Trail Killing Provision Now Up to Walker
One person who doesn’t like bikes. That’s all it would take to stop a bike trail or even a sidewalk from being built. In an item slipped into the state budget without debate, state and local...
View ArticleTrails Veto Ask Sent to Walker
This afternoon the Bike Fed formally asked Gov. Scott Walker to veto a state budget amendment that would stop, slow or make more expensive dozens of recreational trail, bike lane and even sidewalk...
View ArticleGovernor Leaves Trail Killing Amendment in Place
Despite being contacted by perhaps 600 citizens asking him for a veto, Gov. Scott Walker this evening left intact state budget language that will make bike trails and lanes as well as sidewalks more...
View ArticleShow Up For Trails
Do you want more opportunities to bike on state lands? More linear trails? More single track? How about improved trail surfaces, better signage or more related facilities? Then now’s the time to let...
View ArticleWhy Not Cyclo-Cross at Yahara Hills?
Let’s add up three things and see what answer we get. 1. Cyclo-cross is among the fastest growing sports in the world. 2. Trek Bicycle just held the International Cyclo-cross World Cup in Waterloo last...
View ArticleRodgers & Schlabowske: MVP’s We’ll Miss
We lost Aaron Rodgers and Dave Schlabowske in the same week. Of course everybody knows who Aaron Rodgers is and every Packer fan (i.e., virtually all Wisconsinites) knows that nine days ago in a game...
View ArticleRun for the Bike Fed Board: Deadline Wednesday!
Ever think about doing more to make Wisconsin one of the best places in the world to ride a bike? It’s Board election season at the Wisconsin Bike Fed. Every year our membership elects four candidates...
View ArticleVulnerable User Protections Increased
A bill strongly supported by the Bike Fed, which would increase penalties for careless drivers who kill or injure cyclists and pedestrians, has been passed by the legislature and awaits the governor’s...
View ArticleMake Your Voice Heard in Southern Wisconsin
We’ve been keeping you up to date on the Recreation Opportunities Analysis conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as it works its way around the state. This is important to cyclists...
View ArticleBike Commuter Tax Threatened
As Congress considers a federal tax overhaul a really bad idea has entered the mix. The Senate version of the bill would repeal a provision, in place since 2009, which allows employers to provide their...
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