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September 26, 2011by Andy Clarke
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September 23, 2011by Darren FluscheFor the third year in a row, data released by the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey show that more than half of one percent of American workers use a bicycle as their primary mode of transportation to work.
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September 23, 2011by Andy ClarkeCongratulations to Richmond, Va. for winning the 2015 World Cycling Championships – Tim Miller and the team down there did a fantastic job to persuade international cycling’s ruling body, the UCI, to bring their premier event to the historic capital of Virginia.
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September 20, 2011by Darren FluscheOn the one year birthday of Capital Bikeshare, a member took the system's one millionth ride. Wow.
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September 15, 2011by supportMoments ago, the Senate passed a clean extension on the Transportation Bill with a large margin of 92-6. This means that all current transportation funding and programs will continue to March 31, 2012 -- the date the extension expires.
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September 15, 2011by supportLate yesterday afternoon Senator Coburn spoke on the Senate floor demanding that Transportation Enhancements be stripped from the Extension of the Surface Transportation bill, and that he is willing to shut down transportation in order to do it. (See our previous post on this subject f
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September 14, 2011by supportThe League of American Bicyclists announces a new round of Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designations that includes 11 new and 14 renewing communities today at the Interbike Expo in Las Vegas, Nev. “The League congratulates all of our BFC winners for implementing successful, long‐term bicycle plans and programs that provide quality of life improvements for their citizens,” said League...
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September 13, 2011by Andy ClarkeToday we have sent a national alert asking you to call, e-mail or fax your Senators and ask them to protect funding for critical and popular bicycling and walking programs - please take a moment to do this if you haven't already.
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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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