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LaHood: “This is what Americans want”

By bikeleague | April 6, 2010

Thanks to everyone for telling Secretary LaHood how important his support for bicycling and walking is to you. HisFacebook page is still overflowing will gratitude. Recently, he sat down with the…

Looking but Not Seeing

By bikeleague | April 5, 2010

Have you ever been cut off by a driver on a cell phone? You may have attributed the danger move to the driver holding the steering wheel with just one…

Two Articles on Health and Fitness

By bikeleague | April 1, 2010

Some people with advanced Parkinson’s disease, who cannot walk, can ride bikes. (NYTimes) A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that women who got at least 60 minutes…

Climate Ride: California Style

By bikeleague | April 1, 2010

Last June, I attended a bicycling event in New York City where among the great people doing important work to promote bicycling were two particularly friendly and charming individuals —…

Support the USDOT Statement on Bicycling and Walking

By bikeleague | March 30, 2010

On March 15th, the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, announced a new policy statement that calls for the end of treating bicycling and walking as second-class modes of transportation. Read the whole statement.…

Setting the Record Straight on US DOT’s New Nonmotorized Policy Statement

By bikeleague | March 29, 2010

This weekend, the Drudge Report linked to the recent New York Times article about Secretary LaHood’s policy statement with the alarmist headline: “War on Cars? Obama Transportation Sec.: ‘This is…

New York Times picks up on LaHood’s policy statement

By bikeleague | March 26, 2010

The Times’ Green Inc. blog covers the reaction to Secretary LaHood’s policy statement and quotes this blog. In response to the criticism they cite, they could also have linked here and…

Summit 2010 Photos Are Posted

By bikeleague | March 25, 2010

Were you at the National Bike Summit or wish you had attended? Find all of our photo coverage at flickr.com/photos/bikeleague. Pedicab-84 Originally uploaded by bikeleague

House passes resolution: April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month

By bikeleague | March 25, 2010

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Should Bikes And Cars Be Treated Equally? pt. 2

By bikeleague | March 24, 2010

While Andy was drafting his first response to the question “Should Bikes And Cars Be Treated Equally?” the President of the American Trucking Associations wrote the following (click for full version):  …