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Fort Collins LCI Coach Workshop

By bikeleague | August 11, 2017
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Platinum Bicycle Friendly Community Fort Collins, CO, is hosting a workshop for League Cycling Instructor Coaches.

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What’s in the Senate Transportation HUD Budget?

By Caron Whitaker | August 3, 2017
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The Senate appropriations committee met last week and passed the Transportation Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill out of committee.

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Coming to grips with Oregon’s Bike Tax

By Ken McLeod | July 24, 2017
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Oregon’s new transportation bill will dedicate over $125 million to biking and walking over the next 10 years, but includes a $15 tax on bikes that cost more than $200. In this post we look at the implications of this first-in-the-nation bike tax.

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#bikefriends first round picks

By bikeleague | July 20, 2017
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Thanks to all who have been using the #bikefriends hashtag in your social media posts. Take a look at some of the great photos on Instagram and Twitter!

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Federal Policy Update Webinar

By bikeleague | July 12, 2017
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Caron Whitaker, Director of Bike Walk Action, holds a regular series of federal policy update webinars. Here’s the latest.

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Rumble Strips Got You Grumbling & Tools for Road Advocacy

By bikeleague | July 7, 2017
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We all like to ride on rural roads, but these areas are often rife with bad road designs of all types. In this guest post we look at a discussion of Rumble strips (gasp!), no shoulders (gasp!!), or worse — chip seal from the 2017 National Bike Summit.

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Call for League Board applications

By bikeleague | June 26, 2017
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Are you ready to serve on the Board of Directors of the League of American Bicyclists? Then consider running to be elected by the membership.

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Federal Action Needed to Streamline and Expedite New Bicycle Facilities

By bikeleague | June 22, 2017
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Innovative bikeway treatments that are becoming more common in large cities have faced difficulty getting proper treatment at the federal level.

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Bringing bikes on Amtrak: Answering your questions

By Caron Whitaker | June 19, 2017
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In March, we asked our members and supporters if they had any questions about bike service on Amtrak. We worked with Amtrak staff to give you answers.

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Bicycle Friendly University UMD hosts mobile workshop

By Amelia Neptune | June 16, 2017
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At the 2017 National Bike Summit attendees went on a tour of a Gold-level Bicycle Friendly University, the University of Maryland (UMD) at College Park.

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