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.
Brad Upton from Corvallis. Here at the Summit we do a fair amount of introductions. Every meeting, every new person we meet. Usually we say our names and what organizations we represent. It all quickly becomes a blur, until the refreshing introduction of first-time attendee Brad Upton, “Hi, I’m Brad from Corvallis Oregon. I’m just … Read more
I like cobbles. I’m sitting in a Barnes & Noble in downtown DC (just off Pennsylvania Ave.). It’s 10:30pm. My day started 17 hours ago. I got up at sunrise to finish some stories and be early to our rally that began at 8:00am up on Capitol Hill. Now my shoes and socks are damp … Read more
On Capitol Hill, the House offices and the Senate offices are on separate sides of the Capitol building. The distance between the two is about 1/2 a mile. That’s not much, but when you’ve got a full day of meetings, tired feet, and not much time to spare, it’s nice to get a lift.
Jerry Norquist makes his case. House Congressional Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and John Duncan (R-TN) held a special roundtable hearing on Capitol Hill today. The topic was bicycle tourism. DeFazio is the Chair and Duncan is the Ranking Member of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jim Oberstar at the mic, withEarl Blumenauer in the background. Congressman Jim Oberstar, the Grand Man of bicycles in Washington, made his annual speech to a packed room of Bike Summit attendees at an early morning rally today. Oberstar shared his perspective on the bicycle movement in America by saying, “When we first got here, … Read more
Congressman Earl Blumenauer introducing his Bike Commuter Act at the House Office Building. Members of the Oregon contingent in the background.
Andrea White, Executive Directorof Bikestation Bikestation is a non-profit that has helped develop secure bike parking facilities in many cities across the country. There are currently six Bikestations, one in Seattle and the others in California. The city of Portland has discussed a potential Bikestation facility for many years. Last night I bumped into their … Read more
Trek President John Burke Trek Bicycles President John Burke just gave a presentation about the challenges and opportunities faced by the bicycle industry. Burke addressed the League of American Bicyclists’ annual meeting which was held here are the Summit. Burke gave us a preview of a presentation he’ll give at the Taipei Bike Show in … Read more
Veronica Rinard from POVAmet Congressman Peter DeFazio today. We have an exciting contingent of Oregonians here in DC. It’s sort of like a bike advocacy all-star team.
On my way to Capitol Hill Today we met with Congressman Peter DeFazio at the Rayburn House Office Building. The other folks in our group took a taxi from where the Summit is taking place (which is just a mile or two down Pennsylvania Ave.). I of course hopped on the tikit and made my … Read more
Inside Congressman DeFazio’s office with the Oregon contingent in the Rayburn House Office Building
I’m having a great time with my tikit. This little folding bike is going everywhere with me here in DC.
Comment of the Week: We need more public restrooms downtown