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How Community Spark Grants Boosted Local Biking Initiatives in 2024

By Marlee Townsend | December 23, 2024
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Big changes can start small. That’s the idea behind the League’s Community Spark Grants—to give local leaders the catalyst they need for bite-sized projects that make biking safer, easier, and…

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New Transportation Alternatives Funding coming your way

By Caron Whitaker | December 19, 2024
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Thanks to Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA), the Ranking Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, your state is getting more Transportation Alternatives funds! Yesterday, Congress passed the Water…

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LCI Spotlight: Michael Potoczny

By Marlee Townsend | December 13, 2024
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The League certifies hundreds of League Cycling Instructors every year and there are thousands of LCIs across the country leading bike education efforts in their communities. In our LCI spotlight…

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New Bicycle Friendly State Rankings Highlight Progress and Challenges for Safer Cycling Across America

By Marlee Townsend | December 12, 2024
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Washington, DC — The League of American Bicyclists has released its 2024 Bicycle Friendly State Rankings, a comprehensive evaluation of state efforts to improve conditions for bicycling. This year’s rankings…

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Take Action: Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians by Supporting Safer Vehicle Standards

By Ken McLeod | December 2, 2024
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In the United States, pedestrian and bicyclist deaths have been increasing with an 83% increase in pedestrian deaths and 76% increase in bicyclist deaths between 2009 and 2022.  If you…

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New League Staff: Meet Chris Vaughan

By Marlee Townsend | November 19, 2024
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Introducing Chris Vaughan, the League’s new Bicycle Friendly America Program Coordinator! An educator, poet, and advocate for sustainable transportation, Chris’s journey into bike advocacy began with a grassroots effort to…

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Will the Trump Administration pull back Transportation Grants?

By Caron Whitaker | November 18, 2024
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During the campaign, Candidate Trump talked about pulling back funding from President Biden’s signature accomplishments including the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Bipartisan Infrastructure…

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2025 Community Spark Grants applications now open!

2025 Community Spark Grant Accepting Applications

By Anna Tang | November 12, 2024
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For the 4th year in a row, the League of American Bicyclists is thrilled to announce that we are accepting proposals for Community Spark Grants! Launched in 2022, this mini-grant…

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What a Trump Department of Transportation could mean for bicycling and walking

By Caron Whitaker | November 12, 2024
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As we prepare for the second Trump Department of Transportation we have two things we can look at for direction. First, we have the first term of the Trump Administration,…

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LCI & Advocate Spotlight: Patrick Valandra

By Marlee Townsend | November 8, 2024
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The League certifies hundreds of League Cycling Instructors every year and there are thousands of LCIs across the country leading bike education efforts in their communities. In our LCI spotlight…

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