Good news from the national Bike Summit that occurred in D.C.  this week- Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced that “This is the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized,” adding that next year’s budget includes initiatives for more bike and walking paths planned around affordable housing, and more money for public transit.

He continues:

“People want to live in livable communities. People want streetcars that are made in Portland, Ore. People want walking paths, biking paths, and opportunities for families to really do the things they do best — which is to hang together and have fun… They want out of their cars; they want out of congestion; they want to live in livable neighborhoods. We are integrating the needs of bicyclists in federally-funded road projects. We are discouraging transportation investments that negatively affect cyclists and pedestrians. And we are encouraging investments that go beyond the minimum requirements and provide facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians of all ages and abilities.”

You can read the entire article at The Trucker.