A small COG in a rather large machine
So, I'm finally getting around to writing about my experience at the National Bike Summit. A bit late, but it's given me some time to reflect on the experience. After all, it's on thing to visit the Capitol, and it's quite another to be inside the Capitol lobbying our Representatives (staff actually, but you get the point). It's kind of overwhelming. The National Bike Summit is organized by the League of American Bicyclists , the oldest cycling advocacy group in the country. Over 800 people attended the event, and all but one state (Alaska) was represented. Over a dozen of us from Indiana took time out of our schedules to stand up for cycling. I traveled with 3 other members of INDYCOG , and Nancy from Bicycle Indiana did a great job organizing, and scheduling meetings with our Reps. The point of the Summit is to ask Congress to maintain funding for bike, and pedestrian infrastructure. These funds are...