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Should Bikes And Cars Be Treated Equally? Pt. 1

By bikeleague | March 24, 2010

Transportation Secretary LaHood’s policy statement on prioritizing non-motorized transportation has rightly been receiving a fair amount of attention. The National Journal’s Transportation Experts blog has picked up on it. They asked …

Need to create jobs? Invest in bicycling and walking projects.

By bikeleague | March 24, 2010

If you were given $26.5 billion worth of transportation funds and tasked with spending it as quickly as possible to create as many jobs as possible, what would you do…

Take Action — support the DOT policy statement

By bikeleague | March 23, 2010

Last week we saw some politicians try to score points by attacking Secretary LaHood’s call for a more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly Department of Transportation. Fortunately, that hasn’t deterred others from…

LaHood gets it, others do not

By bikeleague | March 19, 2010

As reported in the Courthouse News Service article “Republicans Ridicule Bike Lanes,” Republican Congressmen derided Republican Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood for his call for a “sea change” in the…

Kornheiser versus Lance: Who Wins?

By bikeleague | March 19, 2010

For the umpteenth time in the last five years, a radio show host who is paid to be controversial decides that picking on cyclists would be funny. He makes all…

Announcing the New Orleans Winning Campaigns Training

By bikeleague | March 18, 2010

The Alliance for Bicycling and Walking’s next Winning Campaigns Training will be on April 16-18. It will be hosted by New Orleans Metro Bicycle Coalition. The training will focus on issue…

League Board Member named BTA Executive Director

By bikeleague | March 17, 2010

Oregon’s Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) announced today that Rob Sadowski will become their new Executive Director. Sadowski is a member of the Board of the League of American Bicyclists and currently serves…

Counting Biking Counts

By bikeleague | March 17, 2010

Good planning requires knowing something about who you are planning for. An accurate understanding of bicycling in the U.S. is necessary to build proper accomodation, show support and interest in bicycling,…

Are you a bike club leader?

By BillN | March 17, 2010

Our Club Leadership Training in Boca Raton was such a hit that we decided to host another one. Join us in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 9-11, 2010 at the Wisconsin Exposition Center…

Voices From the National Bike Summit – Streetfilms

By bikeleague | March 16, 2010

The League was beyond excited that Streetfilms attended the 10th annual National Bike Summit and documented from an advocates viewpoint what it is like to participate in an event that…