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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 30, 2014by Caron Whitaker
Thank you to the more than 10,000 of you who submitted comments to the Federal Highway Administration asking them to institute a non-motorized safety performance measure. As of this publication, there have been 10,815 comments submitted. -
June 24, 2014by Caron Whitaker
In May of this year, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) invited Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard (R) to testify in front of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) on the importance of local control over the Transportation Alternatives Program -- a program that funds bicycling and walking projects and other local priorities. -
June 18, 2014by Ken McLeod
How do we know how many people are biking? In most cases, we rely upon the American Community Survey. Each year the Census Bureau releases data on how people get to work, including whether they bike to work. This is the most consistent and widespread data on the number of people regularly biking in the United States. We use it in many ways -– to compare cities large and small, to evaluate... -
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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June 12, 2014by Caron Whitaker
Our campaign for a national bicycle and pedestrian safety goal got an important boost last week in the House of Representatives, thanks to Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois. Representative Quigley is not only a bike commuter in his hometown of Chicago and his adopted town of Washington, D.C., but he also sits on the important Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations... -
June 9, 2014by Caron Whitaker
Your comments and visits are making a difference on Capitol Hill. At the National Bike Summit this March and throughout the spring, you've helped to push the U.S. Department of Transportation to create a national goal to reduce bicyclist fatalities. If you've haven't added your voice to this important campaign, please take action today! -
May 13, 2014by Andy Clarke
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and her leadership colleagues on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee published their eagerly anticipated proposal for the next transportation bill — and the proposal gets a solid B+ rating from the League, offering the certainty of long term-funding that transportation agencies need to make much-needed infrastructure investments while making some small... -
May 7, 2014by Andy Clarke
The next round of federal TIGER grants may EXCLUDE walking and bicycling. This morning, the Transportation sub-committee of the powerful House Appropriations Committee debated proposed funding for the Department of Transportation in 2015 — and voted to disallow any funding for bike and pedestrian projects as part of TIGER grants. -
May 2, 2014by Ken McLeod
Some automakers predict automated cars will be publicly available as early as 2017. As advanced vehicle technologies take over the driving of cars, what does this technological shift means for bicyclists, pedestrians, and others who share the road with those cars? A new bill in Congress, supported by the League, could ensure that consumer are better informed.
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