Posts by Caron Whitaker
USDOT Announces Bike Safety Summits in Tampa & Minneapolis
“We are going to address bike safety head on… and we are going to pull from all our resources to do it.” At the National Bike Summit earlier this month,…
Read MoreSummit Follow-up: 69 Congressional Leaders Call for Bike/Ped Safety Goal
Today 69 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to set a national goal to reduce bicyclist deaths.…
Read MoreDear Mr. President: Please Continue LaHood’s Legacy
When Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced his retirement last month, we quickly went from gratitude for his work promoting biking and walking, to wondering who President Obama will tap as…
Read MoreSummit Countdown #3: Create the Agenda for the NEXT Transportation Bill
When I first started with America Bikes in 2008 one of the first things we did was write a platform for the re-authorization of the federal transportation bill. For the…
Read MoreSummit Countdown #8: Save Cycling from the Fiscal Cliff
What does the fiscal cliff have to do with biking? From a distance, very little. But look closer and biking is, indeed, perched on a potential precipice… With the debt…
Read MoreWho Are the Important Players for Bicycling in the 113th Congress?
Inauguration is still a few weeks away, but today marks the official start of the 113th Congress. And, while the president secured a second term, the 2012 election resulted in…
Read MoreSetting the Tone for Biking in Congress’ First 100 Days
I’ve just finished my first week at the League and already I’m immersed in planning for the National Bike Summit — which is great, because getting more involved with the…
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