Posts by Caron Whitaker

Last week the White House held their Infrastructure Week in Washington, and League staff were there.

The White House released its full budget for fiscal year 2018 this week. The budget does not touch transportation alternatives, the major source of funding for bicycling and walking infrastructure. However, it does include some warning signs moving forward.

Secretary Chao stated that the Administration had been going through a process to develop a plan with over 16 federal agencies and multiple stakeholders weighing in.

The Trump White House released its “skinny budget” last week which includes significant cuts to non-defense discretionary funds, including a 13% cut to the US DOT.

Two webinars for National Bike Summit attendees to prepare for Capitol Hill office visits.

Because of your support, US DOT has acknowledged that biking and walking have a role to play in reducing congestion and improving air quality!

Throughout his campaign and in his acceptance speech President Elect Trump promised to support a trillion dollar investment in infrastructure spending. What will that mean for biking and walking?

The League did two surveys. One was of League members and advocates. Over 4000 advocates from all 50 states responded to this survey. The other survey was done in conjunction with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals.

Thanks to everyone who filled out our surveys on what the League’s federal policy priorities should be. We learned a lot! I really appreciate the thoughtful and insightful comments shared. The results of the surveys are included in the slideshow below.