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Advocating in Harrisburg
On January 23, 2013, PA Walks and Bikes met with Nathan Spade, the Executive Director of the PA Senate Transportation Committee. We met to discuss funding and policy issues affecting bicyclists and...
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Policy Alert – Transportation Funding
Earlier this week, Governor Corbett laid out in his budget address a proposal for raising $1.8 billion to close the current transportation budget gap. This is a critical year for Pennsylvania to take...
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Pennsylvania Needs A Responsible & Comprehensive Solution For Transportation...
By Hans van Naerssen, Chair, Pennsylvania Walks and Bikes February 2013 Pennsylvanians deserve to travel safely whether they drive a car, take a bus or train, ride a bike or walk. And no matter how...
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The Big Takeaway from Last Week’s National Bike Summit
Last week’s National Bicycle Summit, an annual confab organized by the League of American Bicyclists, was an invigorating and innovative three days in Washington D.C. As reported in earlier posts, the...
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PA Walks and Bikes Transportation Funding Policy Asks
Even though bicycling and walking make up 12% of trips in Pennsylvania, and bicyclists and pedestrians make up 11% of the fatalities statewide, Pennsylvania only spends 1.5% of its transportation...
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Transportation Funding Policy Statements
Pennsylvania Walks and Bikes is an active voice in Harrisburg during the debate over transportation funding. Our efforts have brought bike and ped issues to the table, but we can’t do it alone....
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PA Remains Ranked #15 Bicycle Friendly State
Yesterday the League of American Bicyclists announced their Bicycle Friendly States ranking for 2013. Pennsylvania ranked 15th, unchanged from 2012. The LAB “Report Card” for PA contains many good...
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Dedicated Bike & Ped Funding in Transportation Bill
On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB1 with a vote of 45-5. SB 1 is a $2.5 billion transportation funding bill. The bill includes a new Multi-Modal Fund which includes $2...
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Harrisburg Needs To Hear That You Value Bicycling And Walking
We predicted there would be opposition in Harrisburg to dedicating funding for bicycling and walking, and now we learn we were right. The Pennsylvania Senate recently passed Senate Bill 1, a...
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PA State Transportation Commission Wants to Hear From You
As odd as it may sound in this time of fiscal uncertainty (what with Harrisburg deliberating whether or not to fund transportation at all), the State’s Transportation Commission is seeking public...
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