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 Advocacy Advance Team has created a series of reports to help Alliance member organizations access Federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects.

Reports

Distracted Driving: A Bicycling Advocate’s Resource

Distracted driving legislation is to ensure drivers take safe driving seriously and avoid doing things that divert attention away from that primary task. Drivers must pay attention to the road to keep everyone safe. We need is to create a culture of attention among drivers. Read more.

Section 402 – State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program

Section 402 is a federal program that provides funds for education, enforcement and research programs designed to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. Read more.

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. 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. 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, and 43 percent since the 2000 Census. Read more.

REQUEST FOR STORIES

Some MPOs and states readily fund bicycle and pedestrian projects and others stack the deck against them. If you have faced resistance from MPOs or success stories to share, please contact Darren Flusche at Darren@bikeleague.org. He is looking for stories of groups who can overcome these barriers for individual projects or, better yet, campaigned to reform the MPO’s or state’s funding formula.