ElmCityCycling
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Founded in 2001, ElmCityCycling or Elm City Cycling is a cycling advocacy
Cycling advocacy
Cycling advocacy consists of activities that provide greater safety, comfort, and convenience for bicyclists by educating cyclists and motorists, improving road quality on bike routes, establishing more and better bicycle parking, providing legal protections for cyclists by including cycling...

 group based in New Haven, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

. As of 2007, the group had about 450 members.

Many participants are involved in the local Critical Mass
Critical Mass
Critical Mass is a cycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month in over 300 cities around the world. The ride was originally founded in 1992 in San Francisco. The purpose of Critical Mass is not usually formalized beyond the direct action of meeting at a set location and time and...

 ride, which begins at 5:30 on the last Friday of every month in Downtown New Haven
Downtown New Haven
Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the New Haven Green, and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion...

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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
    Festival of Arts and Ideas
    The International Festival of Arts and Ideas takes place on the New Haven Green every summer for fifteen days in mid-June. Most of the free events on The Green fall under the 'arts' side of the festival, concerts, street performers, opera, theater, and dance...

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  • 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
    East Rock
    East Rock of south-central Connecticut, United States, with a high point of , is a long trap rock ridge located on the north side of the city of New Haven...

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