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June 28, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiThe new transportation bill is bad for bicycling and walking. There is no dancing around the issue: the bill will result in significant cuts to available funding for bicycling and walking programs and hands even more power to state departments of transportation for the allocation of the remaining "transportation alternatives" dollars.
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June 27, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiWhile much of the country celebrated on May 18, today is Bike to Work Day in Denver, Colo. — and they sure have plenty to celebrate. More than 14,000 folks are registered for BTWD, but they're just a small indication of how cycling is skyrocketing in the Mile High City.
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June 26, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiWe're all waiting with bated breath as the members of a Congressional conference committee race to beat the clock on the June 30th expiration of the current extension of the federal transportation bill. Unfortunately, the fate of critical funding for bicycle and pedestrian programs hangs in the balance — despite an overwhelming show of support over the past several months.
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June 25, 2012by Andy ClarkeCalifornia Senator Barbara Boxer has been in the spotlight to save funding for bicycling and walking in the next transportation bill – but not because she ever wanted it to go away.
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June 25, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiBy Lindsay Plante, BFA Communications Intern
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June 22, 2012by Darren FluscheAs the transportation conference committee in Congress is debating the future of funding for bicycling and walking projects, the Federal Highway Administration is busy funding the country's best and most innovation multi-modal transportation projects. Not surprisingly, many of those projects either focus on or include bicycling and walking infrastructure.
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June 22, 2012by Andy ClarkeFor the past 20 years, local elected officials have been given rare access to state transportation funds through a handful of programs administered by state Departments of Transportation as grant programs. These also happen to be the primary sources of funding for bicycling and walking initiatives: Safe Routes to School, Transportation Enhancements and Recreational Trails.
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June 22, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiKansas may conjure images of the yellow-brick road, but if you're a bicyclist, the Prairie State doesn't exactly spring to mind as a prime cycling destination. Well, think again. The top team in the National Bike Challenge for the month of June hails from Topeka, Kansas — and they're proving they're no fly-over state when it comes to bicycling. If you're wondering about that acronym at the top of...
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June 22, 2012by Carolyn SzczepanskiNews out of the conference committee working on the federal transportation bill isn't good. While Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep. John Mica (R-FL) yesterday announced that "the conferees have moved forward toward a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a highway reauthorization bill," we're hearing that important programs that fund biking and walking are in urgent peril.
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June 21, 2012by supportDespite all the tumult with the federal transportation bill, one modest source of safety funding is likely to continue: the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP).
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