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Commuter bikes get their day in the sun at Urban Press Camp

By bikeleague | March 8, 2011

At some trade shows, racing bikes dominate. At Urban Press Camp, a three-day media event that brings together magazine editors and the leading brands in urban bikes and accessories, commuter…

Washington Post covers the National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | March 8, 2011

The National Bike Summit has not escaped the attention of Washington, D.C.’s largest newspaper. The Washington Post had this to say about the biggest bicycling advocacy event of the year:…

At National Bike Summit: It’s about the economy

By bikeleague | March 7, 2011

In these economic times, we can only afford to invest in solutions that solve multiple problems. Bicycling and walking programs do that and they are essential to our communities. When…

Blumenauer Featured on Politico’s Gamechanger

By bikeleague | March 7, 2011

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is kicking off National Bike Summit week with a good natured bicycle race on Politico’s Gamechanger. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”126″,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”height”:”412″,”width”:”486″,”style”:””}}]] Blumenauer will speak to nearly 800 bicycle advocates Wednesday…

Countdown to the 2011 National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | March 7, 2011

The 2011 National Bike Summit is almost upon us. By dinner time tomorrow, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will be speaking at the Opening Dinner. On Wednesday, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, NYC’s…

President Obama signs 7 month extension of surface transportation law

By bikeleague | March 5, 2011

Earlier today, President Obama signed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 to keep federal transportation dollars flowing to the states for the next seven months. The House voted 421 –…

Secretary LaHood is pumped for the National Bike Summit

By bikeleague | March 4, 2011

The Secretary of Transportation is getting ready for the National Bike Summit. Are you?

Global Cycling Community Rallies to Support Brazilian Cyclists

By bikeleague | March 2, 2011

Virtually everyone that forwarded footage of the awful scenes of a car plowing into a crowd of cyclists in Brazil this week prefaced their message by saying “if you can…

Transportation Choice and Economic Competitiveness (Video)

By bikeleague | February 23, 2011

New StreetFilms video: Leaders from New York, San Francisco and Portland talk about what bicycling means for their city.

Enough is enough — another fatality in Tampa

By bikeleague | February 19, 2011

Sad to say that the awful series of fatal bike crashes in Tampa last year has carried over into the new year. Despite a gratifying response to the need for…