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No doubt the past year has been tough for bicycle advocates at the federal level. Time and again a small but vocal cadre of Congress members have pushed to eliminate…
Read More →It’s almost time for the best 31 days of the year: National Bike Month. May has long been the month of bicycle love. It started with the Cycle Trade Association,…
Read More →The 2012 National Bike Summit was an inspiring whirlwind of speakers, workshops, networking and, of course, meetings with elected officials on Capitol Hill. Luckily, photographer Chris Eichler was there to…
Read More →Cyclocross champ Tim Johnson takes the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lane to the US Capitol Building. (Photo: Bikes Belong) Tim Johnson is starting a conversation. When the cyclecross racing superstar rode…
Read More →Breaking news: The House voted 266-158 to extend the current transportation bill for another 90 days. For the full story, visit The Hill. Update: The Senate then followed the House…
Read More →How could they not, after more than 1,500 cyclists rallied on the steps of the capitol building on Tuesday! The Georgia Rides to the Capitol event hosted by Georgia Bikes!…
Read More →The NCAA basketball tournament is down to the Final Four, but the bracket of Bicycle Friendly Universities (BFU) is expanding. Today, the League advanced nine new universities to the elite…
Read More →In conjunction with the National Bike Summit, dozens of city transportation officials, transit managers, representatives from FHWA and FTA, and bike share experts gathered to discuss the present and future of what is set to be this year’s most exciting story: Bike Share.
Read More →A big thank you to Streetfilms for joining us at the 2012 National Bike Summit last week — and compiling some excellent insight on the importance of federal funding for…
Read More →One of the most talked-about events at last week’s National Bike Summit was the Women Cycling Forum, an event sponsored and moderated by the League. Forum panelists (from right): Elysa…
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