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September 12, 2011by Darren FluscheFor sometime we've been concerned about the proliferation of rumble strips on shoulders that either don't need them or that do not have at least 4 feet of remaining shoulder space for safe cycling.
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September 8, 2011by Andy ClarkeWell, we knew September was going to be busy…and sure enough we’re seeing the opening moves in a major attack on funding for bike projects and programs.
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September 2, 2011by Scott WilliamsI'm very excited about the panel for Wednesday's Club Leadership Webinar on Diversifying your Membership and Outreach.
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September 1, 2011by Andy ClarkeLast week we got a call from the mother of the Tennessee child who was told “not to ride her bike to school”; the story is lighting up the blogosphere as
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August 31, 2011by supportThis morning at a White House briefing in the Rose Garden, President Obama, flanked by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumpka and officials from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, called upon Congress to pass a clean extension of the surface transportation bill immediately upon their return next week.
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August 30, 2011by Darren FluscheHealth and bicycling advocates are teaming up to fight a battle that will determine whether an Interstate-90 bridge connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin will accommodate cyclists for the next 100 years or be a barrier. Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota (BikeMN), Active Living LaCrescent (ALL) and Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin h
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August 24, 2011by Darren FluscheIf yesterday's East Coast earthquake and the subsequent scramble to get home taught us anything, it may be that there is no better vehi
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August 23, 2011by Darren FluscheLast week, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance won the first phase of its campaign to bring a bike share system to Portland, when the Portland City Council voted in support of $2 million in Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP) money for a capital investment in bike sharing. The BTA also received a $3,000 Advocacy Advance Rapid Response grant to build on this success and prepare...
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August 22, 2011by Darren FluscheThe cost of asphalt is increasing. As state budgets are tightening, it is a good time to invest in transportation projects — like bicycling projects — that rely less on materials and commit a greater share of their totals costs to labor, putting people to work.
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August 19, 2011by Darren FluscheThe majority of the Federal Transit Administration's grant programs allow money to be spent on the design, construction, and maintenance of walking and biking projects that "enhance or are related to public transportation facilities." But how do they determine if such a relationship exists?
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