President-Elect Obama and Biking
Much has been written about the recent U.S. presidential election, but one question for us is, “How does this affect federal bicycling funding and policy?” Earlier this year the bike industry met with...
View ArticleWise Words from Congressman Earl Blumenauer
This brief interview with Congressman Earl Blumenauer was recently published in Parade Magazine: Why care about cycling now? Right now, the U.S. consumes about 10% of the world’s oil supply just to get...
View ArticleNational Bike Summit: Day Two
Secretary Ray LaHood LaHood is the Secretary of Transportation, and although there was some hesitation in the cycling blogosphere when Obama nominated him. After today’s presentation, that hesitation...
View ArticleNational Bike Summit Breakfast: Day Three
Thursday began with a National Bike Summit breakfast. I took the opportunity to speak briefly with Congressman Earl Blumenauer about biking and walking in Detroit. I didn’t need to provide much...
View ArticleVideos from the National Bike Summit
John from Pedestrians.org recently posted a comment about videos from the National Bike Summit. They really deserve a bit more visibility. And this probably is the next best thing to being there....
View ArticleNew federal funding source for Active Transportation?
BikePortland.org is reporting on new legislation being introduced in Congress next week. U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) plans to introduce a new bill to Congress next week that would create a...
View ArticleCities for Cycling: More Coverage
We recently wrote about the NACTO Cities for Cycling project and its kickoff meeting in Washington DC earlier this month. This meeting was actually about more than just this new project. It was hosted...
View ArticleSecretary LaHood and US DOT 2010 goals
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is back in Detroit today for the auto show. He recently listed what the US DOT had in the works for this year, including (emphasis ours): More safety: I am not...
View ArticleNational Bike Summit: a Detroit perspective
The 10th National Bike Summit in Washington DC was last week. This three day event was a great opportunity to learn the latest on bike advocacy issues, lobby Congress, and network with peers. I was...
View ArticleMoving Beyond the Automobile: Biking
StreetFilms has posted another really interesting video (below) showing improved bicycling infrastructure in cities like Portland, New York, and San Francisco. These cities have made huge investments...
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