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It’s that time of year again. Here at the League, we’re working overtime to make sure next week is one of the most memorable moment for bicycle advocacy in 2013.…
Read More →The face of bicycling is changing in cities across the country, and nowhere is that more evident than in the nation’s capital. Since 2004, Washington, D.C., has seen a 175…
Read More →The day the news broke, it was all the buzz in the League office: After a brief absence, Nicole Freedman was back in the saddle in Boston. A former Olympic…
Read More →The best advocates are always looking at the big picture, thinking beyond the most immediate hurdle and around the curve at what’s waiting ahead. So while the new federal transportation…
Read More →This year at the National Women’s Bicycling Forum, we wanted to shake things up a bit — step outside the box of the typical conference. Yes, we’ve pulled together an…
Read More →Jay Townley has a long history in the bike industry — and a clear call for its future. With more than 40 years of experience in the field, including more…
Read More →Perhaps even more than the Lincoln Memorial or the Washington Monument, attendees at the National Bike Summit have been drawn to a new tourist attraction in town: Capital Bikeshare. We…
Read More →When she started biking to work in Seattle, Ann DeOtte Kaufman knew she needed gear to stay dry— but there was no way she was going to pay top dollar…
Read More →“What now?” has become a common refrain since the passage of MAP-21, the new federal transportation bill, last summer. The bill slashed dedicated funding for bicycling and walking programs, and put…
Read More →Whether it’s serving on the board of a local advocacy organization or sitting on the city’s bicycle advisory committee, women often face an extra hurdle to participation: Who will take…
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