Fw: If you build a bike lane, riders will come 🚲

[Cynthia Palmer]

Good articles.

Thx Pam for forwarding.

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Lots of good articles - mainly about biking.  Note T4America review (in Headlines section) of proposed federal legislation that allows state DOTs to have more flexibility in spending. Could this harm non-highway modes?

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The story of a bike bus that birthed a bike lane in Miami, strategies for fighting against bikelash, and more in today's headlines.

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