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Five Takeaways from the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting

By Ken McLeod | January 9, 2025

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting is one of the largest transportation conferences in the United States, perhaps in the world. This year was its 104th meeting and it…

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…

What a Trump Department of Transportation could mean for bicycling and walking

By Caron Whitaker | November 12, 2024

As we prepare for the second Trump Department of Transportation we have two things we can look at for direction. First, we have the first term of the Trump Administration,…

Five takeaways from the AASHTO Safety Summit 

By Ken McLeod | October 25, 2024

Last week, I joined hundreds of other professionals at the second annual AASHTO Safety Summit. It was a great conference focused on our nation’s traffic safety crisis and the key…

Law and Order on our Streets

By Ken McLeod | August 27, 2024

Within the federal traffic safety system, the people are represented by two separate groups: the agencies that plan, design, and build the roads and the agencies who try to alter…

Solutions for Speed Management With the National Transportation Safety Board

By Ken McLeod | August 14, 2024

This month, as part of the Slow Roads Save Lives campaign, we’re looking back at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)’s 2017 report on speed-related crashes and how it has…

Webinar Recap: Field Notes — A Practical Discussion on How to Get Kids Biking in Schools

By Jamil Modaffari | August 8, 2024

On July 23rd, the League of American Bicyclists hosted a webinar titled “Field Notes: A Practical Discussion on How to Get Kids Biking in Schools.” This insightful session brought together…

2024 State Speed Legislation: Letting Locals Lower The Limit

By Jamil Modaffari | May 30, 2024

In April 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released fatality data from 2022 showing increases in the number of people killed by drivers while biking or walking.  The…

A Rare Opportunity to Weigh in on E-Bike Safety Rules

By Ken McLeod | May 6, 2024

Earlier this month, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) related to mechanical hazards of e-bikes. There are no new rules proposed in…

2024 State Legislative Roundup: E-Bike Registration & More

By Jamil Modaffari | April 17, 2024

We’re four months into 2024, and most state legislatures across the country are in session deciding the laws and funding allocations that will shape life in each respective state. The…