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Horrible Surface Transportation Bill Unveiled Today — Bicycle Programs Eliminated

By bikeleague | February 1, 2012
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Moments ago, Congressman John Mica (R-FL) announced the introduction of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act. The proposed bill eliminates dedicated funding for bicycling and walking as we feared,…

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Support the League by Riding your Bike!

By bikeleague | January 30, 2012
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If you want to support the League and love to ride your bike, do we have a deal for you! We are a beneficiary of Climate Ride for the second…

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LeBron James Bikes to Work

By bikeleague | January 30, 2012
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Knowing that the Miami Marathon would cause a lot of traffic congestion, Miami Heat Forward LeBron James beat the traffic by getting on his bike and getting in a little…

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Does anyone walk and bike outside of big cities? New report says yes.

By bikeleague | January 30, 2012
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If you think bicycling and walking are only for big cities, you are only getting part of the story. A report released today by the Rails to Trails Conservancy, “Active…

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Bicycling is big business, just ask Iowa

By bikeleague | January 27, 2012
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Large rides like RAGBRAI support local economies by bringing thousands of riders to small communities (Photo: Christopher Gannon/The Des Moines Register) Bicycling generates $364.8 million in direct and indirect benefits to the…

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House Bill Threatens to Eliminate Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding

By bikeleague | January 26, 2012
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By Mary Lauran Hall, Communications Coordinator, America Bikes For the past 20 years, the federal Transportation program has included dedicated funding for biking and walking. Over the course of twenty…

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Safe Passing for Safe Streets

By bikeleague | January 26, 2012
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Yesterday we heard about the great news of the Pennsylvania Senate passing HB 170, the Safe Passing Act and sending it to Governor Corbett’s desk for his signature. Just in…

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PA Senate PAsses safe PAssing

By bikeleague | January 25, 2012
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Too much with the PA joke? Sorry. Anyway… Big news today out of Pennsylvania. The PA Senate passed House Bill 170, the Safe Passing Act by a vote of 45 to…

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2012 Benchmarking report out now!

By bikeleague | January 24, 2012
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Bicycling and walking make up 12 percent of all trips and 14 percent of all traffic fatalities and yet receive only 1.6 percent of federal transportation funding. What more do…

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Apply now to host a federal funding workshop

By bikeleague | January 18, 2012
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Advocacy Advance is now accepting applications for its 2012 Action 2020 Workshops.   These workshops bring together advocates, agency staff, and elected officials and are designed to ensure that participants have…

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