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5 Ways to be a More Bike Friendly Business
National Bike Summit & Women’s Forum Sponsor Performance Bicycle offers these tips to help you create a more Bicycle Friendly Business.
Read MoreLove to Ride: Using Behavior Change to Increase Ridership
Chances are if you are reading this that you already believe in the power of bicycling. Biking can improve our health, lower street congestion, and build a more connected community.
Read MoreFeeding the Homeless by Bike
One or two mornings each week I wake before 5 a.m. and load up my Yuba Mundo with food to deliver to my homeless neighbors in East Los Angeles. It started in September 2013, when I had a heart attack and was told I needed to change my lifestyle. For six months I only walked. One cold morning, I was considering returning home when I saw two figures shivering under a sheet sleeping on a bus bench.
Read MoreThe Road to Advocacy
In January 2014, I resolved that I would become less reliant on my car. I craved a healthier way to experience my own body, wanted more interaction with my new community, and wanted to make meaningful lifestyle commitments to the environment—which meant one thing: getting my butt on a bike!
Read MoreTips from a Bicycle Friendly Business
Gold BFB awardee, the Trek Store of Schererville, offers some tips for making a business more bicycle-friendly.
Read MoreBeyond City Limits: LACBC’s Regional Approach to Equity
In Cudahy, Calif., more than 90% of the population is Latino and 30% live below the poverty line. In addition to rent-controlled housing and accountable government, one way Councilmember Baru Sanchez wants to uplift his community is through better biking. And he’s working with the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition to authentically engage his fellow residents in that effort.
Read MoreProfile in Leadership: Deaf Velo Alliance
During the winter of 2014, a group of five deaf individuals got together to discuss cycling in the city of Chicago — and what the cycling community was lacking. Despite so many local bike advocacy groups supporting local cycling they felt a lack of support for deaf individuals that wanted to get involved. The Deaf Velo Alliance was born.
Read MoreProfile in Leadership: Ayesha McGowan
Since I’ve always been a fan of advocacy by example I decided to “be the change.” The more African-American female representation we see in the peloton, the more African-American females will identify themselves a potential bike racers. This starts with just getting out there and letting ourselves be known.
Read MoreProfile in Leadership: Sam Adams
Recently, we were honored to welcome Sam Adams, former Mayor of Portland, Ore., and current director of the U.S. Climate Initiative at the World Resources Institute to the League Board of Directors. In the Fall issue of our magazine, American Bicyclist, Adams shared insight on his leadership approach to make biking better.
Read MoreMy Story: Mpunga Coco Kazadi
I am from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I came to Portland, Maine, in February 2015, fleeing politically motivated threats and assaults. During my first months in Portland, I walked everywhere I possibly and reasonably could go by foot. Then I learned about the Bikes for New Mainers program through a flier posted at a Portland Adult Education class. I just couldn’t believe it…
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