Randy Neufeld is a long-time Chicago

Chicago

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an and well-known among the cycling

Cycling

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 community as one of the most important figures in the national biking advocacy

Advocacy

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 scene. For more than two decades, Neufeld has worked at the local, national and international levels in promoting 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...

 having served in the following roles: Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer for the Active Transportation Alliance, (formerly Chicagoland Bicycle Federation); Special Advisor to the board of the Alliance for Biking and Walking, and Advocacy Committee Chair for the National Safe Routes to School Partnership; and SRAM Cycling Fund Director.