Bicycle Friendly America
Visiting the capital of North Dakota for their first Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) Workshop started off on an unusually rainy and chilly day at the end of May. Despite rainy…
What unites Fresno, California, and Lexington, Massachusetts? Cottonwood, Arizona, and Conway, Arkansas? Hanover, New Hampshire, and Huntington, West Virginia? It’s the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC), of course! With another Bike…
Editor’s Note: This blog was originally published in 2022 and has been recently updated with new resources. We’ve all encountered our fair share of naysayers while advocating for a Bicycle…
This post was originally published in October 2023 as part of the League’s co-authored release of the AARP Bike Audit Tool Kit. The resources below, including the interactive map, have…
My passion for safe streets advocacy came from my experiences biking around town with my kids. And through our everyday rides to school, and elsewhere, that passion only grows. It…
Fueled by League members’ calls for a dedicated bike advocacy workshop, 2024 marked the debut of the League Cycling Advocate (LCA) program. Now in its second year, the program certifies…
By Calvin Thigpen, PhD, Lime Director of Policy Research Lime, in collaboration with the League of American Bicyclists, is launching the second year of the Lime Mobility Insights Competition. This…
Today, the League of American Bicyclists is thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2025 Community Spark Grants! After extensive review, the League selected 10 communities to each receive $2,000…
In our first year of hosting workshops to certify League Cycling Advocates (LCAs) in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, we’ve seen incredible engagement and enthusiasm from emerging and seasoned bike advocates…
Big changes can start small. That’s the idea behind the League’s Community Spark Grants—to give local leaders the catalyst they need for bite-sized projects that make biking safer, easier, and…