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Tweet Your Congress Members for Bike Safety TODAY!

By bikeleague | March 6, 2013
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The League is currently hosting the 2013 National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C. — showing Congress that Bicycling Means Business. Maybe you’re here in D.C. with us, defying the snowy weather. Maybe you…

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Black Women Bike DC Inspires at National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | March 6, 2013
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It all started with a short hashtag: #blackwomenbikeDC From there, Veronica Davis helped form an organization to bring together black women in Washington, D.C., interested in cycling. That spurred a…

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Women’s (Bike) History: Annie “Londonderry” Kopchovsky

By bikeleague | March 6, 2013
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Guest post by Gillian Klempner Willman  In 1895, Annie “Londonderry” Kopchovsky, a 23-year-old Jewish immigrant and mother of three, was visiting Stockton, California while on a cycling journey around the…

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National Bike Summit Update – Lobby Day Still On

By Scott | March 6, 2013
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Updated 11 am The Federal Government has announced that it will be closed today, Wednesday, March 6. We checked with the Capitol switchboard, and Congressional offices will be open. We…

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The Senator and the Mayor: Local Control as Strategy and Success

By bikeleague | March 6, 2013
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A Democratic U.S. Senator from the Northeast and a Republican Mayor from the Midwest — at the National Bike Summit this morning we saw the success of local control from…

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Bike Summit: AAA Debuts New Share the Road PSA

By bikeleague | March 5, 2013
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Bike helmet or car keys? For a growing number of Americans, it’s not one or the other. As the popularity of biking rises nationwide, more and more people are motorists…

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What Do They Really Think? Perceptions of Biking on Capitol Hill

By bikeleague | March 5, 2013
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We’ve got to admit: We were a bit surprised. While we often head to Capitol Hill thinking bicycling is a tough sell, turns out, most members of Congress already get…

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Summit Plenary: “This Movement Represents the Future of our Country”

By bikeleague | March 5, 2013
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Secretary Ray LaHood is a tough act to follow… unless, of course, you’re Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City’s Transportation Commissioner and visionary behind the transformation of the Big Apple into…

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Twitter Recap of the National Women’s Bicycling Forum

By bikeleague | March 5, 2013
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The 2013 National Women’s Bicycling Forum was a resounding success — and social media made sure folks around the country were able to see and hear some highlights from the…

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LaHood to Bike Summit: DOT Will Address Bike Safety Head On

By bikeleague | March 5, 2013
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It was a bittersweet opening to the 2013 National Bike Summit last night. Greeted with (multiple) standing ovation(s), outgoing Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, fired up the crowd for his fifth…

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