The Politico is the newest free paper in DC (but not the one I'm most looking forward to). They ran an article about how wide and varied the congressional caucuses are. It's like all the clubs in college (We had a Disco Appreciation Club at UT, membership = 3). Anyway the one they choose to focus on is the Congressional Bike Caucus.
Last week, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) braved a cold, rainy day to zoom around Capitol Hill on his Trek bike -- appropriately, the Portland commuting model -- to celebrate the National Bike Summit hosted by the CBC.
And there's some print for the issues the CBC is working on:
The bike caucus, for example, promotes funding for cycling activities. It introduced the Bike Commuter Act to give transit benefits to bicycle commuters and establish a federal safe-routes-to-school program.
So far, no luck: The Bike Commuter Act has been introduced three times and has yet to pass.
Along with a couple of photos.
Comments