Advocacy Advance

Advocacy Advance is a partnership between the League of American Bicyclists and the Alliance for Biking and Walking to research issues critical to the bicycling community. The research team will produce reports on over a dozen topics covering funding, legislation, and legal and policy issues and will bring the research to the advocates in the field.

Latest Reports

Highway Safety Improvement Program

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) program that funds highway safety projects aimed at reducing highway fatalities and serious injuries. Though bicycle and pedestrian projects are eligible for funding, HSIP has been largely overlooked as a resource for these projects. Read more.

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program

The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program funds transportation projects to improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion in areas that do not meet air quality standards. The purpose of this document is to show that bicycle and pedestrian projects are eligible for funding through CMAQ, describe the criteria and process, provide examples of successful projects, and give advice for answering tough questions. Read more.

American Community Survey -
Bicycle Commuting Trends, 2000 to 2008

According to the US Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey (ACS), released on September 22, 2009, 0.55 percent of Americans use a bicycle as the primary means of getting to work. This is up 14 percent since 2007, 36 percent from the first ACS in 2005, and 43 percent since the 2000 Census. Read more.