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March 13, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiWhile Congress creates the framework, the most important decisions about the use of federal funds are made at the state and regional level.
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March 6, 2012by Andy ClarkeA new transportation bill is 889 days late, according to our pals over at Transportation for America, so excitement is running high that the Senate might actually vote this week on a new bill - MAP-21 (S.1813).
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March 2, 2012by Darren FluscheWe’ve just won a big battle for biking and walking in the Senate. After several long weeks of intense work from advocates around the country and our partners at America Bikes, the Cardin-Cochran Amendment has been accepted as part of the base Senate transportation bill, MAP-21.
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February 27, 2012by Darren FluscheLeague President Andy Clarke and Jakob Wolf-Barnett from Revolution Cycles talk about how more Americans are hopping on their bikes to avoid high gas prices...and loving it.
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February 23, 2012by Darren FluscheUrge your Senator to protect cyclists' right to the road by removing the restrictive mandatory sidepath clause in the Senate transportation bill.
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February 22, 2012by Andy ClarkeThe leadership of the Alliance for Biking & Walking, Bikes Belong, and the League of American Bicyclists has agreed that uniting the three organizations would dramatically improve their effectiveness in increasing bicycle use in U.S. communities.
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February 21, 2012by KatieToday is the last day of early bird registration for the National Bike Summit, and we want to make sure you know just why your voice is needed in Washington.
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February 17, 2012by Darren FluscheThanks, in part, to the powerful advocacy of bicyclists, members of Congress from both parties are speaking up for bicycling and walking. Bi-partisan amendments to improve the House and Senate transportation bills are being submitted in the both chambers of Congress.
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February 16, 2012by Darren Flusche“Everybody who says [writing the transportation bill] is like making sausage, it’s a lot uglier than that,” said Barbara Boxer.
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February 14, 2012by Andy ClarkeToday, we wrote to League members and supporters in a few key House districts to ask for their help in getting the votes needed to pass the Petri/Johnson amendment.
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