City to Velo-city 2011

Thanks to all our donors and helpers who made our fundraising for this trip such a great success!  With the donations, auction, raffle, T-shirt and beer sales we raised over $3,000!

Velo-city_trip_logo_smallStarting in Amsterdam, we met the advocates and government officials who helped make this city the top-ranked bicycle city of the world with nearly fifty percent of all trips made by bicycle. We then traveled to Sevilla, Spain to participate in the international Velo-city ConfeVelo-city_2011rence. 

The location of Sevilla for this longstanding conference series was particularly inspiring because just three years ago this city had virtually no people bicycling, much like Prescott. But after three years of successful bicycle initiatives, they now enjoy six percent of all trips made by bicycle—one of the most impressive leaps of any city in the world. Read more in this ECF press release . Also, this conference focused on what developing countries need to increase bicycling. Both of these themes were  particularly beneficial for the ambassadors and their work to makIMG_5023e Prescott more bicycle friendly. Read more about the course and our fundraising efforts in this Daily Courier article, the local Prescott newspaper.

Prescott ambassadors who qualified for these scholarships were responsible for booking their own flights and lodging and registering for the conference in order to request a reimbursement from this fund. We also worked with our partners in the U.S. and Europe to lower some of these costs.  

     

Thanks to our 2011 Trip Sponsors!:

 

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And thanks to our 2011 in-kind and individual donors who made our fundraising a success:

Austin Allred, Bikesmith, Ray Cage, Lula Cooper, Chris Darakis, Erika DeLeo, Hotel Vendome, Joe Miller, Nick's Feed Your Face, Prescott Coffee Roasters, Valerie Scheffler, Jesse Dean Smith, Tool Exchange, Whiskey Row Screen Printing.

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  • Bicycle course students refurbishing bikes for people in need and educating Prescott citizens and officials

Follow the latest activities of the Prescott College Bicycle Ambassadors on our Facebook group. 

Read more about the Bicycle course in this Cronkite News article.

For further information, contact Sue Knaup, One Street's Executive Director and teacher for the Prescott College course The Bicycle: Vehicle for Social Change: sue{at}onestreet.org or 928-541-9841