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Imagine putting all of the brightest minds in bicycling advocacy in the same room to hear what they had to say? That’s what is happening at the National Bike Summit this year. We’re talking young and old, volunteers and paid professionals, fresh faces and experienced veterans, urbanists, suburbanists, and ruralists (yeah, we may have made that up!). We are searching the country for the best Big Ideas in bicycling advocacy to be a part of our Big Ideas conversation. And we think that you -– faithful members, readers of the blog, receivers of e-news, advocates, and bicycle enthusiasts -– have those big ideas.
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In 2013, the League released “The New Majority: Pedaling Toward Equity” — highlighting the diversity in cycling and the growth in the number of people of color biking. In our latest report, “The New Movement: Bike Equity Today,” we go to the grassroots, showcasing the growing diversity in who is advocating for bikes. Learn more and read these inspiring stories.
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Artist and urban educator James Rojas of Place It was the keynote speaker at the League’s Future Bike conference. While in Pittsburgh, James also facilitated a planning workshop with community members. He shares his thoughts in this guest post.
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In June 2012, Kellie Morris created a dream board with a group of friends from church and hung the inspirational reminder above her desk at home. But after the adhesive slipped, the board fell hidden behind the furniture for months, as Kellie stayed busy launching an entrepreneurial venture and the daily duties of being a mom and grandmother. Before long, she’d forgotten entirely what was on the board.
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In 2012, nearly one-third of adults and 50% of students were overweight or obese in Fort Worth, Texas. But Mayor Betsy Price is looking to roll back those numbers and use bicycling as a prescription for improved community health. “We’ve watched this growing epidemic of obesity and diabetes among children and adults,” Price says, “and so many people I know, their health has gone down.” So Price has made it her goal to transform Fort Worth into “Fit Worth,” spearheading a citywide initiative focused on promoting active lifestyles and healthy habits.
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Last week, we released our Where We Ride report, analyzing U.S. Census Bureau data on national bike commuting trends. Shortly following our release of the report, we became aware of more comprehensive data that should be included in the report. Today, we’re releasing our revised Where We Ride report, with more communities and data points included. Download it here.
Read More →In this LCI Corner, educator Robert O’Conner of South Windsor, Conn., shares how his community’s efforts are helping to create lifelong bicyclists from an early age, by integrating bicycle education into the public schools’ curriculum. The Town of South Windsor, Conn., a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community, is taking a new approach to bicycle education — working to integrate bike safety instruction into the curriculum of its school system.
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Imagine you’re a safe-streets advocate living in a dreamscape of an expanding bike-lane network, widespread installation of public plazas and innovative government-sponsored programs aimed at improving street life, from summertime street closures to bike share to virtually on-demand public benches. Progress has been swift under the committed leadership of a mayor who understands the economic necessity of these programs and amenities to ensure that his city stays competitive — and his Commissioner of Transportation is unapologetically on the cutting edge of contemporary urban design.
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The 2014 National Bike Challenge saw unprecedented participation from more than 47,000 riders across the country, pedaling more than 23 million miles.The National Bike Challenge, wrapping up its third year with a new award-winning website, saw 36% increase in riders and 25% more miles pedaled over last year. Challenge riders burned a collective 500,000 Ilbs. From May to September, riders logged miles, shared personal triumphs and united around bicycling, whether for fun, for work or for health.
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UPDATE: We’ve released an extensive analysis of the new bike commuting data in a new report called “Where We Ride: An Analysis of Bicycle Commuting in American Cities.” Click here to download it (PDF), or scroll through the report below. This morning, the American Community Survey (ACS) released new data on bicycle commuting in the United States.
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