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Isaac Brekken for The New York Times The New York Times continues its excellent reporting on distracted driving with an article today on the growing trend of car makers installing…

As part of the continuing partnership between the League of American Bicyclists and the Alliance for Bicycling & Walking, the Advocacy Advance Team has created a series of reports to…

The moment I arrived in Copenhagen last week, the climate change talks ground to a halt. Delegates from the G-77 (poorer) countries walked out in disgust, just as thousands of…

In a report released yesterday by USA Cycling, the governing body for bicycle racing in the U.S. marks its seventh consecutive year of growth.  Individual membership has increased by 6…

It is four days before Christmas; and if you live in the mid-Atlantic/Northeast, you might be trapped in your house, surrounded by 20 inches of snow, and unable to visit…

Did you miss the latest issue of the Journal of Public Transportation? Don’t worry. They’re posting them free online. The latest issue contains “Integrating Bicycling with Public Transport in North America,”…

It took Beijing 48 years to put their first million cars on the road. However, it only took two years to go from three million to four million cars. Just…

I continue to document my 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference experience … Odense has two major claims to fame. The first is that it’s home to Hans Christian Andersen,…

For those interested in improving bicycle facilities, the 2009 Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) was finally approved and released on December 16, 2009. The League has no comment…

(photo credit: J. Peel) As the end of the Climate Summit draws near, tensions between world leaders over emission reduction targets continue to grow.  Today, Governor Schwarzenegger told the Climate…