Who helped lead the way last year to put more bicyclists on the road and create a safer environment for them?
The Alliance for Biking and Walking recognized seven people, groups and corporations in its 2012 Advocacy Awards released Tuesday.
It’s a worthy list, and I don’t envy the task of narrowing the huge list of people working to improve bicycling conditions in the U.S. to just these few.
They were honored at the National Bike Summit ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/03/21/congratulations-to-these-bike-advocates/
The League of American Bicyclists is convening some 800 bike advocates in Washington DC beginning Tuesday to “Save Cycling.”
That’s a fine theme for the 2012 National Bicycle Summit, as expressed at right in a League promo from September.
A more accurate theme, but less catchy, could be “Save Funding for Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure.”
No one is threatening to take away our bicycles, but federal funding to make travel safer for bicyclists is at risk. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/03/19/save-cycling-is-issue-at-this-weeks-national-bike-summit/
Those of you who responded to the call from bicycle advocates to contact your US senators to support federal funding for bicycle programs should be pleased to know your efforts have paid off.
The Senate approved a two-year $109 billion Transportation bill today that, among other things, includes an “Additional Activities” fund that local governments can use for such local projects as bike lanes and trails.
The original version of the bill — MAP-21 — didn’t include any language that enabled local governments to access that fund. It would have been controlled at the state level.
Bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/03/14/senate-listens-to-bicycle-activists-in-transportation-bill/
The struggle to pass a law in California that requires motorists to give bicycles 3 feet of space when passing won't die.
A state senator from Long Beach on Friday submitted SB 1464 to the state legislature. It makes it illegal for the driver of a motor vehicle to overtake a bicycle traveling in the same direction “at a distance of less than three feet… “
So far, 20 states nationwide require that motorists give bicyclists at least a 3-foot margin when passing.
This is the third 3-foot passing bill introduced in the California …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/27/another-attempt-for-3-foot-passing-law-in-california/
The leadership of three bicycle advocacy groups announced Wednesday that they're recommending a unification plan “to more effectively support and advance bicycling in the United States.”
The three are the League of American Bicyclists, Alliance for Biking & Walking and Bikes Belong.
A final decision is expected by September. If the boards of directors of all three organizations ratify the plan, the new organization (no name has been proposed) would launch in 2013 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/23/3-national-bike-advocacy-groups-propose-merger/
Bicycle advocacy groups are beating the drums for us to contact our U.S. senators and congressmen this week.
Lackluster transportation bills in the House and Senate that all but ignore bicycle and pedestrian funding are the issue again.
Groups such as League of American Bicyclists, Rails to Trails Conservancy, Adventure Cycling Association, and Bicycle Alliance of Washington, among others, are putting out the call for help …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/02/10/groups-seek-help-to-keep-bicycle-and-pedestrian-funding-alive/
The money for a lot of those bicycle lanes and paths we've come to enjoy over the years could become extinct in a new bill introduced on Tuesday in Congress.
The American Energy Infrastructure Jobs Act is the new multi-year Transportation funding bill, but unlike its predecessors, it doesn't include a penny to pay for bicycle or pedestrian projects.
Bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups are calling on members to contact their congressmen to put bicycling and pedestrian funding back in the transportation bill.
It seems like we're continually being contacted about threats to bike funding, but that's the nature of Capitol Hill these days. People who bike and walk don't have teams of lobbyists to look after their interests; they have to speak for themselves …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/31/transportation-bill-torpedoes-bicycle-and-pedestrian-funding/
A bill sits on the Pennsylvania governor's desk that would make the state the 20th to require that motorists give bicycle riders 3 or more feet when passing.
In Pennsylvania's case, it would be the first to require a 4-foot margin. It also makes it a crime to turn into the path of a bicyclist.
John Boyle, research director for Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia: “We're really happy that the bill has been passed, and we hope that there is an education campaign at some point in the future to help motorists understand exactly what the bill means …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/30/pennsylvania-passes-safe-passing-bill-to-protect-bicyclists/
Two studies released this week — one in Iowa and the other in bike-friendly Boulder — once again prove that bicycling is good for local economies.
The new studies support similar reports from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and elsewhere that bicyclists are capable of opening their wallets and spreading around some cash, sometimes at a jaw-dropping rate.
The Iowa report finds that recreational bicycling creates nearly $365 million in direct or indirect economic benefit to the state; $1 million a day. Bicycle commuting adds another $54 million a year.
In Boulder …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/27/where-bicycling-boosts-local-economies-two-more-cases/
Several importers are recalling 2,000 faulty aluminum riser handlebars made in Japan by the Nitto Co.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging owners to stop riding bicycles equipped with the handlebars and contact the dealer where they were purchased or Euro Asia Imports for free replacements.
The handlebars can break, causing the cyclist to lose control of the bike and fall. There are two reports …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/01/26/nitto-aluminum-riser-handlebars-recalled-in-us-and-canada/
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