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Each summer, kids flock to the Community Cycling Center’s shop with their bikes, imaginations, and goals to expand their geographic and personal horizons. Our Bike Camp program teaches safety, group riding technique, right of way, and basic, hands-on maintenance skills. But the biggest lesson is the empowerment kids receive from a summer adventure on two wheels.
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Where does bicycling stand in the latest debates over the federal transportation bill in Congress? Last Friday during our weekly Twitter chat, we spoke with Caron Whitaker, the League’s Vice President of Government Relations, to get an answer to that question. Thank you to everyone who tuned in and asked questions during #BikeChat. If you missed it or want to review the conversation, check out our recap below! Join us every Friday at 2 p.m. EST for #BikeChat!
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“Our riders are energetic; our event calendar boasts more than 10 rides per week; our ranks are swelling; and the pulse of the club is active and alive.” That’s how John Berman, MD, the president of the Boca Raton Bicycle Club, describes one of the largest cycling groups in Southern Florida. We checked in with him for our latest club spotlight and found out what’s driving the evolution and excitement at the BRBC.
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Summer heat and humidity come early in Tampa, Florida, but that doesn’t hinder cyclists’ passion for pedaling and fun in the sun. Thanks to sponsorships from New Belgium Brewing and Smith Fence Company, Tampa Bike Valet was on deck to provide free and secure parking for bikes, and to encourage riding to the city’s inaugural RiverFest event.
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The U.S. Senate will now begin debating its proposed three-year transportation bill, after voting 62-36 on Wednesday to clear the way for discussion on the floor. If approved, it would be the first mutli-year transportation bill in a decade. So what could this mean for bicycling on the federal level? It’s a 1,000 page bill, so we’re still digesting it, but here are a few things we know right now.
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As a community, we wanted to make an approachable event that gave bike riders from all backgrounds a chance to get together and celebrate. As an organization, we wanted an unpretentious gala that incorporated a bike ride where anyone could participate in without breaking a sweat.
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Washington’s historic transportation investments in bicycling, health, and safety are in jeopardy because of potential action by Governor Inslee on a low carbon fuel standard. It doesn’t have to be this way. Take action today. Over the past six months, thousands of caring Washingtonians like you have asked state leaders in Olympia to make bold investments in our transportation future by making it safer and easier to bike and walk.
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A mustard-yellow plastic bat, a white whiffle ball and a bottle of red wine stuck straight up from the water bottle pockets from Kelli’s two bike bags. With these vittles, entertainment, food and a nine-dollar ferry ticket in hand, eight women rolled onto the ferry with loaded bicycles. We were headed out on the inaugural bike camping trip of She Bikes Cascade.
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Puzzles, the Macarena, egg hunts… sounds like the makings of a scavenger hunt, right? Well, El Grupo, a youth cycling organization in Tucson, Arizona, does it all by bike! The organization’s yearly fundraiser takes the form of a bike scavenger hunt. The concept isn’t all that unfamiliar for those who bike in cities — alley cat races grew out of a strong competitive streak among bike messengers. Alley cat races are essentially a scavenger hunt with the added pressure of a race.
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The National Highway System (NHS) needs to be safe for bicyclists. Most bicyclists will never ride on what they consider a “highway,” but the National Highway System includes many arterial streets where bicyclists regularly ride. In 2013, 157 of the 743 bicyclist fatalities (21%) reported by NHTSA were on the National Highway System despite the National Highway System accounting for only about 4% of all public roads. Please join us in supporting the efforts of the National Complete Streets Coalition to ensure that the Federal Highway Administration provides engineers with the proper tools to ensure that the National Highway System is safe for everyone, including bicyclists. Learn more about the need for action in the blog below.
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