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Safer Streets for Everyone

By bikeleague | September 21, 2012
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Last week two of the more important events for advocates took place: the Alliance for Biking & Walking Leadership Retreat and the Pro Walk Pro Bike: Pro Place conference. It…

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Image Matters: Elly Blue’s Bike Test

By bikeleague | September 20, 2012
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There’s probably no better place to assess the representation of women in bicycle marketing than here in Las Vegas at Interbike. More than 20,000 retailers, manufacturers and advocates are packed…

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Beyond Platinum: Creating World-Class Biking Cities in the U.S.

By bikeleague | September 19, 2012
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Bicycling is racing into the mainstream in many American communities and it’s time for the United States to shine on the international stage. To guide and support the rapid progress…

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Photos from the Women’s Summit!

By bikeleague | September 18, 2012
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A picture may be worth 1,000 words, but even 1,000 pictures couldn’t fully convey the energy and inspiration we all felt at the National Women’s Bicycling Summit last week. Still,…

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NBDA Offers Scholarships to 2013 National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | September 18, 2012
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Bicycling means business. And the National Bicycle Dealers Association is giving 25 dealers a chance to tell Congress this in person at the National Bike Summit, held March 4-6, 2013.…

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Emily Finch Video Brings Down the House at Women’s Summit

By bikeleague | September 18, 2012
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I had just started setting up the registration table for the National Women’s Bicycling Summit when  Emily Finch arrived. She was the first — and she was nervous. A couple…

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Women’s Summit a HUGE Success

By bikeleague | September 17, 2012
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I had barely gotten the words “Welcome to the National Women’s Bicycling Summit” out of my mouth when a woman in the crowd yelled “It’s about time!” — and a…

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League Launches Women Bike

By bikeleague | September 14, 2012
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Twenty-four percent is not good enough. In 2009, women took just 24 percent of bicycle trips in the United States — and it’s easy to see why. In communities across…

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Mikael Colville-Andersen: Bicycle Culture By Design

By bikeleague | September 13, 2012
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Instead of the flying cars and aerial freeways promised by 1980s sci-fi flicks, the most effective transportation systems of the 21st Century are going back to the future — back…

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30,000 Bicyclists, 12 Million Miles, 1 National Triumph

By bikeleague | September 12, 2012
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After a collective journey of more than 12 million miles that spanned all 50 states, the 2012 National Bike Challenge passed the finish line on August 31. In just four…

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