Advocacy

Active Community Transportation Act

This was found in my email this morning from our local Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Dick Winters.
Many of you may already know that 76,000 Americans have been hit by cars while walking or biking in their communities in the last 15 years.  That’s because most of America’s roads are designed for cars – and [...]

Indiana residents for Complete Streets: INDOT Petition

Deadline for public comments is TODAY.
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has drawn up preliminary plans to refurbish a two mile portion of US Highway 27 through Richmond, Indiana in Wayne County. No representatives of non-motorized transportation were consulted in creating these plans. The city has asked INDOT to redo the plans with Complete Streets [...]

National Bike Summit Roundup

Last week was the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. .  Due to being in rainy Florida, I couldn’t attend.  I’ve tried to list the best round up from across the web that I could find for all of you that may not have been keeping up with minute by minute happenings.
Round up across the [...]

A Family of Four Rides Together

Picture yourself driving down a main road in your town, and you spot in an interesting sight.  A family of four, two adults and two middle aged children, all riding the same bicycle to get where they are going.
Family of four, spending 10 days, going through multiple cities regardless of the weather conditions biked (a [...]

Update from League of American Bicyclist

If you aren’t signed up for the League of American Bicyclist email list, you should sign up now.   Incase you don’t, here are some things that peaked my interest from the latest newsletter
The State of the Union speech has been given, the budget has been introduced, and now Congress and our state legislatures are [...]

Secure Parking for Bikes in Pittsburgh

When I think of the city Pittsburgh, I think of steel, the Steelers and Dirt Rag Magazine.   Slowly, with BikePGH’s help, many are looking at Pittsburgh as a bike commuting city.

Pittsburgh will soon offer a secure parking situation for commuters who cycle rather than drive into town.
The Bicycle Commuter Center has been built on the [...]