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Making the most of a tragedy

By bikeleague | November 19, 2009
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The League receives a lot of calls and emails about cyclists being killed while riding – too many of them actually. Each and every one makes us on staff take…

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FTA Proposed Eligibility of Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements

By bikeleague | November 14, 2009
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Great news!! – The Federal Transit Administration has published a federal registry notice describing the eligibility of pedestrian and bicycle improvements for FTA funding and proposes a formal policy on…

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The League Working in Your Community

By bikeleague | November 11, 2009
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While most of League staff can be found in our Washington, D.C. office, we’re often on the road working one on one with communities across the country. Last week Education…

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Do Not Let This Headline Scare You!

By bikeleague | November 5, 2009
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Last month Reuters reported on a study of bicycle injuries that found an increase in serious bicycling injuries in a Denver hospital from 1996 to 2006. The report, which carried…

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A Congressman Bikes to Work

By bikeleague | November 5, 2009
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File under: one day this will not be news. Despite the growth in bicycle commuting, it still strikes many people as unusual. In fact, judging by this report in the…

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Cyclists’ Rights & Making it Right in the Media

By bikeleague | October 31, 2009
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USA Today’s Drive On Blog recently had a provocative piece asking whether motorists have let cyclists rights go too far – apparently missing the irony that it was cyclists in…

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Start ’em early

By bikeleague | October 28, 2009
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See a slide show of Balance Bikes in the New York Times. Lucky kid From the New York Times: BALANCE bikes, long popular in Europe, are making inroads in the…

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Cash for Two-Wheel Clunkers

By bikeleague | October 27, 2009
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A program in recently awarded Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community Sioux Falls, SD recently made NBC Nightly News. The story, dubbed “Cash for Two-wheel Clunkers”, highlights a Bike-to-Work program that…

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New Bicycle Friendly Communities Announced!

By bikeleague | October 26, 2009
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In case you missed it on our homepage or Facebook update, this past Monday we announced our Fall round of new Bicycle Friendly Communities! We are excited to add 15…

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How Metropolitan Areas Spend Federal Funds

By bikeleague | October 23, 2009
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Continuing the trend of funding–related posts this week, here is a new report, The Regional Response to Federal Funding for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects [executive summary, full report,] from UC…

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