Policy Director at The League of American Bicyclists (@bikeleague). Most tweets are bike-related, but not always org-related. Also at @kenmcld.bsky.social
Joined May 2013
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21 Apr 2025
Looking forward to this event tomorrow!
17 Apr 2025
Come join us for an evening HandleBar Happy Hour of fun and camaraderie with our national, state, regional and local leadership all together in one place β Santa Monica Brew Works @SantaMonicaBrew! @BikeLeague @HeyBikeLA @CalBike @SMSpoke - mailchi.mp/8462f773aea0/bikeβ¦
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14 Apr 2025
βWide, straight roads are safe because theyβre less prone to be crowded" - Sen. Mark Harris
βNarrowing up the streets is dangerousβ - Rep. Joe Palmer
idahostatesman.com/news/locaβ¦
14 Apr 2025
These very important people have very important places to be. Other lives don't matter.
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28 Mar 2025
The spike in traffic deaths during Covid was because "we took away the congestion, we took away the thing that was stopping people from driving fast ... [without congestion] people drove the speed the system was designed for [and more people died]" - @clmarohn
28 Mar 2025
The REAL Reason Traffic Deaths Are Down youtu.be/yDIjWHxciPo?si=30tv⦠via @YouTube
Are traffic deaths really going down?
Also, Iβll bet that injuries have gone up.
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28 Mar 2025
The messaging problem from @NHTSAgov is worse than @clmarohn says
NHTSA actually says that congestion causes speeding nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/spee⦠"Traffic congestion is one of the most frequently mentioned contributing factors to aggressive driving, such as speeding"
It's nonsense
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28 Mar 2025
"driversβ decisions about speed selection include many instances in which the vehicleβs speeds are constrained by traffic control devices or traffic congestionβinstances in which drivers clearly have no opportunity to speed" - somehow also @NHTSAgov rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1β¦
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24 Mar 2025
Wish this had talked more (or really at all) about traffic safety
Texas has lost at least one person every day on Texas roads since Nov. 7, 2000. #EndTheStreakTX
5 Mar 2025
Weβre turning 100βepisodes, that is! π
For 75 years, TTI and @TxDOT have partnered to improve transportation safety. In this milestone episode, TxDOT's Marc Williams and TTI's Greg Winfree talk about the impact of this collaboration. |π§: ow.ly/oKRC50VbmwJ
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22 Jan 2025
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Ken McLeod π΄π΅ππ² retweeted
21 Jan 2025
By my reading, President Trump has ordered the immediate shutdown of all ongoing highway bridge projects in the US, or at least to stop paying states the money they are owed once they build the bridge. Because "disbursements" means outlays and IIJA funds $7.3B/yr for bridges.
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17 Jan 2025
Final day for early bird pricing at the @BikeLeague National Bike Summit #BikeSummit25
Excited for plenary speakers Wes Marshall - author of Killed by a Traffic Engineer, Hahrie Han - author of How Organizations Develop Activists, and @JenniferHomendy - chair of the NTSB
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Ken McLeod π΄π΅ππ² retweeted
15 Jan 2025
Thanks to @SenatorBaldwin for asking @USDOT Secretary nominee Sean Duffy about the Sarah Langenkamp bill in today's confirmation hearing. His reply: βI commit to work with you to make sure our roadways are safer for everyone.' We look forward to seeing this commitment in action.
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14 Jan 2025
This March, @BikeLeague will be organizing meetings with members of Congress to advocate for this bill and others that can improve the safety of people who bike
You can be part of those meetings
Register by January 17th for early bird pricing: bikeleague.org/events/summitβ¦
13 Jan 2025
Automatic braking systems that would better protect cyclists and pedestrians must be mandatory on new vehicles, a Colorado member of Congress said, offering up a new bill that advocates hope will finally protect vulnerable road users from drivers. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/01/β¦
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13 Jan 2025
Four days left for early bird pricing for the National Bike Summit
Excited to see biking (and walking) advocates in DC later this year at the Summit: bikeleague.org/events/summitβ¦
10 Jan 2025
The National Bike Summit isnβt just an eventβitβs where ideas spark, connections grow, and the movement for better biking gets stronger. Prices go up after January 17th, so get your tickets now at bikeleague.org/summit!
ALT Promo for the National Bike Summit. Several photos from last year show groups of cyclists posing for selfies or group shots while looking joyful. "The best part of the National Bike Summit is meeting new cycling-advocacy friends from across the country and learning from each other what they do and how they do it." Sign up at bikeleague.org/summit.
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10 Jan 2025
Tell me you know nothing about bicycling without telling me
8 Jan 2025
Montana Proposes Bill to Force Cyclists to Ride the Wrong Way in Traffic - Yes, it's true: cyclingwest.com/news/montanaβ¦
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10 Jan 2025
Riding in the same direction as traffic is the first bullet point about safe bicycling by @NHTSAgov nhtsa.gov/road-safety/bicyclβ¦ and the first example in their video on Rules of the Road: youtu.be/-Jp0SSAeCiY?si=z11pβ¦
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9 Jan 2025
Speed safety cameras are very common in countries that are successfully reducing #TrafficDeaths using a #SafeSystem Approach
Really appreciate this new report by @Visionzeronet and looking forward to their webinar on January 28th visionzeronetwork.org/upcomiβ¦
8 Jan 2025
Scarlet Neath from @policingproject urges communities considering or running speed camera programs to "adopt these recommendations to ensure they are working toward safety on the road for all.β
Check out Fair Warnings here: bit.ly/4iuRju5
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9 Jan 2025
"I want people toβ¦ experience history, to work for their knowledge, to feel the things, smell the smells, feel the environment in the same ways that a lot of the visionaries who built the aqueduct experiencedβ¦ and itβs my opinion that that is best done on a bicycle" π
7 Jan 2025
I've been developing the Los Angeles Aqueduct bike route for the past 3 years and finally have released a trailer for a short doc about it. The route was designed for educational and recreation purposes, so people can experience the journey that water takes to get to their tap.
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Ken McLeod π΄π΅ππ² retweeted
7 Jan 2025
Exciting news from FHWA β nearly $45M in ATIIP funding just announced!
7 Jan 2025
Today, FHWA announced $44.5M in #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program grant awards that will strengthen safety and improve bicycling, walking and access to places people need to go in 14 communities.
Read more: highways.dot.gov/newsroom/inβ¦
#InvestingInAmerica
ALT Person cycling on a path by a river at sunset with city skyline in the background. Photo credit: Getty Images.
ALT Pedestrians crossing a busy intersection in downtown Chicago with skyscrapers and traffic in the background. Photo credit: Getty Images.
ALT A sign indicating "Shared Cyclist and Pedestrian Path" with directional arrows and instructions to "Keep Left Do Not Block The Path." In the background, a person on a bicycle is riding along the designated path.
ALT Two cyclists riding bikes over a wooden arch bridge in a lush park.
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7 Jan 2025
Congratulations to the communities that received these grants!
Safe and connected active transportation networks provide enormous health, safety, and economic benefits and it is great to see this investment in creating better networks
7 Jan 2025
Today, FHWA announced $44.5M in #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program grant awards that will strengthen safety and improve bicycling, walking and access to places people need to go in 14 communities.
Read more: highways.dot.gov/newsroom/inβ¦
#InvestingInAmerica
ALT Person cycling on a path by a river at sunset with city skyline in the background. Photo credit: Getty Images.
ALT Pedestrians crossing a busy intersection in downtown Chicago with skyscrapers and traffic in the background. Photo credit: Getty Images.
ALT A sign indicating "Shared Cyclist and Pedestrian Path" with directional arrows and instructions to "Keep Left Do Not Block The Path." In the background, a person on a bicycle is riding along the designated path.
ALT Two cyclists riding bikes over a wooden arch bridge in a lush park.
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6 Jan 2025
They are actively looking for people to be involved and have monthly meetings
Goal is to have a specification later this year
This would be a huge help for understanding infrastructure and comparing communities, and making progress
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6 Jan 2025
Research from Australia on 30 km/h zones (20 mph)
Findings show decreases in vehicle speeds and decreases in serious injuries
Didn't find that people will actually go the lower speed limit, but that seems okay to me
Safety is the goal, not compliance
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