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The USDOT budget request: a look at the President’s vision for transportation

By Caron Whitaker | June 1, 2021

Last week, DOT released its Fiscal Year 2022 budget request: an advisory document for Congress.

Senate Releases Transportation Draft with Good News for Bicycling and Walking!

By Caron Whitaker | May 24, 2021

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.

The Urgency of Addressing Physical Activity: a webinar recap

By Ken McLeod | May 17, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has given us examples of short-term improvements in air quality, short-term reallocation of road space, and short-term benefits of physical activity for mental and physical health.

Separated Bike Lanes, Automated Vehicles, and the MUTCD

By Ken McLeod | April 29, 2021

Separated bike lanes should absolutely be promoted in documents like the MUTCD and the safety, comfort, and convenience of people biking should be the reasons for doing so.

The MUTCD: Reframe for Safety, Rewrite for the Future

By Ken McLeod | April 28, 2021

There is value in reframing and rewriting the MUTCD to make our roads safer and more accessible for everyone and enable communities to build back bicycle friendly.

Webinar Recap: Biden’s infrastructure plan and what it means for bikes

By bikeleague | April 14, 2021

Last Thursday we presented a webinar with updates about federal transportation policy.

Buttigieg and Biden talk Infrastructure

By Caron Whitaker | April 1, 2021

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.

What we want to hear Secretary Buttigieg prioritize at his first hearing

By Caron Whitaker | March 24, 2021

Secretary Pete Buttigieg will testify in front of the House Transportation Committee for the first time in his official role as a cabinet member.

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,…

Webinar Recap: New Insights on Biking Among Older Adults

By bikeleague | February 1, 2021

On January 27, the League held a webinar in partnership with AARP Livable Communities to discuss data insights and new efforts for improving bicycling among older adults.