Remembering Jim Oberstar, Architect of Federal Bike Funding Programs
Rep. Jim Oberstar died peacefully in his sleep early Saturday morning at the age of 79. He represented Minnesota's 8th Congressional district for 18 terms, from 1975 to 2011.
May 5, 2014
Could the Strava App Provide the Biking and Walking Data Cities Crave?
Strava may be making the leap from feel-good gadget for hard core exercise buffs to serious planning tool for cities looking to improve active transportation.
May 2, 2014
Today’s Headlines
A Day After an Oil Tanker Sets River on Fire, Coal Train Derails (WaPo, Baltimore Sun) Bike League Gets Behind New Bill on Safety Transparency in Driverless Cars Cincinnati Will Get Its Bike Lane (Business Courier) Already Two Years Behind Schedule, Silver Spring Transit Center Faces More Problems (Sentinel) Houston Continues to Develop Around Scattered Employment Centers … Continued
May 2, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: California Über Alles
And, side note: The giveaway for our spring pledge drive has changed since we recorded this podcast. Now, you'll be entered into a drawing to win a package of zines and books by feminist bike activist and writer Elly Blue. Thanks for your donation!
May 1, 2014
Donate Today and Win Some Bike-Centric Summer Reading!
Usually when nonprofits start a fundraising campaign, they set a goal for how much money they want to bring in. But we're doing it a little differently this time. We set a goal for how many people we wanted to connect with during this pledge drive.
April 30, 2014
How the GROW AMERICA Act Could Modernize Federal Transportation Policy
Yesterday, U.S. DOT did something it hadn’t done for a decade: submit a surface transportation authorization bill to Congress.
April 30, 2014
Obama Administration Sends Transportation Bill to Congress
The Obama administration today sent Congress its proposal for a multi-year transportation bill, which it's calling the GROW AMERICA Act. The bill, based on the budget proposal President Obama released two months ago, relies on corporate tax reform to raise $87 billion to fill the hole in the Highway Trust Fund. The four-year bill would cost $302 billion.
April 29, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Road Builders: U.S. Has 63,000 Bridges in Need of Repair (Think Progress) Google Teaches Self-Driving Cars How to Behave Around Cyclists and Pedestrians (Google Blog) As Seattle Prop 1 Election Returns Remain Disappointing, New Proposal Emerges (KUOW) Massachusetts Seeks to Reduce Bike Injuries and Deaths By 20 Percent (BostInno) If DC Wants to Make a … Continued
April 29, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Inside California Gov. Jerry Brown’s Idea to Fund HSR With Cap and Trade (WSJ) Northern Virginia Weighs Roads Against Transit in Funding Decisions (WTOP) Texas Has Nation’s Biggest Road Repair Deficit (Bloomberg) Baton Rouge Reconsidering Its New Bus Hubs (KC Star) With Gabe Klein Moving to Transit Screen, Is Public Transit-Tracking Superceding Mobile? (WaPo) Arkansas … Continued
April 28, 2014
Will Maryland Finally Build a Safe Bike/Ped Crossing on the Susquehanna?
Imagine you live in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Congratulations: It’s a lovely, quaint little town. I’ve enjoyed stopping by on my way between DC and Philly, eating ice cream and watching sailboats bobble in the water where the Susquehanna River spills into the Chesapeake Bay.
April 24, 2014