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Mark Your Calendars for the 2024 National Bike Summit!

By Lauren Jenkins | September 11, 2023
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The League is thrilled to announce the dates of our next National Bike Summit, the premier convening of people who care about making biking better.  The 2024 National Bike Summit…

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League Recognizes 34 New and Renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses

By Marlee Townsend | September 7, 2023
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the League of American Bicyclists is proud to honor 34 organizations in its Summer 2023 round of Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) awards, with three additional businesses…

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New “E-Bike Smart” Rider Education Course Launches

By Bike League | August 30, 2023
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E-Bike Smart, a new electric bicycle rider safety education program created by PeopleForBikes, the League of American Bicyclists, and Bicycle Colorado, is launching to the public on August 30. Designed…

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Meet your new League Board members!

By Bike League | August 24, 2023
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The League is pleased to announce the winners of our recent election of members to our Board of Directors. After a healthy turnout of voters, four candidates earned the support…

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State of Speed Bills in 2023: Slower Speeds Create Safer Streets for Cyclists

By Jamil Modaffari | August 18, 2023
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America’s roads are deadly – for everyone. In 2021, an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes. This was a 16-year high and consistent with a decade of…

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LCI Spotlight: Bevin Barber-Campbell

By Riley Titlebaum | August 16, 2023
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The League certifies hundreds of League Cycling Instructors every year and there are thousands of LCIs across the country leading bike education efforts in their communities. In our LCI spotlight…

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Urgency Meets Opportunity

By Caron Whitaker | August 14, 2023
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$3 Billion This Year Alone to Build and Repair Community Connections Through Safe, Equitable Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Improvements This blog post was collaboratively written by Marisa Jones (Safe Routes…

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Webinar Recap: Safer Bicycling through Stronger Car Safety 

By Marlee Townsend | August 8, 2023
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The League is committed to making our roads safe for people who bike. To do that, we not only advocate for safer road designs and bike infrastructure, but also for…

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A Wisconsin Junket With Minority Mountain Bikers

By Connor Herbert | August 4, 2023
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Earlier this year we shared an interview with the founder of Minority Mountain Bikers (MMB), Harry Hill. ast week, two BIPOC League staff members, Jamil and I,  joined MMB for…

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State Legislatures Pass Mixed Bag of Bike Bills in 2023

By Jamil Modaffari | August 3, 2023
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As we’ve passed the halfway point of 2023, state legislatures are winding down for the year. According to Ballotpedia, by June 30th all but nine state legislative sessions were closed.…

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