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Who Knew Giving Back Was So Difficult

By bikeleague | September 9, 2009
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If you thought getting Federal funding for your bike project or program was difficult…wait til you see how complicated it is to give Washington back money that hasn’t been spent!…

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Dear Congress: I love Safe Routes to School

By bikeleague | September 8, 2009
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Coming on the heels of the national Safe Routes to Schools Conference, the Safe Routes to Schools National Partnership is collecting letters to Congress from supporters expressing in personal terms why it is important for children to be able to walk and bicycle to school. They will bundle the letters and send them to Congress.
To show your support for Safe Routes to Schools, follow the instructions below and go to the National Partnership’s Dear Congress Campaign page for more information.

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Union Station Bike Shelter on NPR

By bikeleague | September 2, 2009
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Today, on NPR’s Morning Addition, Ari Shapiro’s bike was among the first to roll into the new bike shelter located at Union Station.  Not only will the shelter provide a…

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Ask Google to add biking directions to Google Maps

By bikeleague | August 31, 2009
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Google is asking for suggestions to improve their Maps feature. One of the things you can suggest with the click of  a button  is “bike trail information and biking directions.”…

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And it’s not even Bike Month yet!

By bikeleague | August 28, 2009
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Oregon, California, and Colorado often come to mind when people dream of bicycling through scenic vistas or experiencing the best mountain biking in the world, but Delaware is a state…

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Safer Streets

By bikeleague | August 25, 2009
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Creating Safer Streets As rates of bicycling continue to rise across the country and advocates cross-country work for larger investments in cycling-specific programming and infrastructure, opposition is often united under…

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Importance of Bike Parking

By bikeleague | August 25, 2009
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Author of Traffic and transportation blogger, Tom Vanderbilt has an article in the new issue of Slate Magazine talking about the need for bike parking:  If car parking is often…

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Portland Safe Routes to Schools Conference

By bikeleague | August 24, 2009
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In 1984 the Muppets took Manhattan; in 2009 the League of American Bicyclists took Portland. That Muppet reference is partly just an excuse to link to this bicycling scene from…

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Economic Impact of Bicycling Investments

By bikeleague | August 18, 2009
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We have posted a report on the economic impacts of investing in bicycling to the new policy/reports section of our site. The report summarizes available research on the contribution of bicycling, bicycle tourism and the bicycle industry to the national and local economies, neighborhoods and businesses. The purpose is to provide advocates with an additional tool to show policy makers the benefits of investing in bicycling. Thanks to Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, Streetsblog, and EcoVelo for spreading the word about the report.

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Thank You, Congressman Oberstar

By bikeleague | August 17, 2009
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John Burke, President of Trek, found the perfect combination of events last week to say “thank you” to Congressman James L. Oberstar for his 20-year, on-going commitment to championing the…

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