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A Congressman Bikes to Work
File under: one day this will not be news.
Despite the growth in bicycle commuting, it still strikes many people as unusual. In fact, judging by this report in the “Twitter Room” section of The Hill (“Tweets you need to read”) a Congressman riding his bike to a bill signing on Capitol Hill is more noteworthy than a Congressman using Twitter. The article relates the fact that Congressman Earl Blumenauer tweeted the following:
“Biking to White House to join the President and GLBT champions for signing Hate Crimes into law.”
The article, of course, mentions the Congressional Bike Caucus. The list of the members of the Congressional Bike Caucus on Congressman Blumenauer’s website needs to be updated. The caucus has grown, thanks to enthusiasm generated at the most recent National Bike Summit. There are now 218 Bike Caucus members. View the full list of Bike Caucus Members in the 111th Congress.
Meanwhile in other Earl Blumenauer news, Streetsfilms got to tag along as Transportation Alternatives’ Paul Steely White and Noah Budnick gave him a tour of New York City’s new bicycle facilities. Good stuff…
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Darren Flusche
League Policy Director
Flusche joined the League in April 2009 and has a B.A. in history from Syracuse University and a Masters of Public Administration with a concentration in public policy analysis from New York University.
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November 11th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Thank you Congressman for all your efforts on behalf of bicyclist. I travel the 9 Ave bike lane everyday to work. I live in midtown west and work in downtown Brooklyn. Lets get more separated bike lanes!
July 6th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Anyway, my PLAN is that I’m going to college for my cores at a community college. Once finished, I’m going to transfer and do my major/minor.