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In her recent TEDx talk, Elysa Walk, General Manager of Giant Bicycles USA (and Women Bike Advisory Board member) described “how the simple act of riding a bicycle can make you laugh like a kid again.” Watch her inspiring story and call to action — and get ready for more at the National Women’s Bicycling Forum!
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Like the movement itself, the National Bike Summit keeps getting bigger and better. This year’s agenda share winning strategies, reveals new data and confronts vital challenges we all face in making biking better in our communities. Check out our latest infographic, highlighting some of the main topics at this year’s event.
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One word sums it up best: incredible. I am absolutely amazed at your response to the Match Challenge my husband Jim and I proposed at the beginning of December. As long-time supporters of the League, we wanted to inspire members and supporters to give a bit more. Our $100,000 match goal was a big stretch, but we were hopeful we’d raise a few extra dollars for the League’s incredible programs.
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While hundreds will arrive by planes, trains and automobiles, a select, inspirational few will travel hundreds of miles to get to the National Bike Summit on two wheels. This year, 10 women will ride from New York City to Washington, D.C. — highlighting the importance of diverse voices at the biggest bicycle advocacy event of the year.
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More than 34,000 riders can’t be wrong: The 2013 National Bike Challenge succeeded in uniting Americans to pedal 18 million miles. But we listened to your feedback and we’re working behind the scenes to make the 2014 Challenge even more engaging, dynamic and user-friendly. We’re building on that momentum for 2014 — and bringing you an enhanced platform and more user-friendly interface.
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UPDATE: Earlier this week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio named Polly Trottenberg to head the city’s Department of Transportation. Trottenberg will be leaving her post as US DOT Under Secretary for Policy. While designing the TIGER program, Trottenberg did something extraordinary when she broke down silos across agencies to ensure the program funded much needed multi-modal projects — and oversaw the creation of a cost-benefit analysis that takes into account the benefits of biking, walking and transit to a community.
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I take away one simple message from our 2013 successes: League members and supporters are engaged. You are on the ball, ready and willing to act, whether that means writing to Congress, sharing your love of cycling through teaching, or challenging your work colleagues to ride further and more often.
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So you’ve got yourself a bike lane. Great. But guess what you might also have? A bikelash! From cranky columnists complaining about scofflaw cyclists to parking-obsessed NIMBYs who never waste an opportunity to remind you that “this isn’t Amsterdam,” the addition of a bike lane to your community can open up a Pandora’s box of bike hate. But fear not!
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Phillip Darnton is making the trip across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the 2014 National Bike Summit. Darnton, executive director of the Bicycle Association of Great Britain, is ideally qualified to inspire, inform and entertain participants at the National Bike Summit in 2014. His background of corporate marketing, including 3 years as the CEO of Raleigh UK, and leadership of the UK’s National Cycling Strategy Board and Cycling England over the past decade matches the unique blend of industry and advocacy leadership at the Summit.
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Last Thursday, NPR ran a story about bike share accessibility issues. The reporter, Joel Rose, shared interviews with street users in DC’s Anacostia neighborhood, a bike advocate in New York City, and a researcher in Chicago. This struck me as odd because while bike equity is a nationwide problem, it’s something being addressed differently in each of those cities.
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