Barbara Boxer’s Transportation Bill: Same As It Ever Was
The future of national transportation policy is pretty much like the present of national transportation policy, if the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has its way: underfunded and highway-centric.
May 13, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: A Deep Dive Into Biking and Walking Census Data
We were so excited about the first-ever Census report exclusively on biking and walking that we devoted this entire episode of the Talking Headways podcast to an interview with its author, Brian McKenzie.
May 12, 2014
Low-Income Americans Walk and Bike to Work the Most
The U.S. Census Bureau just released its first-ever report exclusively on walking and biking. Using data from the American Community Survey, the report shows how rates of active transportation vary by age, income, education, race, and the availability of a vehicle. It's a lot more detail than the usual Census data release on how people get to work, which only breaks active commuting down by gender.
May 8, 2014
Cast Your Vote for the Best Photo of All-Weather Biking and Walking
It's May, but we're still getting doused with April showers. And it wasn't that long ago that we were still getting hit with snowstorms too. And you know what? The bikers kept biking and the walkers kept walking -- even when cars were stuck in the snow and schools closed down because the roads were supposedly impassable.
May 8, 2014
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
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
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
Photo Contest: Send Us Your Soggy, Snowy, Rain-Soaked Walk or Bike Ride!
This year has dealt us some crazy weather, from the polar vortex to drenching thunderstorms. We know you didn't hide all winter in a car. You were out walking the walk and riding the bike, whatever the weather. We hope you got a picture of it!
April 21, 2014