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Predicting Public Support for Active Transportation Policies

By bikeleague | March 19, 2021

This article is part of a series highlighting public health funding as a resource for active transportation initiatives. To learn more, sign up for our Lobby 201 training on Friday,…

2021 Federal Policy Strategy and Priorities

By Caron Whitaker | February 28, 2021

2021 is proving to be a busy year in Washington, DC, especially for transportation! Between the reauthorization bill, talk of a stimulus and a new administration and Department of transportation,…

Joining the call on President Biden to end traffic deaths

By Ken McLeod | February 12, 2021

Committing to #ZeroTrafficDeaths is committing to saving lives. Since January 20, 2021, more than 1,000 organizations and individuals have joined that call.

Help us keep up the pressure on NHTSA to include the safety of people biking and walking

By Ken McLeod | January 19, 2021

The League, our partners, and grassroots advocates like you have been keeping up the pressure to ensure AVs meet their potential by directly engaging with NHTSA and Congress.

What do the election results mean for biking and walking?

By bikeleague | November 16, 2020

Long-time rail commuter “Amtrak Joe” Biden (and president-elect) has promised expansive public transportation improvements for our country. But what about biking? And what about Congress?

Don’t forget to vote!

By Caron Whitaker | November 2, 2020

Tomorrow — Tuesday, November 3 — is the last day of voting in this year’s election, and we want to urge you one last time: make sure you get out…

Lessons from the 2020 BUILD grant selections

By Caron Whitaker | September 29, 2020

The 2020 round included two projects that were just bike/ped, one in Alabama and one in Florida. The two combined equaled $39 million, or 3.9% of the grant funding.

I Bike, I Vote 2020

By Caron Whitaker | September 22, 2020

As the election approaches, the League will be sharing a series of blog posts with important information about voting. Today, we’ll start today by making sure you are registered to vote, and know how to request a mail-in ballot (if you choose to vote by mail).

60% of Americans support increasing federal funding for biking and walking

By Caron Whitaker | September 21, 2020

Sixty percent of Americans surveyed think the federal government should invest more of its transportation dollars into programs that benefit people who bike and walk. In a new League of…

The possibility of a Senate bill in 2020

By Caron Whitaker | September 8, 2020

The law currently setting funding and policy over our nation’s transportation system expires at the end of September, and conventional wisdom suggests that Congress will need to temporarily extend that…