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New Census Data on Bike Commuting Released

By Ken McLeod | September 15, 2016

Today the Census Bureau released its annual estimate of how Americans get to work. Unfortunately, 2015 is the first year since 2010 that the fastest growing mode of getting to work — biking — has shown a slight decline. However, 43 of the 70 largest cities have continued to see more people biking to work.

Citizens, Cities and Climate Change

By Caron Whitaker | August 29, 2016

On August 20, the public comment period on the transportation performance measures ended. This was an opportunity to comment on FHWA’s draft rule on what performance measures states and metropolitan areas should use to measure congestion mitigation, air quality and the reliability of our road system.

Bikes in Both Party Platforms!

By Caron Whitaker | August 4, 2016

This is a historical election year. It’s the first time (at least in this century) that both major party platforms include the word bicycle! But, do party platforms even matter?

Memphis Hightailers: Bicycle Club of the Year

By bikeleague | June 17, 2016

Happy #BicycleFriendlyFriday! Memphis Hightailers Bicycle Club was awarded the Bicycle Club of the Year Award. We talked with club president Tulio Bertorini, and he shared a few tips.

Crash in Kalamazoo takes the lives of five bicyclists

By bikeleague | June 8, 2016

We at the League of American Bicyclists are deeply saddened by yesterday’s crash in Kalamazoo, which took the lives of five bicyclists and seriously injured four others. It was one…

Chicago Ride of Silence: Reflections from the Organizer

By bikeleague | May 18, 2016

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.

League Comments on FHWA Draft Performance Measures

By Caron Whitaker | April 28, 2016

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.

Federal performance measures ignore biking

By Caron Whitaker | April 25, 2016

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.

Announcing our New Active Transportation Leadership Institute

By bikeleague | April 12, 2016

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.

The League of American Bicyclists is Hiring!

By bikeleague | March 4, 2016

The League of American Bicylists has two new job openings. We are hiring an Education Director and a Member Services Coordinator.