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Why I Ride #4: Love and Marriage

By bikeleague | May 4, 2012
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(A real-life bicycle love story from Rachael Kefalos-Bronson, executive director of the Palmetto Cycling Coalition in South Carolina.) Rachael and Mike Bronson Bike shops have always intimidated me. The neighborhood…

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Why Johnny Can’t Ride to School: Safe Routes on the National Stage

By bikeleague | May 3, 2012
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When you see David Darlington’s byline, you know it’s going to be good. A longtime contributor to Bicycling magazine, his heart-wrenching feature on cyclist fatalities earned a prestigious National Magazine…

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Why I Ride #3: Bicycling as a Family Legacy

By bikeleague | May 3, 2012
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(Charles Riou lives in Austin, Texas, where he is the Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the Texas Department of Transportation.) I have enjoyed riding bikes my entire life and have…

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State Funding for a Walkable, Bikeable Delaware

By bikeleague | May 2, 2012
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One good thing to come out of the federal transportation bill is the incredible impact grassroots advocacy has had on our federal legislators. The National Bike Summit was the culmination…

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Why I Ride #2: Every Bike Has a Story

By bikeleague | May 2, 2012
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(Lisa Rodriguez, 21, is a mechanic, instructor, and ride leader at Recycle-A-Bicycle; and a student at John Jay College.) Lisa Rodriguez I was born in 1990 on the Lower East…

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Sierra Club and League Urge Congress to Stop Shortchanging Bicyclists

By bikeleague | May 1, 2012
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This May, millions of Americans will participate in National Bike Month, showcasing the widespread desire to use bicycles as a healthy, affordable and efficient form of transportation. Sponsored by the…

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New Report: Biking and Walking Up in Federal Pilot Communities

By bikeleague | May 1, 2012
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Thanks to the visionary leadership of Congress members like Jim Oberstar, the last federal transportation bill included an innovative idea: the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program (NTPP). In a nutshell, the…

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Why I Ride: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood

By bikeleague | May 1, 2012
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(Ray Lahood is the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and a former U.S. Congress member from the state of Illinois.) Ray Lahood (right) biking in to work on June 6, 2011.…

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Most Exciting Bike Month in 50 Years?

By bikeleague | May 1, 2012
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Well, OK, I can’t honestly say I’ve even been in the country for more than 25 National Bike Months, and I’ve certainly gotten excited about Bike Month before… but this…

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America Unites to Bike 10 Million Miles

By bikeleague | April 30, 2012
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In 2007, Leonard Wright weighed more than 250 pounds and could barely bicycle a quarter-mile before lying in the grass, gasping for air. Now, the 66-year-old Florida resident is slim,…

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