Best Practices Toolkits & Links
Links below are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by Trailnet, and none should be inferred. Trailnet is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.

Why Alternative Transportation is Important

www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthy Places provides information on designing and building healthy communities.

www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mental Health provides information on a broad range of mental health topics.

www.cdc.gov/nccdphp - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion provides information on a broad range of disease prevention and health promotion topics.

www.commutesolutions.com - Commute Solutions of Central Texas, a business/government partnership allows you to enter your commute and vehicle cost information to get your monthly cost for commuting.

www.eia.doe.gov - Energy Information Administration provides annual and long term forecast of energy consumption and costs.

www.epa.gov - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides information on pollution, global warming and acid rain.

www.usaonwatch.org - National Sheriffs’ Association Neighborhood Watch Program.

www.worldwatch.org - Worldwatch institute provides information on global energy consumption.

Bicycle/Walking Safety

www.bam.gov - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Body and Mind is a kid-friendly website that provides a broad range of sports safety topics.

www.bhsi.org - Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute provides thorough information on helmet safety.

www.bicyclesafe.com - Bicycle Safe provides information on “how to not get hit by cars”.

www.bikeleague.org - League of American Bicyclists provides information on a broad range of bicycle safety topics.

www.cpsc.gov - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction – including bicycle helmets.

www.pedbikeinfo.org - Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is a clearinghouse for information about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement and access and mobility.

www.stlouischildrens.org/ - provides information on St. Louis Children’s Hospital Helmet Program.

www.yieldtolife.org - Yield to Life is a non-profit organization devoted to creating a safer environment for cyclists and, by so doing, encouraging more people to ride for their own health, the good of the environment and the well being of society.

Bicycle Transportation How To’s

www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa - Bicycling Street Smarts: Riding Confidently, Legally and Safely, by John S. Allen is a very comprehensive guide for riding safely on the road. We offer FREE hard copy versions of this guide at the Trailnet office.

www.cmt-stl.org/clean/grh.html - provides information on Citizens for Modern Transit Guaranteed Ride Home program.

www.metrostlouis.org/GettingStarted/FAQs/bikenrideFAQs.asp - provides information on taking your bike on MetroLink and MetroBuses.

www.stlbikefed.org - St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation is focused on regional issues of safety, education and access for ALL cyclists.

Bicycling and Walking Facilities

www.bicyclinginfo.org - Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center provides information on a broad range of bicycling and walking facilities topics.

www.bicyclinginfo.org/library/details.cfm?id=3 - provides a bikeability checklist to determine how bikeable your community is.

www.bikestlouis.org - Bike St. Louis, a partnership between the Great Rivers Greenway District and the City of St. Louis, is a bicycle route system in the City of St. Louis which identifies local areas of interest and business districts along the route.

www.bikewalk.org - National Center for Bicycling and Walking provides information on a broad range of bicycling and walking facilities topics.

www.ewgateway.org - East-West Gateway Council of Governments recently completed the St. Louis Regional Bicycling and Walking Transportation Plan.

www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped - U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration provides information on Bicycle Pedestrain Facilities.

www.walkinginfo.org/cps/checklist.htm - provides a walkability checklist to determine how walkable your community is.