President Obama and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood are kicking ass when it comes to prioritizing bicycling. This is pretty ground-breaking:
LaHood says the government is going to give bicycling – and walking, too – the same importance as automobiles in transportation planning and the selection of projects for federal money. The former Republican congressman quietly announced the "sea change" in transportation policy last month.
"This is the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized," he wrote in his government blog.
Huzzah!