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INTRODUCTION

LEBANON VALLEY BICYCLE is a 501c-3 organization founded in 2008 to make the Lebanon Valley region of Pennsylvania a better, safer place to bicycle.  We work with elected officials and municipal, county and state governments to make certain that new roads projects or redesigns consider the needs of bicyclists.  We want cyclists to have the …

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THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION EXPECTS BICYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE INCLUDED IN PROJECTS – IF NOT WHY NOT?

In September, 2019, the FHWA issued its Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, Program and Project Development.  Reviewing this Guidance and using it when working with Penn DOT and Lebanon County Metropolitan Planning Organization staff should be very helpful in winning positive results for bicyclists.  https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/guidance/guidance_2019.cfm The FHWA states: “Improving safety and infrastructure for bicycling and walking creates an …

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SAFETY OF BICYCLISTS IGNORED BY PENN DOT WHEN APPROVING RUTTER’S HOP

Lebanon County is adopting an updated Long Range Transportation Plan through 2045. The metropolitan planning organization for Lebanon County is LEBCO MPO. The LVBC Board has expressed our concerns about the most recent draft provided in May.  As of mid – March, LVBC had been advised that a bike ped advisory group to LEBCO MPO …

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