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Founded in 2001, ElmCityCycling or Elm City Cycling is a cycling advocacy group based in New Haven, Connecticut. As of 2007, the group had about 450 members.〔http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elmcitycycling/〕 Many participants are involved in the local Critical Mass ride, which begins at 5:30 on the last Friday of every month in Downtown New Haven. The group's activities and achievements include: * Promoting local rides and bicycle tours for events such as City Wide Open Studios and the Festival of Arts and Ideas. * Helping beginning and casual riders become experienced cyclists * Serving as a social and political networking group for the entire community * Educating local residents and children about cycling safety, through events such as the "bike jamboree" * Creating a dialogue between cyclists, public safety officials and government * Ensuring that cycling safety is mentioned in local communications and flyers * Advocating for bicycle lanes in the city, including, in 2004, the creation of the heavily used Orange Street bike lane in East Rock. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ElmCityCycling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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