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Bike Champion Blumenauer Meets Portland Peddlers #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012
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We hope that Congressman Earl Blumenauer, one of Congress’s most vocal champions for bicycling for years, feels like he has a little bit more company these days. Yesterday, he shared…

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League Honors Congressional Bike Champions #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012
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Today the League of American Bicyclists presented Leadership Awards to 13 members of Congress for their strong support of healthy, active transportation options for all Americans. Bike Walk Mississippi presenting…

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Tweet Congress TODAY During #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012
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Maybe you’re here with us in Washington, D.C., at the 2012 National Bike Summit. Maybe you weren’t able to make it — but you still want to be involved. Either…

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What Makes D.C. A Unique Cycling City? #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012
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The National Bike Summit is certainly centered around the ask. We gather in Washington, D.C., so we can meet our members of Congress face-to-face and tell them how important bicycling…

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I Bike, I Vote: Bike Summit Delegates Hone Message to Congress

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012
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Standing-room only crowds attended three National Bike Summit panel sessions called, “I Bike, I Vote: Here’s My Ask,” to hear about the official Summit request of Congress and learn how…

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Repost from IMBA: Mark McKinnon’s Keynote #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 22, 2012
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Our partners at the International Mountain Bicycling Association posted a great blog summarizing the insight from last night’s keynote speaker, Mark McKinnon. Check it out! Political consultant, Mark McKinnon  

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Millennials Love Bikes, Says The Gen Y Guy #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 21, 2012
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Will Generation Y be known as the Bicycle Boomers? If you ride the streets of Washington, D.C., where young professionals socialize at stoplights on their Capital Bikeshare commute home, you…

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Get Up & Ride- Take the National Bike Challenge #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 21, 2012
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Start your pedals, America- The Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge is on! Launched today at the 2012 National Bike Summit by a powerful alliance of the Kimberly-Clark Corporation,…

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Blumenauer: When Bicyclists Talk, Congress Listens #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 21, 2012
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If you think your calls and emails to members of Congress fall on deaf ears, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) would like to set the record straight. The co-chair of the…

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Secretary LaHood: Transportation Bill = Jobs #NBS12

By bikeleague | March 21, 2012
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The 2012 National Bike Summit got off to an energizing start this morning with an opening session featuring high-powered members of Congress and the man Representative Earl Blumenauer called the…

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