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Two Articles on Health and Fitness

By bikeleague | April 1, 2010
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Some people with advanced Parkinson’s disease, who cannot walk, can ride bikes. (NYTimes) A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that women who got at least 60 minutes…

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Climate Ride: California Style

By bikeleague | April 1, 2010
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Last June, I attended a bicycling event in New York City where among the great people doing important work to promote bicycling were two particularly friendly and charming individuals —…

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Support the USDOT Statement on Bicycling and Walking

By bikeleague | March 30, 2010
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On March 15th, the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, announced a new policy statement that calls for the end of treating bicycling and walking as second-class modes of transportation. Read the whole statement.…

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Setting the Record Straight on US DOT’s New Nonmotorized Policy Statement

By bikeleague | March 29, 2010
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This weekend, the Drudge Report linked to the recent New York Times article about Secretary LaHood’s policy statement with the alarmist headline: “War on Cars? Obama Transportation Sec.: ‘This is…

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New York Times picks up on LaHood’s policy statement

By bikeleague | March 26, 2010
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The Times’ Green Inc. blog covers the reaction to Secretary LaHood’s policy statement and quotes this blog. In response to the criticism they cite, they could also have linked here and…

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Summit 2010 Photos Are Posted

By bikeleague | March 25, 2010
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Were you at the National Bike Summit or wish you had attended? Find all of our photo coverage at flickr.com/photos/bikeleague. Pedicab-84 Originally uploaded by bikeleague

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House passes resolution: April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month

By bikeleague | March 25, 2010
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Should Bikes And Cars Be Treated Equally? pt. 2

By bikeleague | March 24, 2010
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While Andy was drafting his first response to the question “Should Bikes And Cars Be Treated Equally?” the President of the American Trucking Associations wrote the following (click for full version):  …

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Should Bikes And Cars Be Treated Equally? Pt. 1

By bikeleague | March 24, 2010
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Transportation Secretary LaHood’s policy statement on prioritizing non-motorized transportation has rightly been receiving a fair amount of attention. The National Journal’s Transportation Experts blog has picked up on it. They asked …

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Need to create jobs? Invest in bicycling and walking projects.

By bikeleague | March 24, 2010
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If you were given $26.5 billion worth of transportation funds and tasked with spending it as quickly as possible to create as many jobs as possible, what would you do…

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