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Chicago Ride of Silence: Reflections from the Organizer

By bikeleague | May 18, 2016
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In Chicago ghost bikes dot our urban landscape and serve both to remind us of our fragility as cyclists and to rally us to advocate for safer roads for all road users.

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76 Bicycle Friendly Businesses Awarded During Bike to Work Week

By bikeleague | May 16, 2016
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In celebration of National Bike to Work Week, the League of American Bicyclists welcomes 76 new and renewing Bicycle Friendly Businesses.

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League Comments on FHWA Draft Performance Measures

By Caron Whitaker | April 28, 2016
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The following are comments submitted by the League to the U.S. Department of Transportation on the Federal Highway Administration’s recent draft performance measures.

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Federal performance measures ignore biking

By Caron Whitaker | April 25, 2016
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The US Department of Transportation released new performance measures last week to measure traffic congestion, air quality and road system performance. The new rules suggest measuring travel time for cars only.

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Bike Month Tools

By bikeleague | April 24, 2016
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National Bike Month is almost here!
Read on for dates of important #BikeMonth events and tools to use to make your May better.

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Announcing our New Active Transportation Leadership Institute

By bikeleague | April 12, 2016
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In conjunction with the Alliance for Biking and Walking, we are happy to announce today the formation of an Active Transportation Leadership Institute, a new program of the League of American Bicyclists. The Leadership Institute will build leadership capacity in local and state bicycling and walking organizations and recruit and develop new leaders.

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Summit Lobby Update

By Caron Whitaker | April 10, 2016
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Thanks again for coming to the Summit and for visiting with your Congressional Delegation. This year we’re starting a monthly update for Summit lobby participants to give you a short update on the Summit “asks” to Congress as well as an update on what else is happening on Capitol Hill.

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New BFA Online Application Portal

By Amelia Neptune | April 7, 2016
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The League of American Bicyclists is excited to announce the launch of our new online Bicycle Friendly America (BFA) application portal.

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NEW & IMPROVED: BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY APPLICATION

By Ken McLeod | April 7, 2016
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Learn about the recently re-launched Bicycle Friendly Community Application. If you are an interested advocate or community now is a great time to begin work for our August 9 deadline for Fall 2016 applications!

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Takeaways from the 2016 Bicycle Friendly America Listening Session

By Ken McLeod | April 5, 2016
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At the 2016 National Bike Summit we held a listening session to better understand the priorities of attendees and how our Bicycle Friendly America programs can better support local advocacy. This post looks at some quick takeaways from the results of our listening session.

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