Earl Blumenauer
‘Legacy Highways’ Are Some of Our Most-Dangerous Stroads — And It’s Time to Fix Them, US DOT Says
States already have the money to retrofit their "orphan highways" to be safer for people outside cars — if they'd just put it to good use.
August 8, 2024
New Law Would Ensure The Bike Revolution is American-Made
On-shoring the bike manufacturing industry isn't just good for the national economy, a top congressman argues — it's also good for ending car dependency.
June 11, 2024
Rep. Earl Blumenauer Thinks Biking Is About To Have Its Big Moment
..and he hopes to catalyze that revolution as he leaves the halls of Congress.
May 28, 2024
Op-Ed: This ‘Bike to Work’ Day, Let’s Pass Bold Policies To Support Cyclists
"It is hard to think of another mode of transportation that is a more powerful tool to meet [our challenges.]"
May 17, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: Congressman Earl Blumenauer
The longtime congressman joined us to talk connections between health care, food and transportation, progress on the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and future directions for transportation funding.
December 21, 2023
Rep. Earl Blumenauer Reflects on His Career, And Why ‘Bike-Partisanship’ is America’s Secret Weapon
As he concludes his nearly 30-year career in Congress, Earl Blumenauer says America has never been better positioned to make a "quantum leap" towards bikeability.
November 14, 2023
Electeds, DC Advocates Ride Together For Policy Change
A recent ride through the nation’s capital brought advocates and politicos together to experience life behind a set of handlebars — and rally support for new policies that could make that experience less deadly.
May 25, 2023
A Very Special Talking Headways Podcast: Chatting with Rep. Earl Blumenauer
This week, we sit down with Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon’s Third District at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami. We chat about the one-year anniversary of the infrastructure bill, where we’re at with Vision Zero, the coming Farm Bill, and the important connections between housing, transportation, and health.
November 17, 2022
Oregon’s Rep. Blumenauer Remains Optimistic on Sustainable Transport Despite GOP Takeover of Congress
A Republican majority in the House won't necessarily be a death knell for sustainable transportation priorities, the prominent bike-loving Congressman says.
November 17, 2022
New Bill Would Help Americans Buy E-Bikes
As President Biden gears up to give electric car buyers a federally subsidized discount, Congress must not to forget the other electric vehicle that is even better at saving the planet.
February 11, 2021
