College Park Area Bicycle Coalition
Devoted to Bicycle Advocacy, Education, and Safety

• Educate people about the joys of bicycling.
• Inform cyclists about matters of bicycling safety.
• Raise issues at local, county, and state levels regarding all facets of bicycling.
• Promote the construction of a network of trails - both on and off road.
• Encourage people to bicycle.
   

      A major objective of CPABC is to make the University of Maryland and its neighboring towns bicycle friendly so students, staff, and faculty can bicycle to work and school.

      CPABC serves the city of College Park and its surrounding geographic area. This includes, but is not limited to: Greenbelt, Beltsville, New Carrollton, Bowie, Laurel, University Park, Hyattsville, Mt. Rainier, Seabrook, Lanham, and Adelphi. 

The CPABC has been serving bicyclists since 1988. Originally the College Park Bicycle Coalition, it has expanded its scope to cover nearby neighborhoods.

The following newspaper articles refer to history and activities of the CPABC:

• Maryland Bicyclists Rally for Access, Capital News Service, Thursday, February 9, 1995

• Making Room for Pedaling and Pedestrians - State to Improve Road Access, The Washington Post, August 10, 2000

• Hundreds Participate in Bike/Ped Symposium in Annapolis, Spokes Magazine, 2001

• Happy Trails, Washingtonian Online, 2001
• Father of the WB&A Trail, Spokes Magazine, 2001

• Bicyclists Make Inroads with State Legislators, WABA RideOn, March/April 2001

• District 21 team files for re-election to General Assembly, Gazette, Apr. 26, 2002

• Bike ride aids shop looted in UMd. riots, The Washington Times,  May 2, 2002

CPABC is a non-profit corporation, organized under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code and the laws of Maryland. Donations are fully deductible to the extent allowable by law.

The newsletter, Pedal Power, is published and mailed to members quarterly.

Meetings are held quarterly at the REI store in College Park.