League of American Bicyclists
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“Really, Dude? Opposition Is So 70s”: Local Officials Talk Bike Policy
Carolyn Szczepanski is the Bike League's communications director. A version of this post was originally published on the Bike League Blog.
March 7, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: Live (Well, Taped) From the National Bike Summit
This week, more than 700 bicycling advocates converged in Washington -- despite a snowstorm that closed down the federal government on Monday cancelled thousands of flights -- to learn from each other and compare notes from the past year.
March 6, 2014
National Bike Summit 2014: United Spokes
Usually I limit conference wrap-up videos to right around four minutes in length. But there were so many great (and funny!) moments at this year's National Bike Summit, it was important to pack in all of the coverage we could grab.
March 6, 2014
Sec. Foxx: Bicycle Infrastructure Can Be a “Ladder of Opportunity”
This morning, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx’s blog post is all about bicycling. He opens by touting the complete streets policy he helped implement in Charlotte (it passed before he was mayor) and the city’s bike-share system -- the largest in the Southeast.
March 5, 2014
Suburbs Take Center Stage Among Bicycle Friendly Communities
Where are the newest Bicycle Friendly Communities? Many of them are in the 'burbs.
October 17, 2013
Winning a Campaign for Better Walking and Biking at the Ballot Box
While transit groups have been campaigning for, and winning, ballot measures for years, walking and biking advocacy groups are newer to the ballot referendum game. But as demand for safer streets grows in cities around the country, more and more active transportation groups are seeking voter support for special funding measures.
September 19, 2013
Old Solutions: U.S. DOT’s Proposed Strategic Plan Falls Short
Andy Clarke is the president of the League of American Bicyclists. This article originally appeared on the League's blog.
September 6, 2013
The National Push to Close the Cycling Gender Gap
Women have been called an "indicator species" of a bike-friendly city because they tend to pedal more in places that are safe and practical for biking. But on those counts, the United States has some work to do.
August 19, 2013
Washington, Colorado, and Oregon Win Top Bike-Friendly State Honors
Congratulations are due to Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Minnesota; those four states took home top rankings this year in the League of American Bicyclists' annual Bicycle Friendly States appraisal. The winners were announced this morning.
May 1, 2013
LaHood Announces Safety Summits to Help Shape New Bikeway Standards
In 2010, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood mounted a table at the National Bike Summit and proclaimed, "I’ve been all over America, and…people want alternatives. They want out of their cars, they want out of congestion, they want to live in… livable communities." He added, to thunderous applause, "You've got a partner in Ray LaHood."
March 5, 2013