Building the People Powered Movement
These reports are produced by the Advocacy Advance Partnership, a partnership between the League of American Bicyclists and Alliance for Biking & Walking. For more information about this partnership, click here.
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Topic: Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
This May 2011 report examines some of the states that have successfully dedicated federal safety funds to reduce bicycle and pedestrian fatalities and crashes. (34 pages) (PDF)
Getting a Fair Share for Safety from the Highway Safety Improvement Program
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Topic: Understanding Rescissions
An update to the 2010 report on rescissions, this April 2011 report explains the rescissions process, the importance of proportionality and outlines how advocates can work to make sure state Departments of Transportation are making the most of key funding sources for bicycle and pedestrian projects. (3 pages) (PDF)
Understanding Rescissions (2011)
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Topic: Bridge access for bicyclists and pedestrians
This report outlines how advocates can counter common objections and secure bicycle and pedestrian facilities on bridges. It compiles useful data and policy statements, and draws on the experience and insight of advocates across the country who have won or are engaged in bridge access campaigns in their communities. (22 pages) (PDF)
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Topic: Climate Action Plans
This report outlines how bicycling advocates can push for the inclusion and implementation of policies that promote cycling in city, state and university Climate Action Plans. (34 pages) (PDF)
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Topic: State Rumble Strip Projects
This report provides advocates an overview of how to find out about rumble strip projects in their state and how to address their concerns with officials from their Department of Transportation. (PDF) (152KB)
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Topic: Ready to Rumble?
Rumble strips are increasingly common on popular rural bicycling routes; this report discusses the problem and provides best practices for bicycle-tolerable rumble strips that advocates should encourage their state DOTs to follow. (6 pages, PDF)
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Topic: The Importance of Bike/Ped Staff
This analysis shows the strong correlation between large bicycle and pedestrian staffs and bicycling friendly outcomes such as Bicycle Friendly Community status and high bike commuter levels. (8 pages, PDF)
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Topic: Understanding Rescissions
How to make sure state DOTs are making the most of key funding sources for bicycle and pedestrian projects; includes a brief explanation of important terminology relating to federal rescissions. Here’s the PDF of the report. (5 pages, PDF)
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Topic: Let’s End Distracted Driving!
A guide to distracted driving campaigns; includes statistics on the risks of distracted driving, stories from successful campaigns, and sample legislation. 27 pages, PDF)
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topic: Federal Funding for Safety Programs
Section 402 funds can be used for bicycle and pedestrian safety programs, but they have mostly gone untapped; this report explains how to access these funds. (13 pages, PDF)
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Topic: Funding for Safety Infrastructure
Millions of HSIP dollars have gone unspent in recent years; learn how to take advantage of this underused program for bicycle and pedestrian safety infrastructure projects. (18 pages, PDF)
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Topic: Cleaner Air for Your Community
Biking and walking are clean forms of transportation; find out about one of the most common federal funding sources for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects and programs. (16 pages, PDF)
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Topic: Bike Commuter Statistics
More and more people are riding their bikes to work every year; read about the latest trends and find out how your city and state stack up. (6 pages, PDF)
Full Digital Report | Download the PDF | see the commuter trends for the 70 largest U.S. cities
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topic: Economic Arguments for Investing in Bicycling
Lawmakers and key decision-makers want to know how investments in bicycling infrastructure are going to pay off – literally; this report shows what economic returns communities across the country have already experienced. (10 pages, PDF)
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topic: 2009 Short Trip Analysis
Half of all trips are 3 miles or less, yet the majority (72 percent) are made by car. Learn more about short trips in this Fact Sheet. (1 Page, PDF)
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