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Let’s talk bike-sharing

By bikeleague | December 14, 2010
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Here in Washington, DC, we are well into the second year of public bike sharing, on our second major system, and have several other bike fleets or limited access systems…

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Progress Continues in Tennessee

By bikeleague | December 13, 2010
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Fresh off a successful Re-imagining Broad Street event in Memphis, advocates in Tennessee  get a new Bicycle & Pedestrian policy at TDOT (helmet tip, Bike Walk TN). The updated policy:…

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The Mud Flaps are in the Mail

By Scott | December 10, 2010
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Congratulations to our Essential Tools Giveaway #2 winners — Mike Gionta, Hokan, Martin Guttenplan, Rick Butzberger, Catrine Machi, and Ricky Rodriguez! They’re getting High Visibility Mud Flaps generously donated by…

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New advocacy report: Getting Bikes on Bridges

By bikeleague | December 8, 2010
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Bridges are critical links in transportation network. As veteran Seattle bike and pedestrian planner Peter Lagerwey says about all bridges, large and small: “If you can’t get across the bridges,…

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The Way Forward for Bicycling Advocates – Back to Basics

By bikeleague | December 3, 2010
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The following is cross-posted on CommuteByBike.com As you may have heard, our nation had some elections on November 2th. And they resulted in dramatic changes in Congress. There’s been a…

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What’s club got to do with it?

By Scott | December 2, 2010
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Access to the League’s special insurance package is one of the key benefits for our member clubs. If your club is a participant in our insurance, or you’re considering it,…

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Make it a “bridge to everywhere” for everyone

By bikeleague | November 30, 2010
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The League of American Bicyclists has been working with bicycling advocates Mark Bixby and local bike coordinator Charley Gandy to get a separated bicycle facility on the new $1 billion…

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Monday Morning Roundup — Post Thanksgiving links

By bikeleague | November 29, 2010
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National Public Radio and New York-based newspapers have been busy with bike-related stories recently. NPR reports that CEO John Fahey organizes lunchtime bikerides with the staff of the National Geographic Society,…

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Essential Tools Giveaway #2 — Enter by Friday

By Scott | November 29, 2010
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“Just to let you know how good a day this has been I saw and eventually used a new bike lane that must have popped up overnight in Hicksville, NY…

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Bike Education in Hawaii…using federal funds

By bikeleague | November 24, 2010
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Recently there was discussion in the comments about federal spending on infrastructure and on education programs. Kauai Path, Inc., a non-profit in Hawaii, offers a fine example of federal money…

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