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Complete Streets and bike-partisanship

By bikeleague | September 28, 2010
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Representative Steve LaTourette (R- Cleveland suburbs, Ohio) has become the first Republican to co-sponsor the Complete Streets Act during this Congress.  Thanks in large part to Lois Moss, Walk +…

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Bicycling beats the odds — National bike commuter rate holds steady

By bikeleague | September 28, 2010
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Despite predictions that the number of Americans biking to work would fall after gas prices returned to ‘normal’  in 2009, the percentage has held steady at 0.55 percent. The Bicycle…

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St. Charles Co. ban off the table, work remains for fair treatment

By bikeleague | September 24, 2010
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Big news on the proposed St. Charles County bike ban. County Councilmember Jerry Daugherty has removed his support for Bill 3620, which would ban bicycling on key routes through St.…

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Communities Making the Bicycle Friendly Businesses Connection

By bikeleague | September 23, 2010
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The League of American Bicyclists is announcing 63 new Bicycle Friendly Businesses (BFB) and eight renewing BFBs today, September 23 at Interbike in Las Vegas during the International Mountain Biking…

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Are YOU for bikes?

By bikeleague | September 22, 2010
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If you are a member of the League or signed up for our e-newsletter, you may have already heard from us on this topic, so consider this a reminder. If…

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2010 Distracted Driving Summit

By bikeleague | September 21, 2010
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Watch the 2010 National Distracted Driving Summit now. The presentations will also be online after the fact. There has a lot been going on with Distracted Driving lately. The Secretary…

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The Beauty of Bikeshare

By bikeleague | September 20, 2010
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I can’t think of a much better way to spend a gorgeous Monday morning than showing up to an event where several hundred spiffy new red bikes are lined up…

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Video — New female cyclists in NYC

By bikeleague | September 17, 2010
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StreetsFilms has done it again. This time with a video featuring new female cyclists on New York City streets. What the draw? What the clip. Women In Motion: New Lady…

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Bicycle Friendly Communities Announced

By bikeleague | September 15, 2010
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The League announced 18 new Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) and eight renewing BFCs at the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference yesterday, September 15. See the complete list of BFCs here. “The most…

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New Report: Climate Change and Bicycling

By bikeleague | September 14, 2010
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The Advocacy Advance Team, a partnership between the League and the Alliance for Biking & Walking, has released a new report on how bicycling advocates can work with state, city,…

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