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In the latest issue of Cycling Utah the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective won the "Road Club of the Year Award" and our very own Jason Bultman, President of our Board of Directors, took home the award for "Bicycle Advocate of the Year." Congratulations is due for the Collective, Jason, and all the volunteers that made this happen. To see who the other awards went to visit Cycling Utah or read the Fall/Winter 2006 Issue .
"The Salt Lake Bicycle Collective (www.slcbikecollective.org) runs on one gear. Fast. In a few short years, they have...
...put together an organization that helps put more people on bikes and makes it safer and easier to ride for those that already have two wheels underneath them. Ever present at the Farmer’s Market, they parked bikes for those that chose to ride. They work with Youth City and help kids Earn-a-Bike. And recently, in partnership with UDOT, they began the Bicycle Education Program - designed to educate individuals on safe riding. They have worked with YouthCity, Navajo Santa, the International Rescue Committee, Odyssey House, and The Road Home. Driven by volunteers, the Collective also operates a shop where bikes and lives are refurbished. Oh, and those volunteers mostly wreak havoc on singlespeeds. The Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is our Road Club of the Year."
"Jason Bultman runs on 32 hours days. That’s the only explanation for how much he is able to get done with bicycle advocacy. A founder of the Salt Lake Bicycle Collective, he started the Collective’s Bicycle Education Program to teach adult and youth cyclists safe cycling. He has been the driving force to get state and municipal agencies to adopt standards to accommodate bicyclists in transportation planning. This push for ‘Complete Streets’ has led to UDOT adopting a bike/ped checklist and design accommodations. Salt Lake City is poised to adopt Complete Streets in the next few weeks. Salt Lake County is likely to adopt this as well. For his tireless work, we name Jason Bultman as our Bicycle Advocate of the Year." |
