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Green Lane Project Kicks Off in Chicago

By bikeleague | June 1, 2012
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There’s no denying that separated facilities, like buffered bike lanes in Los Angeles, are getting more folks riding. Yesterday in Chicago, our partners at Bikes Belong officially launched their new…

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Women on a Roll… and on the cover of American Bicyclist!

By bikeleague | June 1, 2012
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One of the many benefits of League membership is a subscription to our magazine, American Bicyclist. The latest issue includes features on the rise of women in the bicycle movement,…

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National Organizations Urge Support for Cardin-Cochran Agreement

By bikeleague | May 31, 2012
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More than 70 national organizations united today to urge members of Congress to preserve control over biking and walking projects in the federal transportation bill. In a new sign-on letter…

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Bike Advocacy Roundup: Using State Rankings and Finding Additional Funding

By bikeleague | May 31, 2012
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By Matt Wempe Last week saw the release of the 2012 Bicycle Friendly State rankings and there was a lot of media coverage of the results. We take this as…

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Why I Ride #31: Simple Common Sense

By bikeleague | May 31, 2012
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(Andy Clarke is the president of the League of American Bicyclists.) Andy Clarke riding a stage of the Tour de France Growing up in England I followed a similar path…

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Why I Ride #30: Strength, Endurance and Confidence

By bikeleague | May 30, 2012
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(Elizabeth Williams is the founder of Cali Bike Tours in Long Beach, Calif.) Elizabeth Williams I remember my mother teaching me to ride my bike with training wheels as a…

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Green Lane Gets More Women Riding in LA

By bikeleague | May 29, 2012
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There’s no simple or single solution to get more women riding bikes in the U.S. In 2009, women accounted for just 24 percent of bike trips and the reasons for…

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Why I Ride #29: To Sweat a Little Every Day

By bikeleague | May 29, 2012
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(Grant Petersen is the founder of Rivendell Bicycle Works and author of JUST RIDE from Workman Publishing.) Grant Petersen (Credit: Martin Sundberg) I ride a bicycle because… I want to…

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Why I Ride #28: Bicycling Makes My Life Complete

By bikeleague | May 28, 2012
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(Pilar Perez is a student at Brooklyn International High School in Brooklyn, NY, and a bike mechanic at Recycle-A-Bicycle) Pilar Perez My love of bikes began when I was very…

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Why I Ride #27: The Single Most-Satisfying Profession — Bike Share

By bikeleague | May 27, 2012
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(Parry Burnap is the executive director of Denver Bike Sharing.) Parry Burnap on a Denver Bike Sharing bike I am mostly a bike commuter and errand runner. I replace relatively…

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