Today is the deadline for applications for this training opportunity! 100% free opportunity (it'll just take your time) Apply by midnight tonight bikeleague.org/applications...

"many streets in the outer boroughs experience foot-traffic levels comparable with those in central Manhattan but remain undercategorized for pedestrian priority... intersections with the highest pedestrian injury risk are often outside Manhattan, where exposure-adjusted danger is the greatest"

"To make traffic stops safer for officers and drivers, localities and states are adopting enhanced communication strategies including envelope and colored-dot programs" a colored envelope can signal a disability or autism and hold license, registration and insurance www.ncsl.org/state-legisl...

Oregon leaning into the "don't make skating illegal, build skateparks and teach safety" approach to ebikes. Smart. electrek.co/2026/02/04/w...

"Most states already have ample laws on the books that, if enforced, would remove illegal e-motos from public streets and school campuses. Enforcing those existing laws should be the first priority."

"Des Moines is leaning on street design — not just tickets — to change driver behavior and protect pedestrians" "[Leading Pedestrian Interval] devices can be as little as $200 at locations with existing crosswalk technology... reduce pedestrian-vehicle crashes by 13%" www.axios.com/local/des-mo...

Looking forward to the game this weekend - GO HAWKS! My game plan is walking to a local bar to watch Hope everyone enjoys the game responsibly

Hope that this @trb.org project about "Improving Crash Data for Active Transportation Users" gets some great researchers apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBN... The RFP is open until March 13th

Starting my day off with good news This bill was pulled: www.kcci.com/article/iowa... (although still a good idea to follow the Iowa Bicycle Coalition and weigh in) Also, I saw two bald eagles on a run this morning

Unsolicited pop culture advice Watch Train Dreams Read 17776 www.sbnation.com/a/17776-foot...

Spoiler: Nobody addressed why this was titled "Hit the Road Mac" There apparently was a 1990 Apple ad with that title that ends with the line "I don't know anything about computers either" youtu.be/XQslspkK1Ok?...

Happening Now: Senate Hearing on Autonomous Vehicles, "Hit the Road, Mac: The Future of Self-Driving Cars" www.youtube.com/live/6bm7f95... My first question, isn't the saying "Hit the Road Jack?" Will anyone address why they changed it to Mac? Secret Apple Car dig?

Bad law Great to see Berm Peak using its channel to bring attention to these issues Around 4:22 he discusses the public outcry about kids riding high power electric mopeds (e-motos) and how this law doesn't address its motivating issue, but creates all sorts of issues for law abiding riders

"A third of low-income Detroiters don’t own a car, and most drivers devote about 40 percent of their income, including monthly payments, insurance, fuel, and maintenance, to automobile expenses" “It’s creating a perpetual cycle of poverty”

Detroiter and nationally known cycling advocate Mark “Marco” Speeks bikes year-round, including frigid Michigan winters. It’s both a personal lifestyle and model for empowerment in his adopted hometown, he explains.

Cool to see Airbnb provide a $1 million donation for trail improvements, including "new trees, pollinator gardens, and other upgrades along the four-mile route"

I'll be watching and posting about this hearing today "Requiring that AVs meet minimum performance standards, including for cyber security and a 'vision test' to ensure the vehicle can respond to all people, vehicles and objects in the roadway environment, is essential" - @saferoadsnow.bsky.social

Oof, bill in Iowa would ban bicycles, e-bikes, scooters, wheelchairs, strollers, skateboards, and other devices from roads with speed limits above 25 mph www.bikeiowa.com/Feature/2118... If you live in Iowa, or visit for RAGBRAI or other reasons, look to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition for next steps

Now is a great time to write your Congressional representative to let them know that you support the Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act @thewhiteline.bsky.social has a great tool to help you write a letter here: twl-letter-writer.web.app

I strongly support safe passing laws, but don't find this surprising Disappointing to see no effect on higher speed roads. When I think of a place where a protected bike lane is unlikely and a safe passing distance is needed, I think of 45-55 mph country roads where I ride recreationally

“Federal safety and fuel economy standards save households thousands of dollars over the life of their vehicle while having a marginal effect on vehicle prices" Improvements in fuel efficiency since 2002, will save "owners of 2024 vehicles roughly $9,000–$10,000 in fuel costs over their lifetimes"

"Roanoke’s Amtrak platform has been used by over 105,000 people to travel to or from the city in each of the last two years." A train station with an indoor area would be really nice, especially when early morning trains resume after the Long Bridge project is done www.wdbj7.com/2026/02/02/r...

"Copenhagen’s success has everything to do with safe, simple, and connected infrastructure rather than eco-consciousness, fitness concerns, or some inherent love of cycling" 'It's the infrastructure stupid' - James Carville, probably

This is an interesting bill It'd created guidelines for "Allowable modification ranges and tolerances, including physical parameters impacting ADAS and vehicle dynamic systems functionality, including ride height..." So, your Automatic Emergency Braking still works when you get a lift kit

"some micromobility devices now can travel 50 mph or more — but are not regulated by laws" "There's no regulations at all for electric unicycles or skateboards" "Technology is changing how people move, but our laws haven't kept pace" www.govtech.com/transportati...

Great to see so many organizations joining together to say that walking and biking infrastructure are essential! www.keepamericaactive.org.

"E-bikes represent one of the most promising tools for urban mobility... But the industry that sells and services these machines is struggling to survive, and the policy environment that could support their adoption barely exists" www.changinglanesnewsletter.com/p/the-crisis...

"In 2021, the total number of trucks operated on U.S. roadways was 169.8 million, versus 85.1 million in 2002 [almost a 100% increase]." "The annual number of miles driven by these trucks was 1.9 trillion miles, a 70 percent increase from 1.1 trillion miles in 2002." www.bts.gov/newsroom/viu...

"Perhaps more troubling than the crash rate is Tesla’s complete lack of transparency... Every single Tesla crash narrative in the NHTSA database is redacted with the same phrase: '[REDACTED, MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION]'" Regulations are needed for the bad actors most of all

"the Hunter study found that [protected bike lanes] also increase the feeling of safety and decrease recklessness" and "the lack of protected bike infrastructure correlates with more cyclists riding on the sidewalk" "embrace the fact that e-bikes are a new mode of transportation"

Early Bird prices end TOMORROW on Jan 31st! Snag the best deal on National Bike Summit tickets before it's too late: site.pheedloop.com/event/BikeSu...

"The Waymo Driver braked hard, reducing speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before contact was made" "Waymo says... a fully attentive human driver in the same situation would have hit the child at approximately 14 mph" Human driver, robot driver, no matter what- slower speeds save lives

"The people who have the most to gain from this are legislators in rural areas" 43 percent of road deaths occur in rural areas, despite being home to only 20 percent of the U.S. population "rural pedestrians...don't even have a crumbling sidewalk... they literally have nothing"

"an adult male riding a bicycle was struck by a vehicle. The driver, witnesses say was in a blue Kenworth semi-truck, fled the scene." Weird that this article focuses entirely on the bicyclist being there legally and not the illegal hit and run www.kolotv.com/2026/01/29/b...

"officials announced a new safety campaign Tuesday aimed at eliminating roadway deaths, even as leaders reported a 14% decrease in traffic fatalities over the past three years" Good to see Missouri emphasize that the vision is Zero Traffic Deaths, not just improvement www.kctv5.com/2026/01/27/m...

"data showed that although all drivers correctly defined the straight-arm turn signals, less than a quarter understood the bent-arm right turn signal" "findings suggest that cyclists should use straight-arm signals" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Rand Paul: "When people watch that video and the government tells them, 'Well, he was assaulting the police officers,' nobody with any objectivity believes that. No American believes he was assaulting the officers. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. So we have to get some rules of the game."

If you live in Oregon especially outside of Portland. Please contact your state representative asap. #BikeBus should be all over the state & this Safe Routes to School funding helps make that happen.

Really appreciate that the City of Roanoke plows the Roanoke River Greenway @city-of-roanoke.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who weighed in against this New Hampshire bill! I've heard from advocates in New Hampshire that about 14,000 people registered their opposition to the bill, and about 9,000 wrote comments in opposition

"@cleancitiescampaign.org is calling for increased parking charges for larger and more dangerous vehicles and applying safety standards to pickup trucks, including tests on whether a child can be seen from the drivers’ seat." and the best selling pickups mentioned are midsized in the US

1 p.m. Central Time this Saturday, January 31st.

1 p.m. Central Time this Saturday, January 31st.

This seems like a nice, low cost and low maintenance upgrade for safety

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Today is the last day to apply for a @bikeleague.org Community Spark Grant Ten communities will receive $2,000 for activities like events, education classes, pop-up infrastructure, bike parking facilities, or light/helmet giveaways Apply by 5 pm ET bicyclefriendly.secure-platform.com/a/page/spark

This single article may contain the highest density of excellent quotes of any I've ever seen. I'm saving this to use in talks and class, for sure. So many of all the phenomena I've ever studied are encapsulated here, with characteristic Irish wit.

"Since 2019, New Jersey has required Class 3 e-bike riders to have a driver's license, registration, insurance, and to wear a helmet" I've yet to see data reported on implementation of that law Seems like the legislature thinks it's a failure but chose to double down on it anyway

“I may just do a ‘replace-all amendment’ and shore up the language that nothing that comes out of the highway fund will be spent on anything but ‘motor-vehicle specific improvements, maintenance, or expansions,’” - bill sponsor This type of modalism undermines good infrastructure

NCDOT Accepting Applications Now for Free Bicycle Helmets Eligible organizations include local government agencies, schools, nonprofit organizations, public health organizations and churches Applicants may request 25, 50, 75 or 100 helmets Apply by February 20th www.ncdot.gov/news/press-r...