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Growing bike culture through vision and leadership in St. Pete

By bikeleague | April 11, 2018
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Christine Acosta, this year’s recipient of the Susie Stephens Joyful Enthusiasm award has been leading a team working to make St. Petersburg more bicycle friendly.

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Bike Club Webinar: E-Bikes

By Kevin Dekkinga | April 10, 2018
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We’d like to invite all representatives of the League’s member clubs to our Spring Bike Club Webinar. This quarter, we’ll be focusing on issues surrounding E-bikes.

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Automated Vehicle Twitter Chat

By Ken McLeod | April 4, 2018
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In response to an automated Uber vehicle killing 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg while she was pushing a bicycle across the street, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) held a twitter chat (#apbpchat) last week.

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2018 National Bike Summit Recap

By bikeleague | April 3, 2018
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Now that we’re a few weeks out from the 2018 National Bike Summit and we’ve had a chance to share the presentations, photos and videos, we wanted to take a look back at some of the highlights of the event.

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Kentucky becomes 30th state to require 3 feet or more to pass a bicyclist!

By Ken McLeod | April 2, 2018
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Last week, KY Gov. Matt Bevin signed HB 33 – An Act Relating to the Overtaking of Bicycles on a Roadway. This law reflects recent legislative trends, including features found in the League’s model safe passing law.

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Mark Thomas Named League Board Director and Treasurer

By bikeleague | April 2, 2018
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Ralph Monti, the League’s Board Chair, today announced the appointment of Mark Thomas as a League Board Director. Thomas, from Kirkland, Washington, will become the League Treasurer, a position previously…

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Policy to make cyclists safer discussed at National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | March 30, 2018
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We’ve all been there. A euphoric bike ride suddenly turns into a heart-racing, adrenaline-surging moment of terror as a car passes within inches, or makes a sudden right turn in front of our path …

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First time Bike Summit experience

By bikeleague | March 26, 2018
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In this two-part blog, Calli Crow, a first-time National Bike Summit attendee from Grand Rapids, MI, shares her experiences in DC at #NBS18.

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Presentations from the Summit

By bikeleague | March 23, 2018
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The 2018 National Bike Summit featured a wide variety of sessions, including ones focused on Bicycle Friendly Businesses, Communities and Universities; diversity; events; tourism; organizational development; education and new developments.

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Take action to require autonomous vehicles to see bicyclists and pedestrians

By Caron Whitaker | March 20, 2018
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On Sunday night, an autonomous vehicle operated by Uber hit and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, AZ, as she was walking her bicycle across the street. Tell your Senators to require automated vehicles to to prove they can detect and respond to bicyclists and pedestrians.

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