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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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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.
Read More →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…
Read More →Last month Transportation Alternatives, New York City’s bicycling and walking advocacy organization, released “Executive Order: A Mayoral Strategy for Traffic Safety.” Executive Order tells the stories of bicyclists who have been…
Read More →When you think of recess, you may think of kids playing on school playgrounds. But that’s because you’re not a Member of Congress – unless you are, in which case,…
Read More →Photo credit: Jodi Hilton for The New York Times The League’s Bicycle Friendly Community program recognizes cities that promote and protect bicyclists through the five E’s – education, engineering, encouragement,…
Read More →After a long hiatus, the League of American Bicyclists’ blog is back. As before, the blog will feature contributions from the whole staff. Unlike before, the League now has two…
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