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Duffy Faces Senate Scrutiny Over Infrastructure Project Delays

By Lauren Jenkins | April 3, 2025

In what was supposed to be a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing laying the foundations for the next transportation reauthorization bill expected in 2026, Secretary of Transportation Sean…

How a Washington Memo Could Stall Your Bike Lanes 

By Lauren Jenkins | March 20, 2025

Amongst all the news coming out of Washington, we want to make sure you know about the latest administration action that will impact the safety of people who bike.  Last…

Say NO to Senate Recreational Trails Program Full Funding Act

By Caron Whitaker | March 3, 2025

Read our FAQ on why the League is not supporting S.811 as it is currently written. (Updated April 8, 2025) Last week, senators introduced a bill that would siphon funding…

Sean Duffy’s Nomination Sails Through Committee

By Caron Whitaker | January 27, 2025

Update: Duffy was confirmed by the Senate on January 28 and sworn in as the Secretary of Transportation the same day. On January 16th, President Trump’s nominee for Transportation Secretary,…

New Transportation Alternatives Funding coming your way

By Caron Whitaker | December 19, 2024

Thanks to Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA), the Ranking Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, your state is getting more Transportation Alternatives funds! Yesterday, Congress passed the Water…

Will the Trump Administration pull back Transportation Grants?

By Caron Whitaker | November 18, 2024

During the campaign, Candidate Trump talked about pulling back funding from President Biden’s signature accomplishments including the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Bipartisan Infrastructure…

Amtrak Agrees to Better Bicycle Access

By Caron Whitaker | June 21, 2024

We recently asked you to sign our petition to Amtrak asking to make traveling by bike easier for more people. This petition echoed a letter we sent earlier this year…

Eleventh Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices brings modern bicycle facilities

By Ken McLeod | December 21, 2023

Way back in December 2020, the Federal Highway Administration released its first proposal for an update to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) since 2009. Now, almost exactly…

Oppose harmful amendments to the Transportation Appropriations bill!

By Patti Donnelly | November 3, 2023

The Transportation Appropriations bill is coming up for a vote which means representatives will attempt to add amendments that weaken federal funding for bicycling safety.  We need you to take…

Amtrak Task Force: You Spoke, We Listened!

By Caron Whitaker | September 28, 2023

In our role leading the Amtrak Bike Task Force, one of our priorities at the League of American Bicyclists is to enable more people to be able to experience the…