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An active transportation advocacy organization focused on one city will look drastically different from an organization with an expanded regional focus and multiple chapters or working groups. How have advocates developed advocacy tools to successfully advance biking and walking throughout entire regions?

As bicycle and pedestrian organizations work to expand the reach and diversity of their impact, it is important to use accessible communication with non-native English speakers. 

It's the most walkable holiday of the year! This week in biking and walking advocacy: bike riders show off their best costumes, advocates pull the mask off a spooky bike safety report, and bikes rule the zombie apocalypse. 

State and local biking and walking advocacy organizations are making great strides in successfully partnering with businesses. If your organization hopes to create or strengthen ties with the private sector, consider emulating these examples.

Just in time for Halloween, a recent bicycle safety report from the Governors Highway Safety Association paints a scary picture about bike safety in the United States. But the health benefits outweigh the risks, and there are some fundamental problems with the data. 

Midterm elections are right around the corner! Biking and walking advocates are hard at work evaluating candidates and getting out the vote on transportation issues. 

The current federal transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), was a two-year bill that started on October 1, 2012. Now, more than two years later, MAP-21 has received an extension through May 31, 2015. So what's ahead for federal transportation funding?

Every week, we roam the blogs of our member organizations and round up the most interesting tidbits. This week: here's how Alliance member organizations are helping schools, parents, and pint-sized advocates walk more – and improve their neighborhoods for walking.

How should biking and walking advocates communicate after a tragedy? Two leading advocates and a public relations expert share their advice for crisis communications and rapid response. 

Every week, we roam the blogs of our member organizations and round up the most interesting tidbits. This week: a look at bike challenges across the Alliance's membership, from the National Bike Challenge to state challenges in Georgia and Oregon.