Following up on the widely-mocked video editorial from Wall Street Journal columnist Dorothy Rabinowitz, people wanted to know, "Is there really a bike lobby?"
Yes, there is, both in NYC and nationally. But let's get realistic, calling them "all powerful" is pretty laughable. Tiny, scrappy, and growing, that's more like it. Here's two takes: Politico on the national level: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/the-bike-lobby-rolls-on-92873.html Video interview with " WSJ Tikvah fellow Alex Kazam" on the NYC bike influence in city government. (Not sure who he is, but presumably he knows what he's talking about.) http://live.wsj.com/video/opinion-yes-there-really-is-a-bike-lobby-/013FF2B2-5005-4558-BC5B-E0193898F31F.html?KEYWORDS=bike+lobby#!013FF2B2-5005-4558-BC5B-E0193898F31F Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) [email protected]
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