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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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Why I Ride #26: To Connect With Friends

By bikeleague | May 26, 2012
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(Jenn Fox is an environmental engineer; and a Board member of the League and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.) It’s hard to believe but there are only six days left…

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Bike Month Roundup: Angels and Superheroes

By bikeleague | May 25, 2012
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We’re coming into the home stretch of May and the final innings of National Bike Month have been action-packed. Last Friday, of course, thousands of people from coast to coast…

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Week 4 Challenge Recap: Ride for Transportation and Recruit a Friend

By bikeleague | May 25, 2012
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As you might imagine, everyone here at the League of American Bicyclists is participating in the National Bike Challenge. For the most part, we’re utilitarian cyclists. We ride to work.…

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Why I Ride #25: No More Car Payment, Far More Fun

By bikeleague | May 25, 2012
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(Omar Martinez is a bicycle commuter in Portland, Ore., and a participant in the Community Cycling Center’s “I Ride” campaign.) Omar Martinez (Credit: Ben Latterell) I’ve been interested in cycling…

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Michigan Students Make Headlines with Celebratory Bike Ride

By bikeleague | May 24, 2012
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Zac Totten wanted to go out with bang. Little did he know that his senior bike ride idea would make national news headlines. The senior at Kenowa Hills High School…

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Advocacy Roundup: Bridges, Safe Passing, Connectivity and More

By bikeleague | May 24, 2012
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With the release of the 2012 Bicycle Friendly State rankings, it’s great to see states and advocates continuing to improve conditions for bicyclists. With that in mind, here’s this week’s…

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