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Kentucky becomes 30th state to require 3 feet or more to pass a bicyclist!

By Ken McLeod | April 2, 2018
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Last week, KY Gov. Matt Bevin signed HB 33 – An Act Relating to the Overtaking of Bicycles on a Roadway. This law reflects recent legislative trends, including features found in the League’s model safe passing law.

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Mark Thomas Named League Board Director and Treasurer

By bikeleague | April 2, 2018
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Ralph Monti, the League’s Board Chair, today announced the appointment of Mark Thomas as a League Board Director. Thomas, from Kirkland, Washington, will become the League Treasurer, a position previously…

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Policy to make cyclists safer discussed at National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | March 30, 2018
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We’ve all been there. A euphoric bike ride suddenly turns into a heart-racing, adrenaline-surging moment of terror as a car passes within inches, or makes a sudden right turn in front of our path …

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First time Bike Summit experience

By bikeleague | March 26, 2018
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In this two-part blog, Calli Crow, a first-time National Bike Summit attendee from Grand Rapids, MI, shares her experiences in DC at #NBS18.

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Presentations from the Summit

By bikeleague | March 23, 2018
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The 2018 National Bike Summit featured a wide variety of sessions, including ones focused on Bicycle Friendly Businesses, Communities and Universities; diversity; events; tourism; organizational development; education and new developments.

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Take action to require autonomous vehicles to see bicyclists and pedestrians

By Caron Whitaker | March 20, 2018
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On Sunday night, an autonomous vehicle operated by Uber hit and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, AZ, as she was walking her bicycle across the street. Tell your Senators to require automated vehicles to to prove they can detect and respond to bicyclists and pedestrians.

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Photos from the 2018 National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | March 19, 2018
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You can find all the #NBS18 photo albums at our Flickr site. Or just flip through the daily albums in this post!

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TIGER grants announced: Good news for Complete Streets and Trails

By Caron Whitaker | March 19, 2018
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During the National Bike Summit Capitol Hill Lobby Day, several attendees were greeted by Congress members with good news about complete streets and trail projects coming to their district, courtesy of TIGER.

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Automated Vehicles are coming!

By Ken McLeod | March 13, 2018
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I attended the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Public Listening Summit on Automated Vehicle Policy. It was a good experience to hear so many leaders at U.S. DOT and from the public and private sectors discussing their principles for the development of automated vehicle policies.

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#NBS18: Sharing Summit experiences on social media

By bikeleague | March 12, 2018
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Thanks to everyone who attended the 2018 National Bike Summit. We’d like to give a shout out to all the attendees who used the #NBS18 and #BikeLobbyDay hashtags in their social media posts.

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