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Senator Fedor Announces Bike Safety Bill after Concluding Bike Tour

OBF Chair Chuck Smith completed a bicycle tour from Toledo to the statehouse in Columbus with Senator Teresa Fedor of Toledo on Sunday. Upon arrival at the statehouse, Sen. Fedor announced her intention to introduce a bill based upon eight key proposals approved by the OBF board during our Earth Day meeting at Lake Farm Park in Kirtland. The proposals (view here) will go to the Ohio Department of Public Safety for their approval before introduction. Smith was interviewed Wednesday morning by Bill Cohen of the Statehouse News Service concerning one of the proposals, which requires that motorists pass bicyclists while leaving a three foot clearance. The interview will be featured on thirty Ohio Public Radio stations statewide. 5/9

The bill, which State Senator Teresa Fedor will introduce next Tuesday, June 30 (date changed) into the Ohio Senate, may be viewed here. She will hold a press conference with co-sponsor Senator Mark Wagoner, also of Toledo, on the Statehouse grounds at 11:30 am Tuesday.

Don Burrell Elected to TransportationMATTERS Board

OBF Board Member Don Burrell has been elected to serve on the TransportationMATTERS Board of Directors. In addition to serving on the OBF Board for over 20 years, Burrell is a transportation professional. He has been the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Metropolitan Planning Office staff member assigned to Cincinnati Area bicycling for over 30 years.

TransportationMATTERS is a new organization created by leading individuals and organizations in Ohio transportation. The OBF joined TransportationMATTERS early this year.

OBF Chair Chuck Smith nominated Burrell for the Transportation MATTERS Board. 5/23/09

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Ohio Legislature Information

• All sorts of information about the activities of the Ohio State General Assembly, legislation in progress, schedules, finding your legislator, and much more is available here.

Cyclist Friendly Communities

• The Cyclist Friendly Communities Program includes a complete toolkit for improving conditions in your community and information on qualifying for this new award.

On-line Discussions

• To discuss any Ohio bicycle issue with the leading bicycle advocates in the state, join the OhioBike e-mail discussion list. Send a blank e-mail or visit the list on the Web.

OBF Publications

• The Ohio Bicycle Communicator is published two times per year.
• The annual Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar is published in March as a year-long cycling enthusiast's resource.

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