• Structure of the club

• Purpose

• Current projects and goals

• Accomplishments

Structure of the club

The NIH Bicycle Commuter Club is an NIH R&W sponsored club. We rely on volunteers. In the 1990's, we changed from a dues-paying organization to an information service, so now all NIH bicycle commuters can consider themselves members of the club. This gives us a membership of about 400. Hopefully this web site and the accompanying E-mail listserv will help to increase this number and give the entire NIH cycling community a greater ability to express their concerns about bike commuting to campus and rental buildings.

Purpose

The NIH R&W Bicycle Commuter Club was founded in 1980. Its purpose is to encourage commuting to NIH by bicycle and to represent the interests of bicyclists to the NIH administration.

One way in which we promote bicycle commuting and represent bike commuters is via communication. In the past, we have used hardcopy newsletters and meetings to reach our members. With the advent of electronic communication, we now rely on a listserv and this website to disseminate general information and notice of relevant area meetings, primarily Montgomery County.

The listserv can also be used for finding people for commuting, for noontime, after work, or weekend rides. The listserv is moderated and open to only NIH employees. Employees can join the listserv by going to http://www.recgov.org/cgi-bin/majordomoEU/. Enter your E-mail address, select ALL to see all the lists, then select the Bike Club and click the Apply button. To find out what's going on in the metro area, subscribe to the dc.biking newsgroup which is available at http://groups.google.com/group/dc.biking.

We hope through this web site and the listserv that you will become involved. The president of the club, Angela Atwood-Moore welcomes your input.

Current Projects and Goals

Construction on campus is causing many disruptions to cycling, for example the removal of the racks around Building 35. It is important for us to keep on top of all situations affecting us and communicate with in charge. The bicycle community is seeking representation on the NIH Parking and Transportation Committee.

We hold an annual Bike to Work day event in spring on campus, conduct a bike survey, and participate in the NIH Transportation Fairs.

Accomplishments

We have helped in choosing the design and installation locations of new bike racks and lockers on campus. These can accomodate over 300 cyclists. NIH has also installed "Share the Road" signs on campus roads to let the motoring and cycling population know that bicycles have full access to NIH roads.

This document was last revised on April 23, 2006 by Nick Jakubovics.