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Completing the streets in Michigan

By bikeleague | June 24, 2010

The topic of Complete Streets came up recently in some of the comments, suggesting that it is time we highlight it more. For background, as it says on the National…

Bicycling is About People

By Alison Dewey | June 24, 2010

One of the overall themes from yesterday at Velo-City Global was that bicycling is about people. “I don’t give a sh*t about bikes. I care about people on bikes,” was…

Continuing support for US DOT Statement on Bicycling and Walking

By bikeleague | June 24, 2010

As readers of this blog know well, in March, US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and US Department of Transportation released an outstanding policy statement saying that “walking and bicycling…

U.S. Embassy in Denmark – Velo-City Global

By bikeleague | June 23, 2010

us_embassy_2, originally uploaded by bikeleague. The Velo-City Global U.S. Delegation got a chance to visit the U.S. Ambassador Laurie S. Fulton. She took a moment to discuss the conference with…

City of Bikes

By Alison Dewey | June 23, 2010

Here I am, Velo-City Global – Copenhagen, the city of bikes. Even at the airport, the depot for planes, taxis, and travelers, you get a sense of how in-grained bicycles…

Pennsylvania Avenue bikes lanes now officially open

By bikeleague | June 22, 2010

On a day that the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a joint notice of funding availability to stream the funding process for projects…

“Lost Cyclist” Author Found in Arlington, Va.

By bikeleague | June 22, 2010

UPDATE:  It was a great event — if you missed it, or want to hear more, you can read about it and listen to excerpts at the Examiner.com or listen…

Velo-City Global Photo Journal

By bikeleague | June 21, 2010

group_copenhagen, originally uploaded by bikeleague. The League has arrived in Copenhagen for the Velo-City Global 2010 conference, and they will be documenting the trip via the Bike League Blog and…

Anatomy of an adult bike-riding lesson

By bikeleague | June 21, 2010

Learning to ride a bicycle as a adult can be an adventure.  It forces you to step out of your comfort zone. When you are a kid everything is new.…

Friday fun — Seersucker Social

By bikeleague | June 18, 2010

A most lovely afternoon in Washington, DC… [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”126″,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”height”:”225″,”width”:”400″,”style”:””}}]] The Seersucker Social from ReadysetDC on Vimeo. Since I can’t help but make a policy connection here, wouldn’t it be nice if…