We saw bicycling advocacy in action last night in Rockford as members of the Rock Cut Trail Crew joined the Blackhawk Bike and Ski Club at city hall for a meeting with the League of Illinois Bicyclists. The meeting was to get recommendations from cyclists about safe bike routes for the Rockford Bike Map Project.

The Rockford Area Transportation System also outlined their three-part plan to study bike and pedestrian activity in Rockford. The study, to be completed by June 2007, includes:

Inventory of the existing system
Study the impact of mounting bike racks on city busses
Study zoning and land use ordinances to determine how to incorporate bike and pedestrian access into new residential developments

Rock Cut Trail Crew President, Nick Bojda, interviewed Ed Barsotti, Executive Director for the League of Illinois Bicyclists as well as Rockford Mayor, Larry Morrissey for TrailTapes. Be sure to download the February episode for the story.