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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#BIKETOEVERYWHERE: Maybe you haven't heard, but it's May, so it's Bike Month. Huzzah! 

On San Francisco's Bike to Work Day, bikes account for 76% of all trips on Market Street. (!!!) The SF Bicycle Coalition has a great roundup of photos from the morning commute. 

Here's what kids love about Bike to School Day in Maine. 

Bike to School Day was a windy success in Milwaukee. 

At the Walkable Bikeable Delaware Summit, Governor Markell and Lt. Governor Dean declared May bike month – for a host of great reasons.

INFRASTRUCTURE NEWS

After a city councilor in Lowell, MA introduced a motion to remove a new bike lane, citizens showed up to support more opportunities for biking, not fewer. The motion was tabled.  

Atlanta advocates are working to include bike lanes in several restriping projects scheduled for this year. 

San Diego has a new buffered bike lane.  

Bike Calgary gives a refresher on how to report needed street fixes with 311. 

Bikeways for Everyone had a big kickoff event in Minneapolis. Citizen cyclists gave feedback on where the city should prioritize low-stress bikeways.  

20 mile bike loop: $30,000. 96th Street road widening: $4,500,000. Mode Shift Omaha compares the cost of various transportation projects. 

Here's how to use the new protected bike lane on Polk Street in San Francisco. 

Keep reading after the jump.  

PROGRAMMING

The SF Bicycle Coalition's Commuter of the Year is Bao-Tran Ausman, who bikes with her kids. 

Trails for Illinois is crowdfunding Illinois Trail Corps, a DIY trailbuilding initiative. 

Community Cycling Center will hold the Bike Mechanic Challenge, a friendly competition between local shops. 

THE BIG PICTURE

Gil Peñalosa: "The worst thing that ever happened to Minneapolis was being named the second best bicycling city." 

AAA Southern New England is now offering bicycle roadside assistance. 

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has a shiny new website. Looks great, y'all! 

Wisconsin advocates have a bone to pick with this health care ad campaign. 

ADVOCACY AVENUE

The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition collected questionnaires about bike friendliness from county election candidates. 

Advocates hope that the Cycle Philly app will help identify where people ride. 

Pittsburgh advocates want local police to be able to use radar to control speeding. 

Living Streets Alliance of Tucson hopes to include $25 million for pedestrian capital improvements in a 2014 bond measure.  

Bike Walk Greenville is launching this new advertising campaign. The design is by the same firm that did Bike Pittsburgh's Drive With Care campaign. 

MassBike worked with Massachusetts police to create this training video about enforcement for bicycle issues. 

LEGISLATION LANE

Wisconsin advocates team up with Saris to hold a briefing for state legislators on the economic and health benefits of biking. 

The Connecticut House has passed a vulnerable user's bill! Congratulations, Bike Walk Connecticut. Advocates have been working to pass a VU bill in Connecticut for four years. 

TRAILER

Oh, hey there, tiny Abe Lincoln perched atop an Alliance jacket.