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A Congressman Bikes to Work

By bikeleague | November 5, 2009

File under: one day this will not be news. Despite the growth in bicycle commuting, it still strikes many people as unusual. In fact, judging by this report in the…

Cyclists’ Rights & Making it Right in the Media

By bikeleague | October 31, 2009

USA Today’s Drive On Blog recently had a provocative piece asking whether motorists have let cyclists rights go too far – apparently missing the irony that it was cyclists in…

Start ’em early

By bikeleague | October 28, 2009

See a slide show of Balance Bikes in the New York Times. Lucky kid From the New York Times: BALANCE bikes, long popular in Europe, are making inroads in the…

Cash for Two-Wheel Clunkers

By bikeleague | October 27, 2009

A program in recently awarded Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community Sioux Falls, SD recently made NBC Nightly News. The story, dubbed “Cash for Two-wheel Clunkers”, highlights a Bike-to-Work program that…

New Bicycle Friendly Communities Announced!

By bikeleague | October 26, 2009

In case you missed it on our homepage or Facebook update, this past Monday we announced our Fall round of new Bicycle Friendly Communities! We are excited to add 15…

How Metropolitan Areas Spend Federal Funds

By bikeleague | October 23, 2009

Continuing the trend of funding–related posts this week, here is a new report, The Regional Response to Federal Funding for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects [executive summary, full report,] from UC…

Getting Federal Funding,Part I: CMAQ

By bikeleague | October 23, 2009

CMAQ funded 80 percent of the $1.35 million McDonald’s Cycle Center in Chicago’s Millennium Park. When it comes to finding federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects, many people have…

Federal Investment in Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Reaches New High

By bikeleague | October 22, 2009

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released its estimate of the amount spent (obligated) on bicycle and pedestrian projects and programs in FY 2009 — and at $1.2 billion, its…

Updates From Capitol Hill

By bikeleague | October 20, 2009

The League has been busy following several issues on Capitol Hill ranging from livable communities to the many complexities of the Transportation Bill and transportation funding. Below is a summary…

Bicycle Commuting Trends, 2000 to 2008

By bikeleague | October 9, 2009

As we reported earlier, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey (ACS), released on September 22, 2009, 0.55 percent of Americans use a bicycle as the primary…