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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 More →When you think about your favorite rides, do you remember who you were with? Maybe a friend you could talk to for hours out on the open road, or a…
Read More →I admit that I already have my dream job here at the League, but today I discovered that Kimberly-Clark is also quite dreamy. I traveled to the Neenah, Wisc., this week to visit the Bicycle…
Read More →Let’s face it, the transportation bill passed by Congress in 2012 wasn’t the best for bicycling. The bill basically took away all guaranteed funding for bike projects – leaving a…
Read More →Across the country, nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes — more than 8 percent of the U.S. population. According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately $1 in every $10 healthcare…
Read More →The latest numbers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that the number of bicyclists killed on our roads went up from 623 in 2010 to 677 in…
Read More →What lies at the intersection of transportation and technology? In a word: TransportationCamp. Put on by OpenPlans, I attended the most recent event last weekend in Washington, D.C., which brought…
Read More →“No real change” was one of the narratives that came out of the November elections. The Democrats still control the Senate; Republicans maintain the balance of power in the House…
Read More →Getting more women on bikes often begins with a simple invitation to ride with a friend. Providing community and education, women’s bike clubs are a powerful way to create those…
Read More →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…
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