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The Complete Streets Coalition and Streetsblog Capitol Hill are reporting that Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Steven LaTourette (R-OH) have introduced a Complete Streets bill, called the Safe and Complete Streets…

In celebration of May as National Bike Month, we are asking League staff members why they ride and how they make the most of Bike Month. Next up is Education Director…

President Obama paid tribute to a group of veterans and their supporters by kicking off the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride today. Update, new video: [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”145″,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”height”:”195″,”width”:”320″,”style”:””}}]] Here is a portion of…

In celebration of May as National Bike Month, we are asking League staff members why they ride and how they make the most of Bike Month. First up is Katie…

The capture and subsequent killing of Osama bin Laden late Sunday was news that shook many in America. Hundreds of D.C. citizens and visitors converged on the White House. However,…

America’s mayors want more control over federal transportation money. That is according to a survey released today by the United States Conference of Mayors. And what would they spend it on? Bicycle…

Reston, Va. residents battle traffic just like the rest of the D.C. metro area but they decided to actually find out which method of transportation is quicker during rush hour…

Bike Month is off to a great start. Follow #BikeMonth on Twitter to see just how excited people are. Here’s what the internet is saying about National Bike Month: Twenty-one…

The Minnesota winter can’t stop them: Minneapolis receives the Gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community designation

The best biking cities of the East race toward Gold: Boston, New York City and Washington, D.C. all receive Silver-level designations

The League of American Bicyclists announced the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designations today to kick off May as National Bike Month. This was one of the strongest groups of applicants we’ve seen with a lot of solid projects and programs from communities all across the country – from 1,200 people in Sisters, Ore. to more than 8 million in New York City. Twenty-one communities received awards, out of 45 new applicants. Minneapolis, Minn. earned a gold-level award, the highest award of this round. “We are thrilled to see Minneapolis reach a gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community designation,” said Bill Nesper, director of the League’s Bicycle Friendly America Program. “The city’s great investments in bike lanes, bicycling safety education, and encouragement programs have paid off for its residents. In fact, communities across the country are now looking at Minneapolis as a model.”
Under the leadership of Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis was first designated as silver-level BFC in May 2008. “We’ve made a deliberate effort to be one of the nation’s top bicycling cities, and those investments mean we have more and more ways for people to commute and experience the city on two wheels,” said Mayor Rybak. Thanks to the city’s efforts, Minneapolis has doubled its number of bicycle commuters over the last nine years, placing it behind only Portland, Ore. among the largest cities in the U.S.-no small feat for a city with a notoriously harsh winter.

East Coast Cities Earn Silver Designations and Race to Gold
To date the Eastern United states has had very few silver-level Bicycle Friendly Communities and no gold-level BFCs. That’s beginning to change. Today, the League of American Bicyclists gave Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C. silver- BFC designations. The cities are now competing to be the first to earn gold.

With Bike Month, AASHTO, and rescissions shenanigans, it’s a busy time here at the League. But our friends have been busy, too. Here’s some of what they’ve been up to: So,…