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New York Times picks up on LaHood’s policy statement

By bikeleague | March 26, 2010
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The Times’ Green Inc. blog covers the reaction to Secretary LaHood’s policy statement and quotes this blog. In response to the criticism they cite, they could also have linked here and…

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Summit 2010 Photos Are Posted

By bikeleague | March 25, 2010
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Were you at the National Bike Summit or wish you had attended? Find all of our photo coverage at flickr.com/photos/bikeleague. Pedicab-84 Originally uploaded by bikeleague

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House passes resolution: April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month

By bikeleague | March 25, 2010
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Should Bikes And Cars Be Treated Equally? pt. 2

By bikeleague | March 24, 2010
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While Andy was drafting his first response to the question “Should Bikes And Cars Be Treated Equally?” the President of the American Trucking Associations wrote the following (click for full version):  …

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Should Bikes And Cars Be Treated Equally? Pt. 1

By bikeleague | March 24, 2010
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Transportation Secretary LaHood’s policy statement on prioritizing non-motorized transportation has rightly been receiving a fair amount of attention. The National Journal’s Transportation Experts blog has picked up on it. They asked …

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Need to create jobs? Invest in bicycling and walking projects.

By bikeleague | March 24, 2010
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If you were given $26.5 billion worth of transportation funds and tasked with spending it as quickly as possible to create as many jobs as possible, what would you do…

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Take Action — support the DOT policy statement

By bikeleague | March 23, 2010
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Last week we saw some politicians try to score points by attacking Secretary LaHood’s call for a more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly Department of Transportation. Fortunately, that hasn’t deterred others from…

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LaHood gets it, others do not

By bikeleague | March 19, 2010
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As reported in the Courthouse News Service article “Republicans Ridicule Bike Lanes,” Republican Congressmen derided Republican Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood for his call for a “sea change” in the…

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Kornheiser versus Lance: Who Wins?

By bikeleague | March 19, 2010
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For the umpteenth time in the last five years, a radio show host who is paid to be controversial decides that picking on cyclists would be funny. He makes all…

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Announcing the New Orleans Winning Campaigns Training

By bikeleague | March 18, 2010
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The Alliance for Bicycling and Walking’s next Winning Campaigns Training will be on April 16-18. It will be hosted by New Orleans Metro Bicycle Coalition. The training will focus on issue…

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