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Bike Sharing 2.0

By Alison Dewey | August 13, 2010
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Technology is amazing and typically makes everything easier – information sharing, photo sharing, video sharing, and now bike sharing! Bike sharing by iphone joins the extensive list of bike-sharing systems…

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Delaware Governor signs Vulnerable Road Users Bill into law

By bikeleague | August 13, 2010
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Today Delaware Governor signed SB 269 into law. The bill, modeled after an Oregon law, enhances the penalty for drivers convicted of careless or inattentive drivers who cause serious physical…

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Return of Rescissions

By bikeleague | August 12, 2010
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On Tuesday afternoon, an emergency session of Congress passed a $26 billion Jobs Bill. The Bill includes $6.7 billion in rescissions, of which $2.2 billion will come from transportation funds.…

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Watch Out Portland…Here Comes San Francisco!

By bikeleague | August 10, 2010
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Portland is justifiably one of only three platinum level Bicycle Friendly Communities we’ve designated in the United States; they are rightly proud of that designation and thankfully not at all…

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Update on bike bans

By bikeleague | August 6, 2010
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The fight continues in St. Charles County The battle to stop the proposed bike ban in St. Charles County, MO continues. As previously noted, bill no. 3620 banning bikes from…

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Michigan adopts Complete Streets legislation

By bikeleague | August 5, 2010
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Michigan became the 14th state to pass Complete Streets as a state law and the 22 to have a state-wide policy, like an executive order. As we reported in June,…

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Bike Transportation Gets Political, Those Politics Get Weird

By bikeleague | August 5, 2010
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Yeah, we saw it too. A gubernatorial candidate in Colorado is claiming that Denver’s bike sharing program and the city’s participation in an international climate change agreement is “converting Denver…

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A win for livable communities

By bikeleague | August 4, 2010
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On Monday we, along with a number of other national organizations, sent out an advocacy alert to people in states whose senators sit on the Senate Banking Committee to urge…

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Yes, there is room for all of us — it’s not a zero sum game

By bikeleague | August 4, 2010
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This week the National Journal asks its transportation experts to weigh in on the question, “Will bicyclists and pedestrians squeeze out cars?” Our Andy Clarke was the first to respond,…

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Efforts to end Distracted Driving continue

By bikeleague | August 3, 2010
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When an issue becomes a hot topic there is always the risk that it will burn hot for a time and then burn out. Distracted Driving drew a lot of…

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