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February 16, 2010by supportCome work at the best job in bicycling! Title: Membership Director Salary: Negotiable, dependent on qualifications and experience Date: February 16, 2010 Reports to: Executive Director
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February 12, 2010by Darren FluscheBikePortland reports on an upcoming study on injuries to bicycle commuters. The study finds that road conditions contributed to 20 percent of "traumatic events." Great to see some data on this intuitive point.
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February 8, 2010by Darren FluscheAccording to the U.S. Surgeon General, two-thirds of adults and nearly one in three children are overweight or obese. In the past few decades obesity rates have tripled among children – at a time when walking and biking to school levels have fallen dramatically – and doubled among adults. An obese teenager has more than a 70 percent greater risk of becoming an obese adult.
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February 8, 2010by Darren FluscheWouldn’t it be great to be paid to ride your bike!?
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February 2, 2010by supportOn Monday, February 1, the Obama Administration Released its budget for 2011. Highlights from the Transportation section include:
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February 2, 2010by Darren Flusche
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February 1, 2010by Darren FluscheEver want to know how your city and state stack up compared to others in levels of bicycling and walking? Or which state has the lowest rate of bicycle and pedestrian fatalities? Or how your state’s laws treat bicyclists compared to others?
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January 28, 2010by Darren FluscheThe Club Leadership Training in Boca Raton, FL this past weekend was a big success! Bike club leaders from across the country met in 80 degree weather – a nice change for many of us – to share best practices, hear words of wisdom from great speakers, and enjoy a scenic ride along the coast.
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January 27, 2010by Darren FluscheNRP has a story from the Associated Press that the federal government has banned texting while driving interstate commercial vehicles:
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January 22, 2010by Darren FluscheAs promised, here are some more numbers from the National Household Travel Survey.