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Lessons from the 2020 BUILD grant selections

By Caron Whitaker | September 29, 2020
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The 2020 round included two projects that were just bike/ped, one in Alabama and one in Florida. The two combined equaled $39 million, or 3.9% of the grant funding.

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Help us defeat the SELF DRIVE Act

By Ken McLeod | September 23, 2020
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Automated Vehicles need federal legislation to realize their full potential. But the SELF DRIVE Act does not address the safety of the most vulnerable people on our roadways and deserves to be defeated.

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I Bike, I Vote 2020

By Caron Whitaker | September 22, 2020
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As the election approaches, the League will be sharing a series of blog posts with important information about voting. Today, we’ll start today by making sure you are registered to vote, and know how to request a mail-in ballot (if you choose to vote by mail).

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60% of Americans support increasing federal funding for biking and walking

By Caron Whitaker | September 21, 2020
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Sixty percent of Americans surveyed think the federal government should invest more of its transportation dollars into programs that benefit people who bike and walk. In a new League of…

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13 Bicycle Friendly Business Awards Reflect Resilience and Challenges

By Lauren Jenkins | September 17, 2020
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Today, the League of American Bicyclists announced 13 companies earned Bicycle Friendly Business awards in its Summer 2020 round of awards, along with two earning Honorable Mentions. The Bicycle Friendly…

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New data portal, new bike commuting data

By Ken McLeod | September 17, 2020
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There is new yearly data on bike commuting and a new League data portal including multiple federal, state, and local agency sources to enable comparisons on a variety of data for biking and walking.

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Bike There on September 22

By BillN | September 11, 2020
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There is power in bicycling, from inspiring change to instilling independence. A simple bike ride always improves our day. As bicycling advocates and educators, we know bike rides are a…

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The possibility of a Senate bill in 2020

By Caron Whitaker | September 8, 2020
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The law currently setting funding and policy over our nation’s transportation system expires at the end of September, and conventional wisdom suggests that Congress will need to temporarily extend that…

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Statement on Killing of Dijon Kizzee

By bikeleague | September 2, 2020
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Dijon Kizzee was a bicyclist. He was a person on a bike. He was a Black man in America on a bike.

Racism is much larger than bicycling, but to make safe streets for everyone requires confronting racism.

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Notes from climbing Capitol Hill: August 10, 2020

By Caron Whitaker | August 10, 2020
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Every day, the League is working to promote and protect bicyclists’ rights at the federal level. Here are Caron’s notes from the past few weeks on her work to promote bicyclists’ rights on Capitol Hill.

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