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The 2013 National Bike Summit ended more than a month ago, but local advocates have taken the discussion home — and they’re seeing results. During Lobby Day, advocates urged their…
Read More →For folks of a certain age, the mention of Texas Instruments takes us back to high school math, poring over our trusty calculators to get through our algebra assignments. But…
Read More →Cross-posted from Advocacy Advance blog, by Mary Lauran Hall, Alliance for Biking & Walking Thanks to great grassroots advocacy, Pennsylvania just got a little closer to recognizing walking and biking…
Read More →As businesses race to retrofit their buildings, streamline waste policies, and purchase more and more recycling bins, some companies have already targeted a free and easy way to be more environmentally…
Read More →It was a full house at this year’s social media session at the National Bike Summit. Mathilde Piard, Mary Madden and Barb Chamberlain took all of us through a quick rundown…
Read More →Harvard joined the ranks of Bicycle Friendly Universities this past week, rising to the ranks of Silver status in its first award. Joining Princeton and Yale as Ivy League BFUs,…
Read More →If you want to confront the issue of bicycle safety, Florida, unfortunately, is the right place to go. The Sunshine State has had 534 cyclist fatalities between 2006 and 2010,…
Read More →The future of federal transportation policy may be summarized in two words: Performance Measures. Will states be required to set safety goals for people on bikes — or will we…
Read More →When Wayne Byrd came up with the concept for Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) and the League took that idea to the national level, we knew it would be a powerful…
Read More →In 2012, more than 30,000 Americans joined the National Bike Challenge and rode more 12 million miles between May 1 and August 31. During that time, the Challenge’s online community blossomed…
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