Welcome to the Alliance's weekly roundup of state & local biking & walking advocacy news. Every week, we crawl the blogs of our member organizations and bring you the most interesting tidbits.

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IT'S BIKE MONTH!

Iowa advocates are disappointed that the state has dropped considerably in the League's new Bicycle Friendly State rankings. 

Not to brag or anything, but Washington state is proud to still be #1. 

INFRASTRUCTURE NEWS

Kudos to Tucson for installing their first protected bike lanes!

Calgary's city council has approved pilot projects for three protected bike lanes downtown. 

Wauwatosa, WI approved plans for green bike lanes and bike boxes. 

San Francisco has installed a green (really, really green!) contraflow protected bike lane on Polk Street near City Hall. With succulents! 

PROGRAMMING

San Juan, TX held its first Open Streets. 

MassBike will work with the DOT and Depart of Public Health on a safety program that includes training for police officers and truck drivers. 

Living Streets Alliance made a cool infographic about the latest Cyclovia Tucson. 

THE BIG PICTURE

Los Angeles Walks created "Footnotes: A Report on the State of Walking in L.A." 

Divvy announced a $12.5 million sponsorship with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois. 

Bike San Diego takes a look at some of the head-scratching logic behind replacing homes and businesses with an urban highway. 

ADVOCACY AVENUE

Amtrak will allow bikes on board as checked baggage at two new Iowa stations. 

Chicago advocates are taking steps to stop a ban on pedicabs downtown. 

Massachusetts advocates  speak up to stop Lowell from removing bike lanes. 

LEGISLATION LANE

Here's what's included in Massachusetts' $12.7 billion bond bill for transportation improvements. 

Connecticut advocates pull hard to get the state senate to pass a Vulnerable Users bill. 

New York City Council will consider 22 bills and resolutions in support of Vision Zero. The measures include: 

• A bill requiring side guards on trucks;
• Legislation to give legal cover to pedestrians and cyclists struck by drivers who fail to yield; and
• A resolution calling on Albany to allow New York City to lower its default speed limit to 20 mph.

TRAILER

The Google self-driving car detects bicyclists – and gives riders plenty of deference on the road.