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Now is a great time to join the growing number of bicyclists who are proud to call themselves members of the League! We’re adding new membership benefits all the time, and we’re proud to introduce a few new partnerships for spring.
As a member of the Road to Zero Coalition, the League of American Bicyclists is excited by the progress made in the national movement for Vision Zero — zero traffic deaths and severe injuries.
Thinking about signing up for the National Bike Challenge this year? We have made a list of six of the many great reasons.
In response to an automated Uber vehicle killing 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg while she was pushing a bicycle across the street, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) held a twitter chat (#apbpchat) last week.
I attended the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Public Listening Summit on Automated Vehicle Policy. It was a good experience to hear so many leaders at U.S. DOT and from the public and private sectors discussing their principles for the development of automated vehicle policies.
In this webinar we walk through the asks for the National Bike Summit. The webinar will discuss the League’s position on an infrastructure package and other legislation you will be discussing in your lobby day meetings.
In the 1980s, traffic engineer Hans Monderman conducted an experiment in Oudehaske, NL. He removed all road signs, signals and road markings and made all pedestrians, bikers and cars share roads and squares equally, creating a “shared space.” As a result, all travelers paid greater attention to each other equally to keep everyone safe.
An essential part of our mission is working closely with state and local bike advocacy groups. The League and 18 other groups co-signed a letter requesting improved access to the Shared Use Path on the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo / Tappan Zee Bridge.
Kim Jordan, co-founder of New Belgium Brewing will be delivering the keynote address at the 2018 National Bike Summit. New Belgium has been a long-time supporter of bike advocacy.
This piece is an excerpt from the free digital report “The Surprising Promise of Bicycling in America” by Jay Walljasper in collaboration with Melissa Balmer of PedalLove.org