing outreach at adventurecycling.org.
                   
   Pass it on. If you can bear to part with Adventure Cyclist magazine, drop       off your old copy at your health club, doctor’s office, or employee       lounge. 
   Tempt your coworkers with a weekly lunchtime       ride, and build up to an overnight “staff development” adventure. 
   Shops are great partners in getting more folks on bikes. While visiting your local bike shop, ask if they are members of Adventure Cycling Association. If so – thank them! If not, tell them about the cool bicycle resources that member bike       shops get. 
   Be your own spinmaster. Recruit your spinning friends to join you on an overnight adventure and open them up to enjoying their wheels in the wonderful outdoors. 
   Do you live or play on or near one of our bicycle routes? Touch base with the tourism bureau, visitor’s center, local lodgings, and bicycle shops and share some info on bicycle travel with them. Give them a map, a magazine,       or just a pat on the back for making bicycle travel possible.
   Adopt-a-Library.       It costs less and gives more. 
   Be a good pal and send a friend the best bicycle magazine ever. 
   Be a Pedal Pioneer and take kids on a bicycle adventure of a lifetime.  
   Recognize those who have made “above and beyond”       contributions to bicycle travel through our Awards       Program. 
   Send your friends a favorite report of weird and       wild bicycle happenings from Bike Bits.  
   Icon-it! Help others find out about all of our resources by helping us place an icon on your favorite site. Great for shops, clubs, organizations, tourism bureaus, or individuals’ sites. There are downloadable web icons for       almost every program we have.
   Pass on a pretty picture. Send your friends a       link to our Photo       of the Week or Portrait Gallery. 
   Tag, you’re it! You can leave a lasting impression by putting a sweet tag line on your email signature. Find some great suggestions at The       Quote Garden. Our favorite? “Feel real freedom
check out www.adventurecycling.org.”
   Donate a Pedal Pioneers Guide to your       local school, Girl Scout group, or YMCA. 
   Write an article on your latest bicycle adventure - or the beauty of bicycle travel – and send it to the newsletter of your health club, bike club, or employee newsletter. Check out our How-To       department for some sample Adventure Cycling articles, or contact outreach at adventurecycling.org to brainstorm. 
   Register       Your Ride with Adventure Cycling and tell your friends to check out       your entry.
   Use your old Adventure Cycling maps as gift wrap,       or in your next collage montage.
   Give a Gift Membership to a friend, family, or foe.
   Plan a party on wheels, such as an overnight       bike trip with friends. 
   Turn the dream of a U.S.       Bicycle Route System into a reality. Contact your State Bicycle and Pedestrian coordinator and let them know about the Corridor Plan (that is being developed in partnership with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) and ask them to lend their support for the state to adopt the plan. Don’t know who your statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator is? Find out in the online Cyclists’       Yellow Pages. 
   Scrape the bottom of your bike bag for spare       change and make       a donation to Adventure Cycling Association. You’ll help create new       routes, update existing maps, and get more kids bicycling. 
   Help folks find us. If you see www.adv-cycling.org on a website, let the site’s webmaster know that our new address is www.adventurecycling.org. 
   When people have bicycle travel questions,       answer all you can and then send       them our way.  
   Organize a college reunion and meet your old       pals on one of       our tours. 
   Send your friends a birthday or holiday note on       a card with bicycle art. 
   Get on the map. Check out the current U.S.       Bicycle Route System’s draft corridor plan and let us know if you see a corridor that joins two major destination points that’s missing. Make sure to also let us know a route that makes this addition feasible.
   Contact outreach at adventurecycling.org for a whole list of ways to make your town more friendly to traveling       cyclists. 
   Buy a mile on the Lewis and Clark Trail or the Great       Divide Mountain Bike Route and forever dedicate the mile to your favorite friend (their name will appear on the appropriate map next time it is printed). Commemorate your dedication on the TransAm Trail and       get the name of the person on our well-trafficked website. Anonymity is an       option as well. 
   If you are a member of a local bike club, check to see if they are members of Adventure Cycling. Not only do member clubs get two copies of the magazine, but they get other services like Bike E-news, a listing in The Cyclists’ Yellow Pages, two       copies of Adventure Cyclist magazine, and much       more. 
   Be a model. Add spice to your next bicycle party       with an e-invite that features a photo of you on tour. 
   Be a Bicycle       Ambassador. Present a slide show for your friends, your bike club, or even your library. Tell folks about your epic weekend in search of the best fall leaf color and you’ll have new pals galore.   

Some good ideas from the Adventure Cycling newsletter.

Steve




       
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