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. […]
Cutting Train Budgets Could De-Rail Transamerican Routes
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The idyllic cross-country train trips that many Americans still take could get derailed by today’s “slash and burn” federal budget policies. Meanwhile, fears for the safety of rail passengers in the post-bin Laden era are drumming up political support for costly security measures and raising, once again, questions about why the federal government funds rail […]
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 […]