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The League of American Bicyclists and the Alliance for Biking & Walking are pleased to announce a new, three-year campaign to double federal funding for bicycling and walking by 2013.…
Read More →Bicyclists lost an incredible champion in the U.S. Congress last night. James Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee lost his seat representing Minnesota’s 8th Congressional district after…
Read More →For the second year in a row, federal spending on bicycle and pedestrian projects exceeded $1 billion. According to the Federal Highway Administration’s Financial Management Information System (FMIS), U.S. states…
Read More →Happy Friday. Here is a fantastic feature on a local news station in Roanoke, VA, which spends about three minutes plugging an upcoming Traffic Skills 101 course taught by LCI…
Read More →Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told NPR yesterday what he told Bloomberg News earlier this month: don’t drive while using a cellphone — including hands-free and Bluetooth devices. He explained that the…
Read More →Two memorable events last week had me wondering whether the generally rather unassuming Arlington County, Va. that I ride through every day is catching up fast with Amsterdam. First, riding…
Read More →The November 2010 elections are fast approaching, with much at stake for many of the policies and initiatives important to the League and the wider bicycling community. That’s why it…
Read More →The League has a proud and rich history of working for better bicycling. Founded in 1880 as the League of American Wheelmen, the organization launched the Good Roads Movement that…
Read More →The US Department of Transportation has announced the 73 winners in 40 states who will share the $600 million dollars from the second round of TIGER grants. Of the total,…
Read More →If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere, or so the saying goes. We’ve been excitedly watching NYC for some time now, and the city…
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