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Women’s (Bike) History: Kittie Knox

By bikeleague | March 8, 2013
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There was no denying that Miss Kittie Knox was a card-carrying member of the League of American Wheelmen, but her attendance at the annual meeting in 1895 lit a fire…

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Annual Member Meeting: New Faces for League Board, Equity Advisory Council

By bikeleague | March 7, 2013
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This is no longer you father’s or you grandfather’s League of American Bicyclists, president Andy Clarke said this week at the 2013 National Bike Summit. It shows: With the League’s…

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Women’s (Bike) History: Tillie Anderson

By bikeleague | March 7, 2013
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Guest post by April Streeter, author of Women on Wheels It’s little known that bike racing for women flourished even before 1900. In the late 1880’s, a group of great…

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Blizzard Can’t Stop the Bike Summit: Advocates Head to Capitol Hill

By bikeleague | March 6, 2013
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The federal government is closed, but bike advocates are still trudging through the wind, rain and sleet to meet with members of Congress. While some offices are shuttered in the…

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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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