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Identification, cell phone, cash, bike lock — check. These are the basics you should bring with you when you head out on your bike. As part of our release of a series of education videos, we’re highlighting one of these 19 videos every Monday on the League blog. This Monday, we’re taking a look at “What to Bring” when you head out on your bike.
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Do you like bicycling? How about soccer? If you answered “yes” to either or both of those questions, we’ve got an event just for you! This Saturday, August 3, Major League Soccer’s D.C. United hosts its annual “Bike to the Stadium” night. Fans are encouraged to ride their bikes to the stadium, where hundreds of secure bike parking spaces await – along with a tailgate, featuring food trucks and discounted drink vendors!
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Her husband kept poking fun of her “stationary bike,” so Polly VanDerWal decided to join his National Bike Challenge team. VanDerWal, of Hereford, AZ, is sure showing him: She’s currently the No. 1 rider in the state of Arizona. On her Specialized Sequoia Elite, VanDerWal has ridden with ease past goal after goal. She’s already logged more than 800 miles — and at the Challenge’s end, she hopes to finish a Century ride.
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Ready to show off your mileage pride? We’ve got just the item for you. Today we’re rolling out a suite of new Facebook profile images that can be used to promote your work to “make every mile count” in the National Bike Challenge!
Read More →On Monday, we wrote that the House would debate and vote on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill on Tuesday night. Then on Tuesday debate was abruptly cancelled and delayed until Wednesday. Then, today, the whole bill was cancelled and put off until September.
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House leadership has pulled the Transportation Appropriations bill from the floor. Debate and voting have been postponed until September. Senate Majority Leader Reid has filed for cloture on the the Senate Transportation Appropriations, meaning that the Senate will vote tomorrow to end debate and move on to actual votes on the bill. We will continue to monitor Senate Amendments and update the blog if we see any anti- bike amendments are scheduled for Thursday’s debate and voting.
Read More →You don’t need special cycling clothing when you’re headed out on a ride. But we’ve got a few tips for you if you’re riding the the cold, the dark or in rain. In our latest edition of our bike education video series, we’re looking at “What to Wear” when you’re on your bike. Every Monday, we’ll be highlighting one of our education videos — please be sure to watch, share and enjoy!
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Securing funding for active transportation projects can be a long and opaque process, especially when community interests are left out of the process. Fortunately for transportation advocates, though, some cities are choosing to use participatory budgeting — a process wherein cities equip residents with the power to decide how to spend money in their own backyards.
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Hugh Strickland is a motivator extraordinaire. This retired chaplain, when not offering words of support to other National Bike Challenge participants, is shredding miles on his bike — he’s already racked up 1,300 miles for the month of July. For this Friday’s National Bike Challenge spotlight, I caught up with Hugh about what inspires him about the Challenge, and what drives him to help others.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 23 today. To commemorate the anniversary of this groundbreaking law, we’re highlighting the stories of those who have turned to bicycling to help propel them forward in their communities — this is the last post in the series. This post comes from Laura Johnson, a Programs to Educate All Cyclists summer staff member. This is Rami and Yousef’s story.
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