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Monday, March 8th, 2010
The 10th annual National Bike Summit will be held in Washington D.C. from March 9-11. The summit is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists. The two day event focuses on bike advocacy and includes education workshops to train people to advocate on behalf of bicycle related issues. We live in a car-centric country and […]
Bike Projects and Stimulus Dollars
Friday, March 6th, 2009This week I received an e-mail from the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) discussing bike projects and the recent stimulus package. The e-mail explained that although money has been allocated for bicycle and pedestrian projects, action must still be taken to ensure the money is used as planned. The e-mail explains that “Transportation Enhancements funds, […]
Bicycling and Economic Stimulus
Monday, February 9th, 2009In the debate over the economic stimulus bill, bicycling has become a hot topic. The House version of the bill included funding for bicycle paths. An amendment proposed in the Senate would specifically prohibit funding for bicycle related projects. In response, Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregan wrote a piece on the Huffington Post touting the economic […]
An Absurd Ending To The ICC Bike Path
Monday, January 12th, 2009The purpose of this post is to bring attention to an absurd situation concerning the construction of a proposed bike path in Maryland. The path would run parallel to a new road called the Inter-County Connector (ICC) but under the current plan, a continuous bike path will not be built. Montgomery County planners say a continuous 10-foot-wide […]
National Park Service - Yes To Guns, Maybe To Bicycles
Sunday, January 4th, 2009Two recent articles in the Washington Post concerning nationals parks caught my attention. The first article discussed a new policy that allows people to carry concealed, loaded weapons in most national parks and wildlife refuges. It is a new policy that has been implemented in the last days of the Bush administration and is already […]
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