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New Bicycle Friendly Businesses Announced!

By bikeleague | April 22, 2013
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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…

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Social Media: So Nice We’re Doing it Twice

By bikeleague | April 22, 2013
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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…

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BFU Spotlight: Harvard Shines with Silver Award

By bikeleague | April 22, 2013
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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,…

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Florida Bike Safety Summit Reinforces Need for Education

By bikeleague | April 19, 2013
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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,…

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Webinar: Federal Performance Measures

By bikeleague | April 19, 2013
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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…

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BFA: The Next Generation

By bikeleague | April 19, 2013
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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…

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Calling 50,000 Bicyclists: Are You Up to the Challenge?

By bikeleague | April 18, 2013
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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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Defining Equity: Building Shared Language for Shared Goals

By bikeleague | April 18, 2013
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Often when we use a term, we fail to grasp its full impact or the significance of the context in which it is being used. To get a sense of…

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How One Member’s Idea Has Transformed the Nation

By bikeleague | April 18, 2013
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In the March-April 2013 issue of American Bicyclist, we mark a major milestone for the League: the 10th Anniversary of the Bicycle Friendly America program. Since its inception, the initiative…

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Women Bike Wednesday: Introducing Women Bike PHL

By bikeleague | April 17, 2013
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Even before the start of the National Women’s Bicycling Forum in March mountain bike legend Jacquie Phelan was all fired up. Sure, she was psyched to participate in our national…

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