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January 16, 2017by Caron WhitakerBecause of your support, US DOT has acknowledged that biking and walking have a role to play in reducing congestion and improving air quality!
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November 29, 2016by Caron WhitakerThroughout his campaign and in his acceptance speech President Elect Trump promised to support a trillion dollar investment in infrastructure spending. What will that mean for biking and walking?
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August 3, 2016by Caron WhitakerThis is a historical election year. It’s the first time (at least in this century) that both major party platforms include the word bicycle! But, do party platforms even matter?
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July 15, 2016by Caron WhitakerPresenting Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) the Legislator of the Year award at the 2016 National Bike Summit & Women’s Forum was one of those classic moments of the Summit. Just as I got on stage to introduce him, the fire alarm went off.
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January 25, 2016by Carolyn Szczepanski
One or two mornings each week I wake before 5 a.m. and load up my Yuba Mundo with food to deliver to my homeless neighbors in East Los Angeles. It started in September 2013, when I had a heart attack and was told I needed to change my lifestyle. For six months I only walked. One cold morning, I was considering returning home when I saw two figures shivering under a sheet sleeping on a bus bench.
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December 3, 2015by Caron WhitakerUPDATE - The FAST Act was passed by the Senate, and signed into law by President Obama on December 4.
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November 23, 2015by Carolyn Szczepanski
Recently, we were honored to welcome Sam Adams, former Mayor of Portland, Ore., and current director of the U.S. Climate Initiative at the World Resources Institute to the League Board of Directors. In the Fall issue of our magazine, American Bicyclist, Adams shared insight on his leadership approach to make biking better. -
November 18, 2015by Carolyn Szczepanski
The seaside city of Portland, Maine has become home to thousands of immigrants from all over the world. Many come to the United States on temporary visas and then seek asylum — with some asylum seekers living in shelters, and most scraping by on very little money. Two years ago, the Bicycle Coalition of Maine began receiving requests to donate bikes left over from its annual swap to asylum... -
November 5, 2015by Caron WhitakerEarlier today, the House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA), making way for Congress to pass the first long term transportation bill in a decade by the end of 2015.
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November 4, 2015by Caron WhitakerThis week, the House of Representatives is debating and voting on over 125 amendments to the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA). None of them threatens the biking and walking funding preserved in the bill, after two hostile amendments failed to make it to the floor for a vote.
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