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Join the League at Pro Walk/Pro Bike

By bikeleague | August 25, 2010

The League is proud to be a Gold Level sponsor of this year’s Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference taking place September 13-17.  Bronze Level BFC Chattanooga, TN will be hosting the…

Smart Cycling on the Rise – Be a Part of the Movement!

By bikeleague | August 24, 2010

As bicycling continues to grow across the country, so does the need for increased understanding of how to safely ride a bike. There’s much more to learn beyond the basic…

Street by Street, Mower by Mower

By bikeleague | August 20, 2010

There’s been a lot said and written about the decline of Detroit, Mich after its deindustrialization. Long ago dubbed the Motor City, locals tell us that many streets are void…

Picking Your Battles: The League & The Reed Bates Case

By bikeleague | August 19, 2010

We have been following the Reed Bates’ case since pretty much the day the saga began. At the very outset, I called a couple of the people closely involved with…

Protect Vital Bicycle Funding – Demand Proportionality in Rescissions!

By bikeleague | August 17, 2010

As we mentioned last week, state transportation agencies are faced with another round of rescissions and will be cutting unspent funds from various programs. Unlike previous rescissions, these cuts do…

L.A. Mayor Leads Bicycling Effort after Bike Crash

By bikeleague | August 16, 2010

Los Angeles, the second largest and debatably most auto-centric city in the United States, is reaching out towards cyclists and making an effort to transform the city to make room…

Bike Sharing 2.0

By Alison Dewey | August 13, 2010

Technology is amazing and typically makes everything easier – information sharing, photo sharing, video sharing, and now bike sharing! Bike sharing by iphone joins the extensive list of bike-sharing systems…

Delaware Governor signs Vulnerable Road Users Bill into law

By bikeleague | August 13, 2010

Today Delaware Governor signed SB 269 into law. The bill, modeled after an Oregon law, enhances the penalty for drivers convicted of careless or inattentive drivers who cause serious physical…

Return of Rescissions

By bikeleague | August 12, 2010

On Tuesday afternoon, an emergency session of Congress passed a $26 billion Jobs Bill. The Bill includes $6.7 billion in rescissions, of which $2.2 billion will come from transportation funds.…

Watch Out Portland…Here Comes San Francisco!

By bikeleague | August 10, 2010

Portland is justifiably one of only three platinum level Bicycle Friendly Communities we’ve designated in the United States; they are rightly proud of that designation and thankfully not at all…