A newbie test-rides America’s bike advocacy infrastructure
It’s an advocate-making machine.
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This National Bike Summit is the annual gathering of America’s cycling advocates. BikePortland has traveled to Washington D.C. to cover it nearly every year of our existence since 2006. Browse all our photos and stories below.
It’s an advocate-making machine.
Time to flex the lobbying muscles.
A simple class that does many important things.
One model Portland might follow.
Time for advocates to step up and shape the future.
“We move from opportunity and being proactive, to defense.”
Interests that don’t make cycling accessible infrastructure a priority see a friendly ear in Trump.
There were lots of great takeaways from this year’s National Bike Summit. Here are a few that are at the top of my mind.
Oregon’s top-notch team of bike advocates spent the day lobbying their members of Congress on Capitol Hill.
Suepinda Keith from North Carolina exemplifies exciting progress by the League to bring more diverse women voices into the national advocacy conversation.
The National Bike Summit gave us our first chance to hear directly from new US DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx.
Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer is dusting off an idea he hasn’t proposed for over two decades: A gas tax increase.
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project