Categories

Blog

New Details for President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan

By Caron Whitaker | June 12, 2017
Posted in

Last week the White House held their Infrastructure Week in Washington, and League staff were there.

Read More →

Share your adventures with #bikefriends

By bikeleague | June 9, 2017
Posted in

We like to think of the League as a nationwide organization of bike friends, working for stronger neighborhoods and workplaces while sharing voices to change policy at the local, state and national levels

Read More →

Does your state do the “Dutch Reach?”

By Ken McLeod | June 6, 2017
Posted in

The League’s Bill Nesper was recently featured in a segment on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered to discuss the “Dutch Reach” — the practice of opening a door with the hand that is farther from the door when exiting a car.

Read More →

Iowa City: Building a Bicycle Friendly Community

By bikeleague | June 2, 2017
Posted in

This article about a Bicycle Friendly Community originally appeared in the League’s Bicycle Friendly America magazine, in the Winter 2017 edition.

Read More →

League’s Education Director leads bike rodeo

By Alison Dewey | May 26, 2017
Posted in

The League’s Education Director used her LCI experience to organize a youth bike rodeo.

Read More →

What the White House budget means for biking

By Caron Whitaker | May 25, 2017
Posted in

The White House released its full budget for fiscal year 2018 this week. The budget does not touch transportation alternatives, the major source of funding for bicycling and walking infrastructure. However, it does include some warning signs moving forward.

Read More →

Bicycle Friendly Businesses in all 50 states

By bikeleague | May 17, 2017
Posted in ,

In celebration of National Bike to Work Week, the League of American Bicyclists welcomes 34 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses (BFBs). They join 1,343 businesses in all 50 states…

Read More →

Infrastructure principles coming soon from Trump administration

By Caron Whitaker | May 16, 2017
Posted in

Secretary Chao stated that the Administration had been going through a process to develop a plan with over 16 federal agencies and multiple stakeholders weighing in.

Read More →

Spring 2017 Bicycle Friendly Communities Announced!

By Ken McLeod | May 11, 2017
Posted in

Today, the League of American Bicyclists recognized 37 communities with Bicycle Friendly Community awards, including 11 communities that improved from prior applications.

Read More →

Sitka: Bicycle Friendly Community in the Alaskan Rainforest

By bikeleague | May 5, 2017
Posted in

When people first think of a Bicycle Friendly Community, their first thought probably isn’t a remote island town in the rainforest of Southeast Alaska …

Read More →