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Over 120 leaders from state and local grassroots biking and walking advocacy organizations gathered for the 2014 Alliance Leadership Retreat. Here's what happened. 

Every week, we roam the blogs of our member organizations and round up the most interesting tidbits. This week: advocates from far and wide gather at the Leadership Retreat, Pittsburgh is ready to reveal new protected bike lanes, and DC advocates push back against a bike ban. 

Every week, we roam the blogs of our member organizations and round up the most interesting tidbits. This week: advocates ready themselves to flock to Pittsburgh for the Leadership Retreat and Pro Walk / Pro Bike / Pro Place. 

The 2015 National Open Streets Summit could be in your community. Apply to host it in conjunction with your local Open Streets initiative! 

It's never been easier to collect data about how people travel and engage with biking and walking, and a few Alliance member organizations have already taken advantage of this trend. Here's how three advocacy organizations are using apps and app data in their work to promote biking. 

Electric bikes can expand bicycling for families, the elderly, and people who haul heavy loads. They also open up a host of legal and regulatory issues. How should advocates respond? 

We're really looking forward to Pro Walk / Pro Bike / Pro Place, conveniently scheduled right after our Leadership Retreat. With so many awesome sessions, it's going to be hard to choose where to focus. Here's our guide to the must-see sessions. 

How can we better integrate walking, biking, and transit? In a new Advocacy Advance report and webinar, we take a look at how communities can use federal funding programs to make transit more bikeable and walkable. 

Every week, we roam the blogs of our member organizations and round up the most interesting tidbits. This week: advocates and media speak out about pedestrian safety, a tribute to the mayor who created Pittsburgh's first bike map, and biking explodes in Philly. 

It's almost here! In just a few weeks, advocates from all around North America will gather at the Antiochian Village Conference Center for the 2014 Alliance Leadership Retreat. The schedule is packed with an awesome array of peer learning sessions.