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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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The policy we are lobbying on at the National Bike Summit

By Caron Whitaker | March 1, 2018
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In this webinar we walk through the asks for the National Bike Summit. The webinar will discuss the League’s position on an infrastructure package and other legislation you will be discussing in your lobby day meetings.

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League Awards presented at National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | February 28, 2018
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At the 2018 National Bike Summit, the League will recognize advocates, educators and club leaders who made a difference in the past year.

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Shared Spaces, Complete Streets, and Safety (book excerpt)

By bikeleague | February 27, 2018
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In the 1980s, traffic engineer Hans Monderman conducted an experiment in Oudehaske, NL. He removed all road signs, signals and road markings and made all pedestrians, bikers and cars share roads and squares equally, creating a “shared space.” As a result, all travelers paid greater attention to each other equally to keep everyone safe.

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#BikeLobbyDay in DC: What you need to know

By Caron Whitaker | February 22, 2018
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If this is your first Summit, if you have questions about lobbying, or just want to brush up on best practices, watch this webinar. We will talk you through what…

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Taking action in Utah to improve cycling in the Beehive State

By bikeleague | February 16, 2018
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An essential part of our mission is working closely with state and local bike advocacy groups. The League of American Bicyclists is happy to be working with Bike Utah to support two of its legislative priorities this year.

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Rather than safety, access or improved infrastructure, Trump Infrastructure Proposal prioritizes leverage

By Caron Whitaker | February 14, 2018
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The League believes our transportation system should be based on basic principles of safety first, connecting networks and local control.

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