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Bicycle Safety and Advocacy: Addressing Concerns and Promoting Infrastructure - Prof. John, Study notes of Literary Analysis

The growing crisis among bicyclists in the us, focusing on the increasing number of accidents on paths restricted to pedestrians and the need for cities to accommodate bikers. Kathy olson, the allentown representative of a national bicycle safety organization, discusses the importance of teaching riding etiquette and designating roads as multi-vehicle highways. The document also mentions the lack of bike facilities in allentown and the city's drafting of a transportation plan.

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ENG 310
Editing and Publishing
9/3/08
Make the main or primary hed 24-point bold, centered.
Make the deck or secondary hed 18-point centered.
Make true indents using the ruler and sliding triangles or the Paragraph Formats dialog box.
Set the spacing between paragraphs to zero (in the same dialog box).
Single space the text of the story and delete all extra returns.
Spell check (Tools) and correct all spelling. Watch for homonyms (sound-alikes).
Replace missing words, but do not change the meaning.
Follow AP style for commas, titles before a name, periods (watch for incomplete sentences)
abbreviations, capitalization, numerals (5) vs. words (five), and quotations. Ask today or by e-
mail, and see Creative Editing 52–58. Use real quotes. Watch for other “typewriter” characters.
Clean up any other extraneous characters.
(For extra credit, reproduce a different version of the chart shown below. Due Sept. 10.)
New rules of the road
Cyclists movement on a roll
The US is experiencing a growiung crisis among bicyclists, acording to the Allentown
representative of a national bicyclesafety organization. In addition to the usual problems
associated with sharing the roads with automobiles,"There is now increasing concern over the
high incidence of accidents on paths restricted to use by pedestrians, skateboarders, and other
bikers,' said Kathy Olson Director of the Allentown CCS Teaching riding etiquete and designat
ing roads as multi-vehicle highways are inexpensive and practical and can alleviate the majority
of hazards bikers face Ms. Olsen declared.
According to Olson, a city which sponsors 3 annual cycling events and supports the county's
alternative transportation program, there is not a single bike lane.
We need to think about doing something to reverse the current situation. And now that we have
the town backing us, there's no reasons to remain silent regarding the lack of bicycle and
pedestrian facilities in our community; added Director Olson
Right now the city is drafting a transportation plan, and Olsen goes on to say:
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Editing and Publishing 9/3/ Make the main or primary hed 24-point bold, centered. Make the deck or secondary hed 18-point centered. Make true indents using the ruler and sliding triangles or the Paragraph Formats dialog box. Set the spacing between paragraphs to zero (in the same dialog box). Single space the text of the story and delete all extra returns. Spell check (Tools) and correct all spelling. Watch for homonyms (sound-alikes). Replace missing words, but do not change the meaning. Follow AP style for commas, titles before a name, periods (watch for incomplete sentences) abbreviations, capitalization, numerals (5) vs. words (five), and quotations. Ask today or by e- mail, and see Creative Editing 52–58. Use real quotes. Watch for other “typewriter” characters. Clean up any other extraneous characters. (For extra credit, reproduce a different version of the chart shown below. Due Sept. 10.) New rules of the road Cyclists movement on a roll The US is experiencing a growiung crisis among bicyclists, acording to the Allentown representative of a national bicyclesafety organization. In addition to the usual problems associated with sharing the roads with automobiles,"There is now increasing concern over the high incidence of accidents on paths restricted to use by pedestrians, skateboarders, and other bikers,' said Kathy Olson Director of the Allentown CCS Teaching riding etiquete and designat ing roads as multi-vehicle highways are inexpensive and practical and can alleviate the majority of hazards bikers face Ms. Olsen declared. According to Olson, a city which sponsors 3 annual cycling events and supports the county's alternative transportation program, there is not a single bike lane. We need to think about doing something to reverse the current situation. And now that we have the town backing us, there's no reasons to remain silent regarding the lack of bicycle and pedestrian facilities in our community; added Director Olson Right now the city is drafting a transportation plan, and Olsen goes on to say:

"There isn't one provision to accomodate bikers, perhaps its an oversight -- or perhaps it's the lack of bikers in the city council. We can safely assume that the director of the Allentown Planning Organization doesn't bike (at least, not outdoors)." The cycling group plans to go straight to the governors office and consult a state bicycle coordinator. Olson enphasized that With some pressure she will work with local government to effect the amount of rode money going to non-highway programs. But unless we speak up, we'll go unnoticed. Transport Subsidies 50% 25% 20% 5% Roads Buses Light rail Other