Kathryn Reid Moore
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LaHood: Zero Tolerance for Drivers Who Disrespect Cyclists
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First there was “Click It or Ticket.” Then there was Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Now, U.S. DOT is campaigning to end another life-threatening behavior: disrespecting cyclists. “We need to develop zero tolerance for people who don’t respect cyclists,” Secretary Ray LaHood said yesterday at the first of two national bike safety summits hosted by U.S. […]
Transportation for America Calls on Congress to Fix Nation’s Bridges
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Residents in New York and Vermont were shocked in 2009 when the Champlain/Crown Point Bridge was suddenly closed without warning. At the time, the bridge carried about 3,500 cars between the two states daily. Today, those trips have to be taken by ferry or over the next closest bridge, 100 miles away. Few people think […]
Why a Republican Congress is Good For Bike Advocates
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I am one of the nearly 800 bike advocates from around the country who went to Washington, D.C. last week for the National Bike Summit. I took away an important lesson: The Republican Congress is good for bicycling. A Republican Congress forces bicycling advocates to improve their message, it empowers Republicans who bicycle to take a […]