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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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →Three decades ago, Georgena Terry broke open many of the discussions we had today at the National Women’s Bicycling Forum with a simple but revolutionary act: building bicycles specifically for…
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She’s a household name, though maybe not quite in the way she expected.
Amelia Bloomer’s last name has taken on a meaning all its own. A contemporary of Susan B. Anthony and a women’s rights leader in her own right, Bloomer made headlines by wearing her full-length pants that gathered at the ankles.
Read More →Across the country, a bicycling renaissance is afoot. Bike commuting is on the rise, new audiences are being drawn to two wheels and entire cities are being transformed by active…
Read More →For our friends in the media… Washington, D.C. — March 1, 2013 — Last summer, Congress passed a transportation bill that slashed dedicated funding for bicycling projects and programs. But…
Read More →It may be the most famous quote about the role of bicycling in women’s history. In 1896, Susan B. Anthony — one of the most important leaders in the women’s…
Read More →An employee at the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and a certified League Cycling Instructor (LCI), Edgar Gil Rico led a commuting seminar at his office in Spanish. The one-hour workshop…
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