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Bicycling is About People

By Alison Dewey | June 24, 2010
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One of the overall themes from yesterday at Velo-City Global was that bicycling is about people. “I don’t give a sh*t about bikes. I care about people on bikes,” was…

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Continuing support for US DOT Statement on Bicycling and Walking

By bikeleague | June 24, 2010
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As readers of this blog know well, in March, US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and US Department of Transportation released an outstanding policy statement saying that “walking and bicycling…

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U.S. Embassy in Denmark – Velo-City Global

By bikeleague | June 23, 2010
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us_embassy_2, originally uploaded by bikeleague. The Velo-City Global U.S. Delegation got a chance to visit the U.S. Ambassador Laurie S. Fulton. She took a moment to discuss the conference with…

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City of Bikes

By Alison Dewey | June 23, 2010
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Here I am, Velo-City Global – Copenhagen, the city of bikes. Even at the airport, the depot for planes, taxis, and travelers, you get a sense of how in-grained bicycles…

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Pennsylvania Avenue bikes lanes now officially open

By bikeleague | June 22, 2010
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On a day that the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a joint notice of funding availability to stream the funding process for projects…

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“Lost Cyclist” Author Found in Arlington, Va.

By bikeleague | June 22, 2010
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UPDATE:  It was a great event — if you missed it, or want to hear more, you can read about it and listen to excerpts at the Examiner.com or listen…

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Velo-City Global Photo Journal

By bikeleague | June 21, 2010
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group_copenhagen, originally uploaded by bikeleague. The League has arrived in Copenhagen for the Velo-City Global 2010 conference, and they will be documenting the trip via the Bike League Blog and…

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Anatomy of an adult bike-riding lesson

By bikeleague | June 21, 2010
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Learning to ride a bicycle as a adult can be an adventure.  It forces you to step out of your comfort zone. When you are a kid everything is new.…

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Friday fun — Seersucker Social

By bikeleague | June 18, 2010
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A most lovely afternoon in Washington, DC… [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”126″,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”height”:”225″,”width”:”400″,”style”:””}}]] The Seersucker Social from ReadysetDC on Vimeo. Since I can’t help but make a policy connection here, wouldn’t it be nice if…

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National Bicycling and Walking Study: 15-Year Update

By bikeleague | June 16, 2010
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The most remarkable thing to me about the latest status report on the National Bicycling and Walking Study (www.fastlane.dot.gov) is that it’s the 15-year update. Fifteen years? I remember like…

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