On May 8th, join us for desserts and conversation with the Dutch Cycling Embassy, hosted by Palo Alto Forward, Balanced Mountain View, and Transition Palo Alto.
The Dutch Cycling Embassy (DCE) will be on a California tour, meeting with officials from LA to SF - and they want to connect with grassroots cyclists here in Palo Alto. They will share their experiences and to offer us ideas and strategies to enhance our cycling culture. As the world’s number one cycling country, the DCE's goal is to facilitate cycling worldwide as the most modern, efficient and sustainable method of transport.
In the 1970's the Dutch were struggling with congestion, air pollution, increasing traffic accidents, and a decreasing quality of life (sound familiar?). At that point the they started to implement overt policies to increase biking and walking. This has resulted in a broad based bicycle culture and the highest rate of cycling in the world.
Today 80% of the Dutch use a bicycle to get to work, school and do errands and they own an average of 1.8 bicycles per person! While bike riding isn’t for everyone, it can really help with our quality of life here in Silicon Valley.
THEY’RE DOING IT, WHY CAN’T WE???
Cost: Free for Palo Alto Forward Members and $5 for non-members. All members of the public are welcome.
Who's RSVPing
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Sarah Kim canceled rsvp +1 2017-05-08 16:01:23 -0700
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Geoff Paulsen rsvped 2017-05-08 10:56:01 -0700
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Rattehalli Sudesh rsvped +1 2017-05-08 09:19:15 -0700
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Aleksandar Totic rsvped 2017-05-07 21:45:59 -0700
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David Coale rsvped 2017-05-05 21:41:07 -0700
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Grant Dasher rsvped 2017-05-05 21:38:16 -0700
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Sarah Kim rsvped +1 2017-05-04 15:40:22 -0700
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Elaine Uang rsvped +1 2017-05-03 13:59:17 -0700
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Jeralyn Moran rsvped 2017-05-03 09:10:35 -0700
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Shannon McEntee rsvped 2017-05-03 09:04:14 -0700
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Randolph Tsien rsvped 2017-05-03 08:49:36 -0700
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Luba Lesiva rsvped 2017-05-02 21:20:20 -0700
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Michelle Daher rsvped 2017-05-02 21:20:18 -0700
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Amie Ashton rsvped +1 2017-05-02 11:46:06 -0700
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Sarah Pease rsvped +1 2017-05-01 21:08:58 -0700
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Margaret Rosenbloom rsvped 2017-05-01 14:12:43 -0700
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Gail Price rsvped +1 2017-05-01 09:16:26 -0700
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sara woodham rsvped 2017-05-01 08:01:15 -0700
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Siarhei Samuseu rsvped 2017-04-30 22:54:56 -0700
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Diane Morin rsvped 2017-04-26 22:09:35 -0700
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Greg Unangst rsvped +1 2017-04-26 14:09:25 -0700
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Bill Kirsch rsvped 2017-04-25 10:31:04 -0700
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Patrick Killelea rsvped 2017-04-25 09:05:08 -0700
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gordana pavlovic rsvped +1 2017-04-24 23:17:59 -0700
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Hong Quan rsvped 2017-04-24 21:18:23 -0700
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Martha Langill rsvped 2017-04-24 21:18:22 -0700
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Cindy Welton rsvped 2017-04-24 20:49:07 -0700
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