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Bikemore is a nonprofit organization that advocates for a more bike-friendly city through infrastructural and policy-driven support.
Its Executive Director, Jed Weeks, told WBAL that the organization has long term goals of installing separate infrastructure for cyclists in hopes on reducing injuries and fatalities.
“We do not do enough to keep our roads safe for all road users,” Weeks told the outlet following a deadly hit-and-run crash at West Franklin and North Payson streets on Sunday, Feb. 5.
“Infrastructure saves lives. If we have protected bike facilities, traffic calming, physical infrastructure that prevents people from speeding and running red lights – it literally saves lives.”
The organization also cites Baltimore as one of the top 10 cities for growth in bicycling since 2019 at 56.4 percent, attributing this growth to tens of millions in federal grant funding spent on injury prevention and increased access to opportunity.
Bikemore urged its supporters ahead of a hearing last month to email the Anti-Complete Streets group, which is aimed at repealing Complete Streets, halting bike infrastructure construction, and ripping out existing bike infrastructure.
“Send an email to City Council now telling them enough is enough,” writes Bikemore. “Please customize it with your own story of why continued investment in Complete Streets and all-ages bike infrastructure is important to you.”
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