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From Mode Shift to Frame Shift: How Cycling Can Help Solve Global Warming
To transportation planners, when a new person gets on a bike, it’s called a “mode shift.” For many of us who have taken up cycling, however, it represents a frame shift — a change in how we see and understand transportation in our cities.
Read MoreCore Values, Unique Contributions: 2016 Educator of the Year Award Honorees
The Gail and Jim Spann Educator of the Year Award, named for two of the League’s education champions and benefactors, is the League’s highest bicycling education honor.
Read MoreGail Copus Spann, League Board Vice Chair
For the past few months I have been Vice Chair of the Board and, under the leadership of Karen Jenkins, our Chair, it has been a very productive time for the whole board. My passion for cycling and for the League’s long history has kept me energized and grateful for the amazing work we do. I have a strong focus on education and for our Smart Cycling program in particular.
Read MoreUniversity of California, Davis — Platinum Bicycle Friendly University
The League of American Bicyclists is excited to share this informative video showcasing the University of California, Davis, a Platinum level participant in our Bicycle Friendly University and Bicycle Friendly Business programs.
Read MoreCommunity Cycling Center: Catalyst Award Winner
The Community Cycling Center in Portland, OR, was awarded this year’s Catalyst Award. This article was originally published on the CCC blog. Thank you to the Alliance for Biking &…
Read MoreMemphis Hightailers: Bicycle Club of the Year
Happy #BicycleFriendlyFriday! Memphis Hightailers Bicycle Club was awarded the Bicycle Club of the Year Award. We talked with club president Tulio Bertorini, and he shared a few tips.
Read MoreArchitect of the Capitol – Bicycle Friendly Business
When Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers spoke at the 2014 National Bike Summit, the office he’d led since 2010 was undergoing something of a revolution. The AOC office was becoming known for its bicycle-friendliness.
Read MoreCrash in Kalamazoo takes the lives of five bicyclists
We at the League of American Bicyclists are deeply saddened by yesterday’s crash in Kalamazoo, which took the lives of five bicyclists and seriously injured four others. It was one…
Read MoreCall for League Board Applications
Are you ready to serve on the Board of Directors of the League of American Bicyclists? Then consider running to be elected by the membership. Service on the Board of the League is an excellent way to have a long-term impact on the organization and the active transportation movement at the national level.
Read MoreA Silver-Level Playbook in Arlington, VA
BikeArlington gave tours of its infrastructure and programming at the National Bike Summit & Women’s Forum to show what makes them a Silver-Level Bicycle Friendly Community.
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