Dear IWBA Supporters,

On Sunday, we gathered in Pocatello with community members and civic leaders to commemorate the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Each year, on the third Sunday of November, communities across the world gather to hold a vigil for the estimated million lives lost in crashes, and the countless more lives forever impacted.

Vigil in Pocatello for the World Day of Remembrance.

It was a solemn day made even more painful by the loss of an eight year old Washington Elementary School student in Boise just five days prior, struck by a vehicle while crossing Harrison Boulevard. Our hearts go out to the family, friends, and communities impacted by this unfathomable event.

It does not have to be like this. We can choose to build safer streets and more vibrant communities; we can choose to educate our children and hold drivers to a higher standard; we can choose make sacrifices to protect our neighbors; we can choose to believe that a better world is possible.

As a supporter of the Idaho Walk Bike Alliance, you are a part of this work—and there is much work to be done. More will be shared in the coming weeks and months, but rest assured that there are Idahoans across the state just like you working toward a future where everyone makes it home to their loved ones.

I’ll leave you with a message laid beneath the tree at the intersection of Harrison and Ada: “There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint upon this world.”

Pedaling onward,

John

President, Idaho Walk Bike Alliance