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A Post-Holiday Thank You for an Improved Rumble Strip Advisory

By bikeleague | November 29, 2011
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Three of America’s largest cycling organizations — Adventure Cycling Association, Alliance for Biking & Walking, and the League of American Bicyclists – wish to thank the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)…

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Cyber Monday or Cycle Monday?

By bikeleague | November 28, 2011
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They call today “Cyber Monday,” the biggest online shopping day of the year.If you’re shopping today, we’d like to suggest a few items for your list: If you’d like to…

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A Thanksgiving Message from the League

By bikeleague | November 23, 2011
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As Thanksgiving approaches, I am thinking about some of the recent work we’ve done together. Twice in the past few months, we’ve driven back attacks on dedicated bicycle funding in…

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At a time when future bicycling funding is threatened, a look back

By bikeleague | November 18, 2011
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Funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects is under attack. 1. Transportation Enhancements, a key funding source, has survived repeated direct attacks in the Senate, thanks to bicyclists speaking up. 2.…

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Putting the PA in safe passing

By bikeleague | November 18, 2011
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…Or rather putting the safe passing in PA. That is what Pennsylvania Walks and Bikes and the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia are trying to do. Photo by Bruce Dean In general,…

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Vote for your favorite infographic (Suggestion: vote bike)

By bikeleague | November 16, 2011
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The US Department of Transportation wants to know which “data visualization,” or infographic, the public likes best. Vote for your favorite here. There are two bike-related submissions. The first is an…

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Twin Cities: Strength in Numbers

By bikeleague | November 11, 2011
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is an infographic worth? In an effort to spread the word about bicycling’s benefits and popularity, Bike Walk Twin Cities created this…

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Sign the Right to the Road petition

By bikeleague | November 11, 2011
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As we reported yesterday, the draft of the Senate’s transportation authorization bill, S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, includes a mandatory sidepath law for roads…

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National Bike Summit 2012 — Save $50 for 50 Years of Hard Work

By bikeleague | November 10, 2011
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The League of American Bicyclists annual National Bike Summit has transformed bicycling in the United States since the first Summit 11 years ago. The first Summit was small — only…

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Proposed law would force cyclists off roads on federal land and onto paths

By bikeleague | November 9, 2011
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The draft of the Senate’s transportation authorization (S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act) has been a bit of a disappointment for cyclists. It reduces funding…

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