Posts by Ken McLeod
Spring 2017 Bicycle Friendly Communities Announced!
Today, the League of American Bicyclists recognized 37 communities with Bicycle Friendly Community awards, including 11 communities that improved from prior applications.
Read MoreBicycle Friendly Community Attitudes and Behaviors
In the last Bicycle Friendly Community round we offered a survey that communities could choose to distribute to the public.
Read MoreDavis, CA: Platinum Bicycle Friendly Trifecta
State & Local Policy Manager Ken McLeod went to Davis, CA, a Platinum BFC that also is the home of the UC Davis, which has Platinum status as a BFU and a BFB. While there, he worked with sponsor Ground Control Systems to make a video.
Read MoreNew Census Data on Bike Commuting Released
Today the Census Bureau released its annual estimate of how Americans get to work. Unfortunately, 2015 is the first year since 2010 that the fastest growing mode of getting to work — biking — has shown a slight decline. However, 43 of the 70 largest cities have continued to see more people biking to work.
Read MoreBicycle Professional of the Year Award Winner
During 16 years of public service to the City of Palo Alto, Kathy Durham created one of the most successful Safe Routes to School programs in the nation.
Read MoreNEW & IMPROVED: BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY APPLICATION
Learn about the recently re-launched Bicycle Friendly Community Application. If you are an interested advocate or community now is a great time to begin work for our August 9 deadline for Fall 2016 applications!
Read MoreTakeaways from the 2016 Bicycle Friendly America Listening Session
At the 2016 National Bike Summit we held a listening session to better understand the priorities of attendees and how our Bicycle Friendly America programs can better support local advocacy. This post looks at some quick takeaways from the results of our listening session.
Read More2016 Advocacy Award Winners
The League of American Bicyclists was honored to work with the Alliance for Biking & Walking to present Advocacy Awards at the 2016 National Bike Summit & Women’s Forum.
Read MoreBicycle Friendly America Wants to Hear from You
Today at the National Bike Summit the League of American Bicyclists is gathering input that will be used to improve the Bicycle Friendly State and Bicycle Friendly Community programs.
Read MoreSummit Advocacy Awards Finalists Announced!
The League of American Bicyclists is proud to announce the finalists for the 2016 Advocacy Awards that will be presented at the National Bike Summit & Women’s Forum’s Awards Night on March 7.
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