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As you’re making your plans to attend the National Women’s Bicycling Forum, plan your travel to arrive on Sunday so you can join us for a ride and party celebrating…
Read More →The League aims to be the voice for everyone who rides a bike in the U.S., but we recognize that many important voices are still missing from our membership and…
Read More →Excitement is mounting for the 2013 National Bike Summit, which opens just one month from today. And just when you thought the lineup couldn’t get any more impressive… Last week,…
Read More →In 1896, the US military gathered a small group of soldiers to test a new military mode of transportation — the bicycle. With a claim that “unlike a horse, a…
Read More →Bets were being taken left and right. I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, this past weekend to give a workshop as part of the Iowa Bike Summit. The state’s Summit was…
Read More →Bike advocates in Georgia decided to get creative this year: They used a chunk of their budget to provide scholarships to the National Bike Summit — with funding from car…
Read More →Mike Arvidson comes to the National Bike Summit year after year because it “brings biking minds together as thought leaders — leaders who are influential as policy makers.” Arvidson, who is…
Read More →When Tammy Duckworth wanted to show her constituents that she was ready and determined to serve in Congress, she hopped on her bicycle — her hand-cranked bicycle. In 2004, Duckworth…
Read More →There are some new faces on Capitol Hill this year, and the 2013 National Bike Summit is the perfect opportunity to introduce them to the bicycling community. The League’s Caron Whitaker,…
Read More →We were disappointed yesterday to find out that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is leaving the Obama administration, but, don’t worry: You’ll have your chance to cheer his accomplishments. Since his…
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