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Lights, Camera, Bicycle!

By bikeleague | September 12, 2012
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Whether racing or just running to the grocery store, bicycling makes for dynamic and beautiful movies. Today, the Pro Walk Pro Bike: Pro Place conference brought together three talented, local…

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Public Places as “Great Equalizers” and the Critical Role of Women

By bikeleague | September 11, 2012
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What a start. Suja Lowenthal, vice mayor for the City of Long Beach, kicked off the Pro Walk Pro Bike: Pro Place conference this morning with an inspiring speech recognizing…

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Long Beach Mayor Receives BFA Leadership Award

By bikeleague | September 11, 2012
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Bicycle friendly communities don’t start with bike lanes or share the road campaigns or cycling education; they start with a visionary leader. Last night at the opening of the Pro…

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Help Us Grow: Work for the League!

By bikeleague | September 6, 2012
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Be part of the Bike League team! Do you love bicycling? Are you detail-oriented? Do you enjoy working with others to advance the cycling cause? Apply to work for the…

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Advocacy Round-up: Building Capacity Across the Country

By bikeleague | September 6, 2012
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It’s a really exciting time to be in bike advocacy. With the states working on implementing MAP-21 and kids returning to walking and biking to school we’ve been hearing about…

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Women in Bicycle Sports

By bikeleague | September 5, 2012
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At the 2012 Olympics in London this summer, Dotsie Bausch and her teammates flew around the velodrome. With an average speed of 34 miles per hour, the trio of Americans…

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I Now Have 30,000 New Friends

By bikeleague | August 31, 2012
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One of the first things I do when I get to work is log my miles for the National Bike Challenge. My commute’s not far (4.5 miles round trip), but…

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Young Women Who Ride

By bikeleague | August 30, 2012
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Earlier this year, I had the privilege of presenting at the Youth Bike Summit with a tremendous group of bicycle leaders from West Town Bikes in Chicago. Rocking their identical,…

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Webinar: How Advocates Can Win Bike Funding under MAP-21

By bikeleague | August 29, 2012
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The advocates in Illinois wasted no time. President Obama hadn’t even signed the new federal transportation law (MAP-21) yet — and the League of Illinois Bicyclists and Active Transportation Alliance…

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Beyond Spandex, Toward Social Justice: Women Redefining the Movement

By bikeleague | August 28, 2012
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In cities across the country, long-standing stereotypes of the American bicyclist are falling away. As more women and people of color start riding in their diverse communities, MAMILs — middle-aged…

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