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Lacking high-quality, free photos for use in your livable streets advocacy work? This fall, you can help build an open source library of photos and win cool prizes while you're at it.

Join Streetsblog SF and the Livable Streets Initiative next week to meet fellow advocates from around the Bay Area to discuss the role of technology in transportation advocacy. Whether you're a long-time transit/neighborhood activist or just getting interested in taking action, join the Livable Streets Community to share strategies and let us know how technology can grease the wheels of your work!

This May, a bill surfaced in the U.S. Senate that would triple federal funding for Safe Routes to School programs. Livable Streets Community activists have been on the case this week, mobilizing support for the measure. In many communities, however, local policies also have to change to help kids get to school by walking or biking.

The interplay of cycling, fashion, and gender has been a hot topic in the livable streets blogosphere this month, and in the Livable Streets Community too. We recently saw the launch of a bike culture-themed group blog called Amsterdamize, and on StreetsWiki we have a new article on Cycle Chic.

We were excited to welcome two dynamic Oakland, CA, groups to the Livable Streets Community this week: Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) and TransForm. Inspired by the success of San Francisco's Sunday Streets, WOBO wants to launch its own East Bay version and is asking for input on what to call the event. Shannon T. writes:

This week brought urban history lessons to StreetsWiki from Livable Streets members coast to coast.

Congratulations to Livable Streets Community member silverlynx for his stunning submission to our Profile Photo Contest! Silverlynx is the captain of a tugboat on the San Francisco Bay and rides a DaHon bicycle to commute between jobs. The first prize of a bike gift basket donated by B’s Bikes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn goes to him. … Continued

Join the Livable Streets Community by May 13 for a chance to win this awesome bike gift basket! That's right -- it's a bike basket doubling as a gift basket, packed with goodies including a mini bike pump, fold-up hex wrench set, an "I Love my Bike" bell, and more.