Advocating for better and safer bike infrastructure in my town and the region more generally. In fact, I'm about to attend a community meeting about the town's

Advocating for better and safer bike infrastructure in my town and the region more generally. In fact, I'm about to attend a community meeting about the town's bike/pedestrian plan later tonight. I live in a streetcar suburb that has a high quality rail link into the nearby major city, but the stations are all surrounded by parking (despite the walkable downtown) and lots of people drive to them from under half a mile away. Making it comfortable enough for more people to bike to the station and to shops downtown feels like low-hanging fruit here. :) Personal actions are great to demonstrate to others that living differently is possible, but we need to funnel some energy into influencing government action too. Start going to your local city/town council meetings and advocating for what you think the town should be doing. Especially if you live in a smaller town, because it's likely you'll actually be able to talk to your elected officials. In a town of say 13,000, there will probably only be 4 or 5 people at those meetings - so you'll have a stronger voice than most others who don't show up. (Or email them, if you don't have the time to go to meetings in person!)