by Mark | Feb 28, 2020 | Blog
House File 2409 defining e-bikes passed a Ways & Means Subcommittee today. Rep. David Maxwell (IA-76-R) chaired the committee and spoke of his desire to see the High Trestle Trail Bridge. He thought e-bikes would be a great way for a person who might not get...
by Mark | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
SF76 advances through the Ways & Means subcommittee. This now moves onto Senate Ways & Means before it can in front of the Iowa Senate. How can you help? Glad you asked because you can contact your legislator. This only takes a minute to look them up,...
by Mark | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has proposed a plan and budget to fund the Iowa Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust. (Read more about the Governor’s plan) To support this proposal, the Governor is traveling to the areas of the state to talk with Iowans...
by Mark | Feb 23, 2020 | Blog
Bike theft in Iowa is a real problem. In a survey of Iowa Bicycle Coalitionconstituents, we found 20% have had a bike stolen. Worse, only 4.5% of stolenbicycles were recovered. Even more concerning, only 9% of bikes stolen werereported to be locked when the bike was...
by Mark | Feb 22, 2020 | Blog
Although some people (especially those that are not regular cyclists anyway) would not even dream about it, there is a lot of fun and a sense of accomplishment that comes with cycling in the winter. Your friends may think you are a bit crazy and you are sure to get...
by Mark | Feb 22, 2020 | Blog
The legislative session is underway and we have just reached the first funnel deadline. Bills that didn’t pass at least one committee by this point are no longer eligible for debate beyond the funnel deadline. There is still a lot of work remaining before these...
