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Joining the League is a way to share the love of bicycling. Joy Hancock is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Freewheel and a member of the Bicycle Tour Network Board of Directors. In short, she knows the ins and outs of organizing great bike tours. We connected with her last year for a magazine interview about what’s ahead for the Freewheel and BTN. The BTN’s national conference is coming up in November in San Diego, Calif.
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The National Bike Challenge is a community-based event focused on people. There are dozens of different reasons to get on your bike and participate. From viewing personal achievements, motivating friends to ride, having fun in the workplace, spending family time, and more, we know the Challenge means something different to all 44,000+ riders. At the League, one very important thing to us is that the Challenge be accessible to everyone, fun for all, and shared across the country.
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Whether you’re an educator yourself or simply a bicycle enthusiast, our LCIs have so much knowledge and inspiration that we want to share their stories. In this edition of LCI Corner, Maria Sipin, #womentalkbikes co-host and LCI #3846, gives five helpful tips for creating a safe and inclusive learning environment.
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It’s hard to believe that it was less than two years ago that the League launched Women Bike, the first national advocacy program aimed specifically at closing the gender gap in bicycling. In that time, the interest and support for the initiative has been overwhelming and we’re excited to advance the conversation even further by hiring a dedicated, full-time staff member. Meet Liz Jones, our new Women Bike Manager.
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There’s a gaping pothole in the path to more women riding: Keeping young women excited about bicycling. Research shows that, at about age 14, many girls abandon their bikes for a variety of reasons: Other girls aren’t riding; their friend don’t think it’s cool; exercising is awkward. How do we keep future female riders in the saddle? Last year, Katie Monroe with the Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Coalition piloted a promising partnership that can be replicated nationwide.
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During my time with the League, one piece of feedback has remained consistent: It’s difficult to get people to commit to 9 hours of bike education. So today, we’re proud to introduce our brand-new Smart Cycling Quick Guide! Over the past few months, I’ve explored ways in which we can create an entry-level guide that can be used to market the Smart Cycling program. This exploration, combined with a lot of input from League Cycling Instructors (LCIs), has helped with the development of this accessible Quick Guide to our material.
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The most bicycle friendly places are those that adopt city ordinances to help improve or promote bicycling. One easily visible example is a bicycle parking ordinance like the one in Santa Monica, Calif., which not only ensures an adequate supply of racks at destinations, but also requires event organizers to have monitored bicycle parking for 200 – 250 bikes if attendance is expected to reach 1,000 or more (requiring 3 attendants).
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UPDATE: Congratulations Senators Boxer, Corker and Carper! In a slightly surprising but welcome vote last night, the Senate passed an extension and funding patch for the Highway Trust Fund that expires at the end of 2014 rather than May 2015 (as proposed by the House and original Senate bill). This is important as it forces the hand of this Congress to come up with a long term transportation bill and revenue source, rather than simply delaying the difficult decisions ahead as to how to do that
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As August approaches, Washington, D.C., starts to clear out. On August 1, Congress shuts down for a month and members escape the city to return to their districts and meet with constituents to learn what matters to people in their district. This is a great time to invite your member of Congress to visit a new bike project or program, or to join a local club on a bike ride.
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Joining the League is a way to share the love of bicycling. As a longtime member, League Cycling Instructor and an LCI coach, Laurita exemplifies that desire to share the joy and freedom of bicycling, traveling all over the country to teach bike education. Hamzat Sani, a former League staff member, interviewed Laurita about her passion for bicycling in 2013.
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