COOL LINKS
Charlotte Websites
- Bicycle Commuter Mentor Program - What to meet other commuters? Need a good bicycling route?
- BikeCharlotte.com - Your Local Biking Resource. Comprehensive weekly guide to bicycle news, rides, events.
Charlotte Clubs
- Cannonballs Cycling Team
- Dirt Divas
- PASA - Piedmont Area Singletrack Alliance
- TailWind Tandem Club
- Tarheel Cyclists
- Tarheel Trailblazers.com
- RRRC - Rocky River Road Club - Davidson, NC
- Rank Riders
Bicycle Shops
For bicycle shops in the Charlotte area go to BikeCharlotte.com.
Local and State Government
- Charlotte Dept. of Transp.(CDOT) Bicycle Program
- NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
Laws
Other Cities - Advocacy
- Chicago Bicycle Federation
- Transportation Alternatives- NYC
- Bicycle Transportation Alliance – Portland, Oregon – one of the top groups in the U.S. in one of the most bicycle friendly cities.
- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
- Charleston Moves – Charleston S.C. – one of the only other advocacy groups in the South.
National Advocacy and Information Sources
- League of American Bicyclists - the oldest and largest grass-roots cycling organization in the U.S.
- National Center For Bicycling & Walking and the Active Living Resource Center - a website with a comprehensive and practical overview. A great resource for all bike and pedestrian related data and issues.
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center – a companion piece to NCBW but more research oriented. based in Chapel Hill.
Global Advocacy
- International Bicycle Fund - promotes sustainable transport and economic development and cross-cultural understanding worldwide.
- World Carfree Network - a clearinghouse of information from around the world on how to revitalize our towns and cities and create a sustainable future. In addition to serving the carf-ree movement, Worldcarfree.net offers resources for architects, planners, teachers/professors, students, decision-makers and engaged citizens.
- CTC Home - UK 's national cyclists organization.
- Victoria Transport Policy - excellent research on CABA and other forms of transportation.
