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December 11, 2009by Darren FluscheLeague President Andy Clarke heads off to Copenhagen next week as an official observer to reinforce the need for national, state and local governments to include cycling as an integral part of a sustainable transport strategy – which Copenhagen exemplifies so well. Maybe he can help power their municipal Christmas tree while he's there.
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December 10, 2009by supportOf the likely asks at our 10th Anniversary National Bike Summit this March, one will involve the Safe Routes to High Schools Act, H.R. 4021 recently introduced by Congressman Blumenauer (D-OR).
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December 9, 2009by supportThe League of American Bicyclists would like take this opportunity to thank Secretary Ray LaHood for his vision for a national transportation system that includes biking and walking as a key ingredient of developing livable and sustainable communities. It is unfortunate that there are still many in Congress such as
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December 9, 2009by support(Anna Kelso and Darren Flusche, League Policy Analysts, attended the Brookings Institute Forum)
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December 8, 2009by Darren Flusche
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December 4, 2009by Darren FluscheEarlier this week on my ride home I stopped at a red light, waiting to make a left turn, when I heard a woman’s voice say, “excuse me.” I ignored it once but she politely persisted, so I finally turned to see a woman in a large four-door sedan with her window all the way rolled down in the lane next to me. I said hello and she asked me if I felt safe on my bike. “Sure,” I said. “Not me.
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December 1, 2009by Darren FluscheEvery Department of Transportation should have at least one car like this. This was from the DOT in New Mexico.
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November 30, 2009by supportWhile the Twighlight series New Moon is shattering records at the box office, I was reminded of the teen-vampire film of my youth, The Lost Boys.
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November 20, 2009by support
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November 18, 2009by supportThe League receives a lot of calls and emails about cyclists being killed while riding - too many of them actually. Each and every one makes us on staff take a moment and reflect on our own mortality while riding and the importance of our work in protecting cyclists' rights and fighting for safer roads.
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