Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bike/Ped

Despite Nods to Transit, House GOP Still All About Highways

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 12, 2012 | 1 Comment

In its annual “Views and Estimates” document [PDF], the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee indicates that when it comes to transportation policy, despite a few nods to transit, House Republicans still want to cut spending and let highway-centric state DOTs sort out the details. While the House transportation bill could be on its last legs, the document […]

Congress to America: “Get a Car!”

By Ben Goldman | Feb 29, 2012 | 3 Comments

Photographer and blogger Jay Mallin, whose video of Woodbridge, VA police ticketing injured pedestrians was picked up by Streetsblog NYC a year ago, has turned his attention to the congressional transportation debacle. Mallin’s new video is entitled “Get a Car,” and is named for the apparent message of the House transportation bill, and, to a lesser […]

Amendment to Restore Bike/Ped Programs in House Transpo Bill Fails

By Ben Goldman | Feb 2, 2012 | 8 Comments

An amendment that would restore the popular Safe Routes to School and Transportation Enhancements programs to the House GOP’s transportation bill has just been defeated in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee by a vote of 29-27. Supporters of safer biking and walking sent thousands of messages to Congress supporting this amendment in the short time […]

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Busts Myth That “Nobody Walks” in Rural America

By Ben Goldman | Jan 30, 2012 | 2 Comments

One reason why Congress may be so willing to eliminate dedicated funding for bicycle and pedestrian programs is the persistent notion that biking and walking are limited to cities, and therefore of no concern to rural legislators. Setting aside for a moment the arguments supporting a federal interest in urban transportation, the notion that nobody […]

Virginia Bike Advocate Cries Foul Over Streetsblog’s Criticism of Eric Cantor

By Ben Goldman | Jan 23, 2012 | 12 Comments

A few weeks ago, Streetsblog wondered aloud if House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) was coerced into riding a bicycle during a recent interview on 60 Minutes. It was a tongue-in-cheek question prompted by Cantor’s outspoken opposition to federal bike-ped programs. But it did not amuse Thomas L. Bowden, Sr., chairman of Bike Virginia and […]

Bike-Ped Traffic, Funding, and Fatalities All Inch Upward

By Ben Goldman | Jan 23, 2012 | 4 Comments

One day before President Obama’s State of the Union Address, the Alliance for Biking and Walking has released its 2012 Benchmarking Report. Once again, the report indicates, nonmotorized transportation is getting shortchanged by federal funders, while pedestrians and cyclists make up a disproportionately large share of all traffic fatalities. The Alliance looks at all 50 […]

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