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Update on bike bans

By bikeleague | August 6, 2010

The fight continues in St. Charles County The battle to stop the proposed bike ban in St. Charles County, MO continues. As previously noted, bill no. 3620 banning bikes from…

Michigan adopts Complete Streets legislation

By bikeleague | August 5, 2010

Michigan became the 14th state to pass Complete Streets as a state law and the 22 to have a state-wide policy, like an executive order. As we reported in June,…

Bike Transportation Gets Political, Those Politics Get Weird

By bikeleague | August 5, 2010

Yeah, we saw it too. A gubernatorial candidate in Colorado is claiming that Denver’s bike sharing program and the city’s participation in an international climate change agreement is “converting Denver…

A win for livable communities

By bikeleague | August 4, 2010

On Monday we, along with a number of other national organizations, sent out an advocacy alert to people in states whose senators sit on the Senate Banking Committee to urge…

Yes, there is room for all of us — it’s not a zero sum game

By bikeleague | August 4, 2010

This week the National Journal asks its transportation experts to weigh in on the question, “Will bicyclists and pedestrians squeeze out cars?” Our Andy Clarke was the first to respond,…

Efforts to end Distracted Driving continue

By bikeleague | August 3, 2010

When an issue becomes a hot topic there is always the risk that it will burn hot for a time and then burn out. Distracted Driving drew a lot of…

Act Now to Save Riding Routes From Rumble Strips!

By bikeleague | August 2, 2010

Cyclists and motorists share a desire for safer roadways. Most of us are motorists as well as cyclists and we have probably all benefited from the wake-up call provided by…

Best Cyclist of All Time?

By bikeleague | July 30, 2010

The League is switching to preferential voting for the upcoming Board Elections. To test out our new system, we thought it would be fun to vote for the best cyclist…

A tug of war over livability

By bikeleague | July 29, 2010

Washington really is an odd place to do business. Even as the City prepares for the Summer exodus to the beach or home districts (or really anywhere away from the…

ADA turns 20, we look ahead to Complete Streets

By bikeleague | July 26, 2010

Today, July 26, marks the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). One of the important achievements of the ADA was to require that facilities in the public…