Federal Advocacy
Similar to the surface transportation bill, the appropriations bill also contains large quantities of earmarked funding. Read our analysis and learn what was requested by your Member of Congress.
Tell your senators the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework must incorporate key bike safety and infrastructure provisions from BOTH the House and Senate transportation reauthorization bills.
The League has been tracking the proposed earmarks and analyzing their projected impact on bicyclists, pedestrians, and other vulnerable road users.
As the House version of the transportation reauthorization bill, the INVEST in America Act is widely regarded as essential legislation. Its next step will be a conference committee.
This week, the House of Representatives will be voting on a five-year $715 billion dollar transportation reauthorization bill called the INVEST in America Act.
Below, you’ll find the League’s statement on the INVEST in America Act, and our detailed analysis of what’s in the bill for biking and walking.
Last week, DOT released its Fiscal Year 2022 budget request: an advisory document for Congress.
While we would like to see more emphasis on equity, climate and multimodal efforts, this is a strong, solid bill for bicycling and walking and represents a chance for concrete change.
Last Thursday we presented a webinar with updates about federal transportation policy.
While the bicycling community can be almost giddy to see Secretary Buttigieg or the president actually riding a bike, we rarely hear a president talk about bicycling, or even transit for that matter.