Reading time: < 1 min If you want to work toward a better bike friendly in Boca, the board is a great way to work with other like minded fellow residents for change.
Les Wilson
Les Wilson
With 35 years experience at IBM in simplifying complex statistics, systems and data for executive decision making, Les Wilson does research, analysis, video production, graphics and editing at BocaFirst. He is a retired IBM Senior Technical Staff Member in product Research and Development. He has a BS Degree in Computer Science from Rutgers University. Les has lived in Boca since the early '90s, raised a family in several neighborhoods and is an expert resident of South East Boca. He is one of several Bike Advocates at BocaFirst.
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Pedestrian/Bike Advocacy
The Proverbial Crash Waiting to Happen has Happened.
by Les Wilsonby Les WilsonReading time: 3 mins Like Gulfstream, Boca Raton has underinvested in its pedestrian and bike infrastructure at the behest of the attorney toting few but at the cost of everyone else. The Boca Raton Bike Club issued a resolution drawing attention to the Town of Gulfstream for failing to support road improvements to A1A.
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Reading time: 5 mins The bike crash occurred in Gulfstream where A1A is narrow and residents notably have opposed state initiatives to widen and modernize A1A. Are you the problem or the solution?
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Pedestrian/Bike AdvocacyThe Watchdog
Cool stuff happening in Boca’s Citizen Pedestrian and Bike Advisory Board
by Les Wilsonby Les WilsonReading time: 2 mins Boca’s Citizen Pedestrian/Bike Advisory Board has been very active advocating for improvements to Boca’s pedestrian infrastructure
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Reading time: 3 mins If you feel like nothing is getting better or nothing is being done to make walk/bike/roll safer in Boca Raton, this would be a good meeting to attend and make your voice heard
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Better Bike Friendly AdvocatesPedestrian/Bike Advocacy
Walk, Bike or Roll to School 2023
by Les Wilsonby Les WilsonReading time: < 1 min Addison Mizner enjoys a high level of participation in walking, biking and rolling to school. City Council and community leaders came out to experience it. I asked them what they thought about it and the state of mobility in Boca Raton.
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Better Bike Friendly AdvocatesPedestrian/Bike Advocacy
Better Bike Friendly Advocate – Amy Lang
by Les Wilsonby Les WilsonReading time: < 1 min Having lived in cities all over the world, Amy figured out the best way to get around Boca without a car was on an e-scooter.
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Reading time: 4 mins Boca Raton is celebrating Mobility Week. The idea is to try out Boca’s pedestrian and bike infrastructure instead of a car.
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Reading time: 6 mins The principle finding was how downtown Boca is upside down: In the place where we have the most to gain by people walking and cycling, we have the worst infrastructure and least safety.
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Better Bike Friendly AdvocatesPedestrian/Bike Advocacy
Better Bike Friendly Advocate – Dr Louis Merlin
by Les Wilsonby Les WilsonReading time: < 1 min As a professor of Urban Planning, he provides insight on why Boca Raton is falling short of being “Bike Friendly”.