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Vote for your favorite infographic (Suggestion: vote bike)

By bikeleague | November 16, 2011

The US Department of Transportation wants to know which “data visualization,” or infographic, the public likes best. Vote for your favorite here. There are two bike-related submissions. The first is an…

Twin Cities: Strength in Numbers

By bikeleague | November 11, 2011

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is an infographic worth? In an effort to spread the word about bicycling’s benefits and popularity, Bike Walk Twin Cities created this…

Sign the Right to the Road petition

By bikeleague | November 11, 2011

As we reported yesterday, the draft of the Senate’s transportation authorization bill, S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, includes a mandatory sidepath law for roads…

National Bike Summit 2012 — Save $50 for 50 Years of Hard Work

By bikeleague | November 10, 2011

The League of American Bicyclists annual National Bike Summit has transformed bicycling in the United States since the first Summit 11 years ago. The first Summit was small — only…

Proposed law would force cyclists off roads on federal land and onto paths

By bikeleague | November 9, 2011

The draft of the Senate’s transportation authorization (S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act) has been a bit of a disappointment for cyclists. It reduces funding…

Proposed Program Reshuffling

By bikeleague | November 9, 2011

Click to enlarge. Transportation for America has put together a helpful visual (above) on their blog showing the consolidation of the various funding programs, as proposed by the Senate Committee on…

Bicycling and Walking Organizations Respond to MAP‐21

By bikeleague | November 9, 2011

Late last week, the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works released their draft of the surface transportation authorization bill, the law that will determine transportation programs and funding.…

What a Week in Washington

By bikeleague | November 8, 2011

Last week in Washington started on a high – and not just the sugar high generated by Halloween candy. We opened registration for the 2012 National Bike Summit. The Summit…

Federal, county, city governments come together to celebrate Anacostia River Trail

By bikeleague | November 7, 2011

Video courtesy of MORE member Jim Bole.  Despite the rancor in Congress over funding for bicycling and walking projects, bicycling trails and on-road facilities are exceedingly popular. If you want to…

Big Bike Questions You Want Answered?

By bikeleague | November 2, 2011

The Federal Highway Administration is seeking input into which critical areas of research they should invest their limited Surface Transportation Environment and Planning (STEP) Cooperative Research Program funds – and…