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May 2, 2012by supportOne good thing to come out of the federal transportation bill is the incredible impact grassroots advocacy has had on our federal legislators. The National Bike Summit was the culmination of months of hard work, and it paid off big time (notice how the House didn’t even try to eliminate bike programs in their recent extension vote).
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May 2, 2012by Carolyn Szczepanski(Lisa Rodriguez, 21, is a mechanic, instructor, and ride leader at Recycle-A-Bicycle; and a student at John Jay College.)
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May 1, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiThis May, millions of Americans will participate in National Bike Month, showcasing the widespread desire to use bicycles as a healthy, affordable and efficient form of transportati
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May 1, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiThanks to the visionary leadership of Congress members like Jim Oberstar, the last federal transportation bill included an innovative idea: the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP).
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May 1, 2012by Carolyn Szczepanski(Ray Lahood is the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and a former U.S. Congress member from the state of Illinois.)
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May 1, 2012by Andy ClarkeWell, OK, I can’t honestly say I’ve even been in the country for more than 25 National Bike Months, and I’ve certainly gotten excited about Bike Month before… but this year it feels different.
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April 30, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiIn 2007, Leonard Wright weighed more than 250 pounds and could barely bicycle a quarter-mile before lying in the grass, gasping for air. Now, the 66-year-old Florida resident is slim, fit and every morning he gets up and rides more miles than his age. What's Wright's motivation?
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April 30, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiCathy DeLuca's research sprung from personal curiosity. A long-time transportation cyclist and bicycle advocate, she was surprised to learn that her local bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee lacked a single female representative. Is my county unique, she wondered, or are women equally underrepresented in other communities in California?
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April 27, 2012by ScottThe National Bike Challenge is a great motivational tool for riders returning to cycling. Some of those riders are posting their stories and goals in the home page comment feed, if you want an inspiring read.
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April 26, 2012by Darren FluscheOn Tuesday, he Senate released the names of the lawmakers from that chamber who will sit on the conference committee for the transportation authorization bill. The committee, made of up Senators and Representatives from both parties, will have to negotiate the differences between the Senate's MAP-21 and the modified extension of the current transportation authorization, SAFETEA-LU, passed by the...
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