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January 13, 2020by Ken McLeodMost days, you can find the League doing meetings on Capitol Hill.
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January 6, 2020by Ken McLeod
This New Year, encourage the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to resolve to build more separated bike lanes by telling them that this game-changing, proven, effective, simple, and yet under-utilized innovation should be part of the next Every Day Counts deployment. -
December 9, 2019by Caron WhitakerThe Transportation Alternatives program accounts for almost half of all federal funding for bicycling and walking infrastructure, and it's currently capped at $850 million per year - for the entire country. In March, attendees at the 2019 National Bike Summit asked Congress for improvements to the TA program that would make biking better...
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November 25, 2019by Ken McLeodWhile every article the League found discussed the mandatory helmet use recommendation, only about half mentioned any other recommendations. The other recommendations? Build more bike infrastructure and build safer cars, among other things.
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November 8, 2019by Lauren JenkinsThe League opposes mandatory helmet laws, which were among the recommendations in the new NTSB report on bicyclist safety.
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August 26, 2019by Caron WhitakerWhether it’s on our bread and butter issues like funding for bike infrastructure, or on larger issues like automated vehicles, the League engages coalitions of likeminded organizations to get things done on behalf of people who bike. Here is how our coalitions on those two issues are making progress to protect and promote bicycling.
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August 26, 2019by Ken McLeodThe League is working with a coalition of groups to ensure the future of automated vehicles considers people outside of cars, and on Friday we submitted a letter joined by 47 groups sharing our proactive vision for how a federal automated vehicle framework can enhance safety, accessibility, and communities.
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July 29, 2019by Caron Whitaker
The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee released the text of the roads portion of the transportation reauthorization bill this morning and it is great for biking and walking. -
July 24, 2019by Caron WhitakerAs the Senate unveils its first look at the next Transportation Bill, we highlight what we're hoping to see in the bill to make biking better.
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June 24, 2019by Caron WhitakerEvery day, the League is working to promote and protect bicyclists' rights at the federal level. Here are Caron's notes from the past few weeks on her work to promote bicyclists' rights on Capitol Hill.
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