Events



Hello . . .
As everyone knows, electric vehicles can make a difference for clean air 
and addressing climate change.  And so the current bills to support 
electric vehicle adoption in Oregon that have been introduced in the 
Oregon legislature need your support now.
Please know this . . . citizens who email, call or virtually visit with 
their legislators, you as constituents are very important when it comes 
to getting bills passed into law.
Open the link below, it has the fact sheet for all the information you 
need about the specific bills.

https://nonprofitprnow.com/Electric_Vehicle_Bills_2021_Session_Two_Page_Fact_Sheet_02-2021.pdf

And now it's as easy as 1-2-3.
(1) Email both your senator and representative to simply say you support 
all the electric vehicle bills introduced this year.
(2) Say in just a few sentences why you like all the bills, ask for 
their support, and ask them to also help get these bills a hearing.
(3) Send along in your email the above link to the two-page fact sheet, 
too, so they know all about the specific electric vehicle bills.
If you can just do that, then that would be great.
Great for clean air, great to address climate change, great for the 
future of Oregon.
To find your state representative and senator, just go to this link 
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/findyourlegislator/leg-districts.html
And just enter your address, and click on "Find who represents me," and 
you'll have their name, email address and phone number, it's really that 
easy.
If you want to also set up a "virtual visit," then just contact me 
directly, I'm here to assist you.
If you have any questions, need more information, or want to officially 
submit what you wrote in your email to your legislator as testimony to a 
committee hearing on a specific bill, just send me an email, or give me 
a call.  I'm here to help make it easy for your voice heard.
My email is Al.LePage@SpireTech.com / My phone is (503) 335-3876 (it's a 
landline only, so I can not get texts, thanks)
Together we can work towards a better world.
Your voice and immediate action is needed, your efforts are appreciated.
Thank you!
Al LePage, Vice-President/Electric Vehicle Legislation Outreach 
Coordinator
Emerald Valley Electric Vehicle Association, Chapter of the Electric Auto Association


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SNEAK PEEK AT THE EARLY AGENDA FOR #BIKESUMMIT21
ADVOCACY
NATIONAL BIKE SUMMIT
by Lauren Jenkins
Register for #BikeSummit21 now »
The 22nd National Bike Summit will be here before we know it! This year’s Summit takes place February 28-March 3, 2021 and is entirely online, meaning you–yes you!–can attend from wherever you have internet access and a comfortable place to sit. Programming for this year’s Summit will start around 1pm ET, so we hope to see folks across the country tune in to take part in our movement, highlighted in this year’s theme of Bikes: Our Vehicle For Change. 
In 2021, the Summit takes place at a critical time in Washington when a new Administration and a new Congress need to hear from you! Register today »
Join the League or learn how to renew your membership here »
Registration for the Summit is open: register before February 1, 2021 to secure an Early Bird Discount. League members also earn discounted registration, so consider joining the League for not only this year’s Summit, but also all of the great year round benefits of being an integral part of the movement for better biking. 
WHY ATTEND THE SUMMIT? 
  • We’ll set up a meeting for you to discuss biking issues with your Members of Congress! Plus, we’ll train you how to be an effective member of the Bike Lobby.
  • Turn Zoom into something you look forward to at our bike-y happy hours and networking events
  • Register early to receive a gift box featuring treats from our sponsors!
And here’s just a preview of some of the speakers and sessions and you can look forward to at #BikeSummit21:  
  • A keynote presentation by thought leader and researcher Charles Brown, MPA, CPD, on “Arrested Mobility: Exploring the Impacts of Over-policing (i.e., policy, police and polity) BIPOC Mobility in the US” highlighting “the social, political, economic, and health impacts of racial disparities in transportation and examine the ways in which our approaches to transportation research, planning, policy, and design can and must be reimagined to achieve greater mobility, health, and quality of life for all road users.” 
  • A Lobby Day where we want to meet with every Member of Congress about building a more Bicycle Friendly America! Register today to take part--we’ll set up your meetings and make sure you have all the training you need. 
  • A session on “Making Cars That Don’t Kill” featuring a discussion with author Angie Schmitt, David Zipper, and Dara Baldwin with the Center for Disability Rights about the increasing size and deadliness of cars and trucks on our roads, plus ways advocates can push to make the safety of people outside of cars a priority in vehicle design. 
  • A panel getting into the details about “Communicating Active Transportation Benefits to State DOTs” with insights from Toks Omishakin with CalTrans and Julie Harris with Bike Walk Nebraska. 
  • A deep-dive on “Slow Streets and Quick Builds: Infrastructure in the Age of COVID” with Warren Logan from the City of Oakland, Allison Burson with MassBike, and others invited to talk about two case studies of rapid planning and implementation for bike(+) infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • A discussion about “Self-Enforcing Streets and Slower Speeds” with Marco Conner of Transportation Alternatives, Rigel Robinson, Berkeley city councilmember, and other invited guests showing how people are leading on self-enforcing streets that prioritize safety first without relying on armed traffic safety enforcement.
  • Plenaries and other keynotes to be announced soon! (Yes, we did invite Secretary-designee Pete Buttigieg!)
  • Many more sessions in our four tracks: Education, Engagement, Engineering, and Encouragement.
An invite has been extended to the next Secretary of Transportation...

            

Plus, we’re bringing the fun - virtually: 
  • On Sunday, kick off the Summit with a virtual 360-degree tour of Delft in the Netherlands with Chris and Melissa Bruntlett, authors of Building the Cycling City and the forthcoming Curbing Traffic.
  • On Tuesday night, join us for film night with the Bicycle Film Festival! Our friends at BFF will host a fun night of new films from around the world, all celebrating the Bicycle. The program features the US premiere of Together We Cycle, with a Q&A from the filmmakers.
  • On Wednesday night, regional happy hours will bring together bike advocates to share stories and hopes for 2021. 

Thank you for participating in our public briefing webinar on the newly released National Academies' report, Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System. 
In case you missed it or would like to rewatch the briefing, the slides and video are now posted (see links below).
REPORT RESOURCES Learn more about the study and sign up for updates on our website at http://nationalacademies.org/decarbonization.
Join the conversation on twitter using #USDecarb


UPCOMING EVENTS
Join study chair Stephen Pacala for a Climate Conversation at the National Academies on Feb 18, 2021 at 3pm ET.  Learn more and register to attend at https://climate-convo-decarb.eventbrite.com. 










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