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August 11, 2014by Ken McLeodOn August 22, I will be participating in a panel discussion at Carnegie Mellon University with researchers, transportation agency staff, and industry leaders about the implications of autonomous and connected vehicles. I am looking forward to the opportunity to share the voice of bicyclists with an audience that may shape the next major transportation revolution in our country and would...
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August 7, 2014by Liz Cornish
Dawn Finley and Jenn Witte first met at a reading group at the Women’s Center for Creative Work in Los Angeles. What started as a conversation about how to build a collection of feminist literature and multimedia, quickly evolved into something more when Witte, in her excitement, blurted out, “And it can be on my bike!” Now the two women are well on their way to making their vision — F.L.O.W.... -
July 25, 2014by Andy Clarke
UPDATE: Congratulations Senators Boxer, Corker and Carper! In a slightly surprising but welcome vote last night, the Senate passed an extension and funding patch for the Highway Trust Fund that expires at the end of 2014 rather than May 2015 (as proposed by the House and original Senate bill). This is important as it forces the hand of this Congress to come up with a long term transportation bill... -
July 24, 2014by Caron Whitaker
As August approaches, Washington, D.C., starts to clear out. On August 1, Congress shuts down for a month and members escape the city to return to their districts and meet with constituents to learn what matters to people in their district. This is a great time to invite your member of Congress to visit a new bike project or program, or to join a local club on a bike ride. -
June 18, 2014by Caron Whitaker
Today, Senators Corker (R-TN) and Murphy (D-CT) unveiled a bi-partisan agreement to raise the gas tax. The Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is set to go bankrupt in mid to late August and Congress must find a solution over the next few weeks or the federal government will have to slow or stop payments to states on transportation projects. This could cost significant job loss during the high...
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May 21, 2014by Andy Clarke
A terrible string of fatal bike crashes in the Tampa area in late 2011 and early 2012 left the local bike community reeling. As they shared each awful tragedy with us, we too felt frustrated and powerless. We also realized how little we really knew about the circumstances of serious crashes between bikes and cars, and how woefully inadequate (and late) the available data was at the national level... -
May 19, 2014by Andy Clarke
Two years ago, Arkansas came dead last in the Bicycle Friendly State (BFS) ranking. There was no state advocacy group and Arkansas is one of two states where the state highway agency doesn’t even pretend it is anything other than that (Nebraska Dept. of Roads, meet the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept.); frankly, we wondered if anyone would care about the last place score. Or notice. -
May 3, 2014by Andy Clarke
We are terribly sad to learn of the passing of Jim Oberstar -- our extended League family expresses deepest condolences to Jim's family and enormous gratitude for his extraordinary life and service. Jim Oberstar has been a friend, adviser and mentor to the entire bicycling community... -
April 16, 2014by Liz Murphy
This blog is cross-posted from the Advocacy Advance website and is authored by Christy Kwan. Aloha! We just wrapped up our latest Navigating MAP-21 Workshop in Honolulu, Hawaii – co-hosted by the Hawaii Bicycling League and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OahuMPO) – last Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Nearly 80 attendees representing bicycling and walking advocates, state and local agency... -
April 4, 2014by Liz Murphy
The deadline for application for $600 million in federal TIGER 6 Discretionary Grant Program is April 28th. So what better time than April 1st to hold a free webinar on how to win those funds, featuring three experts on the subjec? tAdvocacy Advance brought to together.....
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